Chapter 17.08
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
17.08.040 Director of planning.
17.08.090 Possible flood hazard.
17.08.180 Vehicular access rights.
17.08.190 Restricted vehicular access rights.
17.08.340 Commission or planning commission.
17.08.010 Definitions in act.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all terms used in this title, which are defined in the Subdivision Map Act are used in this title as so defined unless from the context hereof it clearly appears that a different meaning is intended. (Ord. 182 § 2.01, 1966)
17.08.020 Chapter.
“Chapter” means a chapter of this title unless some other statute or other ordinance is referred to. (Ord. 182 § 2.02, 1966)
17.08.030 Council.
“Council” refers to the city council of Cerritos. (Ord. 182 § 2.03, 1966)
17.08.040 Director of planning.
“Director of planning” refers to the director of planning-secretary for the city as authorized by Chapter 3, Title 7 of the Government Code, Statutes of the state of California. (Ord. 182 § 2.04, 1966)
17.08.050 City standards.
“City standards” refers to standard streets and highway plans, standard streets and highways specifications, water standard plans, water specifications, sewer standard plans, and sewer specifications, and all ordinances therefor as adopted by the council. (Ord. 182 § 2.05, 1966)
17.08.060 Flood control work.
“Flood control work” or drainage work includes all means of conveying or storing storm waters, including natural watercourses, improved drainage channels, retarding basins, closed conduits or pipes, and authorized or existing flood control channels. (Ord. 182 § 2.06, 1966)
17.08.070 Flood hazard.
“Flood hazard” means stormwater in sufficient quantity to cause the possibility of loss of life or loss or damage to property. (Ord. 182 § 2.07, 1966)
17.08.080 Inundation.
“Inundation” means ponded water or water in motion of sufficient depth to damage property due to the mere presence of water or to deposition of silt. (Ord. 182 § 2.08, 1966)
17.08.090 Possible flood hazard.
“Possible flood hazard” means possible extension of areas denoted as subject to “flood hazard”, also the uncertainty of degree or extent of bank erosion. (Ord. 182 § 2.09, 1966)
17.08.100 Master plan.
“Master plan” means a master or general plan, or any element thereof, adopted by the city and as defined in the Planning Law, Article 7, of Chapter 3, of Title 7 of the Government Code, state of California. (Ord. 182 § 2.10, 1966)
17.08.110 May.
“May” is permissive. (Ord. 182 § 2.11, 1966)
17.08.120 Parcel of land.
“Parcel of land” means a contiguous quantity of land or real property in the possession of, or owned by, or recorded as the property of the same claimant or person. (Ord. 182 § 2.12, 1966)
17.08.130 Person.
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, club, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, municipality, district or other political subdivision, or any other group or combination acting as a unit. (Ord. 182 § 2.13, 1966)
17.08.140 Public way.
“Public way” includes street, highway, avenue, boulevard, parkway, road, land, walk, alley, right-of-way and other ways in which a public agency has a proprietary right. (Ord. 182 § 2.14, 1966)
17.08.150 Section.
“Section” means a section of this title unless some statute or other ordinance is referred to. (Ord. 182 § 2.15, 1966)
17.08.160 Shall.
“Shall” is mandatory. (Ord. 182 § 2.16, 1966)
17.08.170 Singular—Plural.
Words used in the singular number include the plural and words used in the plural number include the singular. (Ord. 182 § 2.17, 1966)
17.08.180 Vehicular access rights.
“Vehicular access rights” means the right, easement or access of the owners or occupants of abutting lands to a public way other than as pedestrians. (Ord. 182 § 2.18, 1966)
17.08.190 Restricted vehicular access rights.
“Restricted vehicular access rights” means the right, easement or access of owners or occupants of abutting lands to a public way, other than as pedestrians, except at points specifically designated on the map. (Ord. 182 § 2.19, 1966)
17.08.200 Block.
“Block” means an area of land within a subdivision which area is entirely bounded by streets, highways or ways, except alleys; or by streets, highways or ways, except alleys and the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision. (Ord. 182 § 2.20, 1966)
17.08.210 Key lot.
“Key lot” means a lot, the side line of which adjoins the rear line of one or more adjoining lots. (Ord. 182 § 2.21, 1966)
17.08.220 Map act.
“Map act” means the Subdivision Map Act of the state of California and, latest amendments thereto. (Ord. 182 § 2.22, 1966)
17.08.230 Alleys.
“Alleys” means a public way for pedestrians or vehicle use which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting properties. (Ord. 182 § 2.23, 1966)
17.08.240 Walkway.
“Walkway” means a passageway intended for pedestrian use only. (Ord. 182 § 2.24, 1966)
17.08.250 Dead-end street.
“Dead-end street” means any street or way having only one outlet for vehicular traffic, but not terminating in a cul-de-sac. (Ord. 182 § 2.25, 1966)
17.08.260 Street.
“Street” means a public way which provides for abutting properties a primary means of access for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (Ord. 182 § 2.26, 1966)
17.08.270 Private street.
“Private street” means any parcel of land not dedicated as a public street but used or intended to be used for ingress to or egress from, a lot or lots which may or may not have frontage on a public street. (Ord. 182 § 2.27, 1966)
17.08.280 Service road.
“Service road” means a street adjacent to a freeway or primary street, and separated therefrom by a dividing strip, which provides the primary means of access for vehicular and pedestrian use to abutting properties. (Ord. 182 § 2.28, 1966)
17.08.290 Freeway.
“Freeway” means a street designated as a “Freeway” by the California State Division of Highways or other governmental agency. (Ord. 182 § 2.29, 1966)
17.08.300 Industrial street.
“Industrial street” means a street primarily intended for pedestrian and vehicular access to abutting properties used for industrial purposes. (Ord. 182 § 2.30, 1966)
17.08.310 Arterial street.
“Arterial street” means a street intended for the movement of major volumes of traffic through the city or serving to collect traffic from two or more intersecting streets. (Ord. 182 § 2.31, 1966)
17.08.320 Local street.
“Local street” means a street intended wholly or principally for traffic originating or terminating at residential properties within the immediate vicinity of the street. (Ord. 182 § 2.32, 1966)
17.08.330 Cul-de-sac.
“Cul-de-sac” means a street enlarged at its terminus, which provides an adequate turning radius for vehicular traffic. (Ord. 182 § 2.33, 1966)
17.08.340 Commission or planning commission.
“Commission or planning commission” means the planning commission of the city. Commission means the same as advisory agency. (Ord. 182 § 2.34, 1966)
17.08.350 Pad elevation.
“Pad elevation” means the final or finished design grading plans of the building site area of a lot. Such elevation shall also be that elevation used to control the elevation of the finished floor. (Ord. 182 § 2.35, 1966)
17.08.360 City engineer.
“City engineer” means that person licensed pursuant to the state of California Business and Professions Code as a civil engineer that has been designated by the city council as city engineer. (Ord. 182 § 2.36, 1966)