Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this Section shall govern the construction of this Chapter:
(A) “Encroach” or “encroachment”(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
includes going upon, over, under, or using any street in such a manner as to prevent, obstruct, or interfere with its normal use, including but not limited to the performance thereon of any of the following acts:
Excavating, filling or disturbing the street;
Erecting or maintaining any post, pole, fence, or other guard rail, wall, loading platform, or other structure on, over or under the street;
Planting any tree, shrub or other growing thing within the street;
Placing or leaving on the street any rubbish, brush, earth or other material of any nature whatever;
Constructing, placing, or maintaining on, over, under or within the street, any pathway, sidewalk, driveway, or other surfacing, any culvert or other surface drainage or subsurface drainage facility, any pipe, conduit, wire, or cable;
Traveling on the street by any vehicle or combination of vehicles or object of dimension, weight or other characteristic prohibited by law without a permit;
Moving any building in, into, through or from the City of San Juan Bautista on, over or through any street;
Lighting or building a fire;
Constructing, placing, planting or maintaining any structure, embankment, excavation, tree or other object adjacent to the street which causes or will cause an encroachment; or
Placing or causing to be placed any material, machinery or apparatus on the street for building, paving or other purposes for over twenty-four (24) hours.
(B) “Permittee”
means any person that proposes to do work or encroach upon a street as herein defined and has been issued a permit for said encroachment by the City Manager.
(C) “Person”
shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation, including any public agency or utility, or any agent or representative thereof and includes successors in interest.
(D) “City Manager”
means the San Juan Bautista City Manager or his designee.
(E) “Street”
shall mean the full width of the right-of-way of any street, as defined in the California Vehicle Code used by the general public, whether or not such street has been accepted as and declared to be part of the City system of streets, including streets forming a part of the State Highway System. “Street” also includes easements where the City is the grantee of the easement and property owned by the City of San Juan Bautista.