This article shall govern every person, firm, association, or corporation owning any tract of land within the city limits, or within one (1) mile of the corporate limits of said city, who may hereafter divide the same in two or more parts for the purpose of laying out any subdivision of any tract of land or any addition to said city, or for laying out suburban lots or building lots, or any lots, and streets, alleys, or parks, or other portions intended for public use or the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-201)
Street.
A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, avenue, highway, road, drive, or however otherwise designated.
(1) 
Local service streets are those which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
(2) 
Collector streets are those which carry traffic from minor streets to the major thoroughfares, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
(3) 
Major thoroughfares are those which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
(4) 
Alleys are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
Subdivision.
The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, or parcels for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, or, if a new street is involved, any division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land. The term includes resubdivision and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided; provided, however, that the following shall not be deemed a subdivision:
(1) 
A division of land for agricultural purposes into lots or parcels of five (5) acres or more and not involving a new street; and
(2) 
The rearrangement of lot lines in a previously approved and recorded subdivision whereby the minimum lot area, width, and depth requirements of an effective zoning ordinance are met and no street dedication is required.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-211; 1977 Code, sec. 13-212)