For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the specified meanings:
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION. An official notification, on an appropriate form as established by this chapter, of violation of any provision of the City of Riverbank Code of Ordinances or Resolutions. Said citations require correction of the violation and impose fines upon the responsible party. An administrative citation is a "ticket" issued when voluntary compliance is not obtained within a reasonable time. Administrative citations are not part of the judicial process unlike infractions or misdemeanors citations.
ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE. An automobile that is at least 25 years of age or older and is functioning and restored to comply with the manufacturer's original specifications.
CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE. A fine or unusual automobile that is distinguished and recognized for their respective fine design, high engineering standards and superior workmanship. Generally, a classic was high-priced when new and was built in limited quantities. Other factors, including engine displacement, custom coachwork and luxury accessories, such as power brakes, power clutch, and "one-shot" or automatic lubrication systems, help determine whether a car is considered to be a classic.
CITY. The City of Riverbank, a municipal corporation of the State of California.
CODE COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR. The city's building official and the authorized representative(s) of the city's building official.
DEPARTMENT HEAD. The department head of the Community Development Department, the Fire Chief, the Police Chief, the City Manager, and the City Attorney, and their authorized representative(s).
HIGHWAY. Any road, street, alley, way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and opened to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. HIGHWAY includes city streets.
IMPROVED DRIVEWAY. A private roadway providing access for motor vehicles to a carport, garage, dwelling, or other structure with an improved surface consisting of gravel, crushed rock, limerick, bituminous surface, concrete surface, or other similar material.
INOPERATIVE VEHICLE. Any vehicle which cannot be legally operated on the street because of lack of current registration, lack of an engine, transmission, wheels, tires, windshield or any other part or equipment necessary to operate on public streets and/or highways.
JUNK. Any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvage, scrapped, unusable, worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material, including but not limited to those composed in whole or in part of asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, plaster, plaster of paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, wood, metal, sand, organic matter or other substance.
JUNKYARD. Any premises on which any junk is abandoned, bailed, bartered, bought, brought, bundled, deposited, disassembled, disposed of, exchanged, handled, kept, stored or transported, regardless of whether or not such activity is done for profit. JUNKYARD also includes any premise used for the storage or deposit, whether in connection with another business or not, which has stored or deposited two or more unregistered motor vehicles that are no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the public highways, or used parts of motor vehicles or old iron, metal, glass, paper, cordage or other waste of discarded or secondhand material which has been a part, or intended to be a part, of any motor vehicle, the sum of which parts or material shall be equal in bulk to two or more motor vehicles. JUNKYARD shall be synonymous with salvage yard. Such items shall also include any premise for the storage or deposit of motor vehicles purchased for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles for parts or for the use of the metal for scrap and where it is intended to burn materials that are parts of a motor vehicle or cut up the parts thereof.
NOTICE AND ORDER. Legal notice which detail structural or technical code violations such as illegal construction, conversions, alterations, illegal plumbing, mechanical or electrical installations, dangerous buildings, sub-standard housing or similar.
OWNER. Owner of record of real property, occupant, lessee, or interested holder in same, as the case may be including the owner of real property whereon a vehicle(s) or part(s) thereof is located.
PREMISES. Any real property with all buildings, structures and improvements thereon.
PERSON. Any individual, group of individuals, firm, entity or corporation owning, occupying or using any premises.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON. Any person who exercises legal and/or physical control over a premise within the city and/or has the ability to correct the violation(s).
SERVICE STATION. Any premises upon which the improvements are designed and built for the primary purpose of selling to or providing others with fuels for internal combustion engines (including alternative fuels such as natural gas or hydrogen), lubricants, tires, batteries, other small accessories, parts or motor vehicles, whether or not providing related automotive maintenance and repair service.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIEN. A special assessment lien is a lien placed on real property and is collected by the County Tax Assessor.
VEHICLE. Any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Ord. 2008-016, passed 1-12-09)