Has the specific meaning in this division of the geographical
location of the east side of the 4600 block of Abbott Avenue, starting
at the intersection of Abbott Avenue and Knox Street, and running
northbound on 4600 Abbott Avenue for 241 feet. "Abbott parking zone"
also, simultaneously, includes the north side of 3400 Knox Street,
starting at the intersection of Abbott Avenue and Knox Street, and
running eastbound for 244 feet.
Director of the Highland Park Department of Public Safety,
or their designee.
A person, organization, or association responsible for oversight
of new or remodel building construction.
A motor vehicle, including any trailer attached thereto,
that is greater than ten (10) feet and is designed, used, or maintained
primarily to transport property.
To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily
while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
Individual, or their authorized representative, or entity
(including, but not limited to a (1) trust; (2) company; (3) partnership;
(4) corporation, or other similar legal entity) in possession of title
for land and/or building.
Any designated on-street parking spaces within a residential
area where only resident motor vehicles displaying a valid permit
may stop, stand, or park.
To halt an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily
while receiving or discharging passengers.
To halt, including temporarily halting, an occupied or unoccupied
vehicle, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to comply with the directions of a Police Officer or a traffic-control
sign or signal.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15; Ordinance
2111 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2125 adopted 11/7/2023)
(a)
The Town Council is authorized to establish, modify, or eliminate
a resident-only parking area on its own volition or upon application
by a resident. Any property owner may request the designation, elimination,
or modification of an area by filing a petition with the Director
or the Director’s designee. A proposed area must include at
least one full street block (both sides) from intersection to intersection.
Any request to modify or eliminate an area must also include at least
one full street block (both sides) from intersection to intersection.
(b)
A petition to designate, modify, or eliminate an area must be filed
using a form provided by the Town. In addition, the application must
include a filing fee of $300.00 to cover the cost of processing. Any
such petition must be submitted to the Director. The person who files
a petition (the “petitioner”) requesting the designation,
elimination, or modification of an area shall:
(1)
Agree to serve as the designated Town contact person on behalf of
the proposed area;
(2)
Be responsible for affected property owner notification and compilation
of evidence of support for the proposed area; and
(3)
Serve as the liaison in response to any Town-received resident or
community inquiries.
(c)
A request for the designation, elimination, or modification of an
area will be processed by the Director or the Director’s designee
only if a petition is filed in accordance with this section.
(d)
A petition will not be processed if the petition:
(e)
The petition application shall be provided by the Director or the
Director’s designee.
(f)
The petition must be signed by fifty-one percent (51%) of the property
owners which either face or abut a street within a proposed area.
(g)
Only one petition signature per residence will be considered.
(h)
Except for condominiums, for purposes of this article, a multifamily
property shall be, regardless of the total number of dwelling units
contained, considered as a single property and a property manager
or property owner’s signature shall be considered as representing
all units of a particular multifamily property.
(i)
The petition must indicate both sides of the complete blocks of all
residential street(s) and those which either face or abut a street
located within the proposed area.
(j)
Upon receipt of a valid petition, the Director shall mail a letter
of notice and a ballot, with a pre-addressed and postage paid envelope,
to all property owners within the area. Ballots in support must be
received from seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners within
thirty (30) days of the mailing of the notice and ballot for the residential-only
parking area to be considered for approval by the Town Council.
(k)
The Director shall advise the petitioner in writing, within ten (10)
business days, the tabulation results of ballots received.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
The Town Council, as may be amended from time to time, shall
designate resident-only parking areas.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
The Town Council sets the date, time, and place of a public hearing
to consider a resident- initiated petition for the designation, elimination,
or modification of a resident-only parking area.
(b)
No later than ten (10) days before the hearing date, the Town Secretary
shall send written notification of the date, time, and place of the
hearing to each owner, as indicated by the most recently approved
tax roll, of real property within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed
area, and include with such notification a map of the proposed area
along with a summary of the proposed parking restrictions.
(c)
The Town Council will conduct the public hearing at which parties
in interest and citizens will have an opportunity to be heard.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
The Town’s special event parking ordinance shall continue in
full force and effect.
(b)
The Public Works Department shall install advisory warning signs
consistent with the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices,
as amended, indicating the locations and times for which parking is
by permit only and indicating that unauthorized vehicles may be towed
or booted at the expense of the owner or operator.
(c)
Such signs shall be installed at or near adjoining property lines
within Town rights-of-way.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), no vehicle shall be parked in a resident-only parking area between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, without displaying a permit issued under this division. This subsection does not apply to the 4200 block of Livingston Avenue, the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott Parking Zone, or the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue where resident-only parking is enforced Monday through Sunday, 24 hours a day. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) no vehicle shall be parked in any of the resident-only parking areas of the 4200 block of Livingston Avenue, the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott Parking Zone, or the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue without displaying a permit issued under this division. In addition, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) no vehicle shall park, stop, or stand in any of the resident-only parking areas of the 4200 and 4300 blocks of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott Parking Zone, or the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue without displaying a permit issued under this division.
(b)
Nonpermitted vehicles may be parked for no more than two (2) contiguous hours in the same location. This subsection does not apply to the 4200 block of Livingston Avenue, the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott Parking Zone, or the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue, where nonpermitted vehicles may never be parked except for delivery vehicles delivering to residents of the 4200–4300 blocks of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott Parking Zone, and the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue, and except for parking for no more than 5 minutes, and as provided in subsection (c) below.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the
parking of a moving truck for more than two hours for the purpose
of actually loading or unloading household items.
(Ordinance 2081 adopted 8/3/21; Ordinance
2111 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2112 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2125 adopted 11/7/2023)
(a)
The Director may temporarily suspend the resident-only parking regulations of section 12.07.186 for one or more residential blocks within a resident-only parking area.
(b)
The Director, in exercising the authority provided in subsection (a), may direct Town personnel to temporarily cover one or more applicable advisory signs within the area.
(c)
The Director shall notify the Town Administrator at least one business
day prior to any temporary deactivation of one or more signs.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
Upon approval of a resident-only parking area, the Director
shall send, via U.S. Mail, a notification to all residences within
the area indicating the following:
(1)
The existence, exact location, and numerical block designation of
the area;
(2)
The applicable parking restrictions; and
(3)
The procedures to obtain a parking permit.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
The Director shall create the application for a resident-only parking
permit in a manner determined by the Director.
(b)
The application for a resident-only parking permit shall include
at least the following
(1)
The name and residential address of the owner of the vehicle along
with the make, model, vehicle identification number (VIN), color,
and license plate number;
(2)
The name, residential address, and driver’s license number
of the principal operator of the vehicle; and
(3)
The signature or electronic signature if applicable, of the applicant
for the residential parking permit.
(c)
No more than two (2) residential parking permits, and not more than
three (3) residential parking permits for residences in the 4200 block
of Livingston Avenue, the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott
Parking Zone, and the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue shall be issued,
at no cost, per residence.
(d)
A residential parking permit shall be a sticker affixed to the windshield
of a vehicle.
(e)
Parking permits are vehicle-specific and may not be transferred or
sold to other persons.
(f)
All resident-only parking permits shall expire on September 30th
once every three (3) years beginning September 30, 2018.
(g)
An area designated in an interim three-year period shall have permits
issued for up to the succeeding ending year period.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15; Ordinance 2081 adopted 8/3/21; Ordinance 2111 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2112 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2125 adopted 11/7/2023)
(a)
A resident-only parking permit may be replaced upon verification
of holder’s prior submission of a completed and validated parking
permit application.
(b)
Upon affirmation that the permit was lost, stolen, or destroyed,
the holder shall receive a new residential permit at a cost of $25.00.
A replacement permit shall be provided at no charge to the holder
upon the return of the prior permit to the Director.
(c)
Lost, stolen, or destroyed permits shall be considered void and any
use is unlawful.
(d)
Replacement of a resident-only parking permit shall not affect the
permit’s original expiration date.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
Two (2) guest permits, and five (5) for residences in the 4200 block
of Livingston Avenue, 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, the Abbott
Parking Zone, and the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue shall be issued
for each residence within the area. Guest permits are to be used at
the discretion of the resident for vehicles temporarily parked within
the resident-only parking areas. A permit holder shall be issued guest
permits at no cost. Guest permits expire upon the expiration of the
residential parking permit.
(b)
A resident may obtain unlimited temporary parking permits at no charge
for guests for special events or occasions. The issuance of temporary
parking permits is at the discretion of the Director. To obtain temporary
guest permits, the resident must submit an application to the Department
of Public Safety not less than twenty-four (24) hours or more than
seventy-two (72) hours (excluding weekends and official Town holidays)
before the event. Such application shall include a description of
the event, its duration, and the anticipated number of guests. Temporary
permits expire based on the length of the event as provided thereon.
In no case shall a temporary parking permit be valid for more than
thirty (30) days.
(c)
The resident is responsible for the use or misuse of the guest and
temporary permits.
(Ordinance 2081 adopted 8/3/21; Ordinance
2111 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2112 adopted 10/18/2022; Ordinance 2125 adopted 11/7/2023)
(a)
A general contractor is eligible to receive at no charge up to four
(4) permits for construction vehicle parking, within that block or
an adjacent block, per construction site.
(b)
The Director may issue additional construction parking permits per
construction site. For additional permits 5–10, the cost of
such permit shall be $25.00 per permit. For additional permits 11–20,
the cost of such permit shall be $100.00 per permit. For any additional
permits beyond 20, the cost of such permit shall be $500.00 per permit.
(c)
Construction vehicles parked under a construction parking permit
may park in an area between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday
through Saturday.
(d)
Construction vehicle parking permits may only be issued in companion
with a Town-issued building permit, and expire twenty-four (24) months
after issuance of said permit, or on the date of building permit completion,
whichever occurs first.
(e)
The general contractor shall return all construction vehicle parking permits to the Town prior to the issuance of a certificate of construction completion. In the event the general contractor fails to return all permits, a charge equal to twice the cost of the original permit for each non-returned permit must be paid prior to such certificate issuance. A fee of $200.00 each shall be charged for those permits provided in subsection (a) above.
(f)
The general contractor is responsible for the use or misuse of construction
vehicle parking permits. Any use or abuse of the general contractor’s
permit(s) may result in the temporary suspension of the underlying
building or construction permit.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
The Director shall establish the means by which a permit is
identifiable for enforcement.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
A permit is not a guarantee or reservation of a parking space within
an area.
(b)
A permit does not authorize the standing or parking of a vehicle
in such places and during such times when it otherwise would be prohibited.
(c)
Permit holders must observe all applicable traffic rules and regulations.
(d)
A permit remains valid until its expiration date as long as the permit
holder continually resides, or business activity continues permissibly,
within the area.
(e)
If the Director determines that a permit holder violated one or more
provisions of this division, the Director may direct the holder to
surrender the permit. A permit holder may appeal the Director’s
decisions to the Town Administrator. The permit holder must request
an appeal in writing to the Town Administrator within 10 (ten) days
after the Director orders the surrender of a permit.
(f)
A permit holder commits an offense if he or she fails to surrender
a permit when directed to do so.
(g)
It shall be unlawful for a person to represent in any fashion that
a vehicle is entitled to a permit when it is not so entitled.
(i)
It is unlawful for a person to duplicate, or attempt to duplicate,
by any means, a resident- only parking permit.
(j)
For the purposes of prosecution of this section, the registered owner
of the vehicle is presumed to have displayed the unlawful permit.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
The following vehicles are exempt from the parking regulations
under this division:
(1)
A motor vehicle:
(A)
Owned by or operated under contract to a utility when used in the
construction, operation, removal or repair of utility property or
facilities or engaged in authorized work in the area by the Town;
or
(B)
Identified as owned by or operated under contract to a federal, State,
or local governmental agency and being used in the course of official
government business.
(2)
An authorized emergency vehicle as defined by State law.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
No person shall:
(1)
Stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle in a resident-only parking area
for a period greater than two hours between the hours of 5:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, without displaying a valid parking
permit.
(2)
Stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle in a resident-only parking area
that has attached to it a void or expired resident-only parking permit.
(b)
It shall be presumed for the purposes of prosecution under this section
that the registered owner of the vehicle is the operator of the vehicle.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
Violations of this division are punishable by a fine of up to $500.00.
(b)
Each day of occurrence shall be considered a separate offense.
(c)
The Director may cause a vehicle in violation to be booted or towed
by the Town and/or its towing contractor.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
(a)
The Town Council will establish towing and administrative fees by
resolution.
(b)
Any vehicle that is booted and the boot not removed within twenty-four
(24) hours will continue to be ticketed each day. Any vehicle that
has a boot on it after the second day is subject to being towed, at
the owner’s expense. After the first booting of the vehicle,
there will be an additional accumulating $50.00 charge per offense
in addition to the initial $100.00 booting fee.
(c)
Town parking citations and any other municipal parking citations
must be paid before the Town or its towing contractor will release
the vehicle that is subject to the fines.
(Ordinance 1976 adopted 4/27/15)
