The following words and phrases, which are not defined by Article
1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section for the
purposes of this chapter:
BUSINESS DISTRICT
The territory contiguous to and including a roadway when
within any 600 feet along such roadway there are buildings in use
for business or industrial purposes, including but not limited to
hotels, banks or office buildings, railroad stations, and public buildings
which occupy at least 300 feet of frontage on one side or 300 feet
collectively on both sides of the roadway.
CAR-SHARE VEHICLE
A vehicle used by members of a qualified car-sharing entity,
which vehicle has been so identified to the City and which bears an
affixed symbol issued by the City, indicating the same.
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
All streets and portions of streets within the area bounded
by both sides of the following streets:
(1)
State Street from Plain Street to a point 600 feet west of Cayuga
Street.
(2)
Seneca Street from Aurora Street to Cayuga Street.
(3)
Green Street from Tioga Street to a point 200 feet west of Cayuga
Street.
(4)
Aurora Street from Buffalo Street to Six Mile Creek.
(5)
Tioga Street from Buffalo Street to Six Mile Creek.
(6)
Cayuga Street from Seneca Street to a point 220 feet south of
Clinton Street.
CURBLINE
The prolongation of the lateral line of a curb or, in the
absence of a curb, the lateral boundary line of the roadway.
GROSS WEIGHT
The weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any
load thereon.
HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas Day.
ITHACA COMMONS
Unless otherwise stated, "Ithaca Commons" or "Commons" shall
mean both Primary and Secondary Commons as described below:
(1)
PRIMARY COMMONSAll streets and portions of streets within the area described as follows: all that area bounded by the property between the south building lines on the north side and the north building lines on the south side of the former bed and associated sidewalks of East State Street between the east line of Cayuga Street and the west line of Aurora Street and that area of public property between the west building lines on the east side and the east building lines on the west side of the former bed and associated sidewalks of North Tioga Street between the north line of State Street and the south line of Seneca Street.
(2)
SECONDARY COMMONSAll streets and portions of streets within the area described as follows: all that area bounded by the property between the south building lines on the north and north building lines on the south side of the 100 and 200 blocks of East Green Street, the 300 block of East State Street, the 100 block of West State Street and the 100 block and 200 blocks of North Aurora Street, the 100 block of South Aurora Street, the 200 block of North Tioga Street, the 100 block of South Cayuga Street and the 100 block of North Cayuga Street.
LOADING
The act of loading or unloading passengers, items, or merchandise
into or from a vehicle in a manner such that the operator of the vehicle
is in the vicinity of the vehicle and able to immediately move the
vehicle upon the direction of a law or code enforcement officer.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD
Whenever certain hours are named herein or on traffic control
devices, they shall mean the time standard which is in current use
in this state.
PARKING METER
Any mechanical device or meter not inconsistent with this
article placed or erected for the regulation of parking by authority
of this article. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper
legend the legal parking time established and, when operated, shall
at all times indicate the balance of legal parking time and, at the
expiration of such period, shall indicate illegal or overtime parking.
PARKING METER SPACE
Any space within a parking meter zone, which is adjacent
to a parking meter and 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 or lot adjacent to or adjoining
the parking meters.
PARKING METER ZONE
A designated on-street parking area or off-street parking
lot location within which the parking of vehicles is regulated by
parking meters.
PARKING PAY STATION
A machine that accepts payment and validates pay-parking
access tickets without cashier assistance. These machines accept credit
cards, bills, or coins.
QUALIFIED CAR-SHARING ENTITY
A corporation, cooperative or association, open to application
(for membership and shared vehicle use) from the general public, and
formed and maintained for the purpose of sharing the use of motor
vehicles, which has submitted a proper application for qualification
to the Transportation Engineer (including proof of sufficient insurance
coverage specifically for such shared use, with the City named as
a co-insured, and an agreement to indemnify and hold the City harmless),
and which has been so qualified by the Transportation Engineer.
SCHOOL
Any public, private, or nonprofit educational institution
providing preschool, elementary, or secondary educational instruction.
For purposes of this chapter, the term "school" includes a facility
designed to provide day care, nursery school or preschool in an institutional
setting.