As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle, other than a hazardous or unlawful vehicle, on the public way or in a public parking lot in such a state of disrepair that it is incapable of being driven, or a vehicle, other than a hazardous or unlawful vehicle, on the public street or in a public parking lot that has not been moved for a period of 72 hours and appears to have been abandoned by its owner based on:
A vehicle on private property without the consent of the property owner, proprietor or agent, which person has requested that the vehicle be towed, or a vehicle, other than a hazardous or unlawful vehicle, defined as abandoned, or subject to being towed, by any ordinance of the Town.
Includes that certain class of vehicles which are exclusively human-powered by means of foot pedals, which the driver normally rides astride, which have not in excess of three wheels and which may be commonly known as "unicycles," "bicycles" and "tricycles." The term "bicycle" also includes a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour.
A small, open water vehicle propelled by oars, sails, engine, etc.; a large such vehicle for use in inland waters.
Includes any nonmotorized vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use. A camping trailer may be constructed with or without collapsible partial side walls that fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold in setup mode, however, the trailer must weigh 5,000 pounds or less.
Any series of trucks, truck tractors, trailers or semitrailers connected to each other by whatever means.
A vehicle of a type required to be registered under 21 Del. C. § 101 et seq., designed, used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation or profit, except taxicabs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 305, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A vehicle that is specifically designated by its manufacturer as being intended solely for use during a special or competition event, and which is exclusively so used.
Any motor vehicle, such as automobile, truck, van, trailer, motor home, motorcycle or any other type of yard, farm or road equipment, remaining on the street for 72 hours or more, having one or more of the following conditions: expired registration, unregistered vehicle, or inoperable as applicable to state law.
A self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled device designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to 15 miles per hour or less.
Includes every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines and other implements of husbandry.
The entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature, open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel, but does not include a road or driveway upon grounds owned by private persons, colleges, universities or other institutions.
Any vehicle, whether on public or private property and in view of the general public, from which, for a period of at least 14 days, the engine, wheels or other parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels or other parts have been altered, damaged or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power; or
Any vehicle on private property and in view of the general public which does not maintain vehicle license plates or license stickers affixed in a manner prescribed in the Delaware Vehicle Code; or
Any vehicle on private property and in view of the general public which has invalid license plates; or
Any vehicle on private property and in view of the general public which is in violation of any provision of the Delaware Vehicle Code which would prohibit the vehicle from being driven.
"Inoperable motor vehicle" shall not include:
Vehicles kept within a building when not in use;
Operable and registered historic vehicles over 25 years of age;
Vehicles on the premises of a place of business engaged in the automotive repair and maintenance of motor vehicles; or
Vehicles which have been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under their own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations.
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on-site is more than 400 square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating and air conditioning. The structure must be constructed in accordance with construction requirements promulgated by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
A pedal or nonpedal bicycle having two tandem wheels, either of which is 10 inches or more in maximum diameter, and having a motor characterized in that the maximum piston displacement is less than 55 cubic cenimeters or an electric motor rated between 751 watts and 2,000 watts.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 305, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Includes every vehicle, as defined in this section, which is self-propelled, except farm tractors, electric personal assistive mobility devices and OHVs.
Includes every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except any such vehicle as may be included within the definition of "tractor" and excepting electric personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMD).
Any device that is designed to travel on at least two wheels with the deck or chassis of such device open and close to the ground, that has handlebars or a hand-controlled throttle or brake, that is designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and that is powered by a motor that is capable of propelling the device without human propulsion. "Motorized skateboard or scooter" shall not include any automobile or device that is included within the definitions of "moped," "motorcycle," "off-highway vehicle (OHV)," any type of tractor, triped, "motorized wheelchair" or "electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD)" set forth in this section.
Includes any self-propelled vehicle which is incapable of a speed in excess of eight miles per hour and which is designed for, and used by, a handicapped person.
A motor-driven, off-road vehicle, capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road or trail, on or immediately over land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain. It includes, but is not limited to, a multiwheel drive or low-pressure tire vehicle, a motorcycle or related two-wheel vehicle, an amphibious machine, a ground effect air-cushion vehicle or other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. "OHV" does not include a farm vehicle being used for farming, a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency or law enforcement purposes, a construction or logging vehicle used in performance of its common function, electric personal assistive mobility device or a registered aircraft. However, nothing in this definition shall be construed to include snowmobiles.
Includes every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway, except the term "operator" shall include a chauffeur.
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 chapter.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a street, except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or in obedience to traffic regulations, signs or signals or an involuntary stopping of the vehicle by reason of causes beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle.
Skateboards, roller skates, soapbox vehicles and other similar devices. "Play vehicles" shall not include tricycles and/or other three-or-more-wheeled toys commonly used by small children under the supervision of any adult parent or other responsible person, unless specified herein.
Play vehicles shall include scooters, as defined as a vehicle which has handlebars and is designed to be stood on by the operator, or any other definition of "scooter" as set forth in the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended from time to time.
Play vehicles shall include scooters which are motorized, nonmotorized, battery-operated, self-propelled or any combination thereof.
Includes every motor vehicle used for temporary human living quarters, not the residence of the owner or occupant, and used for recreational or vacation activities, including motor homes, self-propelled campers and other motor vehicles with permanently attached camper components. "Recreational vehicle" may also include every van which is used primarily for personal pleasure and not for commercial use, regardless of the equipment or furnishings contained within such van.
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 or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.[1]
Includes every vehicle of the trailer-type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle, and piling and pole trailers are to be considered to fall within the meaning of this definition.
A short, narrow board having a set of four wheels mounted under it, ridden in a standing or crouching position and often used to perform stunts.
To halt a vehicle, whether or not it is occupied, when engaged in loading or unloading passengers.
In a mandatory sense:
Any public street, avenue, road, alley, highway, lane, path or other public place located in the Town of Delmar, Delaware, and established for the use of vehicles.
Includes a mobile home, park trailer, travel trailer, house trailer, office trailer, camping trailer or any vehicle, without motive power, designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
Includes every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
A large or small vehicle for carrying goods or delivery of goods by road.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and excepting electric trackless trolley coaches, electric personal assistive mobility devices and excepting off-highway vehicles.