Monterey Municipal Code Art. 1 In General

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:

Generally: Whenever any words or phrases are not defined in this Section, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state, such definitions shall apply.

Alley. Any unnamed street less than 25 feet in width between property lines.

Bicycle. A light vehicle without a motor, having two wheels, handle bars and a seat or seats, and propelled by the operator.

Coach. Any motor bus, motor coach or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

Curb. The lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb is marked by curing construction, or not so marked. Such term 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. A raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.

Garbage. All vegetable, fruit and animal waste resulting from the cooking, handling, storage, sale, preparations, use or consumption of food, including discarded food containers.

Holidays. Those days defined as State Holidays in Government Code Section 6700 as such Section now reads or may hereinafter be amended.

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

Park. 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.

Parkway. The portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.

Parking meter. A mechanical device installed within or upon the curb or sidewalk area, immediately adjacent to a parking space, for the purpose of controlling the period of time occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle.

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

Pedestrian. Any person afoot.

Police officer. Every officer of the Police Department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

Refuse. All garbage and rubbish.

Rubbish. Any matter, other than garbage, which has been discarded, rejected or abandoned, or has become useless, including paper, brush and garden trimmings, or which by its presence or accumulation is or may become a menace to health or a fire hazard or otherwise dangerous or offensive.

Stop. When required, complete cessation of movement.

Stop or stand. When prohibited, 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.

Traffic Engineer. The City’s Traffic Engineer, or his or her designee. (Ord. 3424 § 8, 2009)

No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any improved sidewalk, except over permanently constructed driveways and except when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided, that such sidewalk area is substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission is previously obtained from the City Traffic Engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

No person shall ride or drive an animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier, sign, cone-marker or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor driven cycle or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians; provided, that official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.

No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes; except that, this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails, to stop at or near the scene of the accident.

No person, public utility or department in the City shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the Traffic Engineer, or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this City.

No persons shall attach himself with his hands, or catch on or hold on with his hands or by other means, to any moving vehicles or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom.

Whenever the Traffic Engineer finds that any hedge, shrubbery or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection, or any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, he shall cause the hedge, shrubbery or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height.