For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DRIVEWAY CULVERT. The encasing of a section of a street ditch or swale for the purpose of providing ingress and egress to an individual's property.
MAJOR COLLECTION ARTERY. A large ditch or stream which drains a major portion of the city. MAJOR COLLECTION ARTERIES receive water from several tributaries and eventually empty into a river. The MAJOR COLLECTION ARTERIES within the city are delineated on a map maintained in the Engineering Division.
PRIVATE DITCH. A ditch crossing private property which does not carry storm drainage run-off from any public roadway.
STREET DITCH or SWALE. A manmade channel along the right-of-way of a street or roadway created for drainage purposes. STREET DITCHESor SWALES exist to drain water from a limited area.
TRIBUTARY. A ditch identified on a map maintained in the Engineering Division which normally does not follow a street or road right-of-way and drains large areas. A TRIBUTARY eventually empties into a major collection artery.
('70 Code, § 20-38) (Ord. 1989-7, passed 1-23-89)