For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below:
Commercial motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, designed or used for:
(1) 
The transportation of property; or
(2) 
Delivery purposes.
Manufactured house.
An industrialized building as defined by V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, ch. 1202, or a manufactured home as defined by the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 1201, as amended). The term includes a temporary chassis system or returnable undercarriage used for the transportation of a manufactured house and a transportable section of a manufactured house that is transported on a chassis system or returnable undercarriage that is constructed so that it cannot, without dismantling or destruction, be transported within the legal size limits for a motor vehicle.
Motor vehicle.
A vehicle that is self-propelled.
mph.
Miles per hour.
Pole-trailer.
A vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads, such as poles, pipes, or structural members capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connection.
Semitrailer.
A vehicle without motive power that is designed or used with a motor vehicle so that some of its weight and the weight of its load rests on or is carried by the motor vehicle.
State of Texas.
The state department of transportation.
Trailer.
A vehicle without motive power that is:
(1) 
Designed or used to carry property or passengers on its own structure exclusively; and
(2) 
Drawn by a motor vehicle.
Truck-tractor.
A motor vehicle designed or used primarily for drawing another vehicle:
(1) 
That is not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and a load being drawn; or
(2) 
That is engaged with a semitrailer in the transportation of automobiles or boats and that transports the automobiles or boats on part of the truck-tractor.
Vehicle.
A mechanical device, other than a device moved by human power, or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, in, on, or by which a person or property can be transported on a public highway. The term includes a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer but does not include manufactured housing as defined by the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 1201, as amended).
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.101)
Any person who violates any of the provisions or terms of this article within the corporate limits of the town shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the municipal court shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.108)
(a) 
The following streets and parts of streets are designated truck routes under this article:
Street
Extent
F.M. Road 407
Throughout the town
(b) 
Whenever any street designated as a truck route is being repaired or is otherwise temporarily out of use, the town administrator shall be authorized to designate alternate truck routes for such period as may be necessary.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.102)
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall operate or cause to be operated, without a duly issued truck permit, any commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole-trailer, or any combination thereof having four (4) or more axles upon any public street or highway in the corporate limits of the town, except upon such streets or highways as are designated as a truck route herein.
(b) 
Any commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole-trailer, or any combination thereof which does not have a point of origin or destination within the corporate limits of the town shall be prohibited from using the streets and roads of the town. For the purposes of this section, a truck is defined as any motor vehicle which has four (4) or more axles.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.103)
(a) 
The operator or owner of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by state law, with four (4) or more axles, may not operate on any town street or roadway, other than a designated truck route, without first having obtained a permit from the town.
(b) 
The town secretary shall issue a permit to an operator or owner of a commercial motor vehicle under this section to operate or otherwise use town streets or roadways, which shall designate the route, time and duration of use. Such permit shall be issued to a particular commercial motor vehicle as acknowledged on such permit. The town secretary shall issue such permit upon the payment of a reasonable fee as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. In addition, the town secretary may require a roadway bond for continuous use extending for any three (3) consecutive days or four (4) or more days within a thirty-day period. The town council may, by resolution, establish such reasonable bond amounts upon a finding that such amount is necessary to protect the integrity of the roadway infrastructure.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.104)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) 
A commercial motor vehicle (i.e., moving van) being used to move in or out household effects or property within the jurisdiction of the town.
(2) 
An emergency vehicle operating in response to any emergency call.
(3) 
Vehicles operated by a public utility while traveling in an assigned area for the purpose of inspecting the facilities of the public utility and/or providing maintenance service to the facilities.
(4) 
Vehicles operated by a solid waste collection company franchised to conduct business within the corporate limits of the town while traveling for the purposes of collecting solid waste and/or recycling materials from residential and business properties.
(5) 
Vehicles operated by a gas well drilling and production company servicing a duly permitted gas well located within the corporate town limits and only when traveling along the vehicle route approved by the town.
(6) 
A tow truck and another vehicle or vehicle combination if:
(A) 
The nature of the service provided by the tow truck is to remove disabled, abandoned, or accident-damaged vehicles; and
(B) 
The tow truck is towing the other vehicle or vehicle combination directly to the nearest authorized place of repair, terminal, or vehicle storage facility.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.105)
(a) 
A manufactured house in excess of legal size limits for a motor vehicle may not be moved over a highway, road, or street in this town, except in accordance with a permit issued by the state.
(b) 
The town does not require a permit, bond, fee, or license in addition to that required by the state for the movement of a manufactured house.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.106)
The appropriate administrative officials of the town are directed to procure and erect such signs as are necessary to notice the prohibitions and limitations adopted herein. Every sign shall conform to the manual and specifications for uniform traffic-control devices adopted by the state department of transportation.
(Ordinance 463-08 adopted 10/21/08; 2004 Code, sec. 12.107)