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 St. Petersburg
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 26. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
 Article I. IN GENERAL

§ 26-1. Definitions.  

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  • The definitions in F.S. ch. 316 apply to this chapter unless otherwise defined below. As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

    Alley has the meaning set forth in chapter 16 of this Code.

    Authorized legal tender means such legal tender as the POD shall authorize. Such legal tender may include, but is not limited to, U.S. currency and credit cards. A notification shall be displayed on or adjacent to parking pay stations showing those items that are accepted by the parking pay station as authorized legal tender.

    Block face means a continuous portion of one side of any street that is not interrupted by an intersection (except alley intersections).

    Bus stand means a fixed area in the roadway parallel and adjacent to the curb to be occupied exclusively by buses for layovers in operating schedules or waiting for or loading or unloading passengers.

    Center or centerline means a continuous or broken line marked upon the surface of a roadway by paint or otherwise to indicate each portion of the roadway allocated to traffic proceeding in opposite directions and, if the line is not so painted or otherwise marked, an imaginary line in the roadway equally distant from the edges or curbs of the roadway, except when parking is allowed only on one side, then it shall be an imaginary line equally distant from the edge or curb and a line based upon the farthest point of average width of the parked vehicles.

    Commercial vehicles means any vehicle, commercial in its design and structure, or any other vehicle that is used for commercial purposes, which vehicle has painted on its sides the business name and address of the person operating the vehicle. The name shall be at least three inches in height and of a color contrasting to that of the color of the motor vehicle, so that the name and address shall be visible from a distance of not less than 50 feet.

    Common carrier or regular common carrier of passengers means all carriers operating between fixed termini, over regular routes and on fixed schedules.

    Double parking, double standing or double stopping means the parking, standing or stopping of a vehicle upon the roadway side of another vehicle parking, standing or stopping, but not legally within or adjacent to an open parking space.

    Hearing Master means the person contracted with by the City to act as Vehicle Impoundment Adjudication Officer.

    Holiday means Sundays and the following days: New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Veterans' Day and Christmas Day.

    Loading zone means a space adjacent to a curb which is identified by a City sign as reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

    Official time standard means Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, as may be in current use in the City.

    Other governing body means the governing body of any other municipality or of the county or the State.

    Parking pay station means a mechanical or electronic device which regulates parking in one or more parking spaces by allocating a defined period of permitted parking in exchange for a defined amount of authorized legal tender. A rate schedule showing the defined amounts of authorized legal tender required for defined periods of parking shall be displayed on or adjacent to the parking pay station.

    Pay by cell phone means the use of cellular phone technology, including the use of telephone, telephone automation, text message, web application, or internet to pay for parking through a program approved by the POD.

    Quiet zone means any street, or part thereof, within a distance of 200 feet from a hospital.

    Street means any street, right-of-way, tree line, bridge, causeway, alley, or sidewalk.

    Taxi stand or taxicab stand means a fixed area in the roadway parallel and adjacent to the curb set aside for taxicabs to stand or wait for passengers.

(Code 1973, § 27-1; Code 1992, § 26-1; Ord. No. 1195-F, § 1, 9-6-1990; Ord. No. 317-G, §§ 1, 2, 3-12-1998; Ord. No. 650-G, § 1, 3-4-2004; Ord. No. 997-G, § 1, 10-7-2010; Ord. No. 160-H, § 1, 5-7-2015)

State law reference

Definitions generally, F.S. § 316.003.