To me "paved" would be with some sort of bituminous surface to keep the material in place. If it's applied loosely with a dump truck or otherwise, with nothing to hold it in place; it isn't paved.To me...it's not "paved" any more than a gravel road is paved...but I guess it could be considered "paved with gravel/shell" etc., etc...!
But that's just my opinion.