For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY ROAD. All roads designated as city roads by Florida Statutes.
CULVERT. Any structure not classified as a bridge which provides an opening under the driveway for the passage of storm water.
CURB. A concrete border forming part of a gutter along the edge of a pavement.
DRIVEWAY. A prepared path for a vehicle giving ingress or egress from a roadway to an abutting property line.
DRIVEWAY PERMIT GUIDELINES. A document describing the process and providing drawings and illustrations, containing the technical specifications and details for the construction of driveways and related infrastructure in the public right-of-way.
EASEMENT. A strip of land on or through property in which a right to utilize for access, drainage, sanitation, or other public use has been granted, including roads.
GUTTER. A manmade channel for draining of stormwater at the edge of a pavement.
PAVED. Provision of a surface that is smoothly graded, hard surfaced and adequately drained for vehicular use.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. The Public Works Director of the Public Works Department of the city government or his/her designated representative.
ROAD. Includes streets, sidewalks, alleys, highways, and other ways open to travel by the public, and includes all area within the right-of-way in which such ways are located, including easements.
ROADWAY. The portion of a road providing the traveled way and the adjacent shoulders.
SIDEWALK. A prepared path, usually paved, along the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
SWALE. A natural or manmade open drainage depression in which storm water may flow.
SWALE DRIVEWAY. A driveway whose surface is depressed in elevation to form a swale.
('74 Code, § 20-75) (Ord. 85-11, passed 3-21-85; Am. Ord. 2000-70, passed 12-21-00)