§ 10.44.030. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Address" means and includes any residential or business address. Each dwelling unit within an apartment building that is distinguished by an apartment number and each office within an office building that is distinguished by a suite number shall be considered an address.

"Block" means any street segment intersected by two other streets; street segments over 600 feet in length, but less than 1,200 feet in length shall be considered two blocks; street segments over 1,200 feet in length shall be considered three blocks.

"Business" means an enterprise or establishment used for the purpose of conducting business located in the designated residential permit parking area.

"Car sharing" is defined as a membership-based service, available to all qualified drivers in a community, which allows members to make vehicle trips with the use of a rented vehicle without a separate written requirement for each trip.

"Car sharing organization" is an organization that provides members with access to a minimum of 20 shared-use vehicles at geographically distributed locations with hourly, daily, and/or weekly rates (or fractions thereof) that include insurance. The Public Works Department will maintain a list of the criteria necessary to become a "qualified" car sharing organization as well a list of qualified car sharing organizations entitled to applied for car sharing-related permits.

"Car sharing vehicle" is a vehicle made accessible by a car sharing organization for use by its members. Each car sharing organization shall display its identifying emblem on any car sharing vehicle using on-street spaces.

"Day care center" means and includes any state-licensed day care center with five or more employees.

"Designated residential parking area," sometimes referred to as "residential permit parking area," means any street upon which the Council imposes parking limitations pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter.

"Fourteen (14) day visitor parking permit" means a parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter or an ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to authority granted herein, which when displayed upon a motor vehicle, as described herein, shall exempt the motor vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter for a period of 14 consecutive calendar days, beginning upon the date indicated upon the face of said permit.

"Master residential parking permit" refers to the permit that entitles car sharing vehicles with master residential parking permits to park in any residential permit parking area.

"Motor vehicle" means and includes automobile, truck, motorcycle or other motor driven form of transportation not in excess of 10,000 pounds in gross vehicle weight rating.

"Neighborhood-serving establishment" means all schools, day care centers, and nonprofit public service organizations.

"Nonprofit public service organization" means and includes any nonprofit organization involved in public service excluding medical care services such as hospitals and medical office buildings.

"Nonresident vehicle" means a motor vehicle not eligible to be issued a residential parking permit, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter, for the specific area in which it is parked.

"One-day visitor parking permit" means a parking permit which when displayed upon a motor vehicle shall exempt the motor vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter or an ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to authority granted therein, for the date indicated upon the face of said permit.

"Parking permit" means a permit issued under this chapter which, when displayed upon a motor vehicle, as described herein, shall exempt said motor vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.

"Person" means and includes, but shall not be limited to, individuals and representatives of corporations, businesses, partnerships, hospitals and churches.

"Residence" means an address of a legal, residential dwelling.

"Resident" means a person 18 years of age or older whose legal residential or business address is in the designated residential permit parking area.

"School" means and includes any state-licensed preschool, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school with five or more employees.

"Visitor" means an individual who calls upon a resident in the designated residential permit parking area with specific intent to spend time in or about that resident's residence for the purpose of social intercourse or to provide a service.

(Ord. No. 13202, § 1, 12-10-2013; Ord. No. 13301, § 1, 3-31-2015)