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(12)    "Capital Improvements Program": An annual document pre-
pared by fee Anne Arundel County Budget Office indicating County
CAPITAL projects having an authorization for the current fiscal year
and those CAPITAL projects which are currently planned for the follow-
ing five (5) year period.

(13)    "Committee": An advisory group to the Planning and Zoning
Officer, organized to coordinate the subdivision process. Such group shall
include, but not be limited to representatives of the following agencies:
Department of Public Works; Health Department; Board of Education;
Department of Recreation and Parks; Fire Prevention Bureau; and Mary-
land State Roads Commission.

(14)    "Condominium": See Section 13-128.

(15)    "Cooperative": See Section 13-128.

(16)    "Corner Lot": See "Lots, CORNER".

(17)   "Crosswalk": A pedestrian crosswalk occasionally placed near
the middle of a long block, affording means of pedestrian travel from
one side of the street to the other.

(18)  "Cul-de-sac": See "Streets".

(19)  "Dedication": The deliberate SETTING ASIDE OR appropri-
ation of land by its owner for any general and public uses, reserving
to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full
exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has
been devoted.

(20)   "Density, gross": The number of dwelling units per gross acre
of a subdivision.

(21)   "Design Manual": The Anne Arundel County Design Manual
for roads, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains, bridges and culverts,
as prepared by the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works,
and any amendments thereto.

(22)  "Developer": An individual, partnership or corporation (or agent
therefor) that undertakes THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR any or all of
the activities covered by these regulations, particularly the drawing up
of a subdivision plat showing the layout of the land and the public
improvements involved therein. Inasmuch as the subdivision plat is merely
a necessary means to the end of assuring a satisfactory development,
the term "developer" is intended to include the term "subdivider", even
though the personnel involved in successive stages of the project may
vary.

(23)   "Develop or Development": Mean the building of structures,
storm drainage, roads and other public improvements as authorized by
a Public Works Agreement. AS TO STORM DRAINAGE IT IS THE
AREA TO THE TOE OF THE FILL, IF THE LAND IS FILLED AND/
OR TO THE EDGE OF IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING PARKING
LOTS, ETC. AND SIMILAR USES WITHIN WHICH THE NATURAL
TERRAIN IS DISTURBED AND RUN-OFF INCREASED.

(24)    "Easement": A strip of land to which certain rights are granted
by the fee owner. A RIGHT TO USE THE LAND OF ANOTHER FOR
THE SPECIAL PURPOSE INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO
UNDEDICATED RIGHTS OF WAY, SLOPE EASEMENTS, AND WA-
TER COURSES. THE USAGE OF THE WORD "EASEMENT" FOR