(A) A motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:
(1) Is inoperable, is more than five years old and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours;
(2) Has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours;
(3) Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than 48 hours;
(4) Has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours;
(5) Has been left unattended for more than 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation or a controlled access highway; or
(6) Is considered an abandoned motor vehicle under Tex. Trans. Code § 644.153(r).
(B) In this section, CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY has the meaning assigned by Tex. Trans. Code § 541.302.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park, or stand any vehicle, truck, trailer, recreational vehicle or other personal property upon any public property or right-of-way in such a manner as to block the flow of traffic. The city shall have the authority to immediately remove or caused to be removed any items left on public property or right-of-way that is an obstruction to traffic.
(Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18)