For purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases defined in this section apply:
CITY ENGINEER: The individual designated by the city of Payette to perform engineering services for the city of Payette.
CITY STREET SUPERINTENDENT: The individual designated by the city of Payette to administer the Payette street department.
EASEMENTS: Any right created by grant, reservation, agreement, prescription or necessary implication in favor of the city of Payette to use the land of another, including, but not limited to, an easement for vehicular access and utilities.
ENCROACHMENT: Any excavation, digging, paving, landscaping, construction of an improvement or placement of personal property within an easement or right of way. Encroachments include, but are not limited to, fences, sidewalks, driveways, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, utility boxes and poles, trees, shrubs, grass, sprinklers and other landscaping improvements.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: The individual designated by the city of Payette to administer the public works department, including the Payette street department.
RIGHT OF WAY: Any property owned by, or dedicated to, the city of Payette for the purposes of providing city services and general circulation to the public. Such rights of way include, but are not limited to, the following: public streets, alleys and sidewalks. (Ord. 1284 § 1, 2007)