Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Ch. 12.01 Definitions

All words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular; each gender includes the other and any tense includes the other tenses unless the context requires otherwise. "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive. The word "includes" shall not limit a term to the specific examples, but is intended to extend its meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Arterial"

means a highway as shown on the general plan of the city constructed consistent with city standards for street design.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; SCC 225 § 1, 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"City"

means the city of Rancho Cordova.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Department"

means the department of public works of the city.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Director"

means the director of the department of public works or his designated representative.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"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.

(SCC 192 § (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Freeway"

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

(SCC 192 § (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"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.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Major addition"

includes any of the following: (A) any addition to a residential building or a structure when said addition exceeds 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 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.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; SCC 311 § 1, 1977; SCC 1049 § 1, 1996; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

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.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. 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.

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"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.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))

"Thoroughfare"

means a highway as shown on the general plan of the city which has a normal right-of-way width of 110 feet.

(SCC 192 § 4 (part), 1975; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 11-2023 § 3 (Exh. A))