Hercules Municipal Code Art. 1 Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall for the purpose of this Chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this article.

Whenever any words or phrases used herein are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.

"Curb"

shall mean the lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb is marked by curbing construction, or not so marked. "Curb" shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights of way of public utility companies.

"Divisional island"

shall mean a dividing section of not less than two (2) feet in width, either unpaved or delineated by curbs, lines, or other markings on the roadway, and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.

"Holidays"

shall mean New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In the event any such day shall fall upon a Sunday, the next succeeding Monday shall be a holiday.

"Loading zone"

shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this city.

"Parkway"

shall mean that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.

"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.