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adopted by a governmental unit of Dane County, and whose preparation is authorized by the Wis. Stats. (8) Official map. A map indicating the location, width, extent of the existing and proposed streets, highway, parkways, parks and playgrounds adopted by the municipalities in Dane County in accordance with section 62.23(6) of the Wis. Stats. (9) Parcel. Contiguous lands under the control of a subdivider or subdividers not separated by streets, highways or railroad rights -of -way. (10) Plat. A map of a subdivision. (11) Shoreland area. All lands within 300 feet of a shoreline of navigable rivers or streams and 1,000 feet of the shoreline of navigable lakes and ponds or flowages to the landward side of the flood plain whichever is greater. For the purpose of this chapter, the term navigable waters applies to all nonintermittent streams indicated on the 7.5 minute series of the United States Geological Survey Quandrangles, all lakes and all ponds over 15 acres in surface area as listed iri "Surface Water Resources of Dane County" published by the Wisconsin Conservation Commission, 1961. (12) Street. A public way for vehicular or pedestrian and vehicular traffic. (a) Arterial streets and highways: streets which provide for rapid movement of concentrated volumes of traffic over relatively long distances between the activity areas. - (b) Principal arterials: streets serving the major interstate and interregional traffic corridors. These routes provide the highest level of mobility under a high degree of access control. (c) Primary arterials: streets serving major regions or connecting several significant cities and intercommunity corridors within the metropolitan area. These routes provide for a high degree of mobility under a high degree of access control. (d) Standard arterials: streets which more commonly provide for intermediate length trips, thus serving through traffic movement in trade areas, or feeding traffic to the primary and principal arterials from lower activity areas not served by such routes. (e) Collector streets: streets which provide for moderate speed movement within large areas. They are basically local streets which usually, because of more directness of routing and higher capacity than ' other local streets, receive higher volumes of traffic to be distributed from or collected toward nearby arterial streets. (f) Connectors: streets which perform a semi - arterial function as well as serving as distribution and land access streets. 2 (g) ;• Distributors: streets which gather and distribute traffic from and to the local streets and adjacent lands. (h) Local streets: streets designed for low speeds and volumes which provide access from low traffic generating areas to collector and arterial streets. (I) Marginal access streets:. streets which are parallel and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties. (j) Alleys: streets which provide secondary means of access for vehicular services to the back or side of property otherwise abutting a street. (k) Cul-de-sac streets: streets closed at one end with turn-arounds. (L) Dead-end streets: streets closed at one end without turn-arounds. (13) Subdivider. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity requesting review or action on a subdivision. (14) Subdivision. A division of a parcel of land where the act of division creates either: (a) Five or more lots, parcels or building sites of 35 acres each or less in area; or (b) Five or more lots, parcels or building sites of 35 acres each or less in area by successive divisions within a period of five years. (c) All area calculations are to be exclusive of any dedications, right-of-way easements, or reservations. (15) Subdivision, Type I. A subdivision located outside of a town sanitary district or a utility district or a subdivision located within such a district in which sanitary sewer facilities will not be available within two (2) years from the date of the submission of the final plat. (16) Subdivision, Type II. A subdivision located within a town sanitary district or utility district in which public sanitary sewer facilities are available or will be available within two (2) years from the date of the submission of the final plat. (17) Utility easement. An easement to place, replace, maintain or move utility facilities. (18) Lot. A land area of fifteen acres or less. [History: (2) am., Sub. 1 to OA 20, 1990-91, pub. 01/03/91.] 75.07 JURISDICTION IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS. The provisions of this chapter shall apply in all unincorporated areas of Dane County. 75.08 JURISDICTION IN INCORPORATED AREAS. The provisions of this chapter shall apply in all incorporated areas which have entered into an agreement with Dane County under section 66.30 of