Every person who shall be convicted of a violation of sections 102-184, 102-186 through 102-188 and 102-191 shall be punished by a fine as provided in the municipal court fine schedule. Each successive period of time, equal to the time limit on the loading zone, that a person allows a vehicle to remain in a loading zone shall constitute a separate offense. Every person who shall be convicted of a violation of any other section of this article shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-138; 2001 Code, sec. 102-141)
Whenever any city ordinance designates and describes a through street, the Traffic Engineering Division may place and maintain a traffic control sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or intersecting that portion thereof described and designated as such by any city ordinance, unless traffic at any such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic control signals. However, at the intersection of two such through streets or at the intersection of a through street and a heavy traffic street not so designated, stop signs shall be erected at the approaches of either of such streets as may be determined by the Traffic Engineering Division upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-107; 2001 Code, sec. 102-142)
(a) 
In accordance with Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.001 et seq., which was adopted by the state legislature, there is established a disabled parking enforcement program for the city which will allow persons to be appointed to enforce the mandates of Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.001 et seq. The disabled parking enforcement training program shall be developed and administered by the Police Department. All training and certification shall be done at the sole discretion of the chief of police, and all decisions made as to appointment, removal, training and implementation of the training program and/or enforcement of disabled parking laws shall be at the discretion of the chief of police.
(b) 
All persons appointed under this section must be United States citizens of good moral character who have not been convicted of a felony. Upon appointment, a person must take and subscribe to an oath of office to be administered by the city clerk and must complete the approved training program as developed by the Police Department. All persons appointed under this section shall be limited to enforcement of the mandates of Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.001 et seq., and may not enforce or have any authority to enforce any other laws or ordinances.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-126; 2001 Code, sec. 102-143; Ordinance 35-2003, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03)
The Traffic Engineering Division shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets. However, such angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal-aid or state highway within the city unless the state Highway Commission has determined by resolution or order entered into its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-105; 2001 Code, sec. 102-144)
Upon those streets that have been signed or marked by the Traffic Engineering Division for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-106; 2001 Code, sec. 102-145)
The Traffic Engineering Division is authorized to determine and designate intersections where a particular hazard exists upon other than through streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one or more entrances to any such stop intersection and shall erect a stop sign at every such place where a stop is required.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-108; 2001 Code, sec. 102-146)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, on the public right-of-way in front or side of and adjacent to a dwelling or individual mobile home if such vehicle is greater than 20 feet in length or seven feet in width. It shall be a defense to this section that such vehicle is a motor home, travel trailer or recreational vehicle designed for human habitation, excluding mobile and manufactured homes, and it is parked at such location for no more than 72 hours in any month. It shall also be a defense that the vehicle was subject to actual supervised loading or unloading of goods or passengers at the time in question or that the vehicle was being used for street or utility construction or maintenance or that the vehicle was having emergency repairs made on it.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-114(a); 2001 Code, sec. 102-147)
(a) 
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street or alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
(b) 
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley or street in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-115; 2001 Code, sec. 102-149)
All vehicles are prohibited from parking in any alley within the city except for the purpose of loading and/or unloading merchandise.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-116; 2001 Code, sec. 102-150)
The Traffic Engineering Division is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking on either or both sides of any street when a need has been determined by the fire chief and the Traffic Engineering Division that such street be designated a fire lane.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-120; 2001 Code, sec. 102-151)
(a) 
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
(1) 
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2) 
Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the garage business or the repairing of automobiles or motor vehicles and his agents, servants and employees to park or rank any automobile or motor vehicle left, held or kept for storage, repair, lubrication, washing or any kind of work on any street, alley or public square or in front of any person’s residence or place of business or property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such property.
(1966 Code, secs. 29-117, 29-122; 2001 Code, sec. 102-152)
(a) 
As authorized by Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.011(f), the entirety of Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.011 is hereby adopted to apply to a parking space or area for persons with disabilities on private property that is designated in compliance with the identification requirements referred to in Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.009(b).
(b) 
In a prosecution under this section, it is presumed that any parking space or area marked in compliance with the identification requirements referred to in Texas Transportation Code sec. 681.009(b) has been designated by the owner or controller of a private parking lot for disabled parking.
(1966 Code, sec. 29-124; 2001 Code, sec. 102-153; Ordinance 52-2005, sec. 1, adopted 7/5/05; Ordinance 18-2010, sec. 1, adopted 4/6/10)
(a) 
The Traffic Engineering Division is authorized to determine and designate curbside street blocks, or portions thereof, as limited time parking spots, based upon the parking needs of the area in question.
(b) 
The Traffic Engineering Division is authorized to place and maintain appropriate restricted parking signs at these locations.
(c) 
When one or more signs are erected in each block giving notice of restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle in violation of the restrictions specified on such sign on any day. The presence of a properly erected parking sign is prima facie evidence that the sign was placed and maintained by the Traffic Engineering Division.