Chapter 10.04
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
10.04.020 Motor vehicle code definitions to be used.
10.04.030 Central traffic district.
10.04.085 Loading and unloading.
10.04.100 Official time standard.
10.04.104 Out-of-town visitor.
10.04.140 Passenger loading zone.
10.04.175 Traffic-control devices.
10.04.190 Pacific Avenue Garden Mall or Mall.
10.04.210 Motorized scooter share operator.
10.04.220 Motorized scooter share program.
10.04.240 Bike share operator.
10.04.260 Shared mobility services.
10.04.010 GENERALLY.
Unless otherwise specifically defined in this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200).
10.04.020 MOTOR VEHICLE CODE DEFINITIONS TO BE USED.
Whenever any words or phrases used herein are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state of California and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.1).
10.04.030 CENTRAL TRAFFIC DISTRICT.
“Central traffic district” means all streets and portions of streets within the area bounded by Chestnut Street on the west, San Lorenzo River on the east, Laurel Street on the south, and Water Street on the north.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.1).
10.04.040 COACH.
“Coach” means any motorbus, motorcoach, trackless trolley, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.3).
10.04.050 COUNCIL.
“Council” means the city council of the city of Santa Cruz.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.4).
10.04.060 CURB.
“Curb” means the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb is marked by curbing construction, or not so marked; the word “curb” as herein used 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. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.5).
10.04.065 CURRENT ADDRESS.
“Current address” shall mean the street name and postal address number, along with the city, state, and Zip Code, of the primary physical residence where an individual resides. If the individual has more than one address, it shall be the location where they are registered to vote. If they are not registered to vote, it shall be the location where they spend the most time during the year.
(Ord. 2021-20 § 1, 2021).
10.04.070 DIVISIONAL ISLAND.
“Divisional island” means a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.6).
10.04.080 HOLIDAYS.
Within the meaning of Chapters 10.08 through 10.60, holidays are as follows: New Year’s Day, the first day in January; Martin Luther King’s Day, the third Monday in January; President’s Day, the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; Independence Day, the fourth day in July; Labor Day, the first Monday in September; Veterans’ Day, the eleventh day in November; Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November; and Christmas, the twenty-fifth day in December. If any of the aforementioned holidays fall on a Sunday then the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.
(Ord. 92-34, 1992: Ord. 76-31 § 1, 1976: Ord. 71-27 § 1, 1971: Ord. 70-21 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.7).
10.04.085 LOADING AND UNLOADING.
“Loading and unloading” shall mean actively moving items to or from an oversized vehicle including the activities required to prepare the vehicle for travel or storage.
(Ord. 2021-20 § 1, 2021).
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. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.8).
10.04.100 OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD.
“Official time standard” means whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in this city.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.9).
10.04.104 OUT-OF-TOWN VISITOR.
“Out-of-town visitor” shall mean any person who does not reside in the city of Santa Cruz, who is temporarily visiting as a guest of a resident of the city, and who has applied for and obtained an oversized vehicle overnight parking permit.
(Ord. 2021-20 § 1, 2021).
10.04.106 OVERSIZED VEHICLE.
“Oversized vehicle” shall mean any motorized vehicle (as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code) or combination of motorized vehicles and/or nonmotorized vehicles or trailers that: (1) meets or exceeds twenty feet in length at any time, or (2) both of the two following criteria, exclusive of fixtures, accessories, or property: eight feet in height and seven feet in width.
(a) To determine the height, width or length of the vehicles defined in this section, any extension to the vehicle caused by mirrors, air conditioners, or similar attachments as allowed by Section 35109, 35110 or 35111 of the Vehicle Code as may be amended shall not be included.
(b) “Oversized vehicle” does not include pickup trucks, vans, or sport utility vehicles that are less than twenty feet in length and eight feet in height.
(Ord. 2021-20 § 1, 2021).
10.04.110 PARK OR PARKING.
“Park or parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading and unloading passengers or merchandise.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.10).
10.04.120 PARKWAY.
“Parkway” means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.11).
10.04.130 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 occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.12).
10.04.140 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. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.13).
10.04.150 PEDESTRIAN.
“Pedestrian” means any person afoot.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.14).
10.04.160 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. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.15).
10.04.165 RESIDENT.
“Resident” shall mean a person who customarily resides and maintains a place of abode with a street address number in the city of Santa Cruz or who owns land within the city of Santa Cruz with a street address number. It shall not mean a person who maintains an address at a post office box, mailbox drop, or who rents a room without it being the primary place of abode.
(Ord. 2021-20 § 1, 2021).
10.04.170 STOP.
“Stop” when required, means complete cessation of movement.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.16).
10.04.175 TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.
A “traffic-control device” is a barricade, channeling device, construction sign, crash cushion, delineator, lighting device, pavement marking, denoting parking restrictions on limitations, or any other sign, signal or roadway feature used to warn, control, direct or facilitate traffic flow. Traffic-control devices shall include those devices used to control on-street parking. Traffic-control devices shall be installed on city streets whenever necessary to effect the provisions of Chapters 10.04 through 10.80 of this code or any applicable provision of the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 96-21 § 1, 1996).
10.04.180 VEHICLE CODE.
“Vehicle Code” means the vehicle code of the state of California.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3200.17).
10.04.190 PACIFIC AVENUE GARDEN MALL OR MALL.
“Pacific Avenue Mall” or “Mall” includes the streets and sidewalks and all landscaped areas within the public right-of-way along: (i) Pacific Avenue between Water Street and Elm Street; (ii) Locust Street, Church Street, Walnut Avenue, and Lincoln Street between Cedar Street and Pacific Avenue; and (iii) Cooper Street and Soquel Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Front Street.
(Ord. 85-72 § 1, 1986).
10.04.200 MOTORIZED SCOOTER.
Any wheeled device with handlebars and a floorboard that is designed to be stood upon when riding that is motorized; the motor can have any type of power source. This device may also have a driver seat that does not interfere with the ability of the rider to stand and ride, and may also be designed to be motorized by human propulsion. Motorcycles, as defined in Section 400 of the California Vehicle Code, and motor-driven cycles, as defined in Section 405 of the California Vehicle Code, are included in this section’s definition of “motorized scooter.”
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.210 MOTORIZED SCOOTER SHARE OPERATOR.
An individual or a public, private, or nonprofit entity that manages a motorized scooter share program.
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.220 MOTORIZED SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAM.
A system of self-service motorized scooters for hire in the city of Santa Cruz operated by a motorized scooter share operator that offers to users a pool of at least ten self-service motorized scooters for use in the public right-of-way or on public property in the city of Santa Cruz.
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.230 SHARED BIKE.
A bicycle, tricycle, quadricycle or similar device with any number of wheels that is propelled by a motor with any type of power source and/or by humans, that is designed to be shared by unrelated members of the public and that can be locked or secured from unauthorized use without being locked or secured to a bicycle rack or other object. This includes motorized bicycles or mopeds, as defined in Section 406 of the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.240 BIKE SHARE OPERATOR.
An individual or a public, private, or nonprofit entity that manages a bike share program.
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.250 BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.
A system of self-service shared bikes for hire in the city of Santa Cruz operated by a bike share operator that offers to users a pool of at least ten self-service shared bikes for use in the public right-of-way or on public property in the city of Santa Cruz.
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).
10.04.260 SHARED MOBILITY SERVICES.
Motorized scooter share programs and bike share programs shall be jointly known as “shared mobility services.”
(Ord. 2018-12 § 2 (part), 2018).