The Mayor and the public officials of the City
of Lexington shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and hereby
are authorized, empowered and ordered to exercise all powers and perform
all duties in relation to the management of street traffic, and to
direct, control, stop, restrict and regulate, and when necessary temporarily
to divert or exclude in the interest of public health, safety and
convenience, the movement of pedestrians and animal and vehicular
traffic of every kind in the streets, alleys and other public places
in the City.
Whenever in this chapter the following terms
are used they shall have, for the purpose of this chapter only, the
meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.
The boundaries of a street, as defined herein.
To place, allow, permit or stop any vehicle alongside of
a vehicle parked parallel to the curb, or in the rear of any vehicle
parked diagonally to the curb, for a greater period of time than is
reasonably necessary for the actual loading or unloading of persons
or materials.
Any person in actual physical control of a vehicle.
[Amended 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4]
The area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral
curblines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines, of two or
more streets which join at an angle, whether or not one such street
crosses the other.
[Amended 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4]
To stand a vehicle, whether occupied or not, within any street,
alley or public place for a period of time greater than is reasonably
necessary for the loading or unloading of persons or materials.
That portion of the street between the curbline, or the lateral
lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for
use of pedestrians.[1]
That part of the public highway between the regularly established
curblines set aside for vehicular traffic.
Every device by which any person or property is or may be
transported or drawn upon any street. A bicycle and a motor bicycle
shall be deemed a vehicle.
