Chapter 4.03
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
4.03.010 Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this title unless otherwise provided or the context clearly requires otherwise. Terms not defined here are defined according to FWRC 1.05.020.
“Abutting property” means all property having a frontage upon the sides or margins of any public right-of-way.
“Activity” means parades, runs, walks, processions, marches, races, block parties, demonstrations, exhibitions, rallies, and other similar short-term private uses of public right-of-way which do not involve the significant physical disturbance of the public right-of-way.
“Block party” means an event that includes the closure of a dead-end public street.
“City building” means any building, or portion thereof, owned or leased by the city and includes all areas of a building owned or leased by the city in its entirety, including but not limited to elevators, restrooms, waiting areas, hallways, lobbies, reception areas, council chambers, lunchrooms and employee offices.
“Director” means, unless otherwise indicated, the director of the city’s public works department or his or her designee, including any person contracted with/by the city to perform required reviews and services on behalf of the city.
“Emergency” means a condition of imminent danger to the health, safety, and welfare of property or persons located within the city including, without limitation, fallen branches or fallen trees within public rights-of-way, or damage to vegetation from natural consequences, such as storms, earthquakes, riots or wars.
“Extended right-of-way use permit” means a permit authorizing the use of the city right-of-way for a designated purpose and for a period of time exceeding one year in duration.
“Limited right-of-way use permit” means a permit authorizing the use of the city right-of-way for a designated purpose and for a period of time limited to one year or less.
“Occupant” means a person who is occupying, controlling or possessing real property, including an agent or representative thereof.
“Owner” means a person who has legal or equitable title to real property, the owners of any fee title, mortgagors, and contract vendees, and including an agent or representative thereof.
“Removal” means the act of cutting down or removing any vegetation, or causing the effective removal through damaging, poisoning or other direct or indirect actions resulting in the death of vegetation.
“Replacement vegetation” means vegetation of equal species, size, quality and number to that which has been removed in conformance with the right-of-way vegetation plan.
“Right-of-way vegetation plan” means the plan adopted by the city containing the standards and specifications which prescribe the vegetation to be planted, maintained, preserved, or replaced within the city’s public rights-of-way, the methods for planting, trimming, pruning and other maintenance activities, and the overall planting plan for the city.
“Smoke” or “smoking” means the carrying or smoking of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette or any other lighted smoking equipment.
“Street trees” means any trees located on any street or public right-of-way.
“Topping” means the severe cutting of the top of a street tree resulting in stubs beyond the branch collar in the crown or severe cutting which removes a substantial portion of the normal canopy, disfigures the street tree, and reduces the height.
“Vegetation” means all trees, plants, shrubs, groundcover, grass, and other vegetation.
(Ord. No. 09-593, § 5, 1-6-09. Code 2001 § 13-1.)