A. "Designated residential parking permit area" means any contiguous area upon which the Council imposes parking limitations pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter.

B. "Block front" means all of the property on one side of a street between two consecutive intersecting streets.

C. "Mixed use" means the use of a lot or building with two or more different land uses including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, retail, office or manufacturing, in a single structure of a group of physically integrated structures; in a neighborhood context, it means blocks containing single-use residences interspersed with other land uses, such as commercial or industrial.

D. "Mixed Use-Residential" and "Mixed Use-Light Industrial" refer to the zoning designations so defined in Berkeley Municipal Code Chapters 23E.84 and 23E.80, respectively.

E. "Assessor’s Use Code" means the code used by the Alameda County Assessor to assess property for property tax purposes. These codes cover a range of building descriptions and uses, including a variety of residential uses.

F. "Nonresidential 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. However, it could be eligible for a local business parking permit, or any other parking permit the council shall designate.

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

H. "Local business parking permit" means a permit issued under this chapter which, when displayed upon a motor vehicle, shall exempt said vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.

I. "Trapped resident" means: 1) any resident whose dwelling is on a block that may not legally opt-in because less than 80% of the block fronts are residentially zoned and either: a) whose address is on a block front adjacent to and/or surrounded by block fronts that are already included in the RPP program; or b) whose address is within the general boundary of a designated RPP area; or 2) any resident whose dwelling abuts controlled curb parking and either: a) whose address is on a block front adjacent to and/or surrounded by RPP areas; or b) whose address is within the general boundary of a designated RPP area.

J. "Neighborhood-service community facility" means churches, schools and senior centers located wholly within the general boundary of an RPP designated area.

K. "Neighborhood-serving business and establishment" means any business or establishment located in a neighborhood commercial district as defined in the Zoning Ordinance Section Cla, Clb, Clc, Clb(E).

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

M. "Two-week visitor permit" shall mean a parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter or an ordinance enacted pursuant to authority granted herein, which shall exempt the 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.

N. "Motor vehicle" shall be an automobile, truck, motorcycle or other self-propelled form of transportation not in excess of 8,000 pounds gross weight and not in excess of 20 feet in length. A trailer, trailer coach, utility trailer, motor home/(RV), or any other type of vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code that is not self-propelled, is not eligible for an RPP permit.

O. "Controlled curb parking" means any on-street parking with existing parking limitations, such as meters, time restrictions, red zone, etc.

P. "Schools" shall mean any school or other place of learning providing a pre-school, elementary or secondary level of study, and which regularly employs a staff of at least 15 certificated persons regularly employed as a classroom teacher.

Q. "Senior centers" means the three senior centers affiliated with the City: North Berkeley Senior Center, South Berkeley Senior Center and the West Berkeley Senior Center. (Ord. 7654-NS § 1, 2019: Ord. 7589-NS § 2, 2018: Ord. 7391-NS § 1, 2015: Ord. 6762-NS § 1 (part), 2003: Ord. 5908-NS § 1, 1989: Ord. 5803-NS § 2 (part), 1987)