All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
means a motor vehicle that is:
(1) 
Equipped with a saddle for the use of:
(A) 
The rider; and
(B) 
A passenger, if the motor vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
(2) 
Designed to propel itself with three or four tires in contact with the ground;
(3) 
Designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only; and
(4) 
Not designed by the manufacturer for farming or lawn care.
Boat
means a vessel for use on water propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power, and includes the trailer upon which it is transported.
Commercial motor vehicle
means a self-propelled or towed vehicle, other than a farm vehicle, with a gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating of less than 48,000 pounds, that is used on a public highway to transport passengers or cargo, if:
(1) 
The vehicle, including a school activity bus as defined in [Transportation Code] section 541.201, or a combination of vehicles has a gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds;
(2) 
The vehicle, including a school activity bus as defined in [Transportation Code] section 541.201, is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or
(3) 
The vehicle is used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by a regulation issued under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. section 5101 et seq.).
Dirt bike
means a bicycle having a motor attached to [it] as to be self-propelled, designed to travel on not more than three wheels, designed for off-road use.
Haul trailer
means a transport conveyance designed for moving, storing, or transporting.
House trailer
means a trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place (either permanently or temporarily) and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, and shall include those vehicles commonly known as recreational vehicles.
Owner
means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. The term:
(1) 
Includes a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest; and
(2) 
Excludes a lienholder and a lessee whose lease is not intended as security.
Park or parking
means to stand in an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
Person
means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Public right-of-way
means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, waterway, or utility easement in which the municipality has an interest. The term does not include the airways above a right-of-way with regard to wireless telecommunications.
Recreational vehicle
means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.
Semitrailer
means a vehicle without motive power that is designed or used with a motor vehicle, so that some of its weight and the weight of its load rests on or is carried by the motor vehicle.
Stand or standing
means to halt an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while receiving or discharging passengers.
Stop or stopping
means:
(1) 
When required, to completely cease movement; and
(2) 
When prohibited, to halt, including momentarily halting, an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control sign or signal.
Trailer
means a vehicle without motive power that is:
(1) 
Designed or used to carry property or passengers on its own structure exclusively; and
(2) 
Drawn by a motor vehicle.
(Ordinance 2022-O-10.26-02, sec. 12.04.001, adopted 10/26/2022)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if the person parks or stores, or allows to be parked or stored, any commercial motor vehicle upon any public street, alley, parkway, boulevard, or public place, within the corporate limits of the city.
(b) 
An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 or more than $500.00.
(c) 
If a commercial motor vehicle is found unattended and parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this chapter [it] is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.
(d) 
This section is not intended to apply to and it shall be an affirmative defense under this section that the commercial motor vehicle is:
(1) 
Parked or standing in such zoned area for the purpose of expeditiously loading and unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise;
(2) 
Street construction equipment, maintenance, and repair equipment or trucks, rollers and implements, equipment trailers or vehicles used by public services utility companies engaged in repairing or extending public services utilities when used, or intended for use, in the general vicinity;
(3) 
Experiencing mechanical difficulties or defects and is receiving emergency repairs, or is parked in line awaiting repairs or maintenance outside from a business that provides such repairs or maintenance if the driver remains with the vehicle;
(4) 
Parked upon an approved parking surface within an area zoned industrial according to the city zoning ordinance or is parked at a lawfully zoned business establishment, wherein such commercial vehicle is utilized as in integral part of such lawfully zoned business;
(5) 
A passenger bus parked on a parking lot in an area designated by the owner of the parking lot for the parking of buses, and with the consent of the owner, during such period as the bus passengers are attending an event at a facility zoned for such activities, or are customers at a retail center, or, in the case of a hotel or motel, during such period of time that the bus passengers are customers of the hotel or motel;
(6) 
Parking in a designated area at an exhibit or exhibition hall, convention center, entertainment, or similar facility when the commercial vehicle is involved in the delivery and removal of equipment, products, merchandise, livestock, or other items to and from the facility;
(7) 
A truck or trailer no greater than twenty-six (26) feet in length, bumper to bumper, being driven by an individual who has rented the vehicle from a commercial business for the purpose of transporting his personal property from one location to another, and parked for less than 24 hours at a motel or hotel while the driver of the vehicle is a customer of the hotel or motel; or
(8) 
Parked in a truck parking area at a motel or hotel within the city that has been specifically approved for truck parking.
(Ordinance 2022-O-10.26-02, sec. 12.04.002, adopted 10/26/2022)
Whenever any commercial motor vehicle is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this chapter or other traffic regulations of the city or by state law, the officer finding such vehicle may take its registration number and any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user and may conspicuously attach to such vehicle a citation in writing, on a form to be provided by the police department, for the driver to answer to the charge against him/her specified in the citation.
(Ordinance 2022-O-10.26-02, sec. 12.04.003, adopted 10/26/2022)
(a) 
The chief of police, or their designee, is authorized to:
(1) 
Immobilize a vehicle parked in the municipality;
(2) 
Remove an immobilized vehicle from a public roadway in the municipality; and
(3) 
Request the removal and storage of a vehicle that is located in an area where in-street parking is regulated by this article and that:
(A) 
Is parked illegally; or
(B) 
Is parked legally and:
(i) 
Has been unattended for more than 48 hours; and
(ii) 
The employee has reasonable grounds to believe is abandoned.
(b) 
This section does not apply to a vehicle owned by an electric, gas, water, or telecommunications utility while the vehicle is parked for the purpose of conducting work on a facility of the utility that is located below, above, or adjacent to the street.
(c) 
The chief of police, or their designee, shall confirm that signs stating that parking is prohibited in the right-of-way are posted in compliance with Texas Occupations Code section 2308.353 prior to authorizing the removal of any vehicle illegally parked in the right-of-way.
(Ordinance 2022-O-10.26-02, sec. 12.04.004, adopted 10/26/2022)
(a) 
Parking certain vehicles for longer than four hours.
(1) 
A person commits an offense if the person parks or stores, or allows to be parked or stored, any vehicle, such as a haul trailer, house trailer, recreational trailer, semitrailer, trailer, boat trailer, all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, or boat, upon any public street, alley, parkway, boulevard, or public place, within the corporate limits of the city, for more than four (4) consecutive hours.
(2) 
An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 or more than $500.00.
(3) 
If a vehicle is found unattended and parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this chapter [it] is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.
(4) 
Any vehicle such as a haul trailer, house trailer, recreational trailer, semitrailer, trailer, boat trailer, all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, or boat parked upon a public street for more than four (4) consecutive hours is hereby declared to be an obstruction in the public way and the chief of police, or their designee, may request the removal of said vehicle, at the owner’s expense.
(b) 
Parking near cluster mailbox unit.
(1) 
A person commits an offense if the person parks or stores, or allows to be parked or stored, any vehicle within fifteen (15) feet of a cluster mailbox unit.
(2) 
An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 or more than $500.00.
(3) 
If a vehicle is found unattended and parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this chapter [it] is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.
(4) 
Any vehicle parked within fifteen (15) feet of a cluster mailbox unit is hereby declared to be an obstruction in the public way and the chief of police, or their designee, may request the removal of said vehicle, at the owner’s expense.
(Ordinance 2022-O-10.26-02, sec. 12.04.005, adopted 10/26/2022)