The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as hereafter set out, unless it is apparent that they have a different meaning:
A. CITY ENGINEER. The city engineer of the city of Pinole, or his or her authorized representative.
B. EMERGENCY STREET CUT. Any street cut by a utility to repair a facility within the right-of-way to remediate an immediate hazard or danger to life, health or property, as determined at the sole discretion of the city engineer.
C. ENCROACHMENT or ENCROACH. Any tower, pole, pole line, pipe, pipeline, driveway, private road, fence, sign, billboard, stand or building, or any structure or object of any kind or character not particularly mentioned herein, which is placed in, under or over any portion of the public right-of-way or natural water course, temporarily or permanently.
D. EXCAVATION. Any operation in which earth, rock, asphalt, concrete, or other material in the ground is moved, removed, or otherwise displaced by means of tools, equipment, or explosives in any of the following ways: grading, sawcutting, trenching, digging, ditching, drilling, auguring, tunneling, scraping, boring, cable or pipe plowing and driving or any other way.
E. PERMITTEE. Any person, firm, corporation, public agency, or utility which proposes to do work or encroach upon a right-of-way or water course and has been issued a permit for such encroachment by the city engineer.
F. PUBLIC AGENCY. Any city, county, state, or other public entity.
G. RIGHT-OF-WAY. Land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is reserved for and dedicated to the city of the general public for street, highway, alley, pedestrian walkway, storm drainage or other purposes.
H. UTILITY. Any entity constituting a public utility under state law or private entity regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
I. STREET or CITY STREET. Includes all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way of a city street whether or not such entire area is actually used for street purposes. (Ord. 2022-03 § 2 (part), 2022; Ord. 217 § 1, 1965).