§ 27-3. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bicycle: Any device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride having two tandem wheels either of which is more than twelve (12) inches in diameter or having three (3) wheels in contact with the ground any of which is more than twelve (12) inches in diameter.

Downtown redevelopment area: The area bounded by Orangewood Avenue on the north, Maryland Avenue on the south, 51st Avenue on the east and 63rd Avenue on the west.

Food: Any article, solid or liquid, sold for human consumption and the sale of which is not prohibited by any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation.

In-line skates: Shoes that have attached to their soles a row of wheels which are used for gliding with alternate movement of the legs on a surface other than ice.

Motorized skateboard: A self-propelled device which has a motor, a deck on which a person may ride and at least two (2) tandem wheels in contact with the ground.

Parks and recreation director: The person designated by the city to act as parks and recreation director, regardless of such person's official title with the city.

Pushcart: Any device which is on wheels, is propelled solely by an individual pushing it while he or she walks and is specifically designed for the sale of inflated balloons or fresh flowers or for storage and preservation of food items for a short time. Any device which may be transported from one (1) place to another by hitching it to a motor vehicle, except for a device using a detachable hitch, shall not be deemed to be a pushcart.

Road or roadway: Any portion of a street improved, designed or primarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. If a street includes two (2) or more separate roadways, "roadway" refers to such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.

Rollerskates: Shoes that have attached to their soles two (2) parallel sets of wheels which are used for gliding with alternate movement of the legs on a surface other than ice.

Sidewalk: Any portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians.

Skateboard: A human-propelled device which has a deck on which a person may ride and at least two (2) tandem wheels in contact with the ground.

Tax and license manager: The person designated by the city to act as tax and license manager, regardless of such person's official title with the city.

Vehicle: A device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public roadway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(Ord. No. 1944, § 1, 5-27-97)