Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction be fined in any sum in accordance with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 77-1, sec. 3, adopted 2/15/1977; 1999 Code, sec. 94-1; )
(a) The city council shall by ordinance direct that the city administrator
shall have the duty of erecting or installing upon, over, along, or
beside any highway, street or alley signs, signals and markings, or
causing the same to be erected, installed, or placed, in accordance
with this chapter and consistent with the manual. Said traffic-control
devices shall be installed immediately, or as soon as such specific
device, sign, or signal can be procured.
(b) Whenever the city administrator has erected and installed any official
traffic-control device, signal or sign at any location in the city
or has caused the same to be done under his direction, in obedience
to this chapter, the manual or any other ordinance, he shall thereafter
file a report with the city secretary in writing and signed officially
by the city administrator, stating the type of traffic-control device,
sign or signal, and when and where the same was erected or installed.
The city secretary shall file and maintain such report of the city
administrator among the official papers of the office of the city
secretary.
(c) The erection of any traffic-control devices must have prior approval
by the city council.
(d) All traffic-control devices including signs, signals and markings
(pavement and/or curb) installed or used for the purpose of directing
and controlling traffic within the city shall conform with the manual
and specifications adopted by the state transportation commission
as provided in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, section 544.001. All
signs, signals and markings erected or used by the city must conform
to the manual and specifications adopted under V.T.C.A., Transportation
Code, section 544.001. All existing traffic-control devices and those
erected in the future by the city being consistent with the manual
and specifications, state law and this section shall be official traffic-control
devices.
(Ordinance 9-00 adopted 9/19/2000; 1999 Code, sec. 94-2; )
All authorized emergency vehicles may be operated pursuant to
V.T.C.A., Transportation Code section 546.001 et seq., and it shall
be unlawful for any person, owner, driver, chauffeur, engineer, conductor
or any other person in charge or control of any wagon, automobile,
engine or train, or any other vehicle propelled by whatsoever motive
power to carelessly, wantonly, willfully or maliciously delay any
authorized emergency vehicle.
(Ordinance 55 adopted 2/3/1925; 1999 Code, sec. 94-32)
(a) Definitions.
Bicycle.
A vehicle with two wheels tandem, a steering handle, a seat,
and pedals by which it is propelled.
Downtown district.
That area of the city lying south of 1st Street, west of
Avenue A, north of Birch Street, and east of Durham Street.
Rollerblades.
Shoes with inline wheels located along their soles, used
for gliding or rolling along a hard surface.
Scooter.
A foot-operated or engine-powered vehicle consisting of a
narrow board mounted between two wheels tandem with an upright steering
handle attached to the front wheel.
Skateboard.
Any device propelled by human power upon which a person may
ride, consisting of a short, oblong board with four or more wheels,
typically ridden in a standing position.
Roller skates.
Shoes with a pair of small wheels located on the ends, used
for gliding or rolling along a hard surface.
(b) Riding in downtown district.
No person shall ride a
bicycle, rollerblades, scooter, skateboard, roller skates or other
similar devices as posted or along the sidewalks or on any square
or park, within the downtown district of the city.
(c) Riding on property where signs are posted.
No person
shall ride a bicycle, rollerblades, scooter, skateboard, roller skates
or other similar devices on any public or private property located
within the city outside the downtown district where such activity
is prohibited by one or more signs conspicuously displayed upon such
property by or at the direction of the owner or lawful occupier of
such property. Signs prohibiting such activity must state that a violation
may subject the violator to a fine up to two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(d) Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 07-05B adopted 7/19/2005; )
(a) Definition; exemptions.
(1) “Motorized assisted scooter” means a self-propelled device
with at least two wheels in contact with the ground during operation,
a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating
conditions, a gas or electric motor 40 cubic centimeters or less,
a deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating
the device, and the ability to be propelled by human power alone.
(2) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section:
(A) Vehicles licensed by the state;
(B) Vehicles used by handicapped persons; and
(b) The operation of any motorized scooter, motorized skateboard, or
any other motorized vehicle as defined above on any public way or
sidewalk in the city is prohibited.
(c) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code for each offense.
(Ordinance 07-05 adopted 7/19/2005; )