[Adopted 1979 by Ord. No. 66 (Ch. 8.12 of the 1983 Municipal
Code)]
For the purposes of this article, the following
terms are defined as follows:
CARGO
Includes the item, property, liquid, compound, gas or freight
to be moved, including such items placed on or in a vehicle towed
by another vehicle or on or in a vehicle itself.
DRIVER
Includes every person who drives or is in physical control
of a vehicle.
EXPLOSIVES
Includes any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that
is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion
which contains any oxidizing or combustive units or other ingredients
in such proportions, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire,
by friction, by concussion, by percussion or by detonator of any part
of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly
heated gases that the resulting gaseous pressures are capable of producing
destructive effects on contiguous objects or destroying life or limb.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID
Includes any liquid that has a flash point of 70° F.
or less, as determined by a tangible or equivalent closed-cup test
device. "Flammable liquid" includes, but is not limited to, coal oil,
benzine, gasoline, petroleum and any product thereof.
OWNER
Includes a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle
or in the event a vehicle is subject to 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 article.
PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY
Includes every way or place in private ownership and used
for vehicular travel or vehicular parking by the owner or those having
expressed or implied permission from the owner, or other places or
surfaces not being a street or highway which are used for vehicular
travel or vehicular parking.
SEMITRAILER
Includes every vehicle of a trailer type not equipped with
propelling power so designed for carrying property and used in conjunction
with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and load rests
upon or is carried by another vehicle.
STREET OR HIGHWAY
Includes the entire width between the boundary lines of every
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TRAILER
Includes every vehicle not equipped with propelling power,
designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle
which carries no part of the weight and load of the trailer on its
own wheels.
VEHICLE
Includes any device in, upon or by which any person or property
may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved by
human power or used exclusively upon rails or tracks.
It is unlawful for any person, individual, firm,
association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation or any other legal
entity to park, store or let stand any vehicle, trailer or semitrailer
containing as cargo flammable liquids or explosives for any period
exceeding two hours in, at, upon or beside any street or highway or
any private road or driveway within the Town. If any vehicle, trailer
or semitrailer containing as cargo flammable liquids or explosives
is parked, stored or let stand for a period exceeding two hours, then
the driver of the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer who placed it in
position and the owner of the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer are
guilty of a violation of this article; provided, however, that the
prohibition of this article shall not prohibit or affect propane fuel
tanks attached to or upon recreational vehicles or camper trailers
when the total capacity of the tanks does not exceed 20 gallons of
propane gas.
[Amended 1984 by Ord. No. 140]
Any person, association, firm or business who violates any provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of Chapter
1, Article
IV, General Penalty.