The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall,
for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in this subsection:
ACTIVE CHARGING
Means that the connector from the charger is inserted into
the electric vehicle inlet and electrical energy is being transferred
for the purpose of recharging the batteries on board the electric
vehicle.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Means any motor vehicle registered to operate on California
public roadways and operates, either partially or exclusively, on
electrical energy. "Electric vehicle" includes but is not limited
to: a battery electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACE
Means a parking space in the public right-of-way or on City
property designated for public use that is served by battery charging
station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of
electrical energy to a battery or other energy storage device in an
electric vehicle.
HOLIDAYS
Where used in this chapter or on official signs, shall mean
the following days:
• New Year's Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
• President's Day (third Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day (first Monday in September)
• Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
• Veterans Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
• Christmas Day (December 25)
If any of the holidays enumerated above shall fall upon a
Sunday, then the Monday following shall be considered as the holiday.
LOADING ZONE
Shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the
exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers
or materials.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD
Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall
mean Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time, as may be in current use
in the City.
OVERSIZED VEHICLES
Shall mean any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer
or dolly the dimension of which exceed twenty-two (22') feet in length,
or ninety (90") inches in width, or ninety-six (96") inches in height
or has a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or
greater.
PARK
Shall mean to stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether
occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and
while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
PARKWAY
Shall mean that portion of a street other than a roadway
or a sidewalk.
PASSENGER LOADING ZONE
Shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the
exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
POLICE OFFICER
Shall mean every Officer of the Police Department of this
City, or any Officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to
make arrests for violation of traffic regulations.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Shall mean both of the following:
a.
A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer,
with or without motive power, designed primarily for human habitation
for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy that meets all of
the following criteria:
1.
It is built on a single chassis.
2.
It is either self-propelled, truck-mounted, or permanently towable
on the highways without a permit.
b.
A park trailer, as defined in Section 18009.3 of the Health
and Safety Code. (Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 566, Stats. 2000. Effective
January 1, 2001.)
STOP
When required, shall mean complete cessation of movement.
STOP OR STAND
When prohibited shall mean any stopping or standing of a
vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic, or in compliance with the direction of a Police
Officer or official traffic-control device.