(A) 
The Transportation Department of the City shall be under the control of the Assistant City Manager for development services, shall perform such duties and functions as directed by the City Manager or Assistant City Manager, and shall have a director who is designated as the Transportation Engineer of the City, herein referred to as director.
(B) 
The director shall, unless otherwise required or prohibited by law, have full and complete control over all traffic regulations within the City. The director may, with consent of the City Manager, designate an assistant director who shall have full authority to act in his stead.
No person shall operate or park any vehicle on any street or public right-of-way for the primary purpose of advertising, nor shall any owner suffer or permit any vehicle belonging to him to be operated or parked on a public street or public right-of-way for the primary purpose of advertising.
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway, except while crossing a street in a crosswalk, and, when so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
Any person riding upon any motorcycle, bicycle, coaster, sled, roller skates, or in any toy vehicle shall not affix the same or himself to any moving vehicle upon the roadway.
(A) 
No pedestrian or other person, who is within a roadway in a limited pedestrian zone may stop, stand, sit or remain in any intersection, roadway or crosswalk for a period longer than is necessary to traverse that intersection or crosswalk.
(B) 
No pedestrian or other person who is within a limited pedestrian zone may stop, stand, sit or remain within the immediate vicinity of any vehicle stopped on a roadway.
(C) 
No pedestrian or other person who is within a limited pedestrian zone shall stop, stand, sit or remain on or under any portion of a median, bridge, overpass, or viaduct for longer than is necessary to safely traverse that median, bridge, overpass or viaduct.
(D) 
The following areas of the city are each designated a limited pedestrian zone:
(1) 
The intersection of Forest Lane and S. Jupiter Rd. specifically including:
(a) 
Forest Lane beginning at the intersection of Forest Lane and S. Forest Crest Dr. extending to the east on Forest Lane to the intersection of S. Kirby St. and Forest Lane; and
(b) 
The portion of S. Jupiter Rd. beginning at the intersection of S. Jupiter Rd. and Miller Park Dr. extending to the north to the intersection of S. Jupiter Rd. and Glacier Lane.
(2) 
The intersection of N. Garland Avenue and President George Bush Turnpike specifically including:
(a) 
The north side service road of the President George Bush Turnpike from 600 feet southeast of the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and President George Bush Turnpike through 100 feet northwest of the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and President George Bush Turnpike;
(b) 
The south side service road of the President George Bush Turnpike from 600 feet northwest of the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and President George Bush Turnpike through 100 feet southeast of the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and President George Bush Turnpike; and
(c) 
N. Garland Avenue from the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and Naaman Forest Blvd. to the intersection of N. Garland Avenue and W. Muirfield Rd.
(3) 
The intersection of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd., specifically including:
(a) 
The north service road of Interstate Highway 635 from 600 feet southeast of the intersection of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd. to the intersection of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd.;
(b) 
The south side service road of Interstate Highway 635 from 600 feet northwest of the intersection of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd. to the intersection of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd.; and
(c) 
W. Centerville Rd. from the intersection of W. Centerville Rd. and Marketplace Dr. to the intersection of the south side service road (southeast bound) of Interstate Highway 635 and W. Centerville Rd.
(4) 
The intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Broadway Blvd., specifically including:
(a) 
Broadway Blvd. from the intersection of Broadway Blvd and Broadway Commons to Broadway Blvd. at the intersection of Broadway Blvd. and Guthrie Rd.
(b) 
The north side (westbound) service lane of Interstate Highway 30 from the intersection of the north side service lane of Interstate 30 and Broadway Commons to the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Broadway Blvd. including the turn around lane from the north side (westbound) service road of Interstate Highway 30 to the south side (eastbound) service road of Interstate Highway 30.
(c) 
The south side (eastbound) service road of Interstate Highway 30 from 600 feet southwest of the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Broadway Blvd. to the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and Broadway Blvd. including the turn around lane from the south side (eastbound) service road of Interstate Highway 30 to the north side (westbound) service road of Interstate Highway 30.
(5) 
The intersection of State Highway 78 (also known as Lavon Dr.) and N. 1st Street, specifically including:
(a) 
Lavon Dr. from E. State Street to N. 1st St. including the northbound turn lane from Lavon Dr. to N. 1st St.; and
(b) 
N. 1st St. from Avenue B to E. State Street.
(6) 
The intersection of S. Garland Ave. and Interstate Highway 635, specifically including:
(a) 
S. Garland Ave from Leon Rd. to the exit ramp from Interstate Highway 635 to southbound Garland Ave., including the northbound turn lane from S. Garland Ave. to S. Shiloh Rd.; and
(b) 
The Interstate Highway 635 exit ramps from Interstate Highway 635 to Garland Ave.
(7) 
The intersection of S. Shiloh Rd. and Interstate Highway 635, specifically including:
(a) 
S. Shiloh Rd. From 100 feet south of Oakland Ave. to Interstate Highway 635, including the bridge and overpass at Interstate Highway 635; and
(b) 
The Interstate Highway 635 Service Road from Leon Rd. to S. Shiloh Rd.
(8) 
The intersection of S. Jupiter Rd. and Interstate Highway 635 including:
(a) 
S. Jupiter Rd. from W. Kingsley Rd. to Interstate Highway 635 including the entrance ramps from Jupiter Rd. to Interstate 635;
(b) 
The Interstate Highway 635 Service Rd. on the north side of Interstate Highway 635 from the exit ramp to S. Jupiter Rd.; and
(c) 
The service road on the south side of Interstate 635 from Pegasus St. to S. Jupiter Rd.
(9) 
The intersection of Northwest Hgwy. and Interstate Highway 635, specifically including:
(a) 
Eastgate Drive (the north side Interstate Highway 635 service road) from 400 feet southwest of the intersection of Northwest Hgwy. to the intersection of Northwest Hgwy.;
(b) 
Northwest Hgwy. from Towngate Blvd. to the intersection of the south side Interstate Highway 635 service road; and
(c) 
The south side Interstate Highway 635 service road from 400 feet northwest of Northwest Hgwy. to the intersection of the south side Interstate Highway 635 Service Road and Northwest Hgwy.
(10) 
The intersection of N. Plano Rd. and W. Walnut St., specifically including:
(a) 
W. Walnut St. from 200 feet west of N. Plano Rd. to 200 feet east of N. Plano Rd; and
(b) 
N. Plano Rd. from the intersection of N. Plano Rd. and Pineridge Dr. and N. Plano Rd. to the intersection of N. Plano Rd. and Princeton Dr.
(11) 
The intersection of N. Jupiter Rd. and W. Walnut St. specifically including:
(a) 
W. Walnut Street from 200 feet west of N. Jupiter Rd. to 200 feet east of N. Jupiter Rd.; and
(b) 
N. Jupiter Rd. from the intersection of N. Jupiter Rd. and Classic Dr. to the intersection of N. Jupiter Rd. and Lariat Ln.
Editor’s note–Former section 33.05 pertaining to funeral processions was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 7065 adopted 5/21/19.
(Ordinance 7065 adopted 5/21/19)
Traffic-control signs, signals and markings heretofore placed or erected by the director and now in use for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic use are hereby affirmed, ratified and declared to be official traffic-control devices provided that these traffic-control devices are not inconsistent with the provisions of state law or this chapter.
(Ordinance 4288, sec. 1, adopted 1/3/89; Ordinance 4398, secs. 1, 2, adopted 2/6/90; Ordinance 4479, secs. 1, 2, adopted 2/5/91; Ordinance 4557, secs. 1, 2, adopted 1/21/92; Ordinance 4659, sec. 1, adopted 3/2/93; Ordinance 4739, sec. 1, adopted 2/1/94; Ordinance 4856, sec. 1, adopted 4/4/95)
Adopted by Reference
(A) 
That document entitled “Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices for Streets and Highways, D6.1-1978,” as presently constituted or hereafter amended, hereinafter referred to as “manual,” a copy of which is on file with the City Secretary, is herewith adopted by reference.
(B) 
On and after the effective date of this section, all traffic-control devices hereafter erected shall be in strict conformity with such manual.
(C) 
All persons shall conduct their activities in compliance therewith and shall strictly comply with such devices.
(D) 
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to invalidate any such presently existing devices, to refute required compliance therewith, or to preclude prosecution for failure of such compliance.
(A) 
All traffic rules and regulations that apply to streets owned by the City are hereby extended to, and shall apply within, the following subdivisions:
(1) 
The Retreat at Firewheel;
(2) 
(Reserved)
(B) 
All costs associated with the placement and maintenance of traffic-control signs, pavement markings, and other traffic control devices located on a private road in the subdivision shall be and remain with the owners of the property within the subdivision.
(Ordinance 6427, sec. 2, adopted 9/21/10)
(A) 
In this section, “shopping cart” means a basket, typically mounted on four wheels and designed to be stored when not in use in a stackable order, generally used in retail establishments by customers to transport goods or for carrying merchandise within the retail establishment or to motor vehicles parked on the premises of the retail establishment.
(B) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave or abandon a shopping cart at a location more than 100 feet away from the premises of the retail establishment that owns or provides the cart.
(C) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a shopping cart on a street or other public place other than the premises of the retail establishment that owns or provides the cart or a sidewalk, if any, immediately adjacent to the retail establishment that owns or provides the cart.
(D) 
It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (B) that the person was an owner, employee, or agent of the retail establishment that owns the shopping cart who was delivering, retrieving, or returning the shopping cart to the retail establishment.
(Ordinance 7082 adopted 9/3/19)