§ 74.03. DEFINITIONS.

The following definitions shall apply to this Chapter:

Hearing Officer shall mean the City's Code Enforcement Hearing Officer, as described in Chapter 37, Section 37.45 (B)(1)(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach.

Intersection shall mean the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb line; or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) roads which join or intersect one another at, or approximately at, right angles; or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different roads joining at any other angle may come in conflict.

Motor vehicle shall mean any self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guide way, but not including any bicycle or electric personal assisted mobility device, moped or motorized scooter.

Notice of Infraction shall mean a City of Delray Beach citation issued for a Red Zone Infraction.

Owner or vehicle owner shall mean the person or entity identified by the state department of motor vehicles, or other state vehicle registration office, as the registered owner of a vehicle. Such term shall also mean a lessee of a motor vehicle pursuant to a lease of six (6) months or more.

Recorded images shall mean images recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system/device on:

Two (2) or more photographs.

Two (2) or more electronic images.

Two (2) or more digital images.

Digital or video movies; or

Any other medium that can display a violation; and

that shows the rear of a motor vehicle and on at least one image, clearly identifying the license plate number of the vehicle.

Red Zone Infraction shall mean a traffic offense whereby a traffic control signal monitoring system established that a vehicle entered an intersection controlled by a duly erected traffic control device at a time when the traffic control signal for such vehicle's direction of travel was emitting a steady red signal.

Traffic Control Infraction Review Officer shall mean the City Police Department employee designated by the City Police Chief to review recorded images and issue Red Zone Infractions based upon those images.

Traffic control signal shall mean a device exhibiting different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, using only the colors green, yellow, and red which indicate and apply to drivers of motor vehicles as provided in F.S. § 316.075.

Traffic control signal monitoring system/device shall mean an electronic system consisting of one or more vehicle sensors, working in conjunction with a traffic control signal, still camera and video recording device, to capture and produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an intersection against a steady red light signal indication.

(Ord. No. 50-08, § 1, passed 11/18/08)