For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Antioch, a municipal corporation.
CITY ENGINEER. The City Engineer of the city, or his authorized agent.
DRIVEWAY. Any approach to or from the street over and upon the gutter, curb, parking area, or sidewalk area, improved or unimproved, to permit vehicular traffic access to the abutting property.
ENCROACH or ENCROACHMENT. Going over, upon, or under, or using any right-of-way or watercourse 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:
(1) Excavating, filling, or disturbing the right-of-way or watercourse;
(2) Erecting or maintaining any flag, banner, decoration, post, sign, pole, fence, guardrail, wall, loading platform, mailbox, pipe, conduit, wire, or other structure on, over, or under a right-of-way or watercourse;
(3) Planting, cutting, trimming, or removing any tree, shrub, grass, or other growing thing within a right-of-way or watercourse;
(4) Placing or leaving on a right-of-way or watercourse any rubbish, brush, earth, or other material of any nature whatsoever;
(5) Constructing, placing, or maintaining on, over, under, or within the right-of-way any pathway, sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, paving, or other surface or subsurface drainage structure or facility any pipe, conduit, wire, or cable;
(6) Traveling on the right-of-way by any vehicle or combination of vehicles or object of dimension, weight, or other characteristic prohibited by law without a permit;
(7) Lighting or building a fire; and
(8) Constructing, placing, planting, or maintaining any structure, embankment, excavation, tree, or other object adjacent to a right-of-way or watercourse which object causes or will cause an encroachment.
PERMITTEE. Any person, firm, or corporation that proposes to do work or encroach upon a right-of-way or watercourse as herein defined and has been issued a permit for such encroachment by the City Engineer.
PLANTING STRIP. The area between the curb and sidewalk area not intended for sidewalk purposes.
PRIVATE CONTRACT. A contract between two or more parties for the installation, construction, revision, operation, or creation of an encroachment, to which contract the city is not a party.
PUBLIC STREET. The full width of the right-of-way of any road, street, highway, alley, lane, or pedestrian walkway used by or for the general public, whether or not such road, street, highway alley, lane, or pedestrian right-of-way has been improved or accepted for maintenance by the city or other public jurisdiction.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. Land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage, or process of law is reserved for and dedicated to the general public for street, highway, alley, public utility, or pedestrian walkway purposes, including the entire planting strip and sidewalk area.
WATERCOURSE. A channel for the carrying of storm water, including both natural and artificial watercourses.
('66 Code, § 7-2.201) (Ord. 41-C-S, passed 2-7-68)