Exeter Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 Definitions

For the purposes of this title, certain words and phrases used in this title are defined as set out in this chapter.

(Ord. 384 §2, 1978)

"Alley" means a public way permanently reserved primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

(Ord. 384 §2(A), 1978)

"Arterial street" means a street designated as an arterial street on the general plan or an element thereof which, because of its design and location with respect to other streets and other sources of traffic, is used or designed to carry relatively heavy volumes of traffic through an urban area or between urban areas which serves as an approach to a highway or freeway.

(Ord. 384 §2(B), 1978)

"Bicycle path" means a strip or parcel of land permanently reserved and designed for use by bicyclists, not located within a street right-of-way.

(Ord. 384 §2(C), 1978)

"Block" means the distance, measured along a street centerline between the centerlines of intersecting streets, between the centerline of an intersecting street and a railroad right-of-way, or between the centerline of an intersection street and the end of the street.

(Ord. 384 §2(D), 1978)

"Collector street" means a street designated as a collector street on the general plan or an element thereof which, because of its location with respect to other streets and other sources of traffic, is used or designed to carry moderately heavy volumes of traffic between portions of urban areas or between arterial streets.

(Ord. 384 §2(E), 1978)

"Commission" means the planning commission of the city.

(Ord. 384 §2(F), 1978)

"Cul-de-sac street" means a street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and which is not intended to be extended or continued to serve future subdivisions on adjacent lands.

(Ord. 384 §2(G), 1978)

"Frontage street" means a local street which is parallel to and adjacent to an arterial street or limited access highway, and which provides access to abutting properties while relieving them of the effects of heavy volumes of fast through traffic.

(Ord. 384 §2(H), 1978)

"Local street" means a street which, because of its design and location with respect to other streets, is used primarily for access to the abutting properties.

(Ord. 384 §2(I), 1978)

"Lot" means a parcel or subdivided land under one ownership used, or susceptible to being used, in accordance with the provisions of this title and in accordance with the zoning regulations applicable to the district in which the parcel is located.

(Ord. 384 §2(J), 1978)

"Lot line adjustment" means a minor shift or rotation of an existing lot line or other adjustments as approved by the city engineer and city planner or authorized representatives.

(Ord. 384 §2(K), 1978)

"Merger" means the joining of two or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.

(Ord. 384 §2(L), 1978)

"Nonaccess strip" means a strip adjoining the property line, within a street right-of-way, which is intended to prevent access to abutting properties from the street.

(Ord. 384 §2(M), 1978)

"Pedestrian way" means a public way designed and intended for use by pedestrians and which is not located within a street right-of-way.

(Ord. 384 §2(N), 1978)

"Planting strip" means a strip adjoining the sidewalk within a street right-of-way or between the pavement of a frontage street and the arterial street or limited access highway it parallels, which is intended to be planted with trees or otherwise landscaped.

(Ord. 384 §2(O), 1978)

"Sidewalk" means a way designed for use by pedestrians, which is located within a street right-of-way.

(Ord. 384 §2(P), 1978)

"Standard specifications" means the specifications of the city pertaining to subdivision design and improvements.

(Ord. 384 §2(Q), 1978)

"Stubbed street" means a street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and which is intended to be extended or continued to serve future subdivisions on adjacent lands.

(Ord. 384 §2(R), 1978)

"Subdivision Map Act" means the applicable provisions of the Government Code of the state governing the subdivision and/or resubdivision of land in the state.

(Ord. 384 §2(S), 1978)

"Subdivision Map Act terms" means that all terms, unless defined in this chapter, which are defined in the Subdivision Map Act of the state shall have the same meaning as ascribed thereto in the Act and as the Act may hereafter be amended.

(Ord. 384 §2 (T), 1978)