§ 126-381. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Dwelling, single-family, detached means a fixed building containing only one dwelling unit and occupied by only one family and entirely surrounded by open space on its building site.

Easement means a grant by the property owner to the city, a corporation or persons of the use of a strip of land for specific purposes.

Fire lane easement means an easement improved and maintained by the owner or co-owner of the land across which it is located for the primary purpose of providing ingress and egress to buildings served thereby for police officers, firefighters and firefighting and emergency vehicles and equipment and for the location therein of water mains, fire hydrants and other public utilities. A fire lane easement remains private property except for the restrictions imposed in this division.

Permanent open space means an open space that, in the judgment of the commission, may be expected to remain open and undeveloped. Examples of permanent open space are existing public parks or flood control drainage easements. Land in private ownership or a public street right-of-way does not constitute permanent open space.

Street means a public right-of-way that provides primary public vehicular access to abutting property and is designated as either a street, highway, thoroughfare, major thoroughfare, freeway, parkway, avenue, lane, boulevard, road or drive.

(Code 1967, § 27-34(a); Ord. No. 3655, § 3, 7-28-83; Ord. No. 3836, § 1, 4-26-84; Ord. No. 6149, § 1, 2-13-91)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.