For the purpose of this Traffic Code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Vehicle of the Fire Department, police vehicles and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments or public service corporations as designed or authorized by the City Council.
BUSINESS DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to a highway when 50% or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 300 feet or more is occupied by buildings in use for business.
CROSSWALK. The portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation of curb and property lines at intersections or any other portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
CURB. The extreme edge of a roadway.
DEPARTMENT. Contract Law Enforcement.
DIAGONAL PARKING. A vehicle shall be drawn up to the curb, gutter or sidewalk on the right-hand side of the street at an angle of 45 degrees with the curb line thereof, such vehicle to be parked within six inches of the curb, gutter or sidewalk on and along said street upon which such vehicle is parked, and no vehicle shall be parked nearer than one foot to any other vehicle.
FARM TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designated and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines and other implements of husbandry.
HIGHWAY or STREET. Every way or place or whatever nature opened to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular travel. The term HIGHWAY or STREET shall not be deemed to include a roadway or driveway upon grounds owned by private persons, colleges, universities or other institutions.
INTERSECTION. The area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then of the lateral boundary lines of two or more streets or highways which join one another at an angle whether or not one such street or highway crosses the other; but such area in the case of the point where an alley and a street meet, shall not be deemed an INTERSECTION.
LANED STREET. A street, the roadway of which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.
LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle, as defined herein, which is self-propelled.
MOTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except any such vehicle as maybe included within the term tractor as herein defined.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS. All signals, not inconsistent with this Traffic Code, placed or erected by a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning or regulating traffic.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS. All signs and markings, other than signals, not inconsistent with this Traffic Code, placed or erected by public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning or regulating traffic.
OPERATOR or DRIVER. Any person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
OWNER. The person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the OWNER for the purpose of this chapter.
PARALLEL PARKING. All motor vehicles or other vehicles shall be drawn up parallel to the curb, gutter or sidewalk on the right-hand side of the street, the hub of both wheels on the right-hand side of the vehicle to be within one foot of the curb, gutter or sidewalk on and along the street upon which such vehicles are parked, and no vehicle shall be parked nearer than three feet of the front or rear of any other vehicle.
PARKING. The standing of a vehicle whether attended or unattended, upon a roadway or street otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading, or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.
PERSON. Every natural person, firm, co-partnership, association or corporation.
PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. Every road or driveway not open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
RESIDENCE DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to a street not comprising a business district when the frontage on such street for a distance of 300 feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings or by dwellings and buildings in use for residence.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The privilege of the immediate use of the street or highway.
ROAD TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designated and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
ROADWAY. The portion of a street or highway between the regularly established curb lines or that part devoted to vehicular traffic.
SAFETY ZONE. The area or space officially set aside within a street or highway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is so plainly marked or indicated by proper signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a SAFETY ZONE.
SEMI-TRAILER. Every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
SIDEWALK. The portion of a highway or street between the curb lines and adjacent property lines.
TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device using colored lights, or words, or any combination thereof, whether manually operated, by which traffic alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
TRAILER. Every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passenger wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
TRUCK TRAILER. Every motor vehicle designed and used and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to a carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracts.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-1)