If any vehicle is found upon any roadway in violation of any provision in this chapter regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner, or person in whose name such vehicle is registered, shall be held prima facie responsible for such violation.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. VIII, sec. 2)
(a) 
The chief of police shall have authority by and with the consent of the city council to determine the location of passenger zones and loading zones and shall erect and maintain or cause to be maintained appropriate signs indicating the same.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand, or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or for the unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone. In no case shall the stop for loading and for unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger zone.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 2)
The city council shall have the right to establish bus stops and taxicab stands on such public streets in such places and in such number as it shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop and taxicab stand so established shall be designated by appropriate signs.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 3)
It shall be unlawful for the operator or driver of any vehicle other than a bus to stand or park in an officially designated bus stop, or for any vehicle other than a bus or taxicab to stand or park in an officially designated taxicab stand, except that the operator or driver of any passenger vehicle may temporarily stop in any such stop or stand for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 4)
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bus or taxicab to stand or park upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the operator 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.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 5)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any operator to stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway free for movement of vehicular traffic, except on streets on which no parking is allowed during the actual unloading or loading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals or a police officer.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle within an alley in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 6(a), (c))
It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle within three hundred (300) feet of any burning building or structure or thing where firefighting apparatus is being used for the purpose of extinguishing same, except under the direction of the chief of police, an officer of the fire department, or a police officer of the city.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 6(b))
The operator or driver of any vehicle shall not park such vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day within the districts or streets designated by the city council by resolution, except in accordance with the time limit specified on the official signs and signals and other provisions of this chapter, Sundays and legal holidays excepted. Signs shall be placed or erected and maintained in each block designating the provisions of this section upon the passage of such resolution.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 7)
The city council shall determine by resolution upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall, at the time of such determining, provide for the marking or signing of such streets.
(Ordinance adopted 2/1/38, art. V, sec. 9)
(a) 
Parking restrictions.
FM 1245. When signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park or leave standing a motor vehicle at any time, except during emergencies, on the pavement or shoulder areas on FM 1245 within the following limits: From SH 14 in a westerly direction past the elementary school to a point 550' west of Archer Street in the city, being a total distance of 0.545 mile.
Old Mexia Highway. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or directions or a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places along Old Mexia Highway within the city limits: Within __________ feet of the intersection of SH 14, Cypress Street and Old Mexia Highway to the northernmost entrance of South Limestone Hospital.
SH 164. When signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park or leave standing a motor vehicle from Tuesday through Saturday, except during emergencies, on the pavement or shoulder areas on the north side of SH 164 beginning at Leon Street and ending at Whitt Street within the city limits.
(b) 
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined as provided in section 1.01.009.
(Ordinance 79-O-14, sec. 1, adopted 10/9/79; Ordinance 86-O-23, sec. 1, adopted 8/12/86; Ordinance 97-O-07, sec. 1, adopted 8/5/97; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Offense.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to park, stop or stand any truck-tractor, road tractor, trailer, pole trailer, semitrailer, bus designed to transport 16 or more passengers or any other commercial motor vehicle used to transport property, cargo or merchandise upon any public street, alley, parkway, boulevard or public place. This section shall not apply to emergency vehicles; to street construction, maintenance and repair equipment, trucks, rollers and implements, trailers and vehicles being used by public service utility companies or authorized contractor engaged in repairing or extending public service utility rights-of-way, roadways or other city utility service; to motorbuses when taking on or discharging passengers at the customary bus stops; and all other vehicles designated in this section when actually parked at a designated loading zone in those areas of limited parking where loading zones are designated. This section shall not apply to any vehicle defined or designated in this section developing a mechanical defect after such vehicle has commenced to run, en route, making it unsafe to proceed further, and if this occurs it shall not be unlawful to park, stop or stand the vehicle during the time necessary to make emergency repairs, or promptly secure transportation from the location.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person or owner to park, stop or stand any recreation vehicle of any type upon any street, alley, or thoroughfare within any residential area. This section shall not prevent the parking, stopping or standing of such vehicle in such areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise.
(3) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any truck-tractor or combination of truck-tractor and trailer, pole trailer or semitrailer to park said truck-tractor or combination of truck-tractor and trailer, pole trailer or semitrailer upon any residential property within the corporate limits.
(b) 
Exception.
(1) 
It shall be an exception to subsection (a) if the property owner gives specific authorization to park in a public place not owned by the city or other governmental entity, so long as the parking is on privately owned property, not within a right-of-way, does not interfere with emergency vehicle approach, and does not create a safety hazard.
(2) 
It shall be an exception to subsection (a) if the recreational vehicle is parked upon a driveway or other area specifically designed and constructed for parking on private property in such residential areas.
(c) 
Affirmative defense.
It shall be an affirmative defense to subsection (a) if the trailer or vehicle that is parked, stopped or standing is being used by the owner or occupant of the residence to move or relocate the personal property of the owner or occupant of the residence in front of which the vehicle or trailer is parked to another residence and such vehicle or trailer is parked or allowed to stand for no longer than 24 hours.
(d) 
Penalty.
An offense under this section shall be punishable as prescribed in section 1.01.009. Each separate day that a violation of this section continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(e) 
No duty assumed.
In undertaking the enforcement of this section the city is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general health, safety and welfare of its citizens. The city is not assuming any duty or obligation, nor is it imposing any duty and/or obligation on its officers and/or employees, nor is it liable in money damages or otherwise to any person who claims that the city and/or one of its officers and/or employees breached any such obligation and the breach proximately caused injury.
(Ordinance 09-O-04 adopted 2/10/09)