No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of either lane of a roadway for free movement of the vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals of a police officer.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-209)
(a)
The chief of police shall cause parking spaces to be maintained and marked off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may be designated by the city council from time to time, and he shall cause spaces in which parking is prohibited to be maintained and marked off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may be designated by the city council from time to time. The chief of police shall also cause time limit parking areas to be maintained and marked off in and on such part or parts of streets as may be designated by the city council from time to time. All such spaces or areas shall be clearly indicated by appropriate signs or markings on the pavement.
(b)
In areas designated as time limit parking areas, parking may be limited to any period prescribed by the city council, the same to be designated with clearly distinguishable markings or signs at both ends of the time limit area and at reasonable intervals between the beginning and ending of such time limit area, indicating the time allowed for parking in such area.
(c)
Any time limit on parking established under this section shall apply on such days and between such hours as prescribed by the city council.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-210)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or owned or operated by him or in his possession or under his control to be or remain in any space or area in which parking is prohibited as provided in section 12.06.003, or in a time limit parking area for a longer period of time than that designed by the markings on the street or by signs clearly visible.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-211)
(a)
The chief of police, with approval of the city council, shall determine upon which streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets, but such angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal-aid or state highway within this city unless the state engineer has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(b)
Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the street or upon any railway tracks.
(c)
Upon those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings. Whenever parking spaces are marked by lines on the pavement, whether for parallel or angle parking, a vehicle must be parked entirely within the lines of the parking space.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-212; Ordinance adopting Code)
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to have available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-213)
Overnight parking for storage on any paved street is hereby prohibited. “Overnight parking for storage” is hereby defined as the habitual parking or storing of cars, trucks, tractors or other vehicles on paved streets during the hours from sundown to sunup, except temporarily disabled vehicles which are protected by flares or other approved signal devices. It is not the intention of this section to prohibit or interfere with passenger cars temporarily parked at night, where such parking is not done regularly and during the entire night.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-214)
All freight trucks shall be, and are hereby required to be, loaded and unloaded from the alley entrance, if practicable. Where conditions are such as to make the loading or unloading thereof from an alley impracticable, such trucks shall be parked on the street in accord with all applicable provisions of this article.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-215)
The chief of police is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as stated in the permit and authorized in this section, and it shall be unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-216)
(a)
The chief of police is hereby authorized, subject to approval by the city council, to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable, where, in his opinion, the dimensions of the streets and sidewalks, the flow of traffic and the use of property abutting the streets are such that he finds it to be necessary for the free flow and expeditious handling of traffic and the safety of persons and property.
(b)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger curb loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such curb loading zones are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three (3) minutes.
(c)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-217)
(a)
The chief of police is hereby authorized, subject to approval by the city council, to establish bus stops and taxicab stands on such public streets in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop and taxicab stand shall be designated by appropriate signs.
(b)
The driver of a bus or taxicab shall not park upon any street in any business district at any time other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers.
(c)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-218)
In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-220)
(a)
Definitions.
(1)
The terms “disabled individuals,” “persons with disabilities,” and “disabled person” may be used interchangeably in this section. Wherever any such term is used in this section, such term shall have the same meaning as found in section 502.253(b) of the Texas Transportation Code, or any successor thereof, wherein the term “disabled individuals” is defined for traffic or motor vehicle law purposes. Such provisions are incorporated herein as if fully set forth verbatim for all purposes.
(2)
The term “parking control officer” shall mean such individuals appointed by the chief of the police department of the city who shall have authority to file a charge against a person who commits an offense under state law or city ordinance that regulates parking in areas designated for disabled parking.
(b)
Designation of restricted parking spaces.
(1)
The city council may from time to time, by separate ordinance, direct the chief of police of the city to designate certain areas or certain parking spaces situated upon property owned by the city, or upon public streets within the corporate limits of the city, as restricted for the sole use of vehicles transporting persons with disabilities.
(2)
Any designation pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section by the chief of police shall conform to the standards and specifications adopted under section 5(c), article 9102, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, relating to the identification and dimensions of parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
(3)
Spaces or areas on any other property used for parking which are designated as parking spaces or areas for use by vehicles used by disabled persons or for the transportation of disabled persons shall conform to the standards and specifications adopted under section 5(c), article 9102, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, relating to the identification and dimensions of parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
(c)
Parking privileges for persons with disabilities.
A vehicle may be parked for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if:
(1)
The vehicle is operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability; and
(2)
(A)
There are displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under section 502.523, Texas Transportation Code; or
(B)
There is placed on the rear view mirror of the vehicle’s front windshield a disabled parking placard, tag or identification card issued by the appropriate department of the state to a permanently or temporarily disabled person.
(d)
Blocking access or curb ramp.
No vehicle may be parked or may stand in such a way so as to block an access or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid a disabled person.
(e)
Violations.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this section for any person to:
(1)
Cause, allow or permit any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked in any space or area hereby designated for the disabled, unless there is affixed to such vehicle a valid “disabled” tag, placard or temporary identification card on such vehicle;
(2)
Cause, allow or permit any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked in any space or area hereby designated for the disabled, even if such vehicle has affixed thereto a valid “disabled” tag, placard or temporary identification card for a temporarily disabled person, if the vehicle is not being used for the transportation of a disabled person; or
(3)
Cause, allow or permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked in such a manner as to block an access or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid disabled persons.
(f)
Presumptions.
Whenever any vehicle stands in a parking space or area designated for the disabled, and such vehicle does not have a valid “disabled” tag, placard or identification card, such fact shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle has been parked illegally, and that the registered owner of such vehicle did knowingly cause, allow or permit such vehicle to be parked in such location.
(g)
Penalties.
Any person in violation of any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(h)
Enforcement; parking control officers.
(1)
The chief of police of the city may appoint persons who are members of the Citizens on Patrol of the city police department to serve as parking control officers.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the parking control officers and the police officers of the city to report:
(A)
Any vehicle occupying a parking space in violation of any provisions of this section or any provision of the Texas Transportation Code regulating disabled or handicapped parking as those terms are defined in this section or in the Texas Transportation Code.
(B)
The name of the state and number other license plate, if any, attached to such vehicle.
(C)
The length of time during which such vehicle is parked in violation of the provisions of this section or any provision of the Texas Transportation Code regulating disabled or handicapped parking as those terms are defined in this section or in the Texas Transportation Code.
(D)
Any other fact, knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
(3)
The parking control officer or police officer shall also attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner and/or operator thereof that such vehicle has been parked in violation of the provisions of this section or any provision of the Texas Transportation Code regulating disabled or handicapped parking as those terms are defined in this section or in the Texas Transportation Code and instruct such owner and/or operator to appear in the municipal court of the city and answer to charge in the same manner as other violations of the traffic laws or ordinances.
(4)
A person appointed under this subsection:
(A)
Must be a member of the Citizens on Patrol group of the city police department;
(B)
Must be a United States citizen of good moral character who has not been convicted of a felony;
(C)
Must take and subscribe to an oath of office that the city prescribes;
(D)
Must successfully complete a training program of at least four (4) hours in length developed by the city;
(E)
Must not be a peace officer;
(F)
Must not have authority other than the authority applicable under this section; and
(G)
May not carry a weapon while performing duties under this section.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-222; Ordinance 05-03, sec. 1, adopted 4/25/05; Ordinance 05-03, sec. 2, adopted 4/25/05)
(a)
Parking is prohibited in the following areas at the hours specified:
(1)
Parking is hereby prohibited between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the months of January through May and August through December of every year, to henceforth be in effect for a ninety-foot portion of the 600 block of East Upperline Street, which ninety-foot portion shall begin at the northwest corner of the intersection of Upperline and North Vail and shall end ninety (90) feet west of such point of beginning, such ninety-foot portion being adjacent to the south margin of East Upperline Street between North Jackson Street and North Vail Street[. Parking on the herein described portion of Upperline Street] shall be prohibited at such times hereinbefore set forth except as provided in subsection (b) below.
(2)
Parking is hereby prohibited between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thorough Friday, to henceforth be in effect for a ninety-two-foot portion of the 600 block of North Monroe Street, which ninety-two-foot portion shall begin at the northeast corner of the intersection of North Monroe and East Pearl Street and shall end ninety-two feet north of such point of beginning, such ninety-two-foot portion being adjacent to the east margin of North Monroe Street between East Pearl and East Camp Street. Parking on the herein described portion of North Monroe Street shall be prohibited at such times hereinbefore set forth except as provided in subsection (b) below.
(b)
The parking prohibitions contained in subsections (a)(1) and (2) above shall not apply to those vehicles, whether occupied or not, halting or standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading supplies or while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of supplies.
(c)
Any person causing, allowing, permitting or suffering any vehicle registered in his/her name or owned or operated by him/her or in his/her possession or under his/her control to be or remain in any space or area in violation of the prohibitions or restrictions set out herein shall be deemed in violation of this section and subject to a fine of no more than five dollars ($5.00) for each violation, absent any showing of good cause for such violation.
(1987 Code, sec. 22-223)