(a) Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited; no signs required:
(2) In front of a public or private driveway.
(4) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant, unless otherwise marked.
(6) At an intersection within thirty (30) feet of an existing intersection
curb line, unless otherwise marked.
(7) Between a safety zone, as described in Texas Criminal & Vehicle Handbook, section 541.302, Traffic Areas, subsection
(12) (see attachment to Ordinance 7046-A) and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the chief of police has indicated a different length by signs or markings.
(8) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
(9) Alongside or opposite any excavation or street obstruction when stopping,
standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(10) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street.
(11) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within
a street overpass.
(12) At any place where official signs or markings prohibit stopping,
standing or parking.
(13) Beside any curb painted red in color.
(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. I, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. I, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) Blocking traffic.
No person shall park any vehicle upon
a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available
less than ten feet (10) of the width of the roadway for movement of
vehicular traffic.
(b) Parallel parking.
No person shall stand, stop, or park
a vehicle in a street other than parallel with the edge of the roadway,
headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement, and with the curbside
wheels of the vehicle within twelve (12) inches of the edge of the
curb, except where the street is marked or signed for angle parking.
(c) Vehicles to be parked within marked space.
Where parking
spaces are designated on a street, no person shall stand or park a
vehicle other than in the indicated direction and within a single
marked space, unless the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance
impossible.
(d) Priority to park in vacant space.
The operator who first
begins maneuvering a motor vehicle into a vacant parking space on
a street has priority to park in that space and no other vehicle operator
shall attempt to interfere.
(e) Vehicle parked near building where fire department has been summoned.
When the operator of a vehicle discovers that the vehicle is
parked close to a building to which the fire department has been summoned,
the operator shall immediately remove the vehicle from the area, unless
otherwise directed by police or fire officers.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. II, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. II, adopted 11/7/02)
In any case where any street in the city is being torn up, repaired,
paved, or where any work is being done upon the same, making necessary
the regulation of traffic thereon, the chief of police is hereby authorized
to prevent parking either altogether or to any extent deemed wise
by him for any certain period of time that he may deem necessary,
or to close the street to traffic altogether for such period of time,
by erecting thereon official signs with the parking restrictions clearly
stated thereon.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. III, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. III, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation
to park a motor vehicle or leave a motor vehicle unattended on the
right-of-way, except as provided by law, within the city limits.
(b) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates the terms of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined, consistent with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code, for each offense, and each day of continuous violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. IV, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. IV, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) Generally.
It shall be unlawful for any person or any
owner to leave, park, or stand any truck-tractor, road tractor, trailer,
semi-trailer, bus or any other commercial motor vehicle bearing commercial
license upon any public street, parkway, boulevard, or public place;
provided, this section shall not apply to street construction, maintenance,
and repair equipment, trucks, rollers, and implements, and trucks,
equipment, trailers, and vehicles used by public service utilities,
and to motor buses when taking on or discharging passengers at the
customary bus stops, and except all other vehicles designated herein
when actually parked at a designated loading zone in those areas of
limited parking where loading zones are designated; provided further
that this subsection shall not apply to any vehicle defined or designated
therein developing a mechanical defect after such vehicle has commenced
to run, en route, making it unsafe to proceed further, and in this
event it shall be lawful to stand or park the vehicle during the time
necessary to make emergency repairs.
(b) Parking on street or private property in residential area.
It shall be unlawful for any person or owner to leave, park,
or stand any truck-tractor, road tractor, semi-trailer, bus, truck,
or trailer with a rated capacity of two (2) tons or more according
to the manufacturer’s classification, upon any street or thoroughfare
within any district zoned as either a dwelling district or apartment
district, according to the city zoning ordinance. Provided, however,
that such may not be parked upon any private property in such zones
except in a paved driveway or other prepared paved area on such person’s
or owner’s property. This section shall not prevent the parking
or standing of the above-described vehicles in such zoned areas for
the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight,
or merchandise.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. V, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. V, adopted 11/7/02)
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street or right-of-way
for the principal purpose of:
(1) Displaying such vehicles for sale.
(2) Washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicles except repairs necessitated
by an emergency.
(3) Displaying for sale or selling any merchandise.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. VI, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. VI, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, or corporation to leave
standing in any public street or other public place any vehicle, automobile,
truck, trailer, or other character of private property unattended
for a longer continuous period of time than forty-eight (48) hours.
(b) If a vehicle is found unattended or unoccupied on a street, highway,
or other public place in violation of this provision the same is hereby
declared a nuisance per se, and the fact that such vehicle is unattended
or occupied [unoccupied] by any person shall be prima facie evidence
that the owner unlawfully stopped, placed, or parked such vehicle.
The records of the state department of transportation or the county
highway license department showing the name of the person to whom
highway license plates were issued shall constitute prima facie evidence
of the ownership by the person there named.
(c) In the event any property of any description, vehicle, automobile, truck, trailer, or other character of private property shall be found existing, standing, parked, stopped, erected, or lying in or upon any part of any public street or other public place within the limits of the city in violation of this section or any portion thereof, the same shall be a nuisance per se, and shall be removed by any peace officer and taken to such place as designated by the chief of police or city council and kept there until application for its redemption shall be made by the owner or his authorized agent, who shall be entitled to the possession thereof upon payment consistent with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code, together with all costs of removal and storage that may have accrued thereon. This remedy and impounding fee shall be cumulative of any and all other penalties that may be provided; in the event the property impounded shall not be redeemed by the owner, or his authorized agent, within five (5) days, it shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by law.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. VII, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. VII, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) Whenever an authorized peace officer finds a vehicle standing on
a street or highway in violation of any of the foregoing provisions
of this article, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle,
or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to
move the same, to a position off the pavement or main traveled part
of such highway or street.
(b) The peace officer is hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a
highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety designated
by the city, under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:
(1) When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct, or
causeway where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
(2) When any vehicle is illegally parked so as to block the entrance
to any private driveway and it is impracticable to move such vehicle
from in front of the driveway to another part of the highway.
(3) When any vehicle is found upon a highway and a report has previously
been made that such vehicle has been stolen or a complaint has been
filed and a warrant thereon issued, charging that such vehicle has
been embezzled.
(4) When such officer has reasonable grounds to believe such vehicle
has been abandoned.
(5) When a vehicle upon a highway is so disabled that its normal operation
is impossible or impracticable and the person in charge of the vehicle
is incapacitated by reason of physical injury or other reason to such
an extent as to be unable to provide for its removal or custody, or
is not in the immediate vicinity of the disabled vehicle.
(6) When an officer has arrested any person driving or in control of
a vehicle for an alleged offense and such officer is by code or law
required to take the person arrested immediately before a magistrate.
(c) A current fee for removing the vehicle and for storage shall be charged
against any vehicle.
(d) Any peace officer or any member of the fire department and any peace
officer [sic] may move any vehicle standing unattended or a fireman
may require the moving of such vehicle if it obstructs the free movement
of such person in the actual discharge of their duties.
(e) Any peace officer is hereby authorized to remove any vehicle parked
or standing in or on any portion of the highway when in the opinion
of said peace officer the vehicle constitutes a hazard or by reason
of catastrophe, emergency, or unusual circumstances the safety of
said vehicle is imperiled.
(f) When a police officer finds a motor vehicle parked or standing unattended
with the ignition key in the vehicle, the officer is authorized to
remove the key from the vehicle and deliver the key to the person
in charge of the police station.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. VIII, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. VIII, adopted 11/7/02)
(a) Marking of spaces.
Upon the installation by the owner
or operator of any off-street parking facility, the police department
of the city is authorized to designate stalls or spaces in an off-street
parking facility for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a
distinguishing license plate, specially designed symbols, tags or
other devices, issued pursuant to the Texas Transportation Code, to
disabled veterans and disabled persons. Such stalls or spaces shall
be designated by posting immediately adjacent to and visible from
each stall or space a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair
with occupant in white on a blue background.
(b) Parking restricted.
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle not displaying a distinguishing license plate issued to disabled persons pursuant to the Texas Transportation Code, or to disabled veterans pursuant to the Texas Transportation Code, to stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any parking space properly designated for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons pursuant to the subsection
(a) of this section. Such shall constitute a class C misdemeanor.
(Ordinance 7046, sec. IX, adopted 11/10/88; Ordinance 7046-A, sec. IX, adopted 11/7/02)
The provisions of this article that regulate the parking, stopping,
or standing of vehicles do not apply to:
(1) A vehicle of the city, county, state, or public utility while necessarily
in use for construction or repair work on the street.
(2) A vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection,
transportation, or delivery of mail.
(3) A vehicle of a disabled person who complies with the provisions of
the Texas Transportation Code.
(Ordinance 7046-A, sec. X, adopted 11/7/02; Ordinance adopting Code)