Chapter 11.02
STREET ENCROACHMENT PERMITS—DEFINITIONS
11.02.010 Definitions.
Unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this title are defined as follows:
(a) "Curb grade" means the elevation of the curb line with reference to the city datum as established by the public works director.
(b) "Standard Specifications" means the current drawings and specifications of the State Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, and standard drawings of the city.
(c) "Sidewalk planting strip" means that portion of the street right-of-way between the property line and the curbline.
(d) "Sidewalk" means that portion of the sidewalk planting strip established for pedestrian use. In those areas where a sidewalk does not exist, the public works director shall determine the location of the sidewalk area.
(e) "Planting strip" means that portion of the sidewalk planting strip not required for sidewalk, driveway or curb use.
(f) "Curbline" means the line of intersection of the vertical projection from the flow line of the gutter and the horizontal top surface of the curb. In those areas where curbs and gutters do not exist, the public works director shall determine the location of the curb and gutter from which the curbline will be established.
(g) "Driveway" means the area required for vehicular access to a property across the sidewalk planting strip.
(h) "Property owner" means the owner of the property for which the permit is issued or his duly authorized representative.
(i) "Improvement security" means one or more of the following:
(1) A cash deposit or deposits approved by the city;
(2) A bond by one or more duly authorized corporate sureties; and
(3) An instrument of credit from one or more financial institutions subject to regulation by the state or federal government pledging that the funds necessary to meet the improvements are on deposit and guaranteed for payment and agreeing that the funds designated by the instrument shall become trust funds for the purposes set forth in the permit.
(j) "Property line" means the line bounding the street right-of-way and being the division line between such street and private property on either side thereof.
(k) "Sidewalk grade" means the elevation of sidewalk lines with reference to the city datum as established by the public works director.
(l) "Street" means the land dedicated or used for public street or alley purposes and shall include the traveled way and all land lying between the traveled way and the private property right-of-way line.
(m) "Street centerline" means the line determined and established by the public works director as the true and ultimately true centerline of any street, partial street, proposed street, or street easement or right-of-way. (Ord. 969 § 2 (part), 1982).