(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