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FORT WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PART I: THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
PART II: CITY CODE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 3: AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 4: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 5: AMBULANCES/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 6: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 7: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8: CABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 9: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 10: COURTS
CHAPTER 11: ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER 11.5: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 12: EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 12.5: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 13: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14: RESERVED
CHAPTER 15: GAS
CHAPTER 16: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 17: HUMAN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 18: LAKE WORTH
CHAPTER 19: LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 20: LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 23: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 24: PARK AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: PLUMBING
CHAPTER 27: POLICE
CHAPTER 28: PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 29: SIGNS
CHAPTER 29.5: SMOKING
CHAPTER 30: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 31: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 32: TAXATION
CHAPTER 33: TREES, SHRUBS, ETC.
CHAPTER 34: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 35: WATER AND SEWERS
CHAPTER 36: RESERVED
APPENDIX A: ZONING REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: CODE COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX C: RESERVED
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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§ 22-12 BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM MOVING VEHICLES.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
(1964 Code, § 26-21)
§ 22-13 RIDING ON MOTORCYCLES.
   A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
(1964 Code, § 26-22)
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see Tex. Transportation Code § 545.416
§ 22-14 CLINGING TO VEHICLES.
   It shall be unlawful for any person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, sled, roller skates or any toy vehicle to cling to or attach himself or herself or his or her vehicle to any streetcar or vehicle upon a roadway.
(1964 Code, § 26-23)
§ 22-15 UNLAWFUL RIDING.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, or for the operator of a vehicle to permit another person to ride, upon any portion of any vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
(1964 Code, § 26-24)
§ 22-16 ROLLER SKATES, COASTERS, ETC., IN STREETS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device to go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk.
(1964 Code, § 26-25)
§ 22-17 REPAIRING VEHICLES ON STREETS.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to do any repair work upon any vehicle on any street in the city.
   (b)   As used in this section, the term REPAIR WORK shall mean any nature of work upon such vehicles, including, but not being limited to, motor repairs, body repairs and greasing such vehicles, but such term, as used in this chapter, shall not include such emergency repair work as may be necessary to allow a damaged or stalled vehicle to be moved to a place other than the streets of the city.
(1964 Code, § 26-27)
§ 22-18 PERMIT REQUIRED TO PARK VEHICLE FOR SALE OR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING ON STREET; PERMIT FEE; CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street any vehicle displayed for sale or for the purpose of displaying advertising; provided, that the city manager, or such official of the city as he or she might designate, is hereby authorized to issue permits for the parking of automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers or similar vehicles on a street for the purpose of displaying advertising or products in connection with any lawful convention, charitable event, civic event (not including political campaigns), or an event celebrating the opening or dedication of a new enterprise, business, commercial or industrial facility, subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   Only metered parking spaces or such unmetered parking spaces as have not been previously restricted as to use shall be utilized for this purpose;
   (b)   A fee of $5 per day for each metered parking space or a fee of $5 per day for each 21 linear feet of curb space in nonmetered zones so utilized shall be paid in advance of the issuance of a permit;
   (c)   The number of days for which each such permit is issued shall be shown in writing on the face of the permit; and Sundays and legal holidays shall be included for the purpose of computing the permit fee and the period of time for which the permit is issued;
   (d)   The city manager or such official of the city as he or she shall designate shall prescribe such conditions for the issuance of each permit as he or she deems necessary in the public interest, and he or she shall approve, prior to the issuance of a permit, the nature and content of all advertising material to be displayed. It shall be a violation of this section for any person holding a permit hereunder to display or permit to be displayed any advertising material other than that which has been so approved;
   (e)   No automobile, truck, van, trailer or similar vehicle parked on a public street under this section shall exceed 96 inches in width, including load; and
   (f)   A permit issued under this section will not authorize the use of any loudspeaker or public address system in the parking spaces permitted to be used.
(1964 Code, § 26-28)
Cross-reference:
   Licenses and miscellaneous business regulations, see Ch. 20
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