Chapter 10.04 DEFINITIONS

The words and phrases defined in Sections 10.04.030 through 10.04.150, when used in this title, shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-100)

10.04.020 Vehicle Code definitions applicability.

Whenever any words or phrases used in this title are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-101)

10.04.030 Central traffic district.

“Central traffic district” means all streets and portions of streets within the area described as the central traffic district in Section 20 of Traffic Resolution No. 59-73, adopted by the city council on September 11, 1973, and as said resolution is thereafter and from time to time hereafter amended. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-102)

10.04.040 Coach.

“Coach” means any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-103)

10.04.045 Commercial vehicle.

A commercial vehicle is a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the state of California Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

Passenger vehicles which are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit and house cars other than those subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.020 are not commercial vehicles.

Any van pool vehicle is not a commercial vehicle. (Ord. 359 § 1 (part), 1989)

10.04.050 Council.

“Council” means the city council. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-104)

10.04.060 Curb.

“Curb” means the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb is marked by curbing construction or not so marked. “Curb” as used in this title shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-105)

10.04.061 Curb return.

A curb return is a curved section of a curb located at a corner of an intersection, connecting a curb on one street to another curb on the intersecting street. A curb return starts at the point where the curb begins to turn toward the direction of the intersecting street and ends at the point where it meets the curb on the intersecting street. (Ord. 359 § 1 (part), 1989)

10.04.070 Divisional island.

“Divisional island” means a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-106)

10.04.080 Holidays.

Within the meaning of this title, holidays are the first day of January, the twelfth day of February, the third Monday in February, the last Monday in May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the ninth day of September, the second Monday in October, the fourth Monday in October, the twenty-fifth day in December and Thanksgiving Day. If the first day of January, the twelfth day of February, the fourth day of July, the ninth day of September or the twenty-fifth day of December falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-107)

10.04.090 Loading zone.

“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. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-108)

10.04.095 Mobile home.

A mobile home is a structure as defined in Section 18008 of the state of California Health and Safety Code. For the purposes of enforcement of Chapter 17.64, a mobile home is a trailer coach which is in excess of one hundred two inches in width or in excess of forty feet in overall length, measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer. (Ord. 359 § 1 (part), 1989)

10.04.100 Official time standard.

Whenever certain hours are named in this title, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this city. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-109)

10.04.110 Parking meter.

“Parking meter” means a mechanical device installed within or upon the curb or sidewalk area, immediately adjacent to a parking space, for the purpose of controlling the period of time of occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-111)

10.04.120 Parkway.

“Parkway” means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-110)

10.04.130 Passenger loading zone.

“Passenger loading zone” means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-112)

10.04.140 Police officer.

“Police officer” means every officer of the police department of this city or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-113)

10.04.145 Recreational vehicle.

A recreational vehicle means either of the following:

A. A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, which meets all of the following criteria:

1. It contains less than three hundred twenty square feet of internal living area, excluding built-in equipment including, but not limited to, wardrobe, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, and bath or toilet rooms.

2. It contains four hundred square feet or less of gross area measured at maximum horizontal projections.

3. It is built on a single chassis.

4. It is either self-propelled, truck-mounted or permanently towable on the highways without a permit.

B. A park trailer designed for human habitation for recreational or seasonal use only, which meets all of the following criteria:

1. It contains four hundred square feet or less of gross floor area measured at the maximum horizontal projections. However, it may not exceed twelve feet in width or forty feet in length in the traveling mode.

2. It is built on a single chassis.

3. It may only be transported upon the public highways with a permit. (Ord. 359 § 1 (part), 1989)

10.04.147 Vehicle.

A vehicle is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (Ord. 359 § 1 (part), 1989)

10.04.150 Vehicle Code.

“Vehicle Code” means the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 79 § 1 (part), 1973: prior code § 9-114)

10.04.160 Definitions ascribing to transportation system management (TSM).

The words and phrases defined in Sections 10.76.170 through 10.76.370, when used in this title, shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings ascribed to them in Chapter 10.76. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.170 Alternative work hours program.

“Alternative work hours program” means any system for shifting the work day of an employee so that the work day starts or ends outside of the peak traffic periods. Such programs include but are not limited to: (1) compressed work weeks; (2) staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of all employees at the workplace; and (3) flexible hours involving individually determined work hours within guidelines established by the employer. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.180 Carpool.

“Carpool” means a motor vehicle occupied by two or more employees commuting together. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.190 Commute.

“Commute” means a home-to-work or work-to-home trip. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.200 Complex.

“Complex” means either:

1. Any nonresidential use or development which is operated as a unit, whether in common or separate ownership. A “complex” may have some of the following characteristics:

a. It is known by a common name;

b. It is governed by a common set of covenants, conditions and restrictions;

c. It was approved, or is to be approved, as an entity by the city:

d. It is covered by a single subdivision or parcel map;

e. It is operated by a single management;

f. It shares common parking; or

2. Any multi-tenant, nonresidential building or group of buildings under common ownership, which is not included within the definition of complex stated above. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.210 Employee.

“Employee” means any person hired by an employer for work at the workplace, including part-time and seasonal persons working twenty hours or more weekly, but excluding independent contractors. Partners, joint venturers, and the like shall be considered as employees for the purpose of calculating the number of employees.

The number of employees shall be calculated on forms and on a date established by the TSM board of directors, provided, however, that the established date may be changed by the board for an individual employee or sponsor if the board finds that a different date more accurately reflects the number of commuting employees. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.220 Employer.

“Employer” means any public or private employer, including the city, who has a permanent place of business in the city. “Employer” shall not include contractors with no permanent place of business in the city and other businesses with no permanent workplace location. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.230 Intercity agreement.

“Intercity agreement” means the agreement approved by the city and one or more other cities to establish an organization and procedures for governing a joint TSM program. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.240 Joint powers authority.

“Joint powers authority” means that agency created under the “Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Intercity Transportation System Management (TSM) Authority.” (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.250 Peak traffic periods, peak hour, and peak periods.

“Peak traffic periods,” “peak hour” and “peak periods” mean the periods of highest traffic volume and congestion which are from six a.m. to ten a.m. and three p.m. to seven p.m. during work days. A “peak period trip” means an employee commute trip to or from a workplace when the employee’s work day begins or ends within a peak period. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.260 Public transit.

“Public transit” means publicly provided transportation, usually either by bus or rail. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.270 Ridesharing.

“Ridesharing” means transportation of persons in a motor vehicle for commute purposes where the driver is not employed for that purpose. The term includes arrangements known as carpools and vanpools. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.280 Single occupant vehicle.

“Single occupant vehicle” means any passenger car, or a truck of less than three tons, occupied by one individual traveling to or from work. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.290 Sponsor.

“Sponsor” means the owner(s) or developer(s) of a project or complex. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.295 Telecommuting.

“Telecommuting” means a system of working at home or at an off-site, non-home telecommute facility for the full work day on a regular basis at least one day per week. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.300 Transportation system management (TSM)

“Transportation system management” (“TSM”) is a program to improve the movement of persons through better and more efficient use of the existing transportation system. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.310 TSM trip-reduction program.

“TSM trip-reduction program” means the group of measures developed and implemented by an employer to provide transportation information, commute alternatives assistance and incentives to employees. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.330 TSM board of directors.

“TSM board of directors” is the group responsible for policy direction of the TSM organization, with membership and responsibilities as defined in the intercity agreement. Responsibilities also include the general direction of the TSM coordinator and program as set forth in the Intercity Agreement. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.350 Vanpool.

“Vanpool” means a van occupied by five or more employees (of the same or multiple employers) traveling together during the majority of their individual commute distance. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)

10.04.360 Worksite.

“Worksite” means any property, real or personal, which is being operated, utilized, maintained or owned by an employer as part of an identifiable enterprise. All property on contiguous, adjacent or proximate sites separated only by a private or public roadway or other private or public right-of-way, served by a common circulation or access system, and not separated by an impassable barrier to bicycles or pedestrian travel such as a freeway or flood control channel is included as part of the work site. (Ord. 415 § 1 (part), 1995)