For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:
MOTOR VEHICLE: | Any vehicle which is self- propelled by a mechanical or electrical power but is not operated upon rails. |
SEMI-TRAILER: | A non-motorized, portable container on wheels that is designed to be attached and pulled for the purpose of transporting primarily goods and materials customarily for commercial purposes over public roads. The size and weight of the semi-trailer enables it to only be pulled by a large truck or semi-tractor. Semi-trailers may be tankers, flatbeds or enclosed. |
TRAILER: | Any vehicle without motive power in operation designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. |
TRAILER AND SEMI-TRAILER STORAGE LOT: | A property where trailers, semi-trailers, box trucks, and/ or truck tractors are stored, repaired, serviced, loaded, unloaded, or otherwise parked. This definition excludes Warehousing and Manufacturing and Assembly Uses as defined in the Zoning Code. |
TRUCK TRACTOR: | A motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, or a power unit that carries as property motor vehicles when operating in combination with a semi-trailer in transporting motor vehicles or any other commodity, including cargo or general freight, on a backhaul. (Ord. 23-38, 8-21-2023) |