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ARTICLE 7 DEFINITIONS Section 7-101. General Interpretation The words and terms used, defined, interpreted, or further described in this Ordinance may be construed as fol lows: (A) The particular controls the general. CB) The word "shal I" is always mandatory and not directory. The word "may" is permissive. CC) Words used in the present tense include the future unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. CD) Words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. Section 7-102. Words and Terms The fol lowing I ist of specific words and terms is defined as fol lows: CA) AI ley. A minor right-of-way dedicated to publ ic use, which gives a second- ary means of vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting a street and which may be used for public utility purposes. CB) Ar-terial Street. Any street serving major traffic movements which is designed primari Iy as a traffic carrier between cities or between various sections of the City, which forms part of a network of through streets, and which provides service and access to abutting properties only as a secondary function. (C) Block. A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets, rai Iway rights-of-way or waterways. CD) Bui Iding Setback Line (Front). A I ine nearest the front of and across a lot or parcel of land establ ishing the minimum open space to be provided be- tween the front line of a bui Iding or structure and the line of the fronting street right-of-way. (E) Col lector Street. Any street designed primarily to gather traffic from local or residential streets and carry it to the arterial system. CF) Comprehensive Development Plan. The comprehensive development plan for the City of Louisvi I Ie, Colorado, which has been officially adopted to provide long-range development policies for the City and which includes, among other things, the plan for land use, land subdivision, circulation and publ ic faci lities. CG) Cul-de-sac. A local street having one end open to vehicular traffic and having one end closed and terminated by a turnaround. CH) Density. The number of dwel ling units per acre of land devoted to housing and usable open space. 7-1