As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section.
DAYS. Calendar days including weekends and holidays.
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY. Any public or private off-street parking area open for use by the public for parking vehicles, other than a private residential property or the parking area of a garage or parking lot for which a charge is made for the storing or parking of vehicles.
PREPARATIONS. For a street race or reckless driving exhibition include any of the following acts done for the purpose of causing a street race or reckless driving exhibition:
(1) Causing one or more motor vehicles and persons to gather at a predetermined location on a public street, highway, or off-street parking facility;
(2) Causing one or more persons to gather on, or adjacent to, a public street or highway;
(3) Causing one or more persons to gather in an off-street parking facility;
(4) Causing one or more persons to impede the free public use of a public street, highway or off-street parking facility by acts, words or physical barriers;
(5) Causing one or more motor vehicles to line up on a public street, highway, or off-street parking facility with motors running, impeding the free public use of a public street, highway, or off-street parking facility or being a physical barrier;
(6) Causing one or more drivers to rev a motor vehicle's engine or cause the motor vehicle's tires to spin; or
(7) Standing or sitting in a location to act as a race starter.
RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITION. Any exhibition of reckless driving as defined in Section 545.401 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended.
SPECTATOR. Any person who is present at a street race, reckless driving exhibition or the site of the preparations for either of these events, when such person attends for the purpose of viewing, observing, watching, betting, gambling, recording, transmitting, or witnessing the event as it progresses.
STREET RACE. Any motor vehicle race, speed contest, drag race, acceleration contest, or test of physical endurance of the operator of a motor vehicle as defined in Section 545.420 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended.
(Ord. 24824-04-2021, § 1, passed 4-20-2021, eff. 4-25-2021)