For the purpose of this Article 2, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(A) ALLEY. A permanent public service way providing a secondary means of access to lands otherwise abutting upon a street.
(B) APPROACH. A place improved for vehicular or pedestrian traffic on a street right-of- way, which connects the edge of the pavement of a street with a driveway or sidewalk.
(C) BOARD. The Board of Public Works and Safety or its successor.
(D) CABLE OPERATOR. A person who is authorized to provide cable service under an agreement with the City of Lawrence.
(E) CITY ENGINEER. The City of Lawrence Office of the City Engineer.
(F) CODE. The Municipal Code of the City of Lawrence.
(G) COMMERCIAL ACCESS. An entrance and an approach which connects a City street with a driveway to private property, used for multiple-family, commercial, industrial, school, church and other similar uses which ordinarily will carry a heavy traffic movement.
(H) COMMISSION. The Metropolitan Development Commission of Marion County, Indiana.
(I) DRIVEWAY. Every way or place not on the right-of-way of any street or alley and which is used for vehicular traffic.
(J) FIELD ACCESS. An approach which connects a City street or road with vacant lots, fields or other unimproved property.
(K) HISTORICAL AREAS. All areas designated as historical areas by the Metropolitan Development Commission or by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Historic Preservation.
(L) INSPECTOR. A City of Lawrence representative or any other person authorized by the City Engineer to perform inspections.
(M) OTHER ACTIVITY. Does not include routine inspection, engineering, land surveying, tree or brush trimming or other activities not involving street excavation or which do not impede traffic flow at any single point for a period of time of more than four hours by a cable operator or utility covered under an annual utility permit.
(N) PARKING LANES. Any lane where parking is permitted at the time of the work being performed.
(O) PERMIT HOLDER. Person to whom a permit described in these regulations has been issued.
(P) PERSON. Includes and is applied to associations, clubs, societies, firms and partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals.
(Q) PLAT. A map indicating the subdivision of land, intended to be recorded and prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Subdivision Control Ordinance, 58-AO-13, of Marion County, Indiana, as amended.
(R) PRELIMINARY PLAN. A tentative map indicating the subdivision of land, prepared in accordance with the Subdivision Control Ordinance, 58-AO-13, of Marion County, Indiana, as amended.
(S) SIDEWALK. Any paved right-of-way dedicated or intended to be dedicated or used for public use and intended only for pedestrian traffic.
(T) SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ACCESS. An approach which connects a City street with a driveway to a residence, barn, private garage or other improved property ordinarily used by the owner or occupant of the premises, his or her guests and necessary service vehicles.
(U) THOROUGHFARE. Includes all freeways, expressways, primary arterials and secondary arterials as defined and described in the Thoroughfare Plan for Marion County, Indiana, latest edition.
(V) TRAFFIC LANES. Any lane not designated as a parking lane.
(W) UTILITY. Every corporation, company, individual, association of individuals, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that may own, operate, manage or control any plant or equipment within the State of Indiana for the conveyance of telegraph or telephone messages, or for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, or for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage,
night soil and industrial waste, but the term shall not include a municipality that may acquire, own or operate any of the foregoing facilities.
(Am. Ord. 15, 2020, passed 12-7-2020)