The purpose of this Article is as follows:
(1) 
To establish general parking requirements and regulations, including definitions of terms for all vehicles on public roadways within the City.
(2) 
To provide for the safety of pedestrians and bicycles by maintaining safe sight clearance within residential subdivisions and clearing pedestrian ways.
(3) 
To provide for accessibility to residences by emergency vehicles.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
The provisions of this Article prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle on a public roadway or public right-of-way shall apply at all times, unless otherwise herein specified or as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or comply with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
The provisions of this Article imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
Types of traffic areas and roadways named shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Texas Transportation Code, section 541.302, as amended.
Abandoned motor vehicle.
Shall have the meaning ascribed by Texas Transportation Code section 683.002, as amended. For purposes of this Article, the term shall also include motor vehicles left unattended on the right-of-way of a City street for more than forty-eight (48) hours.
Fire lane.
Shall have the meaning ascribed and be identified by markings consistent with section 5.01.02 of this Code, as amended.
Motor vehicle.
A self-propelled vehicle.
Recreational vehicle.
Any motor vehicle or trailer designed for temporary or seasonal dwelling, camping, or recreational purposes. The term shall include travel trailers, pick-up campers, camping trailers, motor coach homes, converted trucks, vans, and buses, boats, boat trailers, personal watercrafts, and personal watercraft trailers.
Residential subdivision.
Any platted subdivision zoned or used for any permitted residential use in the City.
Stopping, standing, and parking.
Shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Texas Transportation Code, section 541.401, as it may be amended.
Trailer.
A vehicle with or without motive power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property. For the purposes of this Article the term shall include house trailers, pole trailers, and semitrailers, as defined by Texas Transportation Code, section 541.201, as amended.
Vehicle.
A device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The term shall include motor vehicles and trailers.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of more than one and one-half (1-1/2) tons or exceeding twenty-one (21) feet in length (measured from the outer most edge of the bumper or any appurtenances attached to such vehicle to the outer most edge of the bumper or appurtenance attached to the opposite end of such vehicle), any trailer, recreational vehicle, or any abandoned motor vehicle on any public roadway or public right-of-way in any residential subdivision at any time, except as follows:
(1) 
Where the operator is using such motor vehicle or trailer as defined above to make bona fide pickups or deliveries, or for the temporary loading or unloading of the vehicle, provided that the operator furnishes evidence to that effect upon demand by a peace officer and provided that the operator removes such motor vehicle or trailer from the roadway immediately upon completion of said pickups, deliveries, loading or unloading;
(2) 
Maintenance vehicles, trailers and equipment owned and operated by, or on behalf of, the City, or any public utility or governmental entity, where the person operating the vehicle, trailer or equipment is engaged in maintenance work;
(3) 
Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Texas Transportation Code sec. 541.201, and any amendments thereto, provided such vehicle is conclusively identified;
(4) 
Any bus or school bus actively engaged in the receiving or discharging of passengers;
(5) 
Recreational vehicles and roll-off dumpsters displaying valid permits issued under section 17.04.013 of this Code; or
(6) 
Motor vehicles and trailers left at or on an active jobsite under a current valid permit issued by the City.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
(a) 
When signs are erected or pavement markings are provided giving notice of a designated no parking or restricted parking area as provided in section 17.02.002 and section 17.02.005, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at any time upon any public roadway or right-of-way at the locations so specified within the corporate limits of Cedar Park.
(b) 
The City shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare as determined by the Chief of Police or Fire Chief or their respective designees, to temporarily prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a public roadway. The City shall post signs or barricades to such effect, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a roadway at any time while such signs or barricades are displayed.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
(a) 
No person shall park any vehicle upon a public roadway in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet in width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. If the roadway is divided into at least two clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic, no person shall park any vehicle in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet in width of any marked lane for free movement of vehicular traffic.
(b) 
Subject to subsection (a) above and except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic in compliance with the law, or to obey the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, angle parking is allowed in cul-de-sacs of all residential subdivisions within the corporate limits of the City.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
No person shall park a vehicle upon any public roadway or public right-of-way or City-owned property for the purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale, or repairing, servicing or maintaining such vehicle, except repairing or servicing necessitated by an emergency.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
No vehicle having a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of more than one and one-half (1-1/2) tons or exceeding 21 feet in length (measured from the outer most edge of the bumper or any appurtenances attached to such vehicle to the outer most edge of the bumper or appurtenance attached to the opposite end of such vehicle), or any trailer, recreational vehicle, or abandoned vehicle shall be parked upon any public roadway or public right-of-way in the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except for repairing or servicing necessitated by an emergency, or pursuant to a permit issued under section 17.04.013.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic in compliance with the law, or to obey the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following locations:
(1) 
In a place or manner which obstructs any portion of a sidewalk;
(2) 
Within street right-of-way in front of or within five (5) feet of a public or private driveway serving single-family or duplex uses, or in front of or within twenty (20) feet of a driveway serving a use other than single-family or duplex (for purposes of this section, the driveway does not include the rounded or clipped corner at the intersection of the driveway and the public street);
(3) 
Within the rounded corner (curb return) at an intersection;
(4) 
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) 
Adjacent to the curb of any public street unless parking is parallel and immediately adjacent to the curb of the street, the vehicle is oriented in the correct direction of travel and parking is not otherwise prohibited on the street, or unless parking is in compliance with section 17.04.007(b) of this Article; or
(6) 
Within the roadway or public right-of-way of any arterial roadway so designated by the City within the corporate limits of the City.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
No person shall inhabit a vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, at any time when such vehicle is parked upon a public roadway or public right-of-way located within the corporate limits of the City.
(Ordinance CO21-17-02-09-E1 adopted 2/9/17)
(a) 
The Building Official or their designee may issue a permit that will allow a recreational vehicle with proof of current valid registration to be parked on a public roadway. The permit for a recreational vehicle shall be valid for a period of not more than seven (7) consecutive days, and no recreational vehicle shall be issued such a permit for more than fifteen (15) days within a calendar year.
(b) 
The Building Official or their designee may issue a permit allowing a roll-off dumpster to be parked on a public roadway if necessary for public health and safety purposes. The permit for a roll-off dumpster shall be valid for a period of not more than seven (7) consecutive days. The Building Official may grant additional permits valid for a period of seven (7) consecutive days if necessary for public health and safety purposes.
(c) 
Such permits shall be evidenced by an official City-issued sticker or tag that shall be prominently displayed on the recreational vehicle or roll-off dumpster, noting the address where the vehicle is to be parked, the date of validation and expiration, and the vehicle registration number, if applicable.
(d) 
The owner or resident of the residence where the permitted vehicle shall be parked shall apply for such permit.
(e) 
Fees for the recreational vehicle permit authorized under this Article shall be as provided for in the fee schedule found in the Appendix A of this Code.
(f) 
It shall be unlawful to connect a recreational vehicle parked on a public roadway to any water or electricity, except when it is being readied for use elsewhere or for routine maintenance. It shall be unlawful under any circumstance to connect a recreational vehicle to a sewer, gas, television cable, or other utility line not listed in this section.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
(a) 
The Chief of Police, or, in an emergency, the Fire Chief, Emergency Management Director, or their designee is hereby authorized to direct the removal of any vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked in violation of this Article or the Texas Transportation Code. A vehicle removed or towed away shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator of such vehicle upon payment of the removal or towing fee plus a storage charge, as prescribed in Appendix A of this Code, as amended.
(b) 
The Chief of Police or their designee is hereby authorized to direct the removal of any abandoned motor vehicle from a public roadway, right-of-way, or public property. In the event, and only when, it is determined by the officer or authorized employee that the vehicle is not an immediate hazard, a sticker will be placed on the front windshield notifying the owner that the vehicle is to be towed twenty-four (24) hours after posting of the sticker if the vehicle is located on the roadway or right-of-way of a controlled-access highway, or forty-eight (48) hours after the posting of the sticker if the vehicle is located on any other public roadway, right-of-way, or public property. A vehicle removed or towed away shall be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator of such vehicle upon payment of the removal or towing fee plus a storage charge, as prescribed in Appendix A of this Code, as amended.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
No person shall place or position any personal property in a location or manner which obstructs any portion of a sidewalk or interferes with the flow of traffic on a public roadway. Any personal property placed in violation of this section shall be subject to removal without notice by the Chief of Police or their designee, or by any Peace Officer having jurisdiction within the City.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
No person shall knowingly cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle owned by him or registered in his name or operated by him to stop, stand or be parked in violation of any provision of this Article or state law.
(1) 
If a vehicle is found to be in violation of this Article or state law, it is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.
(2) 
A vehicle owner who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles under written rental or leasing agreements shall not be liable for fines, costs, and fees imposed by the City on a rented or leased vehicle if, within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of a parking violation, the owner provides in affidavit form the true name, address and driver’s license number and state of issuance of the person in possession of the vehicle at the time the parking citation was issued, or a true copy of the lease or rental agreement in effect at the time the parking citation was issued.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or their designee, or any other Peace Officer having jurisdiction within the corporate limits of the City, to enforce the provisions of this Article. The Fire Chief or their designee shall have authority to enforce the provisions of sections 17.04.008 and 17.04.011(4) of this Article.
(Ordinance CO32-16-02-25-C2 adopted 2/25/16)