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For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

“AASHTO” means the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

“Arterial road” means a road intended to carry traffic from local and subdivision roads to major highways. Such roads primarily accommodate relatively long distances at relatively high speeds.

Assembly” means the Haines Borough assembly.

“Collector roads” means roads which both provide land access and carry traffic from local or subdivision roads to arterial or major highway systems.

“Developer” means the person or entity that holds fee simple title of property being subdivided.

“Local roads” means internal subdivision roads or a road designed and intended to serve local areas. Such roads primarily accommodate land access to abutting property. Local roads feed traffic into collector and arterial street systems.

“Motor vehicle” means a vehicle which is self-powered except a vehicle manned by human or animal power.

“Planning and zoning” means the Haines Borough lands department consisting of staff employed to administer provisions of borough code addressing planning and zoning, subdivision, land use and development.

“Road construction standards” means the minimal standards set forth in this chapter for the construction of roads in the Haines Borough.

“Road maintenance service area (RMSA)” means a nonarea-wide political subdivision of the borough established to maintain roads within its boundaries.

“Road maintenance service area board” and “the board” mean the governing body of an RMSA, either appointed or elected as provided for by ordinance.

“Subcollector road” means a local road which also provides through traffic service between local roads and collector, arterial, or major highway roads. (Ord. 08-03-180)