Chapter 10.02 — DEFINITIONS

State Law reference— Provisions on definitions, Veh. C. § 100 et seq.

Whenever any words or phrases used in this Title are not defined in this Chapter, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the State such definitions are incorporated in this Chapter and shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases as though set forth in this Chapter in full. The words and phrases 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.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Central traffic district" means all that area bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point of the intersection of the prolongation of the westerly line of Pacific Avenue with the southerly line of Ocean Boulevard; thence northerly along the westerly line of Pacific Avenue and Pacific Avenue West to the northerly line of Seventh Street; thence easterly along the northerly line of Seventh Street to the easterly line of Elm Avenue; thence southerly along the easterly line of Elm Avenue to the southerly line of Ocean Boulevard, and thence westerly along the southerly line of Ocean Boulevard to the point of beginning.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Curb mailbox mailing zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the period necessary for any occupant to deposit mail in a curb mailbox placed and signed for this purpose.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

Within the meaning of this Chapter, holidays shall be defined as follows:

A.

January 1, known as "New Year's Day";

B.

The third Monday in January, known as "Dr. Martin Luther King Day";

C.

The third Monday in February, known as "Presidents Day";

D.

The last Monday in May, known as "Memorial Day";

E.

July 4, known as "Independence Day";

F.

The first Monday in September, known as "Labor Day";

G.

Thanksgiving Day;

H.

The day after Thanksgiving Day; and

I.

December 25, known as "Christmas Day".

(ORD-18-0014 § 1, 2018; ORD-09-0021 § 1, 2009; Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

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

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

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

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Parking meter" means any mechanical device which, when the mechanism thereof is set in motion, indicates unexpired parking time for the vehicle parked adjacent thereto.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Parking meter space" means a parking space of sufficient size to permit the parking of one (1) vehicle only adjacent to a parking meter within a parking meter zone.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Parking meter zones" means portions of streets, or City-owned or leased land, upon which the parking of vehicles is regulated with the aid of parking meters.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Parkway" means the area adjacent to a roadway between the private property line and the roadway, or the area between the roadways of a highway as are set apart for pedestrian travel.

(Ord. C-5398 § 1, 1978; prior code § 3410.1 (part))

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

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Police Officer" means every officer of the Police Department of this City, and any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Preferential parking district" means a district formed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.32 of this Title 10 for the purposes set forth in Section 10.32.010. As used in Chapter 10.32, "district" means a preferential parking district as defined in this Section.

(Ord. C-6588 § 3, 1989)

"Road tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon independently of any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Scramble system automatic signal" means that type of intersection signal control that provides a pedestrian signal interval during which time pedestrians are permitted to walk across all intersecting streets in the crosswalks, and diagonally across the intersection, and during which interval all vehicular traffic is stopped at the approaches to the intersection.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Sidewalk" is that portion of any highway or street, other than the roadway, set apart by curbs, barriers, concrete, markings or other delineation for pedestrian travel.

(Ord. C-6158 § 3, 1985)

"Stop" means complete cessation of movement.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))

"Vehicle Code" means the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(Prior code § 3410.1 (part))