The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter.
(a) "City Manager" means the City Manager or in his/her absence his/her duly designated and acting representative.
(b) "Motor vehicle" means any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon a highway, except a device which is operated upon rails or tracks.
(c) "Operator" means and includes every individual who operates a vehicle as the owner thereof, or as the agent, employee or permitted of the owner or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
(d) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a public street other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passenger(s); loading or unloading merchandise; obedience to traffic regulations, signs or signals or an involuntary stopping of the motor vehicle by reason of causes beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle.
(e) "Person" means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other recognized legal entity.
(f) "Snow emergency street" means any public street in the City where during a period of twenty-four hours or less snow falls, drifts and accumulates or is present to a depth of two or more inches on that street.
(g) "Street" means any public street, avenue, road, alley, highway, lane, path or other public place located in the City, and established for the use of motor vehicles. (Ord. 1978-16. Passed 2-1-78.)