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<br />Sec. 70-179. Parking time limit for trailers, semitrailers and other types of trailers.
<br />It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly leave, stand or park a trailer, semitrailer,
<br />pole trailer, ranch trailer, boat, house trailer, utility trailer or truck tractor, either attached
<br />or unattached to a motor vehicle, in a moving lane of traffic for any period of time. It
<br />shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly leave, stand or park said vehicle at any
<br />location along the truck route for any period of time, except at locations authorized to
<br />accommodate truck parking. The vehicle must only enter and exit the parking location via
<br />the truck route. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any said vehicle to be parked at a
<br />location off the truck route for any period of time with the exception of the point of origin
<br />and point of destination as described under the provisions of Section 70-233. in any
<br />public street, alley, unimproved right of '.vay, or other public place in the City for a
<br />period of time in excess of four hours, or during any nighttime hours. Trucks bearing a
<br />department of transportation (DOT) placard shall not be parked on any street for a period
<br />of time in excess of one hour. A placard vehicle shall not be parked within 2,000 feet of a
<br />school campus.
<br />(Code 1970, S 25-64; Ord. No. 1792, Sl(25--64), 10-28-91; Ord. No. 97-2172, S 1,4-14-
<br />97; Ord. No. 97-2172-A, S 2, 5-10-04)
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<br />Sec. 70-180. Parking on private property without consent.
<br />It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to knowingly abandon or leave standing
<br />on any private property, without the consent of the owner of such private property, any
<br />vehicle for any period of time. In addition, off-street parking facilities accessory to
<br />residential use shall be utilized solely for the parking of licensed and operable passenger
<br />automobiles. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to
<br />residential structures be used for the storage of commercial motor vehicles or equipment,
<br />pole trailers, semitrailers, shipping containers, trailers, trucks, or truck tractors. Boats or
<br />recreational vehicles, and light trucks are not subiect to the restrictions imposed by this
<br />section.
<br />(Code 1970, S 25-65)
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<br />Sec. 70-181. Parking manufactured homes on streets or in public parks.
<br />It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly park, place or locate any recreational
<br />vehicle or manufactured home upon any public street, public park, alley, unimproved
<br />right-of-way, or other public place within the city limits for a period of more than four
<br />hours. Such recreational vehicles or manufactured homes shall be parked parallel to the
<br />right side curb, completely clear of driving lanes or areas of such street or park, and
<br />facing the direction which traffic shall be designated to travel on such side of such street
<br />or in such driving area.
<br />(Code 1970, S 14-3; Ord. No. 97-2172-A, S 3, 5-10-04)
<br />Cross references: Mobile homes and mobile home parks, ch. 98.
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<br />Sec. 70-182. Presumed operator of parked vehicles.
<br />In a prosecution for an offense prohibited under V.T.C.A. Transportation Code Ch. 545,
<br />subch. G, and relating to the stopping, standing and parking of unattended motor
<br />vehicles, it is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who
<br />stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.
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