ADJOINING PROPERTY means a property which shares a common boundary with a subject property or a property that is directly across a public or private street or road from a subject property.

DAYS means calendar days. In the event the last day of the specified time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday observed by the City, then the last day of the specified time period shall be the next business day.

HIGHWAY means a way or place publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. HIGHWAY includes a freeway, street, road and alley.

OWNER shall mean the owner or owners of record of real property as shown on the latest county equalized assessment roll; the lessee, tenant or other person having control or possession of the property; the mortgagee under a recorded deed of trust; and any other person having a recorded beneficial or legal interest.

OWNER OF THE VEHICLE means the last registered owner and legal owner of record.

PUBLIC NUISANCE includes anything which is declared by subsection 10-1.6 or the City Council to be or likely to become injurious to the public health or safety or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or personal property, or unlawfully obstruct the free passage, accessibility, or use, in the customary manner, of any public park, square, street or highway; and includes a condition of visual blight. Enumeration of such nuisances in subsection 10-1.6 shall not be deemed exclusive.

PUBLIC PROPERTY does not include the term “highway”

PUBLIC VIEW means the view from a public or private street or road which serves more than one property or from a public walkway or trail.

SCREENED means shielded, concealed and substantially hidden from public view or adjoining property, at an elevation at least six (6') feet above ground level, by a fence, wall, lattice, hedge, berm, or similar structure, architectural or landscape feature, or combination thereof, as deemed appropriate by the planning services manager.

STREET shall include an avenue, road, alley, land, highway, boulevard, concourse, driveway, culvert, sidewalk, and crosswalk, and every class of road, square, place or municipal parking field used by the general public. Street shall be considered to include a sidewalk or footpath, unless the contrary is expressed or unless such construction is inconsistent with the apparent intent.

VEHICLE means a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

VISUAL BLIGHT means any unreasonable or unlawful condition or use of property which by reason of its appearance as viewed from public street or from neighboring premises, is detrimental to the property of others. (Ord. #2012-159)