§ 102.16. DEFINITIONS.

For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

Access roadway. A private roadway intended for access from private residences or private parking to a public or private street. An access roadway shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet in length or projected traffic count of one thousand (1,000) trips per day.

Arterial street. A street which conveys traffic from collector streets to expressways and other collector streets.

Collector street. A street which conveys traffic from local streets to arterial streets including entrance streets from a subdivision or development where projected traffic count on the collector street exceeds two thousand (2,000) trips per day.

Marginal access street. A street which is parallel and adjacent to another street, the principal purpose of marginal access streets being the reduction or elimination of the number of traffic conflicts caused by direct access points to abutting property from the other street, and the improvement of capacity, safety and reduction of accidents thereby.

Private street. Any street which has not been dedicated for public use and not accepted for ownership or maintenance by the City. Setbacks for private streets shall be measured from the access easement line.

Public street. Any street which is dedicated to the public use and accepted for ownership and maintenance by the City. Setbacks for public streets shall be measured from the right-of-way line.

Residential street. A street conveying traffic from private residences to collector streets.

Street. A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, alley, avenue, boulevard, lane, place or however otherwise designated.

(Code 1980, § 23-16)