The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) “Abandoned vehicle” means a vehicle that is left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours in violation of a state law or local ordinance.
(b) “Electronic device” means any device capable of creating, transmitting, or receiving text or data.
(c) “Official parking regulation sign or marker.” Any sign or marker erected, constructed, or created at the direction of the County Administrator and installed for the express purpose of regulation of vehicular parking within County owned or leased garages, surface lots and property owned by the School Board and used for public school purposes.
(d) “Park, parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, in a parking space, parking garage or surface lot.
(e) “Parking meter” means and includes but is not limited to any single-space or multi-space mechanical or electronic device or other meter not inconsistent with this section used, placed, or erected for the regulation of parking by authority of this chapter. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper legend or through an official parking regulation sign or marker the legal parking times established by the County and when operated shall at all times either indicate the balance of legal parking time and the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overtime parking, or produce a receipt which provides the same information.
(f) “Parking meter zone” means and includes any restricted parking in a county garage or surface lot that requires payment of parking fees collected either via an electronic device, single space meter, multi-space parking meter station or alternate method as indicated in the official parking regulation sign or marker.
(g) “Parking permit” means a printed sticker, hang tag, or dash card issued by the County Administrator or his or her designee to allow parking at a designated parking space.
(h) “Parking space” means an area marked to indicate location for the parking of a singular vehicle.
(i) “Restricted parking areas” or "Restricted parking spaces" means areas or spaces reserved for certain types of vehicles or individuals, to include but not be limited to hybrid vehicles, charging stations, handicapped spaces and employees, as identified in the official parking regulation sign or marker.
(j) “Single-space parking meter” means and includes any mechanical or electronic device or other meter not inconsistent with this section used, placed, or erected for the regulation of parking at a single parking space immediately adjacent to the meter by authority of this chapter.
(k) “Surface lots” means a ground level paved area leased or owned by the County and used for the purpose of providing parking to county employees and/or the public.
(l) “Vehicle” means every device in, upon or which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power.
(Ord. 19-19. Passed 12-11-19)