Sec. 19-78. - Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

"Off-street parking facility" is defined in subdivision (c) of California Vehicle Code Section 12500, as may be amended.

(b)

"Participant" means any individual driving a vehicle found to have engaged in a Reckless Driving Exhibition, as referred to in California Vehicle Code Section 23103.

(c)

"Passenger" means any individual riding in a vehicle found to have engaged in a Reckless Driving Exhibition or Sideshow, as referred to in California Vehicle Code Section 23103.

(d)

"Preparations" for any sideshow, street race, or reckless driving exhibition include, but are not limited to, any of the following acts done for the purpose of a side show, street race or reckless driving exhibition:

(1)

One (1) or more motor vehicles and persons have arrived at a location on a public street or highway or in an off-street parking facility for the purpose of participating in or observing a sideshow, street race, or reckless driving exhibition;

(2)

One (1) or more persons have gathered on, or adjacent to, a public street or highway for the purpose of participating in or observing a sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition;

(3)

One (1) or more persons have gathered in an off-street parking facility for the purpose of participating in or observing a sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition;

(4)

One (1) or more persons have impeded the free public use of a public street, highway, or off-street parking facility by acts, words, or physical barriers for the purpose of participating in or observing a sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition;

(5)

One (1) or more motor vehicles have lined up on a public street, highway, or off-street parking facility with motors running for the purpose of participating in or observing a sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition;

(6)

One (1) or more drivers are revving a motor vehicle's engine or causing the motor vehicle's tires to spin; or

(7)

A person is standing or sitting in a location to act as a race starter.

(e)

"Present" means a spectator is within two hundred feet (200') of the location of the Sideshow, Street Race or Reckless Driving Exhibition, or within two hundred feet (200') of the site of the Preparations for either of these activities.

(f)

"Reckless driving exhibition" shall mean any exhibition of reckless driving referred to in California Vehicle Code Section 23103, as may be amended.

(g)

"Scene" shall mean the location of the sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition or the location of the preparations for the sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition.

(h)

"Sideshow" shall mean any exhibition of reckless driving referred to in California Vehicle Code Section 23103, as may be amended.

(i)

"Spectator" shall mean any person who is present at a sideshow, street race or reckless driving exhibition, or the site of the preparations for any of these activities, for the purpose of viewing, observing, watching, or witnessing the event as it progresses. A "spectator" includes any person at the location of the event without regard to the means by which the person arrived.

(j)

"Street race" means any motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle exhibition of speed referred to in subdivisions (a) and (c) of California Vehicle Code Section 23109, as may be amended.

(Ord. No. 6459, § I, 12-12-2023)