O-2015-3579 amend Ch 70;in connection with comprehensive review & update to Truck Route Regulations

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 3579 AN ORDINANCE AFFIC AND VEHICLES OF ORDINANCES IN CONNECTION WITH COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND UPDATE TO TRUCK ROUTE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1 : Section 70-me limit for trailers, semitrailers and other types of trailers of the La Porte, Texas Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 70-179. - Parking time limit for trailers, semitrailers and other types of trailers. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, stand or park a trailer, boat, or commercial motor vehicle, either attached or unattached to a motor vehicle, in the main traveled portion of a roadway, or any portion of a residential street, for any period of time. Section 2 : That Chapter 70Traffic and VehiclesVI Truck Routes and Gross Weight LimitsDivision 1Generallyof the La Porte, Texas Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: -211. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Boat means a watercraft not more than 25 feet in length, measured from end to end, over the deck, excluding shear, and manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use. For purposes of this article only, the term "boat" shall also include the trailer designed and used for the transportation of the boat over the public streets and highways. Commerce means an interchange of goods, commodities and/or services especially on a large scale between countries (foreign trade) or between different parts of the same county for compensation.