When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
Alley.
A street that is not used primarily for through traffic and provides access to rear entrances of buildings or lots along a street.
Chief or chief of police.
The chief of police of the town or his or her designee.
Commercial motor vehicle.
Any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, designed or used for the transportation of property, including every vehicle used for delivery purposes.
Motor vehicle.
Every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self-propelled.
Semi-trailer.
Every vehicle of the trailer type so designed or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another motor vehicle.
Stoplight.
A traffic-control signal displaying different colored lights or colored lighted arrows successively or in a combination, and may display only green, yellow, or red, and applies to operators of vehicles as provided by the Texas Transportation Code.
Street.
Every street, road and alley within the town, exclusive of state highways within the town.
Trailer.
Every vehicle without motor power designed or used for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
Truck-tractor.
Every motor vehicle designed or used primarily for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, except that [the term includes a motor vehicle that is otherwise a truck-tractor, that] is engaged with a semi-trailer in the transportation of automobiles, and that transports motor vehicles on part of the truck-tractor.
Vehicle.
Every mechanical device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, including motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, truck-tractors, trailers, and semi-trailers, severally, as herein defined, but excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Ordinance 2004-09, sec. II, adopted 2/16/04; Ordinance 2005-26, sec. II, adopted 10/3/05; 2006 Code, ch. 10, sec. 2.01)
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this article, and any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this article shall be fined, upon conviction, not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ordinance 2005-26, sec. XI, adopted 10/3/05; Ordinance 2006-23, sec. 2.03, adopted 7/24/06; Ordinance 2008-31, sec. 2.01, adopted 10/6/08; 2006 Code, ch. 10, sec. 2.08)
(a) 
Prohibition.
No object or combination of objects, including but not limited to any structure, fence, wall, screen, hedge, tree, bush, shrub, billboard or mound of earth, terrace, bank or barrier, shall be erected, placed, planted or maintained on any corner lot in such a manner as to create a traffic hazard by obstructing the view of the drivers of motor vehicles using the streets adjacent thereto.
(b) 
Exceptions.
Natural existing terrain which cannot be removed by reasonable landscaping techniques, including retaining walls constructed below or at the same grade line of such natural existing terrain, shall be excluded from the objects otherwise prohibited as stated within subsection (a) of this section.
(c) 
Presumption.
An object, or combination of objects, erected, placed, planted or maintained on a corner lot or parkway adjacent thereto so as to interfere with the visual line of sight at an elevation between two and one-half feet (2-1/2') above the top of the adjacent roadway curb and eight feet (8') above the top of the adjacent street curb, or if there is no curb then from the average street grade, within a triangular area formed by the intersection of the adjacent street curb lines and a point on each such right-of-way line thirty-five feet (35') from the intersection, shall be prima facie evidence that said object, or combination of objects, so erected, placed, planted or maintained is an obstruction constituting a traffic hazard.
(d) 
Removal.
Any object, or combination of objects, placed, erected, planted or maintained in violation of this section shall be removed within ten (10) days of receipt of written notice by certified mail from the chief of police or his representative to the owner, agent or occupant of the premises where such obstruction has been erected, placed, planted or maintained.
(Ordinance 2004-09, sec. V, adopted 2/16/04; Ordinance 2005-26, sec. V, adopted 10/3/05; 2006 Code, ch. 10, sec. 2.04)
All state laws and town ordinances and rules regulating traffic on public streets within the town, both those existing on the date of the adoption of this section and those subsequently enacted, shall apply to the private streets specified below. Such private roads are deemed to be public highways or streets for the purposes of the application and enforcement of the traffic regulations imposed under this section:
(1) 
Briarwood Court.
(2) 
Glen Hurst Court.
(3) 
Glenwick Court.
(4) 
Meadow Ridge Drive.
(5) 
Ridgewood Drive.
(6) 
Winsted Court.
(Ordinance 2006-23, sec. 2.02, adopted 7/24/06; 2006 Code, ch. 10, sec. 2.07)
(a) 
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the terms below shall be defined as follows:
Commercial passenger transportation.
A mode of transportation provided by a bus or motor coach designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers (including the operator) for compensation and that is powered by a primary propulsion engine, but specifically excluding the modes of railroad, light rail, or taxicabs.
Idle.
The operation of an engine in the operating mode where:
(1) 
The engine is not engaged in gear;
(2) 
The engine operates at a speed at the revolutions per minute specified by the engine or vehicle manufacturer for when the accelerator is fully released; and
(3) 
There is no load on the engine.
Mechanical operations.
The use of electrical tools or equipment in construction, maintenance, or repair of facilities.
Passenger transit operations.
A regional mode of public transportation that is funded through a portion of sales tax for the region being served.
Primary propulsion engine.
A gasoline or diesel-fueled internal combustion engine that:
(1) 
Is attached to a motor vehicle; and
(2) 
Provides the power to propel the motor vehicle into motion and maintain motion.
(b) 
Idling prohibited.
A person commits an offense if, at any time from April 1 through September 30 of any calendar year, he causes, suffers, allows, or permits the primary propulsion engine of a motor vehicle to idle for more than five (5) consecutive minutes unless the motor vehicle is in motion. The owner of a vehicle subject to this section may be charged with a violation of this section, if that violation is committed by the owner's employee.
(c) 
Exception.
It is an exception to prosecution under this section that:
(1) 
The motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less;
(2) 
The motor vehicle was forced to remain motionless because of traffic conditions over which the operator had no control;
(3) 
The motor vehicle was being used:
(A) 
By the United States military, national guard, or reserve forces; or
(B) 
As an emergency or law enforcement motor vehicle;
(4) 
The primary propulsion engine of the motor vehicle was providing a power source necessary for a mechanical operation of the vehicle, other than:
(A) 
Propulsion; or
(B) 
Passenger compartment heating or air conditioning;
(5) 
The primary propulsion engine of the motor vehicle was being operated for maintenance or diagnostic purposes;
(6) 
The primary propulsion engine of the motor vehicle was being operated solely to defrost a windshield;
(7) 
The primary propulsion engine of the motor vehicle was being used to supply heat or air conditioning necessary for passenger comfort or safety, if the vehicle:
(A) 
Was a school bus or was intended for commercial passenger transportation or passenger transit operations; and
(B) 
Did not idle more than thirty (30) consecutive minutes;
(8) 
The primary propulsion engine of the motor vehicle was being used to provide air conditioning or heating necessary for employee health or safety while the employee was using the vehicle to perform an essential job function related to roadway construction or maintenance;
(9) 
The person charged with the offense was the owner of a motor vehicle subject to this section that had been rented or leased to a third party operating the vehicle at the time of the offense, if the third party vehicle operator was not employed by the vehicle owner.
(Ordinance 2008-31, sec. 2.02, adopted 10/6/08)
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle that is used for law enforcement purposes may operate without using the emergency warning devices required by state law only when the driver is responding to an emergency call or when he or she is in pursuit of a suspected violator of the law and he or she has probable cause to believe that:
(1) 
Knowledge of his or her presence will cause the suspect to destroy or lose evidence of a suspected felony;
(2) 
Knowledge of his or her presence will cause the suspect to cease a suspected continuing felony before the driver has acquired sufficient evidence to establish grounds for arrests;
(3) 
Knowledge of his or her presence will cause the suspect to evade apprehension or identification of the suspect or of his or her vehicle; or
(4) 
Traffic conditions on a multi-laned roadway are such that movements of motorists in response to the emergency warning devices may increase the potential for a collision or may unreasonably extend the duration of the pursuit.
(Ordinance 92-15, sec. I, adopted 5/19/92; 2006 Code, ch. 10, sec. 7.1(B))