Chapter 10.04
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
10.04.090 Official time standard.
10.04.110 Owner of the vehicle.
10.04.140 Passenger loading zone.
10.04.010 Generally.
The following words and phrases set out in this chapter when used in this title shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter unless from the context it appears a different meaning is intended.
10.04.020 Bicycle.
“Bicycle” shall mean any device upon which a person may ride, which is propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears having either two or three wheels, one of which is at least 20 inches in diameter, or having a frame size of at least 14 inches, or having four or more wheels. “Bicycle” includes all motorized bicycles, as defined in Vehicle Code Section 406. (Ord. 374 § 1, 1981; prior code § 15.14-1).
10.04.030 Coach.
“Coach” shall mean any motorbus, motorcoach, trackless trolley, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.
10.04.040 Curb.
“Curb” shall mean the lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb is marked by curbing construction, or not so marked; the word “curb” as used in this chapter shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or right-of-way of public utility companies.
10.04.050 Divisional island.
“Divisional island” shall mean a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
10.04.060 Highway.
“Highway” shall mean a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. “Highway” includes “streets.”
10.04.070 Loading zones.
“Loading zones” shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
10.04.090 Official time standard.
Whenever certain hours are named in this title, they mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this City.
10.04.100 Owner of the land.
“Owner of the land” shall mean the owner of the land on which the vehicle, or parts thereof, is located, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the County Assessor of the County.
10.04.110 Owner of the vehicle.
“Owner of the vehicle” shall mean the last registered owner and the last legal owner of record as appears from the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State.
10.04.120 Park.
“Park” shall mean to stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
10.04.130 Parkway.
“Parkway” shall mean that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.
10.04.140 Passenger loading zone.
“Passenger loading zone” shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
10.04.150 Pedestrian.
“Pedestrian” shall mean any person afoot.
10.04.160 Police officer.
“Police officer” shall mean every officer of the Police Department of this City or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
10.04.170 Public property.
“Public property” does not include “highway.”
10.04.180 Stop.
“Stop,” when required, shall mean complete cessation of movement.
10.04.190 Stop or stand.
“Stop” or “stand,” when prohibited, shall mean any stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
10.04.200 Vehicle.
“Vehicle” shall mean a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (Ord. 303 § 1, 1973; prior code § 11.3-1).