A violation of this article shall be a misdemeanor, and the penalty for violating this article shall be as provided for in section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of the city, which shall be a maximum fine of $500.00, and each day a violation exists shall be a separate offense.
(Ordinance 2005-09-06-010, sec. 4, adopted 9/6/05)
Through traffic of any truck, semitrailer, road tractor, hazardous materials carrier, or any other vehicle having a gross weight exceeding 16,000 pounds is permitted only on the following designated truck routes in the city:
(1) 
Highway 77.
(2) 
Highway 36.
(3) 
Highway 190.
(4) 
FM Road 2269.
(5) 
FM Road 1600.
(6) 
FM Road 845.
The foregoing roads are designated as truck routes.
(Ordinance 2005-09-06-010, sec. 1, adopted 9/6/05)
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may drive, operate or move, nor may any owner permit to be driven, operated or moved, any vehicle having a gross weight exceeding 16,000 pounds upon any street, alleyway or public thoroughfare other than a designated truck route in the city.
(b) 
This section shall not apply to the following, each of which is excepted from the prohibitions:
(1) 
School buses;
(2) 
Any truck, bus or trailer utilized for the purpose of the actual loading or unloading of grain, goods, wares and merchandise, or for the purpose of weighing, when the vehicle is accompanied by its driver; providing further, loading or unloading shall be limited to a reasonable time to complete the operation; and
(3) 
Pickup trucks, panel delivery trucks and carry-all trucks, unless they are transporting hazardous materials.
(Ordinance 2005-09-06-010, sec. 2, adopted 9/6/05)
(a) 
No person may park, nor may the owner permit to be parked, any vehicle having a load capacity in excess of one ton, or which is more than 25 feet in length or eight feet in height or width, upon any street, alleyway or public thoroughfare in the city.
(b) 
In any prosecution charging a violation of this section, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of this section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked such vehicle at the point where such violation occurred.
(Ordinance 2005-09-06-010, sec. 3, adopted 9/6/05)