Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 21.04 Definitions

All words in the present tense shall include the future tense. All words in the singular number shall include the plural number, and all words in the plural number shall include the singular number, unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise.

(Prior code § 4506(a))

"Alley"

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

(Prior code § 4506(c))

"Area of special flood hazard"

means the land in the flood plain within the City that would be inundated by the base flood.

(Ord. 876 C.S. § 1, 1978)

"Arterial street"

means a street designated for through traffic movement of heavy volumes of traffic between areas of the City between the City and neighboring cities, or as an approach to a highway or freeway. Arterial streets may be subject to control of access to abutting properties.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Bikeway"

means a portion of a street, right-of-way, or a separate improved right-of-way designated for use by bicycles.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Block"

means a parcel of subdivided land bounded by streets or by streets and rights-of-way, railroads, other public sites, unsubdivided lands, drainage channels or watercourses.

(Prior code § 4506(d))

"Collector street"

means a street designated for traffic movement between major arterials and local street, with direct access to abutting property.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Cul-de-sac"

means a street which connects with another street only at one end and has a turnaround at the other end.

(Prior code § 4506(5))

"Frontage street"

means a street which is parallel to and adjacent to a freeway or major street, and which provides access to abutting properties while relieving them of the effects of heavy volumes of fast through traffic.

(Prior code § 4506(g))

"Hillside"

means land having an average cross slope of twenty (20) percent or greater determined by measurement of the average slope perpendicular to the street line between the rear lot lines and the center of the street before grading. A block frontage shall be deemed a hillside if the slope of 30 percent or more of its length equals or exceeds 20 percent.

(Prior code § 4506(h))

"Local street"

means a street designated for direct access to abutting land and for local traffic movement.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Lot"

means a parcel of subdivided land under one ownership used or susceptible to being used in accord with the regulations of this Title and in accord with the zoning provisions.

(Prior code § 4506(i))

"Double frontage lot"

means an interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

(Prior code § 4506(j))

"Key lot"

means the first interior lot to the rear or a reversed corner lot.

(Prior code § 4506(k))

"Reversed corner lot"

means a corner lot the side line of which is substantially a continuation of the front property line of the first lot to its rear.

(Prior code § 4506(l))

"Lot line adjustment"

means a shift or rotation of an existing lot line between two or more adjacent parcels where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existing is not thereby created.

(Prior Ord. 909 C.S. § 1, 1979; Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987; Ord. 1154 C.S. § I, 1990)

"Nonaccess strip"

means a strip of land separating private property and a street right-of-way which is intended to prevent access to abutting property from the street.

(Prior code § 4506(o); Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Parcel map"

means a map showing a division of land of four or less parcels as required by this Title, prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and the Subdivision Map Act.

(Ord. 896 C.S. § 2, 1979)

"Pedestrian way"

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

(Prior code § 4506(p))

"Planting strip"

means a strip between the sidewalk and property line, within a street right-of-way, which is intended to be planted with trees or otherwise landscaped.

(Prior code § 4506(q))

"Preliminary map"

means a map prepared in accord with the provisions of Chapter 21.40 of this Title, showing the design of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it, for the purpose of review with respect to the conformity of the map with the provisions of this Title and other applicable ordinances and possible improvements in the design of the subdivision plan.

(Prior code § 4504(r))

"Reversion to acreage map"

means a map prepared in accord with the provisions of Chapter 21.50 of this Title for the purpose of reverting subdivided land to acreage.

(Prior code § 4506(s))

"Sidewalk"

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

(Prior code § 4506(u))

"Shall"

is mandatory and not directory.

(Prior code § 4506(b))

"Utilities easement"

means an easement over a portion of a parcel reserved for the installation of utilities.

(Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

"Utilities strip"

means a strip between the curb and the property line within a street right-of-way which is intended for the installation of utilities.

(Prior code 4506(v); Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

Where the wording "shall agree", "enter into an agreement" and "shall report" is used within this Title, it means in writing.

(Prior code § 4506(w))