The following definitions apply to this chapter:
BLOCK: | Five hundred feet (500'). |
HABITATION: | More than one of the following activities and when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person is using a vehicle as a place of residence or accommodation: possessing inside or on a vehicle items that are not associated with ordinary vehicle use, such as a sleeping bag, bedroll, blanket, sheet, pillow, kitchen utensils, cookware, cooking equipment, bodily fluids; obscuring some or all of the vehicle's windows; preparing or cooking meals inside or on a vehicle; sleeping inside the vehicle; leaving of litter, rubbish, or waste in or around the vehicle; having furniture or equipment in or around the vehicle, such as chairs, tables, umbrellas, or portable cooking equipment; leaving, storing, or otherwise discarding of human wastes inside the vehicle or in the vicinity of the vehicle. |
PARK: | A park, playground, recreation center, tennis courts, swimming facilities, sports field, ball field and/or open space or other area, structure or facility, owned or used by the City and devoted to active or passive recreation, or open for or dedicated to public use within the City of Taft, including, without limitation, those constructed, adapted, or designated as such after adoption of this chapter, and including, but not limited to, that area commonly referred to as "rails to trails" or similar description. |
PUBLIC STREET: | Shall mean and include, without limitation, streets, roads, highways, alleys, sidewalks, parkways, bridges, culverts, drains, and all other facilities and areas necessary for the construction, improvement and maintenance of streets and roads. |
VEHICLE: | Any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, off road or in the water or through the air, including, but not limited to cars, trucks, airplanes, motor homes, recreational vehicles, trailers, watercraft (on or off its hauler) except a device intended to be moved exclusively by human power. (Ord. 852-23, 7-18-2023) |