(A) Purpose; definitions.
(1) The purpose of this section is to prohibit the parking of trailers, as defined herein, upon any public right-of-way in the city not expressly designated for a period of greater than two hours.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) A TRAILER shall be defined as a conveyance used to transport cargo over the road by attachment to a vehicle.
(b) A VEHICLE shall be defined as a conveyance intended to move passengers or cargo over the land or water.
(c) PARK shall refer to the instance of stopping in such a manner that movement is deliberately inhibited.
(d) A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY shall be defined as a street, alley, easement or other property dedicated to the City of Port Isabel, Cameron County or the State of Texas.
(B) Prohibition.
(1) It shall be a violation of this section for any person to park a trailer wholly or partly upon a public right-of-way for a period of greater than two hours.
(2) It shall be a defense to a violation of this section if the owner of the trailer has a valid building permit issued by the City of Port Isabel, provided that the trailer is not parked for more than 12 hours, or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(3) It shall not be a defense to a violation of this provision if the trailer has not moved more than 500 feet during the period of violation.
(C) Towing. Upon notice by the code enforcement or police officer of not less than 24 hours, a trailer violating the provisions of this section may be towed from the city’s right-of-way and impounded, at the expense of the owner. Such notice shall be given by affixing a notice to the trailer.
(Ord. 704, passed 6-28-2022; Am. Ord. 704-A, passed 12-19-2023) Penalty, see § 72.99