(a)
Prohibition.
It shall be unlawful for a person to operate
or permit the operation of the engine of a motor vehicle so as to
assist in braking or slowing the vehicle through the use of any engine
brake or engine retarding device on any street or roadway within the
corporate limits of the city, unless the vehicle is an emergency services
vehicle.
(b)
Penalty.
Any person violating this section, upon conviction,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more
than $500.00. Each day such violation continues is a separate offense.
(Ordinance 2007-08-20-03, secs.
1, 2, adopted 8/20/07)
(a)
Prohibition.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
occupy or trespass in a motor vehicle upon the medians of Lakeway
Boulevard, Lohman’s Crossing Road, Lakeway Drive or Strahle
Lane, except as may be necessary and authorized by the city for landscaping
activities, maintenance and operation of facilities and police functions
thereon.
(b)
Penalty.
Any person who shall violate any provision
of this section, or shall fail to comply herewith, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable upon conviction for a
fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation,
and each day any such violation shall exist shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense.
(Ordinance 2002-12-16-2, secs. 1,
2, adopted 12/16/02)
(a)
Applicability.
This section applies only to the following
lots once they have been improved as single-family residences: Lots
1330, 1333, 1334, 1335, 1336, and 1337 in Lakeway Section 16, as recorded
in Book 49, Page 39 of the Travis County plat records.
(b)
Conditions for use.
The owners or occupants of the homes
on the lots listed above may tow, either manually or by another vehicle,
an aircraft owned by them across the public portion of “Flying
Scot” in order to gain access to and from their respective residences
and the airpark subject to the following conditions:
(1)
That the street known as “Flying Scot” will not be used
for the purposes of taking off, landing, or maneuvering an aircraft
except as provided for in the Texas Transportation Code and the Texas
Vehicle Code;
(2)
That a person towing an aircraft across the public portion of “Flying
Scot” must furnish other persons with flags at both ends of
the street to stop traffic while the aircraft is being towed;
(3)
That the towing of aircraft across the public portion of “Flying
Scot” will only take place during daylight hours as defined
in the city zoning ordinance;
(4)
That the person towing an aircraft will use the most direct route
to the airpark and will not stop or pause in the street during the
crossing;
(5)
That the owner of the aircraft will provide to the city a certificate
of insurance, with the city as the certificate holder, indicating
general liability insurance coverage for the aircraft;
(6)
That the owner of any aircraft being towed across the public portion
of “Flying Scot” will obtain a permit from the city. Such
permit will be kept in the aircraft at all times; and
(7)
That the above use of the public portion of “Flying Scot”
does not apply to guests or visitors of the owners of the lots listed
above.
(c)
Permit.
A permit to use the public portion of “Flying
Scot” to tow an aircraft to or from one of the lots listed above
and the airpark shall be obtained from the city by the owner or occupant
of the lot, who shall also be the owner of the aircraft, and shall
cost $25.00 annually.
(d)
Penalty; compliance with other regulations.
It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to violate the provisions
of this section. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Any person,
firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined
not more than $1,000.00 for each conviction. Nothing in this section
excuses noncompliance with any state or federal law or city ordinance,
or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
(Ordinance 96-09-16-3, arts. I–IV,
adopted 9/16/96)
(a)
Definitions.
(1)
Commercial motor vehicle, road tractor, semitrailer, trailer,
and truck-tractor.
Gross weight.
Motor vehicle.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Shall have the meanings given to such terms by section 502.001
of the Transportation Code.
Shall have the meaning given to such term by section 502.162(b)
of the Transportation Code.
Shall have the meaning given to such term by section 501.002(14)
of the Transportation Code.
(2)
As used in this section, the term “construction vehicle”
shall include and be limited to the following:
(A)
Self-propelled construction equipment or machinery; and
(B)
All commercial motor vehicles, road tractors, semitrailers, trailers,
truck-tractors, or any combination thereof, insofar as such vehicles
are used for or are primarily designed to be used for transportation
of construction equipment, machinery, or materials.
(3)
As used in this section, and where the context and circumstances
will permit, the term “person” shall mean and include
any person, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, or other legally
recognized entity.
(b)
Restrictions.
(1)
That certain portion or section of Dragon Street within the incorporated
limits of the city which lies and is situated to the west of the intersection
of Dragon Street and Cutlass Street, hereafter referred to in this
section as the “prohibited zone,” may not be accessed
by construction vehicles.
(2)
Subject to the defenses set forth in subsection (b)(3) of this section, a person commits an offense under this section if such person drives or operates, or instructs, directs, permits, or authorizes another person to drive or operate, a construction vehicle through or within the prohibited zone.
(3)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under the provisions of subsections (b)(1) and (2) of this section:
(A)
If such person is under escort by a city police officer; or
(B)
If such person is driving or operating, or instructs, directs, permits,
authorizes another person to drive or operate:
(i)
A motor vehicle having a combined gross weight of 6000 pounds
or less;
(ii)
A motor vehicle having in combination not more than two axles;
(iii)
A motor vehicle owned by the city and operated by its authorized
agents;
(iv)
A motor vehicle owned by any other governmental entity or public
utility, operated by its authorized agents, and engaged in functions
duly authorized by federal, state, or local law;
(v)
An emergency vehicle; or
(4)
Proof of ownership of any construction vehicle or machinery and/or
equipment driven or operated in violation of the provisions of this
article shall be prima facie evidence that the owner thereof permitted
or allowed such driving or operation.
(c)
Penalty.
A person violating any of the provisions of
or committing an offense under this section shall, in addition to
all other penalties prescribed by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine in any sum not to
exceed $500.00.
(Ordinance 97-12-08-1, arts. I–III,
adopted 12/8/97)
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, film, or corporation to at any
time use, traverse, operate, or stand a heavy truck on Flint Rock
Road in both the eastern and western directions of travel, between
the eastern border of Serene Hills Drive and the western border of
Flint Rock Trace.
(c)
It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that
a heavy truck was making a delivery or a pickup within the area between
the eastern border of Serene Hills Drive and the western border of
Flint Rock Trace.
(d)
It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that
a heavy truck was authorized by the city to enter the prohibited area
as part of a duly permitted construction project by the city, and
the heavy truck was en route to or from said construction project.
(e)
In order to provide notice to the public of the restrictions imposed
by this section, the city manager is hereby authorized and directed
to procure and have erected along the aforementioned section of Flint
Rock Road appropriate traffic-control signs, compliant with chapter
544 of the Texas Transportation Code, the Texas Manual on Uniform
Traffic-Control Devices (“TMUTCD”), and the Standard Highway
Sign Designs for Texas (“SHSD”).
(f)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this
section or failing to observe any provision hereto shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a class “C” misdemeanor and shall be fined
a sum not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every
day or fraction of a day in which this section or any part thereof
shall be violated shall be deemed a separate offense and punished
as such.
(g)
This section shall be valid for a period of up to two (2) years from
its effective date and may be repealed in whole or in part before
that time or extended as deemed necessary or appropriate by the city
council.
(Ordinance 2016-03-21-03 adopted 3/21/16)
