A. “Alley” means the minor portion of the public road network not designed for general travel and used primarily as means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments.

B. “Alley improvement” means the drainage, grading and pavement facilities required to improve the alley to city design standards.

C. “City engineer” means the person appointed by the mayor to position of engineering department head, or city engineer’s designee.

D. “Right-of-way” means the public property used or reserved for municipal purposes including all public utilities and street usages.

E. “Street” means all or any portion of the city public road network open to the public for travel with exception of alleys and limited access highways designated as state highways.

F. “Street improvements” means the installation of all public facilities required to improve the street or alley to city design standards including grading, drainage, pavement, curb/gutter, sidewalk, streetlights, traffic signals and other necessary appurtenances. Such street improvements shall not be limited to the half street abutting the property; for example, where no permanent street improvement existed, the street improvement shall be extended beyond the centerline a sufficient distance (ten feet minimum) to permit safe movement of traffic.

G. “Interim street improvements” means the installation of improvements to bring the public facility up to the existing character of the surrounding streets and pedestrian facilities and may include widening of or installation of the asphalt street surface, gravel or paved shoulder, temporary drainage facilities and in case of alleys, an all-weather gravel driving surface. (Ord. 3774-20 § 6 (Exh. 4), 2020; Ord. 665-80 § 1, 1980; Ord. 555-78 § 1, 1978.)