The definition of words and phrases contained in the Vehicle
Code of the State of California are deemed to apply to such words
and phrases as used in this title unless a broader meaning is ascribed
in this title.
(Ord. 93-09)
"Bicycle" has the same meaning as in California
Vehicle Code
Section 231, as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 93-09; Ord. 2023-05)
A "business activity district" is that portion of a highway
and the property contiguous thereto that includes central or neighborhood
downtowns, urban villages, or zoning designations that prioritize
commercial land uses at the downtown or neighborhood scale and meets
at least three of the following requirements in subsections (1) to
(4), inclusive:
1. No
less than 50% of the contiguous property fronting the highway consists
of retail or dining commercial uses, including outdoor dining, that
open directly onto sidewalks adjacent to the highway.
2. Parking,
including parallel, diagonal, or perpendicular spaces located alongside
the highway.
3. Traffic
control signals or stop signs regulating traffic flow on the highway,
located at intervals of no more than 600 feet.
4. Marked
crosswalks not controlled by a traffic control device.
"Business District" shall include all of the following named
streets and portions thereof:
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South Coast Highway 101 between D Street and J Street.
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(Ord. 93-09; Ord. 2023-10)
"Central Business District" shall include all of the following
named streets and portions thereof:
1. First
Street between Encinitas Boulevard and "K" Street.
2. Second
Street between "C" Street and "K" Street.
3. "D"
Street between Third Street and Vulcan Avenue.
4. "E"
Street between Third Street and Vulcan Avenue.
5. "F"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
6. "G"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
7. "H"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
8. "I"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
9. "J"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
10. "K"
Street between Third Street and First Street.
(Ord. 93-09)
"Highway" means a way or place of whatever nature, publicly
maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel. Highway includes street.
(Ord. 93-09)
"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.
(Ord. 93-09)
Whenever certain hours are named in this title, they shall mean
Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time as may be in current use in
the City.
(Ord. 93-09)
"Pedestrian" means any person afoot or who is using a means
of conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle, or any
person who is operating a self-propelled wheelchair, invalid tricycle,
or motorized quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is
otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian.
(Ord. 93-09)
A "residence district" is that portion of a highway and the
property contiguous thereto, other than a business district, (1) upon
one side of which highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile,
the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more
separate dwelling houses or business structures; or (2) upon both
sides of which highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter
of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by
16 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. A residence
district may be longer than one-quarter of a mile if the above ratio
of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of
the highway exists.
(Ord. 93-09)
"Vehicle" means a device by which any person or property may
be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved
by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Ord. 93-09)