For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means land which by conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is dedicated and used for constructing, replacing or maintaining any water, sewer or public storm drain line.
means:
Going upon, over, under, or using any public property or right-of-way in such a manner as to prevent, obstruct or interfere with the normal use of that way, including the performance thereon of any of the following acts:
Excavating or disturbing the right-of-way or public property,
Erecting or maintaining any post, sign, pole, fence, guard rail, wall, loading platform, or other structure on or over or under the right-of-way or public property,
Planting any tree, shrub, grass or other growing thing within the right-of-way or public property,
Placing or leaving on the right-of-way or public property any rubbish, brush, earth or other material of any nature whatever,
Constructing, placing, planting or maintaining on, over, under or within the right-of-way or public property any pathway, sidewalk, driveway, or other surfacing, any culvert or other surface drainage or subsurface drainage facility, any pipe, conduit or cable,
Traveling on the right-of-way or public property by any vehicle or combination of vehicles or object of dimension, weight or other characteristic prohibited by law without a permit,
Lighting or building a fire,
Constructing, placing, planting or maintaining any structure, embankment, excavation, tree or other object adjacent to the right-of-way or public property which causes or will cause an encroachment; or
Going upon, over, under or using any city or public utility easement or public storm drain ponding area in such a manner as to prevent, obstruct or interfere with the normal public use of that easement or public area, including the performance thereon of any of the following acts:
Excavating or disturbing the public storm drain ponding area,
Placing or leaving on the public storm drain ponding area any rubbish, brush, earth or other material of any nature whatsoever,
Constructing, replacing, connecting, maintaining any water, sewer or public storm drain lines within the city or public utility easement.
means any person that proposes to do work or encroach upon a right-of-way, public property or public utility easement or public storm drain ponding area herein defined and has been issued a permit for such encroachment by the city engineer.
means land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is reserved for and dedicated to the use by the general public or the city.
means land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is dedicated and used for the city required ponding of storm water.
means the full width of the right-of-way of any road, street, lane or alley used by or for the general public, whether or not those roads, streets, lanes and alleys have been accepted as and declared to be part of the city system of public streets, except streets forming a. part of the state highway system.
means land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is reserved for and dedicated to the use of the general public for street or highway purposes.
refers to a permit issued by city council for the use of a city park to host a public event which is not affiliated with the city of Lathrop pursuant to Resolution 23-5265.
(Prior code § 97.01; Ord. 25-474, 11/10/2025)