For the purpose of Section 509.09, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory:
(a) “Minor” and/or “child” means any person under the age of eighteen or, in equivalent phrasing, any person who has not yet reached his or her eighteenth birthday,
(b) “Parent” means any person having legal custody of a minor:
(1) As a natural or adoptive parent;
(2) As a legal guardian;
(3) As a person to whom legal custody has been given by order of court.
(c) “Public street” means a way or place, of whatsoever nature, open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel or in the case of a sidewalk thereof for pedestrian travel. The term “street” includes the legal right of way, including but not limited to the traffic lanes, parking lanes, the curb, the sidewalks, whether paved or unpaved, any grass plots or other grounds found within the legal right of way of a street. The term “street” applies irrespective of whether the formal name is called alley, avenue, court, road or otherwise.
(d) “Public place” means any parks, playground, parking lots, vacant lots, land or buildings open to the public, or any property owned by the Village, County, State or Federal government, or any privately or public owned property where a minor is present without consent.
(e) “Time” referred to herein is based upon prevailing standard of time, whether Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, generally observed at that hour by the public in the Village.
(Ord. 882. Passed 10-6-08.)