For the purposes of this Part, these terms shall be defined as following:
ACCESS - Any driveway, street or other means of passage of vehicles between the highway and abutting property, including acceleration and deceleration lanes and such drainage structures as may be necessary for the proper construction and maintenance thereof.
BOROUGH ENGINEER - The Engineer of the Borough of East McKeesport or his designee.
CURBLINE - A line formed by the face of the existing curb or in its absence the outer edge of the shoulder, along which curbing is or may be located.
DRIVEWAY - Every entrance or exit used by vehicular traffic to or from properties abutting or connecting a public street. The term includes proposed streets, lanes, alleys, courts and ways.
DRIVEWAY WIDTH - The narrowest width of a driveway measured perpendicular to the center line of the driveway.
EGRESS - The exit of vehicular traffic from abutting properties to a highway.
FORM 408 - The latest revision of highway construction specifications issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
FRONTAGE WIDTH - The distance along the right-of-way line in front of an abutting property.
IMPROVED AREA - The area within the right-of-way which has been constructed for highway purposes including roadbed, pavement, shoulders, slope, sidewalks, drainage facilities and any other appurtenances.
INGRESS - Entrance of vehicular traffic to abutting properties from a highway.
JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY - A driveway shared by and constructed to provide access to two or more properties.
OWN - To hold title to land or a building or be a tenant in a lease that will not terminate within 15 years of the permit issuance date.
PAVEMENT EDGE - The edge of the main traveled portion of any highway.
PERMANENT CURBING - Plain or reinforced cement concrete curb which meets Department standards.
PERMIT - A street access permit issued by the Borough of East McKeesport pursuant to this Part.
PLANS - Drawings which show the location, character, and dimensions of the proposed occupancy and related highway features, including layouts, profiles, cross sections, drainage and other details.
RIGHT-OF-WAY - The area which has been acquired by the Borough of East McKeesport for street purposes.
ROADWAY - That portion of a street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder.
SETBACK - The lateral distance between the right-of-way line and the roadside building, liquid fuel pump island, display stand, or other object, which will result in space for vehicles to stop or park between such objects and the right-of-way line.
SHOULDER - The portion of the roadway, contiguous to the traffic lanes, for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses and pavements.
SHOULDER LINE - The intersection of the shoulder slope with the side slope or ditch slope.
SIGHT DISTANCE - The distance required by a driver traveling at a given speed to stop the vehicle after an object on the roadway becomes visible to the driver.
STREET - The area, including the entire width between right-of-way lines, over which the Borough has assumed or has been given jurisdiction.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE - Any sign, signal, marking or device placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding vehicular traffic or pedestrians, or both.
TURNING RADIUS - The radius of an arc which approximates the turning path of the exterior corner of a vehicle.
VEHICLE - Every device in or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway. The term includes special mobile equipment as defined in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 966, 10/13/2022)