Orange County Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

The Director may issue written permits authorizing permittee to place encroachments, as defined below, on, under, or over district property.

It shall be unlawful for any person to place any encroachment on, under, or over district property without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the Director.

(Ord. No. 98-1, § 1, 2-3-98)

(a) County means the County of Orange, California.

(b) Director means the Director of the Orange County Public Facilities and Resources Department, or his designee.

(c) District means the Orange County Flood Control District, County of Orange, California, a body corporate and politic.

(d) District property means all or any part of the entire width of right-of-way of a District flood control channel, whether or not such entire area is actually utilized for flood control purposes and also includes, but is not limited to vacant parcels, basins, dams, and access roads, whether owned by District in fee or by easement, grant, indenture, or other legal document. "District property" is further defined as an area or interest identifying District ownership as shown on: County Assessor's parcel map; official record of survey; District right-of-way map; or deed recorded with a County Recorder.

(e) Encroachment means, but is not limited to, any tower, pole, pipe, wall, pipeline, driveway, sign, banner, public road, private road, fence, stand, building, vegetation, tree, shrub, gate, sprinkler, refuse, animal waste, firewood, vehicle, horse stable, storage of any material or soil, or any structure or object of any kind or character, which is placed on, under, or over any portion of District property.

(f) Permittee means any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, this State, any county, including this County, and all departments and bureaus thereof, municipality, district or other political subdivisions thereof, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

(g) Permit Issuing Officer means the person designated by the Director to receive and evaluate permit applications, prepare permit conditions, and if approved, issue a permit to the applicant.

(h) Person means both singular and plural and shall also mean and include, but is not limited to, an individual, business, firm, company, cooperative, partnership, association, homeowner, legal representative, municipality, society, district, special district, utility company, tenant or any other organization.

(Ord. No. 98-1, § 1, 2-3-98)