402.35 SAFETY ZONE.

   “Safety zone” means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians, and protected or marked or indicated by adequate signs so as to be plainly visible at all times.

(ORC 4511.01(MM); Ord. 1786. Passed 1-14-74.)

402.36 SCHOOL BUS.

   “School bus.” Every bus designed for carrying more than nine passengers which is owned by a public, private or governmental agency or institution of learning, and operated for the transportation of children to or from a school session or a school function, or owned by a private person and operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from a school session or a school function; provided, “school bus” does not include a bus operated by a municipally owned transportation system, a mass transit company operating exclusively within the territorial limits of a municipality, or within those limits and the territorial limits of municipalities immediately contiguous to the municipality, nor a common passenger carrier certified by the Public Utilities Commission unless the bus is devoted exclusively to the transportation of children to and from a school session or a school function, and “school bus” does not include a van or bus used by a licensed child care center or type A family child care home to transport children from the child care center or type A family child care home to a school if the van or bus does not have more than 15 children in the van or bus at any time.

(R.C. § 4511.01(F))

402.37 SEMITRAILER.

   “Semitrailer” means every vehicle designed or used for carrying persons or property with another and separate motor vehicle so that in operation a part of its own weight or that of its load, or both, rests upon and is carried by another vehicle.

(ORC 4511.01(N); Ord. 1786. Passed 1-14-74.)

402.375 SHARED-USE PATH.

   “Shared-use path” means a bikeway outside the traveled way and physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right- of-way or within an independent alignment. A shared-use path also may be used by pedestrians, including skaters, joggers, users of manual and motorized wheelchairs, and other authorized motorized and non-motorized users. A shared-use path does not include any trail that is intended to be used primarily for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian use, or other similar uses, or any other single track or natural surface trial that has historically been reserved for non-motorized use.

402.38 SIDEWALK.

   “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral line of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians.

(ORC 4511.01(FF); Ord. 1786. Passed 1-14-74.)

402.39 STATE ROUTE.

   “State route” means every highway which is designated with an official state route number and so marked.

(ORC 4511.01(JJ); Ord. 1786. Passed 1-14-74.)

402.40 STOP.

   “Stop,” when required, means a complete cessation of movement.