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Chapter 10.12 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 10.12DEFINITIONS
10.12.010 Generally.
10.12.060 Highway.
10.12.070 Official time standard.
10.12.080 Park, parking.
10.12.090 Police officer.
10.12.100 Right-of-way.
10.12.105 Street.
10.12.110 Stand or standing.
10.12.120 Stop.
10.12.130 Stop or stopping.
10.12.140 Traffic division.
The following words and phrases when used in this title shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter, unless where used the context thereof shall clearly indicate to the contrary. (Ord. 282 § 1, 1968).
“Highway” means every way, place, lane, road, street, boulevard, parking lot, whether publicly or privately owned and/or maintained, any part of which is open, at any time, to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (Ord. 905 § 1, 1994; Ord. 282 § 6(a), 1968).
“Official time standard” means whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use in this city. (Ord. 282 § 4, 1968).
“Park or parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. (Ord. 282 § 3(d), 1968).
“Police officer” means every officer of this municipal police department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. (Ord. 282 § 5(a), 1968).
“Right-of-way” means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. (Ord. 282 § 2, 1968).
“Street” means every way, place, lane, highway, road, boulevard, or public lot, whether publicly or privately owned and/or maintained, any part of which is open, at any time, to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (Ord. 905 § 2, 1994).
“Stand or standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. (Ord. 282 § 3(c), 1968).
“Stop,” when required, means complete cessation of movement. (Ord. 282 § 3(a), 1968).
“Stop or stopping,” when prohibited, means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal. (Ord. 282 § 3(b), 1968).
“Traffic division” means the traffic division of the police department of this city, or in the event a traffic division is not established, then the term, whenever used herein, shall be deemed to refer to the police department of this city. (Ord. 282 § 5(b), 1968).