It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park, station,
any broken down, disabled, dilapidated, inoperative, unused motor
vehicle of any type or kind, upon the public streets day or night,
or for any portions or parts thereof to be left upon the city streets.
(Ordinance adopted 7/19/65, sec.
1; Ordinance O-10-006, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/10)
Editor’s note(s)–Section 5 of an ordinance
enacted May 18, 1989, repealed sec. 25-31, which regulated the parking
of large vehicles at night and which derived from an ordinance of
July 19, 1965, sec. 2.
It shall be unlawful to park or to permit the parking of any
motor vehicle with a “Gross Vehicle Weight Rating” of
ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more, for a period in excess of three
(3) hours, on public streets or thoroughfares within the city. It
is a defense to prosecution under this section that the large/heavy
vehicle is: (1) actually in the process of being loaded or unloaded,
(2) parked while the driver or operator is performing a service visit,
or (3) the city, upon application being made, may issue a permit for
an extension of the three-hour period to the respective company and/or
operator. This section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles
and/or any other vehicles as determined exempted by the City of Brenham.
(Ordinance adopted 1/12/70, sec.
1; Ordinance O-10-006, sec. 2, adopted 5/13/10)
(a) Parking.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, stand, or park
a trailer, semi-trailer, pole trailer, house trailer, or recreational
camper trailer, either attached or unattached to a motor vehicle,
on the public streets of the city. This section does not apply to
authorized emergency vehicles and/or any other vehicles as determined
exempted by the City of Brenham. It is a defense to prosecution under
this section that the trailer was: (1) actually in the process of
being loaded or unloaded; or (2) parked while the driver or operator
is performing a service visit.
(b) Notice
of violation.
At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to
the imposition of any penalty, the operator and/or owner of said trailer
shall receive actual or constructive notice that said vehicle is in
violation of this section. Said notice shall give the operator and/or
owner of said trailer notice that the continued parking of the trailer
in such area is in violation of this section.
(c) Penalty
for violation.
Any person, firm or corporation violating
the provisions of this section shall be fined in a sum not less than
one dollar ($1.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00)
plus costs.
Editor’s note(s)–Section 1 of Ordinance O-12-016, adopted July 19, 2012, changed the title of sec.
25-33 from “Time limit for trailer parking within the city” to “Trailer parking within the city.”
(Ordinance adopted 2/15/90, secs.
1–4; Ordinance O-10-006, sec.
3, adopted 5/13/10; Ordinance
O-12-016, sec. 1, adopted 7/19/12)
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of
this article shall be fined and/or otherwise penalized not less than
one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for
each offense committed; provided however, if state law provides for
a different penalty for a violation of any provision of this article,
such state law shall control over the fine and/or penalty provided
for herein.
(Ordinance adopted 4/19/90, sec.
3(3.1); Ordinance O-09-010, sec.
I, adopted 6/9/09)
(a) Authority
granted.
The police department, and all members thereof,
are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and
towed away by a commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle
illegally parked in any place, or where parked vehicle creates or
constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or
obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle.
(b) Records.
When a motor vehicle is authorized to be towed away, the police
department shall keep and maintain a record of the vehicle towed listing
the color, year of manufacture, manufacturer’s trade name, manufacturer’s
series name, body style, vehicle identification number, odometer reading,
and license plate year and number displayed on the vehicle. The record
shall also include the date and hour of tow, location towed from,
location towed to, reason for towing, and the name of the officer
authorizing the tow.
(Ordinance adopted 4/19/90, sec.
3(3.2)–(3.4); Ordinance O-10-006, sec. 4, adopted 5/13/10; Ordinance O-12-016, sec. 2, adopted 7/19/12)
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle upon any roadway or street
for the principal purpose of: (1) displaying such vehicle for sale;
(2) storing such vehicle; or (3) washing, greasing, changing oil,
or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency
and/or vehicle that has broken down.
Additionally: (1) no person shall park on any street or roadway
any vehicle and/or trailer for the primary purpose of advertising,
except as permitted by the city; (2) no person shall park or leave
parked any vehicle and/or trailer in any city park during prohibited
hours of 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., except as permitted by the city;
and (3) no person shall park or leave parked any vehicle and/or trailer
in any city park at any time of the day or night for the primary purpose
of advertising or storage, except as permitted by the city.
(Ordinance O-10-006, sec. 5, adopted 5/13/10; Ordinance O-12-016, sec. 3, adopted 7/19/12)