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I I -. 41. Public Right-of-Way: A strip of land used or intended to be used, wholly or in part, as a public street, alley, crosswalk way, sidewalk, or drainage way. 42. Reserve Strip: A privately owned strip of land, normally'one foot in depth, adjacent to a public right-of-way or easement preventing the extension of said right-of-way or easement without the expressed consent of the owner. 43. Shall/May: The word "shall" is always mandatory, while the word "may" is merely permissive. 44. Sidewalk: A paved pedestrian way generally located within public street right of way. but outside of the roadway, and built in accor- dance with City specifications. 45. Steep Slope: Areas that contain slopes over fifteen (15) percent grade and are characterized by increased runoff, erosion, and sediment hazards. 46. Street: A public right-of-way which provides primary vehicular access to adjacent land, whether designated as a street, highway, thorough- fare, parkway, throughway, avenue, lane, boulevard, road, place, drive, or however otherwise designated. a. Street, Arterial: A thoroughfare designated as a freeway, ex- pressway, major arterial, or minor arterial in the most recently adopted City thoroughfare plan. The primary function of an arterial is to carry traffic through the city, and is designed for as high a speed as possible, to carry as much traffic as possible. Also known as a major thoroughfare. b. Street, Collector: A street that primarily carries traffic from local or residential streets to major thoroughfares and highways, including the principal entrance streets for circulation to schools, parks, and other community facilities within such a development, and also including all streets which carry traffic through or adjacent to commercial or industrial areas. c. Street, Local or Residential: A street that is used primarily for access to abutting residential property and circulation of traffic within residential neighborhoods. It is of a width and design to discourage through traffic, thereby protecting the residential area. A local street serves the same purpose in a commercial or industrial district. d. Street, Frontage: A local street lying parallel to and adjoining a major street right-of-way, which provides access to abutting properties. e. Street, Marginal Access: A street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial street and which primarily provides vehicular access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic. -7-