[Ord. No. 57-07 §050, 6-12-2007]
For the purpose of Sections 520.060 through 520.210, the following terms, words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ALLEY
The entire width of a public way which extends only secondary means of access to abutting property.
CONTRACTOR
An independent contractor employed by a private property owner to construct, reconstruct, alter, remove or replace a driveway approach.
CORNER
The point of intersection of lines of two (2) street curb faces extended into the street intersection.
CURB RETURN
That portion of curb at the beginning of a driveway approach which serves as a transition from the height of the curb to the level of the approach.
DRIVEWAY APPROACH
An area intended for the operation of automobiles and other vehicles giving access between a roadway and abutting property.
GUTTER
That portion of the driving surface of an improved street, driveway approach or other public way which abuts the curb and provides for the runoff of surface drainage.
IMPROVED STREET
A public street having concrete curbs or curb and gutters, or other such equivalent physical features which serve to establish a permanent street grade.
INTERSECTION
The general area where two (2) or more roadways meet, join or cross at a common point establishing an area within which vehicles traveling different roadways may come in conflict.
PARCEL OF LAND
A lot, or lots, or a tract under a single ownership.
PARKWAY
That portion of the street right-of-way of the roadway and the adjacent property line, or lines, on the same side of the street, except any portion used for sidewalks.
PERMITTEE
An owner or contractor holding a permit.
PLOT PLAN
A drawing showing all of the important physical features, both existing and proposed, of a given parcel of land.
PROPERTY LINE
The boundary between two (2) or more parcels of land.
RESIDENTIAL
Pertaining to the use of any area, structure or other facility primarily for dwellings, either single-family or two (2) families.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A general term denoting public ownership or interest in land, usually in a strip, which has been acquired for or devoted to the use of a street or alley.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OR STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
The boundary between any public street or alley and one (1) or more parcels of private property.
ROADWAY
That area of a street intended and used for vehicular travel.
SIDEWALK
That paved portion of a parkway intended for the use of pedestrians.
STREET
The entire width of a public right-of-way which extends primary means of access to abutting properties.
UNIMPROVED STREET
A street not having, concrete curbs, or curbs and gutters, or other such equivalent physical features which serve to establish a permanent street grade.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
[Ord. No. 57-07 §070, 6-12-2007]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, reconstruct, alter, remove or replace any driveway approach, or any curb, guttering or sidewalk in connection with any such driveway approach work, without first applying for and receiving a permit for such work.
[Ord. No. 57-07 §080, 6-12-2007]
Applications for permit to construct, reconstruct, alter, remove or replace any driveway approach, or any curb, guttering or sidewalk in connection with such driveway approach work, shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer. Applications shall contain such information as the Code Enforcement Officer shall deem necessary or desirable in order to determine whether or not application is for work acceptable and in conformity with the provisions of Sections 520.060 through 520.190 of this Chapter. An application for work other than residential shall include a complete plot plan, which shall show the specific application of all standards and regulations of Section 520.120. No application shall be accepted unless it is made by the owner of the property to be served by the driveway approach, or the owner's contractor.