Bell Municipal Code Art. I Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, for the purpose of this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein.

"Base material"

means that portion of the highway located between the pavement and the native soil.

"Director"

means director of community services.

"Driveway"

means that portion of the public right-of-way between the property line and the pavement where vehicles enter and leave property abutting the street.

"Encroachment"

means any obstruction, tower pole, pole line, pipe, fence, wire, cable, conduit, stand or building, or any other structure or object of any kind or character which is placed in, along, under, over or across the highway.

"Height"

as that term relates to vehicles and their loads, means that dimension measured from the level surface upon which the vehicle stands to the highest projection thereof in a vertical line.

"Highway"

means any dedicated public right-of-way.

"Load"

means any object or thing which, when transported by a vehicle or combination of vehicles, over, upon, along or across any highway is required to have a special permit in accordance with provisions of the Vehicle Code and includes, but is not limited to, any house, vessel, machine, equipment, transformer, tree, girder, boat or airplane.

"Moving contractor"

means any person who for him or herself or for another moves or causes to be moved, any load over, upon, along or across any highway.

"Native soil"

means the compacted soil that is "native" or "common" to the site.

"Overhead structure"

means any structure other than franchise utility facilities extending over the dedicated portion of a highway, but excluding such projections from buildings as are permitted by this code.

"Pavement"

means the surfaced portion of the highway which is composed of various size aggregates mixed with Portland cement and/or asphaltic compounds.

"Permit"

means a permit required pursuant to this chapter.

"Vehicle,"

as that term relates to moving oversize or overweight vehicles or equipment through the city, means a vehicle or combination of vehicles as described in the Vehicle Code which:

Whether laden or unladen is required by the Vehicle Code to have a special permit to be on any highway;

Is so laden that it is required to have such special permit.

"Vehicle Code"

means the State of California Vehicle Code in effect at the time of issuance of the permit. "Width" as that term relates to vehicles and their loads means that dimension measured at right angles to the anterior-posterior axis of the conveyance upon which the load or portion thereof is, or is to be, loaded or moved.

(Prior code § 5300)