1107.19 STREETS.

   (a)    "Street" means a public way for purposes of vehicular travel including the entire area within the right of way. The term includes, but is not limited to, avenue, alley, boulevard, drive, highway, road and freeway. Streets shall be classified and further defined herein.

   (b)    "Freeway" means a divided arterial highway for through traffic to which access from the abutting properties is prohibited and all street crossings are made by grade-separated interchanges.

   (c)    "Arterial street" means a public street which is primarily for moving fast or heavy traffic between large or intensively developed districts.

   (d)    "Collector street" means a street supplementary to and connecting arterial streets to local streets.

   (e)    "Local street" means a street primarily for access to abutting residential properties and to serve local needs.

   (f)    "Cul-de-sac" means a street one end of which connects with another street and the other end of which terminates in turning facilities for vehicles.

   (g)    "Marginal access street" means a local street providing access to lots which abut or are adjacent to a limited-access highway or arterial street.

   (h)    "Loop street" means a local street both ends of which intersect with the same street at different points and which intersects with no other street.

   (i)    "Private street" means a street held in private ownership.

   (j)    “Right of way” means land that has been dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the street, rights of way also incorporate the curbs, lawn strip, sidewalks, and drainage facilities extending to the right of way limits under the control of the Municipality. Rights of way shall not be created by deed or easement.

   (k)    "Roadway" means that portion of a right of way available for vehicular travel, including parking lanes.

   (l)    "Tree lawn" means that portion of a right of way lying between the exterior line of the roadway and the outside right of way line.

   (m)    "Pedestrian way" means a dedicated public right of way solely for pedestrian circulation.

   (n)   "Drainage way" means the land required for construction or maintenance of storm water sewers or required along a drainage ditch, natural stream or watercourse.

   (o)   “Easement" means a grant by a property owner for the use of land for a specific purpose, by the general public, a corporation or another person.

(Ord. 2007-11. Passed 3-13-07.)