As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
ALLEY: A minor right of way dedicated to public use, which gives a secondary means of vehicular access to the back or side or properties otherwise abutting a street, and which may be used for public utility purposes and not intended for general traffic circulation.
COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY: Any driveway other than a residential driveway.
CURB CUT: That portion of the curb which may be removed to allow access to private property by use of a driveway.
CURB RETURN: That portion of a curb which leaves the established curb line and extends toward the private property line for the purpose of defining and establishing the width of a driveway.
DRIVEWAY: That portion of a public right of way which is normally used for ingress to and egress from private property abutting a street, alley, easement or other public way.
DRIVEWAY CONTRACTOR: Any person, firm or corporation who has been hired, retained and employed by a private property owner to perform work upon the driveway of that private property owner.
EASEMENT: A grant by a property owner to the public of the use of a strip of land for specific purposes. When one of those purposes is occasional vehicular traffic, then for purposes of this chapter, the term "easement" or "alley" shall be synonymous and interchangeable.
GUTTER: A strip of roadway surfacing adjacent to the curb, separate from the remainder of the roadway pavement and not more than three feet (3') in width.
INTERSECTING STREET: Any alley which joins another alley or street at an angle, whether or not it crosses the other.
PROPERTY OWNER: The person, persons, estate, trust, corporation or any entity which is listed as the record title owner to said property in the Payne County clerk's office; and/or the person, persons, estate, trust, corporation or any other entity who is the equitable owner of said property; and/or any person who performs work on the curb or driveway portions of the city of Perkins street or alley system and which property is used for the residential purposes of such person.
PUBLIC WAY: Any easement alley, street, street intersection or alley intersection.
RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY: A driveway which serves property, the primary use of which is for residential purposes, whether it be single-family or multiple-family use.
SIDEWALK: That portion of any street, alley, easement or public way improved and intended for use for pedestrian circulation.
STREET: Any public or private right of way which affords the primary means of access to abutting property.
STREET WORKS CONTRACTOR: Any person, firm or corporation duly licensed and authorized to perform work upon the streets, roadways and alleys within the city of Perkins, Oklahoma.
UTILITY CUT: An excavation within any street, alley or public way for the installation or maintenance of public utilities, whether such utilities are publicly or privately owned or publicly or privately used. (2010 Code § 20-1)