Within the meaning of this article, a “drive-in restaurant”
shall be deemed to be any restaurant where meals, sandwiches, cold
drinks, beverages, ice cream or other food is served directly to,
or is permitted to be consumed by, patrons in automobiles, motorcycles,
or other vehicles parked on the premises. For the purpose of preserving
public peace, health and safety on and around such drive-in restaurants,
the entire premises occupied by a drive-in restaurant, together with
means of ingress thereto and egress therefrom, are hereby declared
to be a public place.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-74; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-66)
The owner, lessee or operator of a drive-in restaurant shall
maintain quiet and good order upon the premises and shall not permit
disorderly or immoral conduct thereon.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-75; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-67)
No person shall enter the premises of any drive-in restaurant
in a motor vehicle of any kind and use the premises for cruising or
racing, or as a shortcut to another street, or to annoy or endanger
any person or other vehicle lawfully on the premises.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-76; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-68)
No person shall enter the premises of any drive-in restaurant
in a motor vehicle of any description and park the vehicle and leave
the premises without getting the consent of the owner or operator
of the restaurant. A vehicle parked in violation of this section may
be impounded under and subject to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Transportation
Code, section 545.305.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-77; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-69)
(a)
No
person on the premises of a drive-in restaurant shall race the motor
of any motor vehicle, needlessly bring to a sudden start or stop any
motor vehicle, unnecessarily blow any horn of any motor vehicle, or
cause to be made any other loud or unseemly noise, nuisance or disturbance,
whereby the quiet and good order of the premises of the neighborhood
are disturbed.
(b)
No
owner, lessee or operator of a drive-in restaurant shall cause or
permit any noise or nuisance on the premises of such restaurant, whereby
the quiet and good order of the neighborhood are disturbed.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-78; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-70)
The owner or operator of a drive-in restaurant shall provide
not less than two (2) receptacles for the receipt of trash, litter,
paper, napkins, cups and remnants of food at each exit, available
to the patrons as they leave the premises. Failure of the owner or
operator of a drive-in restaurant to provide such receptacles shall
constitute a misdemeanor.
(1970 Code, sec. 13-82; 1988 Code,
sec. 14-71)
