The ordinance codified in this title shall be known as the "Uniform Traffic Code" and may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this title."
(Ord. 88-17 Art. I § 1; Ord. 99-2 § 1)
It is the intent of the city council in adopting this title to provide a comprehensive method for the identification and enforcement of the traffic and parking regulations within the city.
(Ord. 88-17 Art. I § 2(a); Ord. 99-2 § 1)
Provisions of this title are supplementary and complementary to all of the provisions of this code, state law, and any law cognizable at common law or in equity, and nothing in this title shall be read, interpreted or construed in any manner so as to limit any existing right or power of the city to enforce traffic laws or regulations.
(Ord. 88-17 Art. I § 2(b); Ord. 99-2 § 1)
The provisions of this title apply generally to all property throughout the city wherein any of the conditions hereinafter specified are found to exist; provided, however, that any condition which would constitute a violation of this title, but which is duly authorized under any city, state or federal law, shall not be deemed to violate this title.
(Ord. 88-17 Art. I § 3; Ord. 99-2 § 1)
The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or fire department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
(Ord. 88-17 Art. IV § 3; Ord. 99-2 § 1)
A. 
The following words and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
"City manager"
means the city manager or designee.
"Commercial vehicle"
means as defined by Section 260 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California, excluding any vehicle that is operated primarily for agricultural production purposes. This exclusion shall not be construed to include commercial vehicles used for the transportation of agricultural products.
"Council"
means the city council of the city of West Sacramento.
"Curb"
means the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb is marked by curbing construction, or not so marked. The word "curb" as used in this title does not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of the street, nor the tracks or right-of-way of public utility companies.
"Emergency"
means those conditions described in the Vehicle Code or Municipal Code as emergencies.
"Loading zone"
means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
"Micro-mobility device"
means a device available to persons for renting on a self-service basis, including bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, motorized scooters, or other transportation devices, excluding transportation devices that must be registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Official Time Standard.
Whenever certain hours are named in this title, they mean standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use in the city.
"Ordinance"
means the ordinance, rule or regulation adopted by the city relating to the movement of traffic, and enforcement thereof.
"Parking meter"
means any mechanical device or meter not inconsistent with this title placed or erected for the control or regulation of parking by the authority of this title.
"Parking meter space"
means any space within a parking meter zone, adjacent to a parking meter or controlled by a pay-by-space or pay-and-display machine, which is duly designated for the parking of a single vehicle by lines painted or otherwise durably marked on the curb or on the surface of the street.
"Passenger loading zone"
means the space reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles while receiving or discharging passengers.
"Pay-by-space/pay-and-display machine"
means any mechanical/electronic device or mechanism not inconsistent with this title placed or erected for the control or regulation of multiple parking meter spaces by the authority of this title.
"Police officer"
means every officer of the police department of the city, or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
"Railroad train"
means a steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars.
"Streetcar"
means any device traveling exclusively upon rails.
"Traffic control device"
means any sign, road marking, signal or light placed for the purpose of directing and controlling the flow of vehicle, pedestrian or bicycle traffic.
"Traffic enforcement division"
means that division within the police department of the city.
"Traffic engineering division"
means that division within the community development department of the city.
"Vehicle Code"
means the Vehicle Code of the state of California.
B. 
Whenever any words and phrases used in this title are not defined herein but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state of California and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.
C. 
Masculine pronouns, such as "he" and "him," are utilized in the text of this title for the sake of brevity, and are intended to refer to persons of either sex.
(Ord. 88-17 Art. II; Ord. 95-1 § 1; Ord. 99-2 § 1; Ord. 09-17 § 2; Ord. 17-1 § 2; Ord. 19-3 § 4)