§ 32-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

Curb line: The extended edge of pavement for roadway.

Curbs: That construction parallel to and adjoining the edge of the paving or roadway surface of the street, definitely marking the limits of that portion of the street to be used by vehicular traffic.

Driveway: That portion of the street lying between the curbline of the street and the property line of the street used for ingress and egress to property adjoining a street by vehicles.

Gutter: That construction adjoining the curb and forming a part of the street surface used by vehicles and whose primary function is to provide surface drainage along the street.

Sidewalk: That portion of the street generally reserved for pedestrians' use.

Street: All public thoroughfares within the corporate limits of the city, such as alleys, avenues, highways, boulevards, streets, etc., and including, but not limited to, all that portion of the public way from property line to property line dedicated to the public use, and includes sidewalks, driveways, grass plots, curbs and that portion of the street used by vehicles.

Tree lawn: A grassy area between the curb and the sidewalk, or if there is no sidewalk or curb within seven (7) feet from the curb line.

(Code 1960, § 19-1; Ord. No. 09-066, § 2, 11-5-09)