Elk Grove Municipal Code Ch. 12.01 Definitions

“Arterial”

means a highway shown in the General Plan of the City as a four (4) lane arterial.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Department”

means the Public Works Department of the City of Elk Grove.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Director”

means the Public Works Director of the Public Works Department or his or her designee.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Expressway”

means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Freeway”

means a highway as established pursuant to Section 23.5 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Frontage road”

means a street which is approximately parallel to and adjacent to a major thoroughfare, expressway, freeway, or other important traffic facility to which access is limited and which provides access to abutting properties and separation from through and fast traffic.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

For the purpose of this chapter, “new construction” means any building permit that results in the creation of a new residential dwelling unit; or a new commercial or industrial building five thousand (5,000 ft2) square feet or greater; or if the cumulative improved area (e.g., grading, buildings, structures, parking, landscaping, etc.) exceeds twenty-five (25%) percent of the total developable parcel area.

(Ord. 1-2012 § 2, eff. 3-9-2012)

“Major addition”

includes any of the following:

A.

Any addition to a residential building or a structure when said addition exceeds fifty (50%) percent of the floor area of the existing building;

B.

Any addition to a commercial or industrial building or structure when said addition exceeds ten (10%) percent of the floor area of the existing building or where any remodeling within such a building or structure will, in the opinion of the Director, result in increased traffic upon the public streets; or

C.

Where remodeling is undertaken to convert a structure from a residential use to any commercial or industrial use.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

A street, highway, thoroughfare, road, avenue, boulevard, alley, lane, court, circle, drive or way shall not be a City street until and unless said street has been accepted into a street or road system maintained by the City. Streets and roads in public parks, public airports, public schools and similar public grounds shall not be construed to be City streets for the purpose of this chapter.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

A. “Street improvement” refers to such street work and utilities to be installed or agreed to be installed by a developer on land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways and easements as are necessary for the general use of the property owners and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the project.

B. “Street improvement” also refers to such other specific improvements or type of improvements, the installation of which, either by the developer, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary or convenient to ensure conformity to or implementation of the General Plan of the City.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)

“Thoroughfare”

means a highway shown on the General Plan of the City as a six (6) lane arterial with three (3) through travel lanes in each direction.

(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)