13.24.050 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined in this section:
"Arterial street" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Wasco circulation element.
A "capital improvement" includes transportation planning, preliminary engineering, engineering design studies, land surveys, right-of-way acquisition, engineering, permitting and construction of all the necessary features for any street construction project including, but not limited to:
1. Construction of new through lanes;
2. Construction of new turn lanes;
3. Construction of new bridges or culverts;
4. Construction of new drainage facilities in conjunction with new street construction;
5. Purchase and installation of traffic signalization (including new and upgraded signalization);
6. Construction of curbs, medians, and shoulders; and
7. Relocating utilities to accommodate new street construction.
"Collector street" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Wasco circulation element.
"Development permit" means a regulatory approval by the city, including ministerial and discretionary actions.
"Engineer" is the city engineer of the city of Wasco.
"Expansion" of the capacity of a road applies to all street and intersection capacity enhancements and includes, but is not limited to, extensions, widening, intersection improvements, upgrading signalization and expansion of bridges or culverts.
"Fee payer" means a person commencing a land development activity which generates traffic and which requires the issuance of a building permit or permit for mobile home installation.
"Independent fee calculation study" means the traffic engineering and/or economic documentation prepared by a fee payer to allow the determination of the impact fee other than by the use of the schedule referenced in Section 13.24.070(A).
"Land development activity generating traffic" means any change in land use or any construction of buildings or structures or any change in the use of any structure that attracts or produces vehicular trips.
"Level of service" has the same meaning as set forth in the Wasco circulation element.
"Major arterial" has the same meaning as set forth in the Wasco circulation element.
"Mandatory or required right-of-way dedication and/or street improvements" means such noncompensated dedications and/or street improvements required by the city.
"Site-related improvements" means capital improvements and right-of-way dedications for direct access improvements to and/or within the development in question. Direct access improvements include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) access streets leading to the development; (2) driveways and streets within the development; (3) acceleration and deceleration lanes, and right and left turn lanes leading to those streets and driveways; and (4) traffic control measures for those streets and driveways.
"Street" has the same meaning as set forth in the municipal code.
"Trip" means a single or one direction vehicle movement with either the origin or destination (exiting or entering) inside the study site.
"Trip ends" means the total of all trips entering plus all trips leaving a designated land use or building type over a period of time. (Ord. 469 §1, 2002).