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REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER: An engineer properly licensed and registered or through reciprocity permitted to practice in the State of Indiana. SIGN: Any outdoor structure designed for the purpose of advertising or making known any service or commodity that is available upon the property on which the structure is. FREE-STANDING SIGN: Any outdoor structure designed for the purpose of advertising or making known any service or commodity that is available that stands apart from any building or structure and has attached to it its own support structure for keeping the sign in place. SPECIAL EXCEPTION: The authorization of a use, designated as being permitted in the district concerned if it meets special conditions, and upon application, is specifically authorized by the Board. STREET: A right-of-way established for or dedicated to the public use which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties. A street may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, drive, place or other appropriate name. STREET DEAD-END: A local street with only one outlet and not having an appropriate terminus (turn around) for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic including public safety. STREET PRIVATE: A right-of-way or easement for the public use for vehicular and pedestrian traffic which is owned and maintained by a private person or entity and not by a governmental body. Use of a private street may be limited by its owner or owners. Private streets may serve residential or nonresidential properties. STREET PUBLIC: A fight-of-way dedicated for the public use for vehicular and pedestrian traffic to be owned and maintained by the governmental body having jurisdiction. Other ancillary uses such as drainage and/or utility facilities may also be included within public right-of-way. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION: Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns beams or girders or any substantial change in the exterior walls, roof, electrical systems, plumbing systems or mechanical equipment. STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having a location on the ground. SUBDIVISION: A division of any parcel of land into two or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than 20 acres in area for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development; or The improvement of one or more parcels of land not under one ownership for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the subdivision and allocation of land as streets or other open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public utilities and facilities. 11.