For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE. The Director of Public Works or his designated representative, unless otherwise specified in the various sections.
BANNER. Any device made of cloth, plastic, or any other material, including any article of display, advertising or decorative matter whose purpose is to advertise special civic events, seasons, holidays or activities of service clubs, or youth groups that conform to the Unified Development Code and are made to be extended over and/or along or across a public place.
ENCROACHMENT. The entry upon, over, under, or placing any facility upon, across, over or under, or the use of any public place in such a manner as to interfere temporarily or permanently with the normal use thereof.
EXCAVATION. Any opening in, under, or across the surface of a public place in any manner except a
lawful opening into substructure below the surface of the public place.
FACILITIES. Any pipe, pipeline, tube, service line, vault, manhole, meter gauge regulator, valve, conduit, wire, power pole, pole line, anchor, cable, junction box, transformer, curb, gutters, sidewalks, paving, irrigation and landscaping, or any other object including buildings, portions, or any other material substance whether natural or manmade, constructed, left, placed in, upon, along, over, under or across, or maintained temporarily or permanently in any public place.
IMPROVEMENTS, OFFICE. Facilities constructed in public streets, parkways and public places and included, but not limited to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, planters, landscaping, irrigation systems, street lighting and ornamental lighting.
PARKWAY. That portion of the street right-of-way lying outside the curbline, existing or proposed, whether improved or not.
PERMITS (ENCROACHMENT, BANNER, CONSTRUCTION). A form provided by the city. The form will be two-fold; it will be an application when filled out by the permittee and a permit when approved by the Administrative Authority. All permit forms are obtained at the office of the Department of Public Works.
PERSON. Any individual, owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, private company, firm, partnership, corporation, governmental agency or organization of any kind.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any street, alley, square, plaza, park, mall, parking lot or other property owned by the city and dedicated for public use.
SIDEWALK. That portion of the sidewalk area that has been improved with a concrete or asphaltic surface.
SIDEWALK AREA. A portion of or all of a parkway that is unimproved (no concrete or asphaltic concrete sidewalks), but is maintained for pedestrian purposes.
STREET. Any dedicated right-of-way for street, alley, or utility purposes, whether improved or not.
SUBSTRUCTURE. Any pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel, cable, wire, vault, manhole or any other similar structure located below the surface of any public place.
UTILITY. Any individual, private company, partnership, corporation, and the like, operating under the public utility commission or a municipality, county district, or other governmental agencies engaged in providing a particular service to the general public.
('61 Code, § 18.3) (Ord. 702, passed - - )