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Lot. A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a main structure or group of main structures and accessory structures, together with such yards, open space, lot width, and lot areas as are required by Chapter 40, Zoning, either shown on a plat of record or considered as a unit of property and described by metes and bounds. A lot is synonymous with parcel or tract. Lot, corner. A lot abutting on two or more streets at their intersection. Of the two sides ofa corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shorter of the two sides fronting on streets. Lot, double frontage. An interior lot having frontage on two streets. Lot, flag. A lot which has a narrow appendage, not less than 16 feet in width, providing the required street frontage and through which access is provided to an enlarged portion of the lot typically located behind another lot that abuts the street. Lot, frontage. The minimum width of a lot measured along a street right of way from one side lot line to the other along a straight line. Lot, interior. Any lot other than a corner lot. Lot of record A lot, a plat or description of which has been recorded in the clerk's office of the circuit court. Lot, width. The width of a lot shall be measured at the required setback line as established by chapter 40. Monument. An iron pipe a minimum of 3/4 inches in diameter with a 24 inch length or a 5/8 inches in diameter reinforcing bar with a 24 inch length driven three inches to nine inches below the surface of the adjacent ground or an alternate type as approved by the city surveyor. Plat. A map or plan for a tract or parcel of land meeting the requirements of this chapter which is to be or which has been subdivided. When used as a verb, "plat" is synonymous with "subdivide." Property. A unit or units of land of such size and dimensions that it may be subdivided into two or more lots. Public sewer. A sewer system owned and operated by the City of Portsmouth or the Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission. Public water. A water system owned and operated by the City of Portsmouth. Resource management area (RMA): Resource management area as defined and regulated by chapter 9.1. Resource protection area (RPA): Resource protection area as defined and regulated by chapter 9.1. Right-of-way. The total width of land dedicated or reserved for public or restricted travel, including pavement, ditches, drainage facilities, curbing, gutters, pipes, sidewalks, shoulders and land necessary for the maintenance thereof. The right-of-way may contain public or private uti! ities. Page 8 of 33