A. “Avenue” means a public or private thoroughfare dedicated or improved for general travel and as a means of primary access to the front of residential, business or other property and, except for occasional sinuosities, running in a generally north-south direction.

B. “Boulevard,” “drive” or “way” mean a public way dedicated or improved for general travel and as a primary means of access to the front of property, either as a thoroughfare or cul-de-sac, having such sinuosities as not to fit into the regular street or avenue pattern, or a divided or other ornamental way within or adjacent to a park, scenic or landscaped area and not being a portion or extension of a named street or avenue.

C. “Designating official” means the city engineer or other city administrative employee or employees ordered by the city manager to perform the duties of the designating official as herein prescribed.

D. “Place” means the same as a street or avenue but lying between and parallel to streets or avenues as an extra highway to the grid system of 16 streets to a mile; or a public or private way other than an alley, boulevard, drive or way which does not fit into the fixed street and avenue pattern by virtue of running at an acute angle to streets or avenues.

E. “Street” means a public or private thoroughfare dedicated or improved for general travel and as a means of primary access to the front of residential, business or other property and, except for occasional sinuosities, running in a generally east-west direction. (1961 code § 10.08.010.)