For purposes of this article, unless stated to the contrary, the following definitions shall apply:
Approved surface.
A minimum of four (4) inches of concrete pavement constructed by removal of excess dirt and reshaping of the existing surface, and shall use cushion sand as required. The parking facility shall be formed and placed with three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds per square inch concrete, using number three (3) rebar placed on eighteen-inch centers, both ways, broom finished, with control joints to be placed on fifteen-foot centers.
Boat, trailer, recreational vehicle, and camper.
Shall be given the meaning, if any, provided by state law or, if not defined by state law, by their common usage.
Driveway (non-residential).
The approved surface located on public accessible or private property within a non-residential zoning. The driveway shall be constructed of concrete with a psi of 3,000. The driveway must be 5" thick with a minimum of #4 bar 24" o.c.
Driveway (residential).
The approved surface located on private property, generally between the street or alley right-of-way and the garage, carport or required space on a lot. A driveway shall be constructed of concrete with a psi of 3,000. The driveway must be 4" thick with a minimum of #3 bar 24" o.c.
Public nuisances.
Those uses of property visible from a public place or public right-of-way that are detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, that tend to reduce the value of private property, that invite vandalism, that create fire hazards, that constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, or that are detrimental to the economic welfare of the city by producing urban blight which is adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of the city.
Standard driveway approach.
The approved surface between the street or alley right-of-way and the traveled portion of said street or alley. Driveway approaches connecting to the public street shall not consist of crushed granite, rock, stone, or gravel. Driveway approaches must be constructed of 3,000 psi concrete. Driveway approaches must be 6" thick with a minimum of #3 bar 16" o.c. If there is a culvert required, it must be an approved material and size. It shall also, require a headwall designed to reduce erosion and damage to the culvert.
Vehicle.
A vehicle that is subject to registration under chapter 501 of the Texas Transportation Code and must be in accordance with chapter 683 of the Texas Transportation Code.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.1; Ordinance 34-2023 adopted 11/6/2023; Ordinance 2026-15 adopted 2/2/2026)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful and it shall be an offense for the owner, occupant or person in charge of property zoned for residential, duplex, or multifamily uses to permit vehicles, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles or campers within any part of the property except on a standard driveway or approved surface.
(1) 
Exemption: Homes constructed on or before January 1, 1985 may be permitted to install a modified driveway, attached to an existing driveway being of concrete, crushed granite, rock, gravel, or asphalt. The driveway addition/expansion being of concrete, crushed granite, rock, stone, gravel, or asphalt may be up to five feet (5') in width and cannot extend past the length of the existing driveway.
(A) 
An asphalt surface shall have a minimum depth of four inches (4") over a 4-inch established base consisting of compacted crushed stone, cement treated base, or soil cement base.
(B) 
A surface of compacted crushed granite, rock, stone, or gravel shall be contained within a distinct border and have a minimum depth of six inches (6").
(b) 
The off-street parking facilities required for standard authorized uses shall be provided on the same lot or parcel of land as the main structure they are intended to serve. All off-street parking and loading structures shall be subject to the standards of the comprehensive zoning ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the city.
(c) 
Off-street parking facilities provided for nonresidential uses on property shall be for customer and/or employee vehicles only or for necessary loading and unloading of supplies; provided that in no event shall any such parking facilities be used for the sale of vehicles, repair work, storage, dismantling or servicing of vehicles or said equipment, storage or display of other goods, materials or products.
(1) 
All surfaces shall be maintained in good condition, generally free of potholes, cracks or broken pavement and allowing access to all parking spaces or drives.
(2) 
Wheel stops are required in nonresidential parking spaces[;] where the space faces towards a property line or a building, a wheel stop and/or a curb shall be provided which prevents a vehicle from extending across the property line or hitting the building.
(3) 
Any and all parking for buildings constructed shall have continuous curbing between the designated entrances and exits.
(4) 
Surface parking facilities may extend to the front property line, except for required screening and landscaping (if required).
(5) 
Parking facilities shall have an all-weather surface and shall be connected by an all-weather surfaced driveway to an abutting public street or alley. Parking facilities and driveways shall be designed by a qualified engineer or shall meet the following minimum standards: Concrete, asphalt or any other approved all-weather surface is permissible from the front building line facing the right-of-way to the rear of the property. (All-weather surface is defined as rock, crushed concrete or gravel.)
(6) 
All fire lanes shall be in compliance with the fire code.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.2; Ordinance 34-2023 adopted 11/6/2023)
It shall be a public nuisance and unlawful and an offense for any owner, occupant or person in charge of any premises in the city to permit the parking, standing or storing of a house trailer, mobile home, boat, recreational vehicle, camper, farm machinery or similar equipment on such property if such item is abandoned, junked, wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled or discarded, or, if applicable, does not have lawfully affixed to it both an unexpired license plate and state-issued certificate.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.3)
The police department or code enforcement officer of the city is authorized to take into custody any such item found on public or private property, either with city personnel or by contract, and to preserve and store such items as it takes into custody. A public hearing shall be conducted by the municipal court of the city before the removal of any such item as a public nuisance. The hearing shall be held if requested by the owner, occupant or person in charge of the premises within ten (10) days after service of notice to abate the nuisance. For any or all of such public nuisances on private property, the police department or code enforcement officer shall give not less than ten (10) days’ written notice stating the nature of the public nuisance, that it must be removed and abated within ten (10) days, and that a request for a hearing must be made before expiration of the ten-day period. The notice must be mailed by certified mail with a five-day return requested to the last known registered owner of the item, if subject to registration under state law, to the owner of the premises, and to any lienholder of record. If no request for hearing is received, the matter shall be considered by the municipal court and an appropriate order of abatement issued if necessary.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.4)
The provisions of this division shall not apply to an item that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property or where it is screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery or other appropriate means.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.5)
If an item taken into custody as provided in section 17.04.094 is not reclaimed with ten (10) days of its impoundment, the police department or code enforcement officer may sell the item at a public auction. Notice of the public auction shall be given by publication at least twice in the city’s official newspaper. The owner and lienholder shall have priority to recover the item and the item shall be returned upon payment of the expenses of the towing, preserving, and storing of the items and the auction, including notice and publication costs, if applicable. Any proceeds of the sale above such costs shall be held for the owner or lienholder for ninety (90) days and then shall be deposited in a special fund that shall remain available for the payment of auction, towing, preserving, storage and all notice and publication costs that result from placing another item in custody.
(1977 Code, sec. 21-71.6)