10-2-2: DEFINITIONS:
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them as stated herein:
BUSINESS DISTRICT: The territory contiguous to and including a roadway, when within any six hundred feet (600') along such roadway there are buildings in use for business or industrial purposes, including, but not limited to, hotels, banks or office buildings, railroad stations and public buildings which occupy at least three hundred feet (300') of frontage on one side or three hundred feet (300') collectively on both sides of the roadway.
CURB LOADING ZONE: A space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers and/or freight and material.
FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONE: A space adjacent to a curb for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of freight and materials.
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES: All signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic and parking.
PARKING METER: Any mechanical device or meter not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected for the regulation of parking. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper legend the legal parking time established by the city and when operated shall at all times indicate the balance of legal parking time, and at the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overtime parking.
PARKING METER SPACE: Any space within a parking meter zone, adjacent to a parking meter and which is duly designated for the parking of a single vehicle by lines painted or otherwise durably marked on the curb or on the surface of the street adjacent to or adjoining the parking meters.
PARKING METER ZONE: Any restricted street upon which parking meters are installed and in operation.
PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONE: A place adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
RESIDENCE DISTRICT: The territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of three hundred feet (300') or more is in the main improved with dwellings and buildings in use for business.
TRAFFIC CONTROL: Any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed. (1953 R.C.; amd. Ord. 449, 4-1-1996; Ord. 454, 6-15-1998)