For the purpose of regulating traffic on the streets, alleys
and thoroughfares of the city, there is hereby adopted the state Uniform
Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, codified as article 6701d, Vernon’s
Annotated Civil Statutes, and all other state motor vehicle laws,
which act and laws, together with the provisions contained in this
chapter, shall be controlling in the regulation of traffic in the
city. A violation of said act or any state motor vehicle law for which
the municipal court has jurisdiction shall constitute and be punishable
as a violation of this Code of Ordinances.
Editor’s note–Since adoption of this
provision, the regulations contained in the Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways (V.T.C.S., article 6701d) have been recodified
and are now located in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code.
(1986 Code, ch. 9, sec. 1; 1993
Code, art. 10.100)
The following are hereby declared to be a nuisance and/or a
traffic hazard and a violation of this Code of Ordinances:
(1)
Obstructions in right-of-way.
Signs, plants or obstructions
of any kind, maintained, constructed, placed, planted or grown in
the right-of-way of any public street, except single tree trunks pruned
and trimmed to a height of eight feet (8') above the walk grade and
spaced at least ten feet (10') apart and other plantings trimmed and
pruned so as not to encroach over and into public areas or streets
and so as not to exceed three feet (3') in height above the walk grade,
and except utility poles, street name signs, traffic-control signs
and other devices placed in such areas under lawful authority of the
city.
(2)
Plants, objects or vehicles near street corners.
It
shall be unlawful, except as herein provided, for any person to place
or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, any plant, object
or vehicle having a height greater than three feet (3') above the
level of the center of the nearest abutting street, on or in that
portion of any corner lot in the city, which portion is included in
a triangle on the street corner of the lot formed by a diagonal line
intersecting the right-of-way lines, at points twenty-five feet (25')
from the street corner intersection of the right-of-way.
(3)
Trees near street corners.
It shall be unlawful for
any person to place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained,
any tree on or in that portion of any corner lot of the city, which
portion is included in a triangle on the street corner of that lot
formed by a diagonal line intersecting the right-of-way lines twenty-five
feet (25') from the street corner intersection of the right-of-way
lines, unless all limbs, branches and foliage on the tree are kept
trimmed and pruned to a minimum clearance of eight feet (8') above
the street level at the nearest curb line or to such clearance as
will provide an unobstructed view of traffic signs and oncoming traffic.
(1986 Code, ch. 9, sec. 4; 1993
Code, art. 10.400)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a moped, motor
scooter, motorcycle or dune buggy or off-street motor vehicle of any
type on city-owned park property, utility easements or privately owned
property without having in said operator’s possession current
written permission from the owner of said property permitting said
operator to do so. No noxious or offensive activity, which shall include
but shall not be limited to dust, smoke, and noise, shall be conducted
or maintained on any such tract if such activity may be or become
an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. Any such activity between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. will be considered to be prima
facie evidence of a nuisance and an offense.
(Ordinance 283-91 adopted 1/15/91; 1993 Code, art. 10.600)
