"Street" means an avenue, highway, road, thoroughfare, boulevard, parkway, alley or other way proposed for vehicular traffic, and any existing State, County, Township or City street or way shown upon a plat heretofore duly approved, filed and recorded in the office of the County Recorder. Included is the land between street right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved, and the definition may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, median or dividing strips, or other areas within the street lines. Streets shall be classified as follows:
(a) "Limited-access highway (freeway)" means a divided street, designed for the fast movement of large volumes of traffic, providing no access to abutting properties and having grade separations at all intersections.
(b) "Major street" or "arterial street" means a street usually having uncontrolled access and intersections at grade, and designed for moving large volumes of traffic between large or intensively developed districts.
(c) "Secondary street" or "collector street" means a street supplementary to and connecting major streets to local streets and to district centers.
(d) "Local street" means a street primarily for access to abutting residential properties and serving local needs.
(1) "Cul-de-sac" means a street one end of which connects with another street and the other end of which terminates in turning facilities for vehicles.
(2) "Marginal access street" means a local street providing access to lots which abut or are adjacent to a limited-access highway or major street.
(3) "Alley" means a street providing service access to the rear or side of properties abutting also on other streets.
(e) "Private street" means a strip of private land providing access to abutting properties.
(f) "Right of way" means a strip of land measured between property lines and dedicated for use by the public.
(1) "Roadway" means the portion of a street right of way available for vehicular traffic, including parking lanes.
(2) "Tree lawn" means the portion of a street right of way between the edge of the pavement or curb and the public sidewalk or property line.
(Ord. 1964-62. Passed 7-16-64.)