§ 82-5A-2. Definitions.

For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a)

Block shall mean that land abutting on two (2) sides of a street, extending to the rear lot lines of lots fronting on said street, Blocks shall start at an intersecting street and end at the next intersecting street; or the end of the street; or the boundary of any railroad right-of-way, park, school ground, or other significant division of a street as determined by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation.

(b)

Block face shall mean the land abutting one side of a block.

(c)

Petition Area means:

(1)

Addresses along the blocks in the proposed Residential Permit Parking District, and

(2)

Addresses which are on private streets within 100' of proposed Residential Permit Parking District roadways.

(d)

Petitioner means the current owner, lessee, or designated representative of the residents within RPPD.

(e)

Proper display—Decal. Residential Permit Parking decal shall be displayed in the lower left corner of the rear window of the vehicle issued to. The decal must be adhered to the window and may not be taped on to the window or displayed in any manner which may allow the transfer of the decal to another vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a rear window or is legally obscured (i.e. louvers), the decal may be displayed on the driver's side on the lower right corner of the window furthest to the rear of the vehicle. Any alteration of the decal (i.e. district number changed and/or serial number changed) shall deem the permit invalid.

(f)

Proper display—Motorcycle sticker. The Residential Permit Parking District motorcycle sticker shall be displayed beside the State inspection sticker and the County motorcycle license on the motorcycle front fork. Any alteration to the sticker (i.e. change to the district number and/or serial number) shall deem the permit invalid.

(g)

Proper display—Visitor/sixty-day new resident/nonresident owner pass/temporary RPPD pass. The Residential Permit Parking District Visitor/60 Day New Resident/Nonresident Owner Pass/Temporary RPPD Pass shall be displayed on the vehicle dashboard so that the pass and all of the information displayed on the pass is entirely visible through the vehicle windshield. Any alterations to the pass including changes to the address the pass is issued to and/or to the district number shall deem the pass invalid. Any obscuring of information displayed on the pass (i.e. folding under the address issued to) shall also deem the pass invalid.

(h)

Residential area shall mean that side of any street, road or highway adjacent to property: used exclusively as a residence; contained in any one of the residential (R) districts; or contained in the residential portion of any of the planned development (P) districts set forth in the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 112 of this Code.

(i)

Temporary RPPD shall mean any RPPD created by the Board of Supervisors to address a short-term situation or event, such as a construction project, that may cause significant, short-term parking problems in surrounding residential areas.

(j)

RPPD allowable vehicle shall mean a motor vehicle having a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of less than 12,000 pounds. This term shall not be deemed to include a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE as defined in 82-5-7 of this Code.

(k)

Virginia college or university campus shall mean a permanent public higher education facility that occupies land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia. (34-83-82; 3-85-82; 4-93-82; 31-00-82; 38-04-82; 6-06-82; 26-07-82; 44-08-82; 65-08-82; 05-10-82; 14-10-82; 02-11-82.)