For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. Any unnamed street less than 25 feet in width between property lines.
CENTRAL TRAFFIC DISTRICT. All streets and portions of streets within the area bounded by the south line of Seventh Street, the east line of J Street, the west line of Broadway, and the north city limits.
COACH. Any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley, or passenger stage used as a common carrier for passengers.
CURB. The lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb shall be marked by curbing construction or not. CURB, as used in this chapter, shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street or from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies.
DIVISIONAL ISLAND. A raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
GRADE SEPARATION. Every structure by means of which any street passes over or under any stationary rails, tracks, or other street.
HENDERSON CENTER BUSINESS DISTRICT.
(1) That territory:
(a) Bounded on the north one block north of Henderson Street;
(b) Bounded on the east by the east line of H Street;
(c) Bounded on the south by one block south of Harris Street;
(d) Bounded on the west by the west line of D Street.
(2) The Henderson Center Business District is for businesses only; residential units are excluded from this definition for the purpose of coaster enforcement.
HOLIDAYS.
(1) January 1; the third Monday in January, known as Martin Luther King's birthday; the third Monday in February, known as “President's Day;” the Friday before Easter, from 12:00 noon until 5:00 pm.; the last Monday in May, known as “Memorial Day;” July 4; the first Monday in September; September 9, known as “Admission Day;” the second Monday in October, known as “Columbus Day;” the fourth Monday in October, known as “Veterans Day,” or such other day as shall be designated under state law as Veterans' Day; Thanksgiving Day; the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; December 25; and every day appointed by the President or Governor as a public feast, thanksgiving, or holiday.
(2) If January 1, February 12, July 4, September 9, Veterans Day, or December 25 falls upon a Saturday or Sunday, the Friday preceding the Saturday or the Monday following the Sunday shall be a holiday.
LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD. Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in the city.
PARKWAY. That portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.
PARKING METER. Any device that accepts payment for the use of parking spaces. Such devices include, but are not limited to, parking meters, pay stations, and any software application that processes payments from a mobile device, for the purpose of controlling the period of time a parking meter space is occupied by any vehicle.
(1) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified by this chapter except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
(2) The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or laws of the city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
PASSENGER LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.
POLICE OFFICER. Every officer of the Police Department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
STOP. When required, shall mean the complete cessation of movement.
VEHICLE CODE. The California Vehicle Code.
('63 Code, §§ 3-6.101 - 3-6.120) (Ord. 2930, passed 4-17-63; Am. Ord. 701-C.S., passed 10-18-05; Am. Ord. 947-C.S., passed 8-1-23)