For purposes of this article, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
COMMUTER: A motor vehicle parked in a residential area which is not owned, leased or otherwise controlled by a resident who lives in the area designated as a preferential parking zone.
DWELLING UNIT: Any single-family residence or any multiple residential unit. "Dwelling unit" shall also include any congregate care facility, as defined in section 10-3-1260 or 10-3-1286 of this code, that is not ineligible for participation in a preferential parking zone pursuant to section 7-3-205.5 of this chapter. "Dwelling unit" shall not include hotel guestrooms or suites.
EXISTING ZONE: A preferential parking zone established by resolution of the city council on or before July 2, 1993.
GUEST: A person who visits or is employed by an occupant of a dwelling unit located in a preferential parking zone.
PARKING RESTRICTION: The amount of time and/or time of day vehicles may park on the street in a preferential parking zone. Such restrictions may include, without limitation, "one hour parking except by permit", "two hour parking except by permit", "no parking except by permit", and "no parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. except by permit".
PREFERENTIAL PARKING: A street block or group of street blocks where vehicles displaying a valid permit shall be exempt from certain daytime and nighttime parking restrictions.
PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT: A group of street blocks having similar land use designations and which are eligible for inclusion in a preferential parking zone upon approval of the city council.
PREFERENTIAL PARKING MASTER PLAN AREA: The residentially zoned area of the city south of North Santa Monica Boulevard.
PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE: A street block or group of street blocks that are designated for preferential parking by the city council.
RESIDENT: A person who lives in a dwelling unit located in a preferential parking zone.
STREET: The same as set forth in title 1 of this code, except that street shall not include alleys.
STREET BLOCK: The portion of a street that lies between two (2) immediately intersecting streets. If a street block has two (2) residential land use designations and an alley is intersecting that street block, a street block shall mean that portion of the street that lies between the alley and the nearest intersecting street. (1962 Code § 3-6.2204; amd. Ord. 93-O-2169, eff. 7-2-1993; Ord. 94-O-2198, eff. 4-22-1994; Ord. 02-O-2405, eff. 9-20-2002; Ord. 03-O-2432, eff. 11-21-2003)