(a) "Parking space" means an off-street space on a lot with an all-weather surface available for the parking of one motor vehicle and having an area of not less than 162 square feet, exclusive of passageways and driveways, and having direct access to a street.
(b) “Off-street" means beyond the right-of-way of a street or highway.
(c) “On-street” means curb parking on a street or highway.
(d) "Residential District" means a contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing public rights-of-way or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential property or residential and non-commercial property such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals, colleges, and nursing homes.
(e) "Residential parking permit area" means a residential district where on-street parking on public rights-of-way is restricted as set forth in this article during hours and days fixed by Council to not more than two consecutive hours unless the vehicle properly displays a parking permit authorized by this article.
(f) "Permanent resident" means a person who owns or leases real property within a residential area, and who maintains either a voting residence or bona fide occupancy, or both, at that address.
(g) “Temporary resident" means a person who owns or leases real property within a residential area and who maintains a bona fide residence in another community and who may attend an institution within the residing community and who resides less than twelve months within a calendar year.
(h) "Landlord" means a person who owns real property for lease within a residential area who maintains a bona fide residence elsewhere.
(i) "Commuter vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked in a residential area by an operator of a vehicle who is not a resident of that residential area.
(j) "Traffic Safety Committee" means a five member committee consisting of the Police Commissioner or designee, the Director of the Office of Economic Development or designee, the City Engineer or representative, the Highway Superintendent and the Electrical Bureau Superintendent. The purpose of this Committee is to review all traffic safety issues and petitions or applications for designation of residential permit parking areas.
(k) "Petition" means a written request including but not limited to signatures, names, addresses, and identification of the residential area proposed for designation as a residential parking permit area submitted to the City Clerk.
(l) "Majority" means at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the owner-occupied residential households within a proposed or existing residential parking permit area.
(m) “Owner-occupied residential household” means those homes owned by and lived in by a permanent resident. (Ord. 39-2005. Passed 9-20-05.)