Livermore Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Definitions

For the purposes of this title, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms used in said title are defined as set out in this chapter.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Alley"

means a public highway which does not exceed 30 feet in width between property lines.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Bicycle parking zone"

means that space exclusively reserved for the parking of bicycles.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

A.

"Holidays"

are:

January 1st, New Year's Day;

Third Monday in January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;

Third Monday in February, President's Day;

Last Monday in May, Memorial Day;

July 4th, Independence Day;

First Monday in September, Labor Day;

November 11th, Veteran's Day;

Last Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day;

December 25th, Christmas Day.

B. If January 1st, July 4th, November 11th or December 25th falls upon a Saturday, the Friday preceding shall be observed as a holiday; if any of said dates falls upon a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Crossing guard"

means a person designated by the Police Chief to assist school children while crossing streets in the City at designated intersections, and who while on duty wears an insignia indicating his authority.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)

"Loading zone"

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

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

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

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)

"Park"

means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for a period of less than 30 seconds for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or materials.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Parkway"

means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Passenger loading zone"

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

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Pedestrian"

means any person afoot.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Police officer"

means every sworn member of the police department, police reserves, or any employee of the City authorized by the Chief of Police to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)

"Stop,"

when required, means complete cessation of movement.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Stop" or "stand,"

when prohibited, means 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.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Taxi stand"

means a public place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere in the City which has been designated as reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)

"Traffic"

means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any street for the purpose of travel.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Traffic-control devices"

means all signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with Chapters 10.04 through 10.44 LMC, placed or erected under Chapters 10.04 through 10.44 LMC, as authorized by the Vehicle Code of the state or by the authority of said chapters.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

"Traffic engineer"

means the city engineer or his/her designee.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)

In addition to the definitions set forth in this chapter, all definitions of words and phrases set forth in the Vehicle Code of the state are hereby incorporated in this title as though set forth in full herein.

(1960 code § 13.1; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006)