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10.04. 010 Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

"Alley" means any public right of way open for vehicular traffic less than twenty-one feet in width between property lines.

"Bicycle" means a light vehicle without a motor, having two wheels, handle bars and a seat or seats and propelled by the operator.

"Central traffic district" means all streets and portions of streets within the area described as follows:

1. All that area between 10th and 14th Streets from Palm Drive to and including Strand Walk;
2. All that area within one hundred (100) feet of each side of Pier Avenue from Valley Drive to Palm Drive.

"Coach" means any motorbus, motor coach, trackless trolley or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

"Curb" means the lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb be marked by curbing construction or not so marked. The word "curb" as used in this chapter shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights of way of public utility companies.

"Divisional island" means a raised island, an island area delineated by double parallel solid white or yellow lines or an area marked by raised traffic bars located in the roadway and separating opposite or conflicting streams of traffic.

"Holidays," within the meaning of this chapter, are New Year's Day, the first day of January; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in January; the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; Independence Day, July 4th; Labor Day, the first Monday in September; Veteran's Day, November 11th; Thanksgiving Day; the day after Thanksgiving; Christmas, December 25th. If the first day of January, July 4th, or December 25th falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. If November 11th falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday is a holiday.

"Loading zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

Official Standard Time. Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this city.

"Park" means to stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

"Parkway" means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.

"Parking meter" means a mechanical device installed upon a curb or sidewalk or other area, immediately adjacent to a parking space, for the purpose of controlling the period of time occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle.

"Passenger loading zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.

"Pedestrian" means any person afoot.

"Police officer" means every officer of the police department of this city or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

"Public parking lot" means an area, owned, leased or rented, and maintained by this city for the purpose of providing off-street parking facilities to the general public.

"Stop," when required, means complete cessation of movement.

"Stop or stand," when prohibited, means any stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid collision with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.

"Vehicle Code" means the Vehicle Code of the state.

Whenever any words or phrases used herein are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state, such definitions shall apply. (Ord. 96-1147 § 1, 1996; prior code § 19-1)

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10.04. 020 Short title.

This chapter shall be known and it shall be referred to as the traffic ordinance for all general purposes and in prosecution for the violation of any part thereof, designating the section or sections violated. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending or repealing this chapter or any portion thereof as an amendment to or repeal of the traffic ordinance, designating the section or sections amended or repealed. (Prior code § 19-1.1)

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10.04. 030 Applicability to bicycles and animals used for riding.

Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a street shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application to such persons. (Prior code § 19-2)

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10.04. 040 Applicability to operators of government vehicles.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this state, any county or city and it shall be unlawful for any operator of such vehicle to violate any of the provisions of this chapter except as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by the state Vehicle Code. (Prior code § 19-3)

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10.04. 050 Applicability to emergency vehicles.

The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles operated by the police department or fire department, any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified by the Vehicle Code of the state in response to an emergency call.

The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve the operator of any such vehicle from obligation to exercise due care for the safety of others or the consequences of his wilful disregard of the safety of others. (Prior code § 19-4)

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