For the purpose of this traffic code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BICYCLE. A nonmotorized vehicle designed to be ridden, propelled by human power, and having two or more wheels, the diameter of which are in excess of ten inches, or having two or more wheels, where any one wheel has a diameter in excess of 15 inches.
BUS STOP. A space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for use by buses loading or unloading passengers.
HOLIDAY. New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and any other day proclaimed by the Council to be a HOLIDAY.
LOADING ZONE. A space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials during specified hours of specified days.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle that is self-propelled, including tractors, fork-lift trucks, motorcycles, road-building equipment, street-cleaning equipment, and any other vehicle capable of moving under its own power, notwithstanding that the vehicle may be exempt from licensing under the motor vehicle laws of the state.
PARK or PARKING. The condition of:
(1) A motor vehicle that is stopped while occupied by its operator with the engine turned off; or
(2) A motor vehicle that is stopped while unoccupied by its operator whether or not the engine is turned off.
PEDESTRIAN. A person on the public right-of-way, except:
(1) The operator or passenger of a motor vehicle or bicycle; or
(2) A person leading, driving, or riding an animal or animal-drawn conveyance.
PERSON. A natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
STAND or STANDING. The stopping of a motor vehicle while occupied by its operator with the engine running, except stopping in obedience to the instructions of a traffic officer or traffic control device or for other traffic.
STOP. Complete cessation of movement.
STREET and OTHER PROPERTY OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL.
(1) STREET. The terms HIGHWAY, ROAD, and STREET, when used in this chapter or in the ORS chapters incorporated herein, shall be considered synonymous, unless the context precludes such construction. STREET, as defined in this section and the ORS chapters incorporated by reference herein, includes alleys, sidewalks, and parking areas and accessways owned or maintained by the City.
(2) OTHER PROPERTY OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL. Property, whether publicly or privately owned and whether publicly or privately maintained, upon which the public operates motor vehicles, either by express or implied invitation, other than streets as defined in division (1) above, and excepting public school property, County property, or property under the jurisdiction of the state’s Board of Higher Education. OTHER PROPERTY OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL shall include, but not be limited to, parking lots, service station lots, shopping center and supermarket parking lots, and other accessways and parking areas open to general vehicular traffic, whether or not periodically closed to public use.
TAXICAB STAND. A space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for use by taxicabs.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE. A device to direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic or parking, including, but not limited to, a sign, signaling mechanism, barricade, button, or street or curb marking installed by the City or other authority.
TRAFFIC LANE. The area of the roadway used for the movement of a single line of traffic.
VEHICLE. As used in subsequent sections of this traffic code, includes bicycles.
(Ord. 372, passed 6-4-1973)