The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-10

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no. ia. AND TO REPEAL ALL
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF on
DYNANCEs CoNTRAvENrNG THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ohpiN-
Tie Common Council Of the city
OF Ypsiianti ordain;
Section ..,....
when used in this ordinance shall
Tor tho purpose OF this ordinance
have the meanings respectively
ascribed 10 them in this article
(a) vehicle" Every device IN
upon or by which any person or
property - or may he transported
or drawn upon public highway. en-
cepting devices used exclusively up
on stationary rails or tracks.
ODD Motor Vehicle. Every
vehicle. as herein defined. which is
self-propelled, hut not operated upon
| rails;
(b-2D Commercial vehicles" Al
vehicles used for the transportation
| OF passengers for hire ana those
constructed or used for transportd-
tion Of merchandise and with ref
erence 10 parking provisions, motor
vehicles without commercial license
plates shall not he considered com
mercial vehicles
.tc) Motorcycle" Every motor
vehicle designed to travel on not
more than > wheels I'm contact with
the ground. except any such vehicle
as may be included within the term
tractor" Us herein defined.
(d) Truck tractor" Every motor
vehicle designed and used primarily
for drawing other vehicles and not
so constructed as 10 carry load
other than "a part OF the weight of
the vehicle and load so drawn:
(s) "Farm tractor. Every motor
vehicle designed and used primarily
as farm implement for drawing
plows. moving machines. and other
Implements or hushandry:
(D Road tractor" Every motor
vehicle designed and used for draw
ing other vehicles and not so con-
structed as 10 carry any load there
on. either independently or any part
OF the weight Of veAicle or load
so drawn;
az, Trailer" Every vehicle with
or without motive power, other than
pole+trailer designed for CARRYING
property or persons and for being
drawn by motor vehicle and so
instructed that no part of its
weight rests upon the towing Nehi-
Gle;
(h-l) "ssmi-trailsr." Every Vehi-
Gle with or without motive power.
other than pole-trailer. designed
for carrying persons or property
and for being drawn by motor We
hicle and so Constructed that some
part of it's weight and that OF its
load rests UPON or is carried by
another vehicle.
(h-a) "Pols-trailsr." Every vehi-
Gle without motive power designed
10 be drawn ny another vehicle and
attached 70 the towing vehicle by
means OF reach. or pole, or by
being doomed or otherwise secured
20 the towing vehicle; and ordinarily |
used for transporting long or irreg !
ular shaped loads such as poles,
pipes, or structural members caps-
BILE, generally, of sustaining them
selves "a beams between the sup
porting connections;
u) "Bicycls," Every device pro- |
PEELED by human power upon which ,
any person may ride, having two
over twenty GOD inches in dia M
eter
90 PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot .
tD Person" Every natural per-
son, firm. o-partnershtp, associa-
ton or corporation and their re-
spective trustees and receivers, APP
pointed by any court whatsoever;
~ Owner" A person vino holds
the legal title OF vehicle OF in the
event 4 vehicle ~ the subject OF
an agreement for the conditional
sale or lease thereof with the right |
OF purchase upon performance If tho
conditions stated IN the agreement
with an Immediate right Of posses
zion vested in the conditional ven
dee or lessee. or n the event a mort /
gagor Of vehicle Is entitled TO pos
session. then such conditional ven
dee or lessee or mortgagor shall be
deemed the owner for the purpose
of the ordinance;
(n) "opsratov. The word "oper-
ator shall mean and include every
person or individual who shall oper-
ate a vehicle as the owner thereof
or as the agent employee, or per
mittee OF the owner; and with refer
ence 70 parking provisions, any per
son parking OF moving vehicle
whether remaining in such parked
vehicle or not.
(n-D Stree. or Hishvay." The
entire width between the boundary
lines Of every way publicly main
tanned when any part thereof is
open 10 the use Of the public for the
purposes Of vehicular travel;
(n-a) -Hosdway.' That portion
of q highway improved. designed, or
ordinarily used for yenieulsr trayel
(n-3) Divided Boadway." That
portion OF a highway improved de-
signed or ordinarily used for vehic /
ular travel. in two or more parts
separated longitudinally by park
ways, tunnel approaches. canals, or
areas not available 20 immediate and
continuous access to Nehicular traf-
fic from such divided roadways
(n-4 Through street" A street
or portion thereof al the entrances
TO which vehicles from interesting
streets are required ny standard
stop signs 10 stop before entering
or crossing:
(ns stop Intersection An in
tersection at one or more entrances
TO which Vehiclss are required by
stop signs 20 stop before entering.
(o-l) Alley" A public way with
in a block primarily intended for
service and access 10 abutting prop
srty
(p-l) Intersection" The area en-
braced within the prolongation OF
the lateral curb lines or. IL none,
then the lateral boundary lines NJ
two or more highways which Join
one another at an angle. whether or
not one such highway. crosses tle
other
(p-D "crosswalf" GAY That 81
OF roadway al an intersect'
cluded within the connec,..
the lateral lines OF the So
on opposite sides Of the %
measured from the curbs. or. boo
absence OF Curbs from TIE . t..
the traVer~able highway: OBJ Ar
portion OF hignW A. al an inter-
section or elsewhere distinctly In
dictated for pedestrian crossing by
lines OF other markings on the sur
face.
(q-lD night Of wsN.' The privi-
lege OF the immediate use OF the
highway.
(r-lD Parking" The storing ~
vehicle upon a street unattended
by an operator;
(r-s) "stsnding." The standing
OF passenger velicl' noon street
with an operator iu the drivers
seat. and the standing Of COM
ntercial vehicle for the purpose OF