San Clemente Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Definitions

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

B. .....The following words and phrases when used in this title shall, for the purpose of this title, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.

1. "Bus" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 233.

2. "Camp trailer" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 242.

3. "Camper" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 243.

4. "Coach" means any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

5. "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle meeting the definition of "Commercial Vehicle" in Section 260 of the California Vehicle Code, as that definition may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that for the purposes of this chapter no "Pick Up Truck," as that term is defined in California Vehicle Code Section 471, shall be considered a commercial vehicle unless: (1) goods, wares, or property of a commercial nature loaded thereon extend above the manufacturer's box; or (2) the standard bed of the vehicle has been replaced with a utility or stake bed over 80 inches in width; or (3) the vehicle has been modified to include a rack extending over the length of the vehicle's bed which currently has goods or wares of a commercial nature, with the exception of ladders that do not extend beyond the horizontal limits of the vehicle, stored thereon.

6. "Council" means the Council of the City of San Clemente.

7. "Curb" means the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb is marked by curbing construction or not so marked; the word "curb" as used in this title shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracts or rights-of-way of public utility companies.

8. "Divisional island" means a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.

9. Holidays. Within the meaning of this title, "holidays" means the first day of January, the twelfth day of February, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the ninth day of September, the twelfth day of October, the eleventh day of November, the twenty-fifth day of December, and Thanksgiving Day. If the first day of January, twelfth day of February, twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the ninth day of September, the twelfth day of October, the eleventh day of November, or the twenty-fifth day of December falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday.

10. "House car" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 362.

11. "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.

12. "Recreational vehicle (RV)" shall have the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 18010.

13. Official Time Standard. 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.

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

15. "Parking meter" means 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.

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

17. "Pedestrian" means any person afoot.

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

19. "Stop," when required, means complete cessation of movement.

20. "Trailer" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 630.

21. "Trailer bus" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 636.

22. "Trailer coach" shall have the meaning set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 635.

23. "Vehicle Code" means the vehicle code of the State of California.

24. "Wide vehicle" shall mean and refer to any vehicle that has a width that is in excess of 80 inches (excluding side view mirrors).

(Prior code § 15-1)

(Ord. No. 1483, § 1, 4-21-2009; Ord. No. 1755, § 3, 9-5-2023; Ord. No. 1763, § 3, 2-6-2024)