Ordinance 2826-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

00. "Sidewalk" means that property between the curb lines or the lateral lines or a roadway and the adjacent property, set aside and intended for the use of pedestrians or such portion of private property parallel and in proximity to a public highway and dedicated to use by pedestrians. PP."Stand or standing" means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. QQ. "Stop or stopping" means any halting of a vehicle resulting in complete cessation from movement, even momentarily. RR. "Tow-away zone" means a portion of a street or alley that is signed or marked as a tow-away zone. SS."Trailer" includes every vehicle without power designed for being drawn by or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle. TT."Truck" means any motor vehicle designed or used for the transportation of commodities, merchandise, produce, freight or animals. UU. "Truck loading zone" means a designated portion of the street reserved for the exclusive use of truck licensed commercial vehicles during the loading and unloading of materials. VV. "Vehicle" means every device capable of being moved upon a highway and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, including mopeds, excepting devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. For purposes of this chapter, the definition of "vehicle" encompasses, but is not limited to, motor vehicles, trailers, trucks and motorcycles. Section 2: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 2180-96 (EMC 46.28.030), which reads as follows: Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places. A. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device or as otherwise posted by the city, no person shall: 1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle: a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; b. On a sidewalk or street planting strip; c. Within an intersection; d. On a crosswalk; e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless official signs or markings indicate a different no-parking area opposite the ends of a safety zone; f. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic; 8