§ 22-26. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bicycle means any device propelled by human power, or any moped propelled by a pedal-activated helper motor with a manufacturer's certified maximum rating of one and one-half (1½) brake horsepower, upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, either of which is twenty (20) inches or more in diameter, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two (2) front and/or two (2) rear wheels.

Crosswalks means:

(1)

That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway, measured from the curbs, or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway.

(2)

Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.

Dual rear wheel vehicles means motor trucks, trailers, semitrailers, tractor trailer combinations and all other vehicles operating over the public streets in the county and used as a means of transporting persons or property and propelled by power other than muscular power which have more than or are designed to have more than four (4) weight-bearing wheels, but not including, dual rear wheel pickup trucks with a one (1) ton or less load capacity.

Emergency utility vehicles means any vehicle owned by a public or private utility service which is used in the event of emergencies.

Fire lanes means that area designated as a "No Parking Zone" by the fire marshal or property owner to allow for use by fire department and other emergency vehicles.

Intersection means:

(1)

That area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles; or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.

(2)

Where a highway includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart; then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two (2) roadways thirty (30) feet or more apart, then every crossing of two (2) roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.

Law enforcement officer means any officer authorized to enforce parking regulations, including the county sheriff, any of his deputies, any authorized individual who is certified as a parking enforcement specialist and any officers of the state which are authorized to enforce parking regulations.

Median means that portion of a divided roadway which separates the opposing directions of vehicular traffic.

Motor vehicle means any vehicle which is self-propelled, but not including any bicycle or moped.

Official traffic-control device means all signs, signals, markings and devices, not inconsistent with this article, placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic or parking of motor vehicles.

Official traffic-control signal means any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.

Owner means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this article.

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.

Recreational vehicle means vehicular-type units primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use which either have their own motor power or are mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, including travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes.

Right-of-way shall encompass right-of-way easements and right-of-way dedications and shall mean all of that land designated for use by the public, for vehicular or pedestrian travel, and shall include but not be limited to, streets, roadways, medians, bridges, sidewalks, bike paths, road side drainage areas, ditches, curbs and gutters.

Roadway means that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways, the term "roadway," as used herein, refers to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways collectively.

Safety zone means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and protected or so marked by signs or authorized pavement markings as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.

Sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curbline, or the lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for use by pedestrians.

Stand or standing means when prohibited, any halting, otherwise than momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the direction of a law enforcement officer or traffic-control sign or signal.

Street or highway means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular traffic.

Vehicle means any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except any device designated or be propelled solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(Ord. No. 87-21, § 2; Ord. No. 02-08, § 1, 4-8-02)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 316.003.