It shall be unlawful for any person to move any building or any oversize, overweight or over length load, as established by Texas statutes, in, through or upon streets, alleys, avenues or public grounds within the limits of the city during the following hours of the day: 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; save and except any such activity commenced during authorized hours shall be permitted to continue during prohibited hours. The building inspection department will issue permits to move buildings or oversized loads in accordance with the provisions of article 28.07 of this Code of Ordinances. Notice shall be given to the police department, fire department, and traffic engineering department. Any movement on state roadways must be coordinated with the local district of the Texas Department of Transportation.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-4.1; Ordinance 5518, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/1968; 1983 Code, sec. 16-15; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a motorcycle on or over any public sidewalk, any paved or unpaved public property along a street and behind the curb, any unpaved public shoulder of a public road, any utility easement or any other public property except upon public roadways and alleys, officially designated motorcycle trails and other areas designated and designed for vehicular traffic, or any private property within the city without the prior written consent of the owner of such property or the owner’s agent carried on the person of such operator at the time and place of such operation. Provided, further, that it shall be an affirmative defense in a prosecution under this section that the defendant was operating a motorcycle on private property with the prior written consent of the owner of such property or the owner’s agent and introduced before the court on prosecution of the defendant.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-5; Ordinance 7003, sec. 1, adopted 12/12/1974; 1983 Code, sec. 16-16; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
In addition to the restrictions on driving to the left of center of roadway articulated in state law, no vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway, where sight restriction is such that the section of highway being traversed lies within and is marked as a no-passing zone.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-50; 1983 Code, sec. 16-126; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic, the driver of a vehicle shall drive only in the direction designated.
(Ordinance 1177, sec. 3(3), adopted 2/14/1952; 1959 Code, sec. 18-51; 1983 Code, sec. 16-127; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
(1) 
Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the direction of every such sign.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-53; 1983 Code, sec. 16-129; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
No person shall drive any vehicle across, upon or through any grassed and landscaped area adjacent and abutting the auditorium-coliseum of the city; and it shall be unlawful for any person, having registered in his name such vehicle or owning or operating or having in charge or under his control such vehicle, to allow, permit or suffer such vehicle to be driven across, upon or through any part or portion of the grassed and landscaped areas adjacent and abutting the auditorium-coliseum.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-53.1; Ordinance 2732, sec. 1, adopted 3/12/1959; 1983 Code, sec. 16-130; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
No person shall drive any motor vehicle across, upon or through any grassed or landscaped area or area served by underground irrigation sprinklers, when said areas are located on any public property owned or maintained by the city, and it shall be unlawful for any person, having registered in his name such vehicle or owning or operating or having in charge or under his control such vehicle, to allow, permit or suffer such vehicle to be driven across, upon or through any grassed or landscaped area or area served by underground irrigation sprinklers, when said areas are located on any public property owned or maintained by the city. This section shall not apply to city vehicles, emergency vehicles or public utility service vehicles.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-53.2; Ordinance 8027, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/1980; 1983 Code, sec. 16-131; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or cause to be driven any vehicle or vehicles with a trailer hauling or carrying trash, garbage, tree limbs, grass cuttings, debris or any waste or discarded materials upon any of the following public streets or parts thereof, within the corporate limits of the city: Mesa Road from North Avenue A to Kent Avenue and on Kent Avenue from North Mesa Road to North Avenue Q, and on Yucca Road from Avenue A to Mesa Road and on Sunset Lane from Avenue A to North Mesa Road.
(b) 
There is excepted from this section, however, official city sanitation department vehicles and private vehicles or private vehicles with trailers whose purpose is the collection of trash, garbage, tree limbs, grass cuttings, debris and any other waste or discarded materials from properties adjacent to the designated streets herein.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-55.1; Ordinance 6113, sec. 1, adopted 7/8/1971; 1983 Code, sec. 16-132; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
Whenever authorized signs are erected in a quiet zone or hospital or other sick zone, no person operating a motor vehicle within any such zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of such vehicle except in an emergency.
(Ordinance 890, art. 3, sec. 3, adopted 11/10/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 18-79; 1983 Code, sec. 16-162; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
(a) 
A police officer is authorized to remove or cause to remove a vehicle from a public street to a place designated by the chief of police when:
(1) 
The vehicle is involved in an accident and the vehicle’s owner or operator fails to show proof of established financial responsibility as required under chapter 601 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended; or
(2) 
The vehicle is stopped by a police officer for an alleged violation of a city or state traffic law or other law applicable to the operation of a vehicle on the roadway, and the vehicle’s operator fails to show proof of established financial responsibility as required under chapter 601 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended.
(b) 
A vehicle removed and towed under this section must be kept at the place designated by the chief of police until application for redemption is made by the owner or the owner’s authorized agent, who will be entitled to possession of the vehicle upon payment of costs of towing, notification, impoundment, storage, and upon showing proof of financial responsibility. Fees for vehicles impounded under this section shall be in accordance with the currently active wrecker service contract.
(c) 
The chief of police or a designated representative may release a vehicle without payment of fees if subsequent investigation results in a determination that there was no violation of this code or the Texas Motor Vehicle Laws.
(Ordinance 2011-O0009, sec. 1, adopted 1/27/2011; Ordinance 2012-O0085, sec. 1, adopted 8/23/2012)
(a) 
For this section, the following definitions shall apply:
Golf cart.
A motor vehicle that has no less than three wheels, has a maximum speed of 25 mph, and is manufactured primarily for operation on golf courses.
Holiday season.
The time period from 12:00 a.m. on November 1st until 11:59 p.m. on December 31st of each year.
Operator.
Any person or entity that operates a golf cart.
Residential street.
Any city roadway that is primarily used for access to housing and has a speed limit of 35 mph or less. Freeways and thoroughfares shall not be considered residential streets.
(b) 
A golf cart is allowed to operate on any residential street only if:
(1) 
Said golf cart is being used:
(A) 
For parcel delivery;
(B) 
During the holiday season;
(C) 
Within the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; and
(2) 
Said golf cart is equipped with functioning safety features, including:
(A) 
Headlamps;
(B) 
Tail lamps;
(C) 
Reflectors;
(D) 
Mirrors;
(E) 
A parking brake;
(F) 
A decal displaying the operator’s business name; and
(G) 
A slow-moving vehicle emblem as required in Texas Transportation Code section 547.001(8) and 547.104; and
(3) 
Said golf cart bears license plates issued by the department of motor vehicles as provided in section 551.452 of the Texas Transportation Code.
(c) 
No golf cart will be allowed to operate on any road with a posted speed limit of more than 35 mph. However, a golf cart may cross a road with a posted speed limit of more than 35 mph at any intersection that utilizes a traffic-control signal.
(d) 
No golf cart shall emit any sound, odor, light, or visible matter which serves as a distraction to persons within the public right-of-way or which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the sleep, peace, comfort, or repose of any person with ordinary sensibilities.
(e) 
An operator of a golf cart used for the purposes of this section must:
(1) 
Have a valid driver’s license which authorizes the operator to operate a motor vehicle on public highways;
(2) 
Obtain, and carry proof of, at least the minimum amounts of liability insurance required by under state law; and
(3) 
Wear a reflective safety vest while operating said golf cart.
(f) 
It shall be unlawful for any operator to transport members of the public as passengers in any golf cart used for the purposes of this section.
(g) 
A violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable as provided by section 1.01.004 of this Code of Ordinances.
(Ordinance 2015-O0113, sec. 1, adopted 11/5/2015; Ordinance 2018-O0038 adopted 3/22/2018)