(a)
No person shall leave standing or parked in any public street, alley
or other public place, any vehicle or automobile for a longer continuous
period of time than twenty-four (24) hours.
(b)
Whenever the chief of police or any police officer finds a vehicle
standing upon a street, highway, alley or other public place in violation
of this article, such officer is hereby authorized to remove such
vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage
designated or maintained by the city, or require the driver or other
person in charge of the vehicle to move the same to a position off
of the public right-of-way, alley, or other public street.
(c)
If a vehicle is found upon a street, highway, alley or other public
place in violation of any provision of this article, the same is hereby
declared a nuisance per se and the fact that such vehicle is so found
shall be prima facie evidence that the owner unlawfully stopped or
parked such vehicle.
(1992 Code, sec. 10.301)
(a)
From and after the erection of appropriate signs as provided
herein, it shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to park,
leave or stand any motor vehicle on those portions of the streets
indicated as follows:
(1)
East and west side of Franklin Street from its intersection
with Lancaster-Hutchins Road south four hundred thirteen feet (413')
to its intersection with Palestine Street.
(2)
East and west sides of the 300 block of North Austin Street,
from its intersection with East Dallas Street south three hundred
four feet (304') to the intersection with East Hickman Street.
(3)
North and south sides of East Hickman Street from the farthest
eastern end of the roadway West two hundred eighty feet (280') feet
to a point of the intersection with the 200 block of North Austin.
(4)
North or south side of Dowdy Ferry Rd. approximately 6,864 feet
from IH 45 frontage road to the east city limits.
(5)
East and west sides of South Main Street, from Palestine Street
south 9,504 feet for the southern city limits with the City of Wilmer.
(6)
Both sides of North Main Street from the intersection with Palestine
Street northward approximately 2,212 feet to the intersection of Lancaster-Hutchins
Road.
(7)
Both sides of Palestine Street from the Intersection of IH 45
southbound frontage road west 5,122 feet to the point of its intersection
with Lancaster-Hutchins Road.
(8)
Any motor vehicle at any time on both sides of East Wintergreen
from the northbound IH 45 access road to a point 4,987 feet east to
the intersection of the 1600 block of Trout Road.
(9)
Any motor vehicle at any time on both sides of Myron Goff Road
from the 1000 block of Dowdy Ferry Road to a point 1,688 feet north
to the intersection of the 1100 block of East Cleveland Road.
(10)
Any motor vehicle at any time on East Cleveland Road from the
intersection of IH 45 access road, to a point 7,165 feet east to the
dead end of 1400 East Cleveland Road.
(11)
Any motor vehicle at any time on both sides of Skyline Drive
from its intersection with Oak Creek Drive east 3,650 feet to the
point of the intersection with Trout Road.
(12)
Any motor vehicle at any time on both sides of Chapman Street
from the intersection with J. J. Lemmon Street east 2,313 feet to
the point of the intersection with N. Main Street.
(13)
Any motor vehicle at any time on both sides of Trout Road from
its intersection with Dowdy Ferry Road south 3,052 feet to the intersection
with E. Wintergreen Road.
(b)
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to leave,
stand or park any motor vehicle at any of the following locations:
(1)
Any improved or unimproved shoulders of IH 45 access roads contiguous
to the northbound and southbound lanes of traffic within the incorporated
city limits.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to park a commercial semi-tractor, tractor-trailer
rig, or any trailer of more than fifteen feet (15') in length on any
public street or roadway for any purpose other than loading or unloading,
and in no case shall a commercial semi-tractor, tractor-trailer rig,
or any trailer of more than fifteen feet (15') be parked on a public
street or roadway overnight.
(3)
The chief of police or their duly authorized representative
is directed to erect appropriate signs indicating the prohibitions
set out.
(4)
These restrictions shall apply to all motor driven vehicles;
emergency vehicles and personnel being exempt.
(Ordinance 2018-1054 adopted 8/20/18; Ordinance 2020-1095 adopted 1/6/20; Ordinance 2023-1176 adopted 8/7/2023)
