(A) Arterial
streets and roads have a posted vehicle speed limit of 30 miles per
hour. No person shall operate or drive any vehicle on any street or
road within the city at a greater speed than 30 miles per hour, unless
signs are erected designating another speed in accordance with other
divisions of this section.
(B) Those
residential streets off of arterial streets and roads have a posted
vehicle speed limit of 25 miles per hour.
(C) Certain
streets and roads in the city which have heavy foot or vehicle traffic,
or cross traffic are subject to lower speeds as posted at the specified
location.
(D) Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this section, no person shall drive a vehicle
on a street or road at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent
under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential
hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be so controlled
as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or
other conveyance on or entering the street in compliance with legal
requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(E) The
driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of
other divisions of this section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed
when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and
going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling
upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazard exists
with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather
or street conditions.
(Ordinance 2013-5 adopted 10/10/13; Ordinance 2020-6 adopted 5/14/20)
(A) Required
off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it
is to serve.
(B) All
required vehicle parking shall be on a suitably paved parking surface.
All driveways and approaches to parking spaces shall be similarly
paved, except in the SF and MH Districts.
(C) No required
parking space, garage, carport, or other automobile storage space
shall be used for the storage of any heavy load vehicle.
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15)
(A) To prevent
nuisance situations, all parking area lighting shall be designed and
operated so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties.
(B) For
safety and firefighting purposes, free access through to adjacent
nonresidential parking areas shall be provided.
(C) All
off-street parking, maneuvering, loading, and storage areas shall
be constructed with an all-weather surface in accordance with the
parking lot paving requirements in the city’s code of ordinances
and with any applicable state requirements.
(D) Parking
spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons,
tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. Non-permanent type
markings, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous
clear identification of the space.
(E) In all
nonresidential districts, the perimeter of all parking lots and driveways
shall be provided with ribbon concrete curbs or other means to control
traffic.
(F) Refuse
storage facilities placed in a parking lot shall not be located in
a designated parking or loading space. Each refuse facility shall
be located so as to facilitate pickup by refuse collection agencies
and shall be appropriately screened.
(G) Parking
space(s) for persons with disabilities and other associated provisions
shall be provided according to building codes, state laws, and requirements
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), being 42 U.S.C. secs.
12101 et seq. Parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be
as close as possible to the entryway of the appropriate structure
and shall be appropriately and clearly marked.
(H) To ensure
that all requirements set forth in this section are carried forward,
it will be the responsibility of the owner of the parking area to
adequately maintain the facility. All off-street parking areas shall
be kept free of trash and debris. At no time after initial approval
of the parking area layout can changes be made in the location and
number of provided spaces without approval of the Mayor/City Secretary
or his or her designee.
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15)
(A) In the
approval of a site plan, design consideration shall be given to providing
entrance and exit drive(s) which extend into the site to provide adequate
queuing of vehicles on the site.
(B) In all
districts, except single-family zoning districts, building plans shall
provide for entrance and exit drive(s) appropriately designed and
located to minimize traffic congestion or conflict within the site
and with adjoining public streets, as approved by the Mayor/City Secretary
or his or her designee.
(1) Based
upon analysis by the city, if projected volumes of traffic entering
or leaving a development are likely to interfere with the projected
peak traffic flow volumes on adjoining streets, additional right-of-way
and paving in the form of a deceleration lane or turn lane may be
required of a developer in order to reduce such interference.
(2) The
determination of additional right-of-way or paving requirements shall
be made at the time the final site plan is submitted for approval.
(C) Vehicular
access to nonresidential uses shall not be permitted from alleys serving
residential areas.
(D) Access
to any property requires a permit for driveway construction and a
permit for a culvert if the City determines that a culvert is necessary
to maintain proper ditch drainage.
(E) The
city has a 15-foot right-of-way from the edge of the roadway. The
city shall not be held responsible for any damage to driveways if
culvert/ditch cleaning, grading, or any other work needs to be done.
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15)
In all districts, there shall be provided, at the time any building
or structure is erected or structurally altered or change of use,
off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements.
(A) Commercial
use.
One space per 250 square feet of floor area.
(B) Community
center.
Ten parking spaces plus one additional space
for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet.
If an auditorium is included as a part of the building, its floor
area shall be deducted from the total and additional parking provided
on the basis of one space for each four seats that it contains.
(C) Convenience
store (without gasoline pumps).
One space per 200 square
feet of floor area; parking requirements shall be the same as those
required for a retail store.
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15)
(A) Location.
Fire lanes shall be provided in all multiple-family, manufactured
home, and nonresidential developments and in some single-family attached,
as required by the International Fire Code (IFC).
(B) Dimension.
Fire lanes shall be a minimum width of 24 feet of paving and
shall have a minimum inside turning radius at curves of 20 feet, or
as required by the International Fire Code (IFC).
(C) Vertical
clearance.
The minimum overhead vertical clearance over
fire lanes shall be 14 feet for a linear distance of 50 feet on each
side (in front of and behind, as a fire apparatus would traverse underneath)
of any overhead structure, such as a canopy, roof overhang, or vertical
height control device, or as required by the International Fire Code
(IFC).
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15; Amended on 3/10/16)
(A) Definitions.
City-owned or city-contracted.
Those commercial vehicles owned by the city and operated
by city personnel or contracted personnel, or those vehicles owned
and operated by persons or entities contracted by the city to convey,
transport or perform work on public property within the city limits.
Commercial vehicle.
Truck-tractor, road tractor, semi-trailer, bus, truck or
trailer or any other commercial vehicle with a rated carrying capacity
of two (2) tons or more according to the manufacturers classification.
Integral part of a lawfully zoned business.
The operation and use of a commercial vehicle to deliver
merchandise, or to transport tools, equipment or supplies necessary
to the operation of the lawfully zoned business and other uses of
commercial vehicle without which the operation of said business would
be substantially hindered. Remote and incidental uses of a commercial
vehicle in connection with a business, such as advertising, name exposure,
and promotion, except where such is specifically permitted by the
zoning ordinance, shall not be deemed use as an integral part of such
business.
(B) Size
and weight limits.
The following commercial vehicles
are not allowed within the city limits without authorization through
the city offices at least 24 hrs. in advance; vehicles with a GVWR
over 24,000 lbs. total or box trucks with a length that exceeds 32
feet.
(C) Parking
of commercial vehicles prohibited - public streets and right-of-ways.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person in control of a
commercial vehicle, as defined herein, to leave, park, or stand such
vehicle upon any public street, road shoulder, ditch or right-of-way.
The following circumstances during which a commercial vehicle may
be temporarily left, parked or stood upon any public street, road
shoulder, ditch or right-of-way are as follows:
(1) Commercial
vehicles while being used for street construction, maintenance, or
repair;
(2) Commercial
vehicles being utilized by a company engaged in repairing or extending
public service utilities;
(3) Passenger
buses taking on or discharging passengers at an approved bus stop;
(4) A
commercial vehicle parked in a loading zone for the purpose of loading
or unloading freight or merchandise to a lawfully zoned business;
(5) A
commercial vehicle parked for the purpose of delivering or picking
up merchandise or personal property to or from a specific location,
that activity shall not exceed eight (8) hours in any case; and
(6) A
commercial vehicle experiencing a mechanical defect making it unsafe
of impossible to proceed, for such period of time as emergency repairs
are made or, if repairs cannot be made within eight (8) hours, until
a tow truck arrives.
(D) Parking
of commercial vehicles prohibited - residential areas.
(1) It
shall be unlawful for any owner or person in control of a commercial
vehicle in excess of 24,000 lbs. or thirty-two (32) feet in length
or pulling a trailer, to leave, park, or stand such vehicle within
any area zoned as residential, including on private property, for
a time period in excess of eight (8) hours.
(2) This
section shall not apply to a commercial vehicle parked for the purpose
of immediately delivering or picking up merchandise or personal property
to or from a specific residence while in the normal course of business
for which the commercial vehicle operates. Said loading and/or unloading
shall not exceed eight (8) hours in any case and shall not obstruct
a public road. This section does not apply to city-owned or city-contracted
vehicles parked during the course of performing appropriate city work
or service.
(Ordinance 2021-5 adopted 12/10/20)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to sec.
10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) Any
person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions
of secs. 70.01 through 70.06 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than $1, nor more than $100, and each single violation or failure
to comply shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) Any
person violating any provision of sec. 70.04 or sec. 70.07 shall be
deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
fined up to $500.00 or other limits imposed by the Tex. Penal Code
from time-to-time.
(Ordinance 2021-5 adopted 12/10/20)