VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION
MUNICIPAL CODE
The Board of Trustees hereby ordain:
CHAPTER 1.
DEFINITIONS
For purpose of this Municipal Code the following definitions shall apply unless otherwise indicated:
Bike Path or Lane - means any sidewalk, lane or path designated and clearly marked by the Village for use by bicycles. Nothing shall prevent a bike path from being utilized by pedestrians or other non-motorized conveyances.
Clerk - means the elected or appointed Village Clerk or the duly authorized representative.
Manager - means the appointed Village Manager of the Village of Essex Junction or his/her duly authorized representative.
Newsrack - any self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispenser installed, used, or maintained for the display, sale and/or distribution of newspapers or news periodicals.
Nudity - shall mean the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion of the nipple, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
Parking Space - a striped or signed space designed to accommodate one vehicle. Spaces may be marked for handicapped vehicles, small cars, recreational vehicles, or other type of motorized vehicle.
Parks - means all recreational facilities and land owned by the Village of Essex Junction and used for open space and recreation. It includes, but is not limited to, playgrounds, ball fields, tennis courts, trails, pathways, picnic areas, pools, drives, and parking lots whether such public grounds are developed or undeveloped. This definition does not include recreational bike paths.
Permit - means the written approval of the Village of Essex Junction issued by the Village Clerk or Manager.
Person - means any individual, employee, owners, tenant, firm business, corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association.
Right-of-Way - any parcel of land deeded or for which an easement is granted for the current or future construction of a public street. An easement for a private street or driveway shall not be considered a right-of-way
Sidewalk - means a walk or raised path for pedestrians along the side of the road.
Street - Any public or private way designed for use by motorized and non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians, and providing access to adjoining lots.
Trail - Means a path with a natural surface for non-motorized travel.
Village - means the incorporated Village of Essex Junction.
Visibility Triangle - shall be determined as follows; starting at the intersection of the property lines along the intersecting streets, measure away from the point of intersection a distance of thirty (30) feet along both property lines. Connect these points with an imaginary line. The visibility triangle shall be the triangle defined by the two property lines and the imaginary line.