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It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle for a period of time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 1.00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any business district of the city.
('68 Code, § 27-105) Penalty, see § 70.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle upon a street for the purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale.
('68 Code, § 27-106) Penalty, see § 70.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any street for the primary purpose of displaying advertising thereon.
('68 Code, § 27-107) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) The City Council shall have the right to establish bus stops on such public streets in such places and in such manner as it shall determine to be of greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop so established shall be designated by appropriate signs.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the operator or driver of any vehicle other than a bus to stand or park in an officially designated bus stop, except that the operator or driver of any passenger vehicle may temporarily stop in a bus stop for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers.
('68 Code, § 27-109) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Any official of the city, or any peace officer, or any agent of the city is given authority to tow or cause to be towed to the city impound lot or other place designated as an impound lot, any vehicle, recreational vehicle, or trailer which is parked in violation of any of the provisions of this title or any other ordinance of the city and there kept until its redemption shall be made by the owner or his duly authorized agent after payment to the city the sum of $100, together with all other costs of removal and storage that may have accrued thereon. If any vehicle, recreational vehicle, or trailer is stored on the city impound lot, the storage fee shall accrue at $20 per calendar day.
(B) The remedy and impounding fee and costs provided for in this section shall be cumulative and shall not relieve any person from prosecution for violating any provision of this title or any other ordinance of the city.
('68 Code, § 27-110) (Am. Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18) Penalty, see § 70.99
In any prosecution charging a violation of any provision of this title or any other ordinance or regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such provision, ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.
('68 Code, § 27-111) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL AREA. Any public property or right-of-way abutting real property which is contiguous to any residentially zoned property.
RESIDENTIAL AREA. Property zoned as single-family dwelling district, two-family dwelling district, or apartment house district as established by the zoning regulations of the city in Ch. 154 of this code.
(B) Restrictions.
(1) Except as provided by division (B)(3), it shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park, or stand any trailer or vehicle, other than a passenger car or motorcycle, upon any public property or right-of-way, within or adjacent to a residential area. This section shall not prevent the parking or standing of a trailer or vehicle within residential areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers or property.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand any recreational vehicle upon any public property or right-of-way, within or adjacent to a residential area abutting real property not owned or occupied by the person.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to cause, permit, allow, or suffer any recreational vehicle owned by such owner or occupant, or by an invited guest, to be left, or parked or standing on public property or right-of-way abutting the real property owned or occupied by such owner or occupant, for any period of time, on three or more calendar days within any 30 day period.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand, upon any public property or right-of-way, any vehicle when the vehicle does not have lawfully affixed thereto a valid license plate(s) and current valid registration insignia.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit, or suffer any motor vehicle or trailer to be or remain parked, upon any street or public right-of-way, within ten feet of any mailbox between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on regular mail delivery days.
(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand any vehicle, recreational vehicle, bicycle, trailer, or personal property in a manner prohibited by Tex. Trans. Code Ch. 545, Subch. G.
(C) In the event this section conflicts with any existing section of this code of ordinances, this section shall prevail.
('68 Code, § 27-112) (Ord. 6-1977-24, passed 6-14-77; Am. Ord. 7-1980-23, passed 7-8-80; Am. Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18; Am. Ord. 04-2023-30, passed 4-25-23) Penalty, see § 70.99
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