Any vehicle such as a haul trailer, house trailer, recreational vehicle, semitrailer, trailer, boat trailer, all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, or boat parked upon a public street for more than twelve (12) hours is hereby declared to be an obstruction in the public way. A law enforcement officer may request the removal, at the owner’s expense, of any motor vehicle in violation of this article.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. IV, adopted 1/27/15)
No person shall park, stop, or leave a vehicle unattended within an alley, except during the process of loading and unloading or service vehicles performing maintenance.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. V, adopted 1/27/15)
(a) 
No heavy trucks shall be parked on any street in any residential district except during the process of loading and unloading or service vehicles performing maintenance, excluding the authorized vehicles in subsection (b).
(b) 
Subsection (a) excludes the following authorized vehicles:
(1) 
Maintenance vehicles and trailers owned and/or operated by or on behalf of the city or any public utility or government entity.
(2) 
Authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in the Texas Transportation Code section 541.201, or any amendments thereto, provided such vehicle is conclusively identified.
(3) 
School buses and/or commercial buses actually engaged in the receiving or discharging of passengers.
(4) 
Motor vehicles and/or trailers at or on an active jobsite. The active jobsite must not be blocking the roadway.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. VI, adopted 1/27/15)
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the purpose of:
(1) 
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2) 
Repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(3) 
Parking or storing an inoperable or mechanically dismantled/disabled vehicle.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. VII, adopted 1/27/15)
(a) 
A vehicle may be removed from any public street to an approved storage yard by a contracted service upon the city’s request, under any of the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:
(1) 
When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or causeway, or where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
(2) 
When any vehicle is illegally parked so as to block the entrance to any private driveway and it is impracticable to move such vehicle from in front of the driveway to another point on the street.
(3) 
When any vehicle is found upon a public street and a report has previously been made that such vehicle has been stolen or complaint has been filed and a warrant thereon issued.
(4) 
When any such officer has reasonable grounds to believe that any vehicle has been abandoned.
(5) 
When a vehicle upon a public street is so disabled that its normal operation is impossible or impractical and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are incapacitated by reason of physical injury or other reason to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its removal or custody or are not in the immediate vicinity of the disabled vehicle.
(6) 
When an officer arrests any person driving or in control of the vehicle for an alleged offense and such officer is required by law to take the person arrested immediately before a magistrate.
(7) 
When a vehicle is parked on a public street in an area marked by signs or markings indicating a “no parking zone.”
(8) 
When a vehicle is parked or standing in or on any portion of a public street when the vehicle constitutes a hazard, or interferes with a normal function of a governmental agency, or by reason of any catastrophe, emergency or unusual circumstances.
(9) 
When an inoperable or mechanically dismantled/disabled vehicle is parked on a public street for longer than 72 hours.
(b) 
Once a vehicle is removed from a public street, the city shall give notice of the removal to the registered owner and all lienholders of record by telephone, in person, or according to the notice provisions of Texas Transportation Code section 683.012. The notice shall indicate the location of the impounded vehicle, the reason for the removal, the means of securing its release, and the fact that the vehicle will be subject to sale at public auction if it is not reclaimed within twenty (20) days of the date notice is given.
(c) 
An owner or registered lienholder of an impounded vehicle may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from the removal of the vehicle, or upon payment of garagekeeper’s charges, if notice is given under Texas Transportation Code section 683.012.
(d) 
The owner or lienholder of an impounded vehicle may obtain immediate possession of the vehicle by requesting a hearing and posting an appearance bond in the amount of the charges for the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicle.
(e) 
The provisions of this section pertaining to reclaiming an impounded vehicle shall not apply to vehicles impounded for evidentiary purposes for possible criminal prosecution or to vehicles subject to forfeiture under applicable laws.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. VIII, adopted 1/27/15)
It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to park, stand or store or to permit the parking, standing or storing of any vehicle, recreational vehicle, motor home, boat, farm equipment, motorcycle, trailer, truck-tractor or any other type of vehicle which have registration and license requirements to exceed 40% of the yard not fenced on the owner’s lot. All vehicles which do not have current registration and license, or are not required to have registration and license will be limited to an area not to exceed 200 square feet of the yard not fenced.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. IX, adopted 1/27/15)
(a) 
After written notice, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the below-listed vehicles to use outdoor storage or overnight outdoor parking of tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, semitrailers, or other vehicles, having a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or more, in any commercial districts or undeveloped property. Construction equipment and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or more shall not be stored on lots in residential, commercial districts, or undeveloped land except, during the period of permitted construction, while loading/unloading at a commercial business, commercial businesses who operate said described vehicles that are kept on their property, or locations permitted by zoning.
(b) 
Definitions.
Written notice.
An official written police warning to said described vehicles which is left in a conspicuous place for the owner/operator to review. Information from the notice will be entered into the record management system database maintained by the police department.
Undeveloped property.
Those areas of land that are located in the city limits, whether located in any commercial, industrial or residential zone, upon which no certificates of occupancy have been issued.
(Ordinance 2015-1-27C, sec. X, adopted 1/27/15)
The purpose of these regulations is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents and motorists. These regulations are designed to promote a safe and reasonable balance between street access and traffic mobility, and to assure safe and convenient access to and circulation of emergency and service vehicles.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this part, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
All-terrain vehicle (ATV).
A small, open motor vehicle having one seat and three or more wheels fitted with large tires. It is designed chiefly for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain.
Boat.
A vessel not more than 30 feet in length, measured from end to end over the deck, excluding sheer, and manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use.
Boat trailer.
A trailer or semitrailer which is designed and constructed to carry a sailboat, motorboat or other vessel used upon any body of water.
Heavy truck.
For purposes of this article, “heavy truck” means any truck or tractor-trailer combination that has dual wheels or tandem rear axles and which has a rate capacity of 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW). The term does not include a passenger car used to deliver the United States mail, as stated under Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, section 501.002.
Dirt bike.
A bicycle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled, designed to travel on not more than three wheels designed for off-road use.
Dune buggy.
A small, light, one-horse carriage usually having four wheels in the United States and two wheels, also, a passenger or recreational vehicle, usually with oversized tires, designed for off-road use.
Haul trailer.
A large transport conveyance designed for moving, storing, or transporting.
House trailer.
A trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place (either permanently or temporarily) and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, and shall include those vehicles commonly known as recreational vehicles.
Motor vehicle.
(1) 
Any motor-driven or -propelled vehicle required to be registered under the laws of this state;
(2) 
A trailer or semitrailer, other than manufactured housing, that has a gross vehicle weight that exceeds 4,000 pounds;
(3) 
A house trailer;
(4) 
A four-wheel all-terrain vehicle designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state; or
(5) 
A motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state, other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped designed for and used exclusively on a golf course, under the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, section 501.002.
Motorcycle.
A bicycle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled, designed to travel on not more than three wheels.
Recreational vehicle.
A motor vehicle that is equipped with a saddle for the use of the rider, designed to propel itself with three or four tires in contact with the ground, designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only, and not designed by the manufacturer for farming or lawn care.
Semitrailer.
Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
Trailer.
Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)
Any vehicle such as a motor vehicle, haul trailer, house trailer, recreational vehicle, semitrailer, trailer, boat trailer, all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, or boat parked upon Park Meadow Drive is hereby declared to be an obstruction in public way. A peace officer may request the removal, at the owner’s expense, of any motor vehicle in violation of this part.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)
(a) 
A vehicle may be removed from Park Meadow Drive to an approved storage yard by a contracted service upon the city’s request.
(b) 
Once a vehicle is removed, the city shall give notice of the removal to the registered owner and all lienholders of record by telephone, in person, or according to the notice provisions of Texas Transportation Code section 683.012. The notice shall indicate the location of the impounded vehicle, the reason for the removal, the means of securing its release, and the fact that the vehicle will be subject to sale at public auction if it is not reclaimed within twenty (20) days of the date notice is given.
(c) 
An owner or registered lienholder of an impounded vehicle may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from the removal of the vehicle, or upon payment of garage keeper’s charges, if notice is given under Texas Transportation Code section 683.012.
(d) 
The owner or lienholder of an impounded vehicle may obtain immediate possession of the vehicle by requesting a hearing and posting an appearance bond in the amount of the charges for the towing, preservation, and storage of the vehicle.
(e) 
The provisions of this section pertaining to reclaiming an impounded vehicle shall not apply to vehicles impounded for evidentiary purposes for possible criminal prosecution or to vehicles subject to forfeiture under applicable laws.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)
This part and any code or provision adopted by this part may be further enforced by injunction and other judicial proceedings, either at law or in equity; and, in lieu of or in addition to any other authorized enforcement or action taken, any person who violates any term or provision of this part.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this part, or shall fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, within the city limits shall be deemed guilty of an offense and shall be liable for a fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Such penalty shall be in addition to
all the other remedies provided herein. To the extent of any conflict between this section and a penalty provision in the codes adopted herein, such penalty provision shall be amended and this section shall control.
(Ordinance 2016-5-24B adopted 5/24/16)