Chapter 10.04
TRAFFIC CODE
Sections:
10.04.010 Adoption of motor vehicle laws of the state of Oregon.
10.04.010 Adoption of motor vehicle laws of the state of Oregon.
The following provisions and sections of Oregon Revised Statutes are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this title as though fully set forth herein, and any violation or failure to comply with such provisions or sections shall be violations of this title:
A. ORS chapter 801 relating to general provisions;
B. ORS chapter 803 relating to motor vehicle title registration and regulation;
C. ORS chapter 806 relating to financial responsibility;
D. ORS chapter 807 relating to driving privileges and identification cards;
E. ORS chapter 809 relating to vehicle impoundment;
F. ORS chapter 811 relating to rules of the road for drivers;
G. ORS chapter 814 relating to bicycles and motor-assisted scooters;
H. ORS chapter 815 relating to motor vehicle equipment and construction;
I. ORS chapter 816 relating to vehicle equipment and lighting;
J. ORS chapter 818 relating to vehicle weights;
K. ORS chapter 820 relating to school vehicles, ambulances and emergency vehicles;
L. ORS chapter 822 relating to vehicle dealers and towing;
M. ORS chapter 153 relating to violations, generally; ORS 153.005, 153.008, 153.012, 153.015, 153.018, 153.025, and 153.039. [Ord. 2011-03 § 1; Ord. JU/MV-86-1 § 2, 1986].
10.04.020 Conflicts.
In the event that any of the provisions of the Oregon Revised Statutes as incorporated herein shall be inconsistent with any of the specific provisions hereinafter enacted in this title, the specific provisions of this title shall prevail. [Ord. 2011-03 § 2].
10.04.030 Definitions.
In addition to those definitions contained in the adopted sections of the motor vehicle laws of Oregon (ORS 801.100), the following words or phrases, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall mean:
“Alley” means a narrow street through the middle of a block.
“Bicycle” means every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two or more tandem wheels either of which is over 14 inches in diameter.
“Bus stop” means a fixed area in the roadway adjacent to the curb to be occupied exclusively by buses for layover in operating schedules or waiting for passengers.
“Curb” means the extreme edge of the roadway.
“Holidays,” where used in this title or on signs erected in accordance, means: Sundays, New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, and any other legal holidays designated as such by the statutes of the state of Oregon.
“Loading zone” means a space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or material or freight.
“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when a vehicle is temporarily standing for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading.
“Parkway” means that portion of a street not used as a roadway or as a sidewalk.
“Passenger loading zone” means reserved only for the loading or unloading of passengers and their luggage.
“Pedestrian” means any person afoot.
“Person” means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
“Stop” means complete cessation of movement.
“Taxicab stand” means a fixed area in the roadway adjacent to the curb set aside for taxicabs to stand or wait for passengers.
“Traffic lane” means that portion of the roadway used for the movement of a single line of vehicles. [Ord. 2011-03 § 3; Ord. 2000-15 § 2; Ord. 6-1 § 4, 1969].