§ 9-6. Parking

A. Truck parking.

(1) Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to leave, park or stand any truck-tractor, road tractor, semi-trailer, bus, truck or trailer with a rated capacity in excess of one ton, according to the manufacturer's classification, upon any public street or highway within any area zoned as either single-family dwelling district, duplex district, multiple family district, commercial district or industrial district, according to the zoning ordinance of the city.

(2) Exceptions. This section shall not prevent the parking or standing of the above-described vehicles in said zoned areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading and unloading passengers, freight or merchandise, but not otherwise, and provided, however, that not more than one truck-tractor or semi-trailer cab may be parked upon a residential lot in said zoned districts.

B. No parking areas. Certain areas or portions of the public streets described in this section have been, are hereby and shall hereafter be set apart, marked and designated as no parking for all vehicles owned by or operated by any person within said areas or portions of said public streets. The parking of any vehicle within any space within the designated area which is or shall be marked "No Parking" shall be prohibited on each and every day of the year between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.

(1) Violation. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this division for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle operated by such person to be parked within the area herein designated as "No Parking."

(2) Areas designated. The area of the public streets of the city within which certain areas or spaces shall be marked or designated as "No Parking" shall and does hereby include:

a. Ben Davis Road.

i. The west side of Ben Davis Road from Old Ben Davis Road to Highridge Drive.

ii. The east side of Ben Davis Road from Highridge Drive to a point 385 feet south of Highridge Drive.

b. Brookhollow Drive.

i. The south side of Brookhollow Drive from a point 130 feet south of Brookhollow Court to a point 120 feet east of Alexander Street.

c. Brookview Drive.

i. The east side of Brookview Drive from a point 120 feet south of Brookhollow Drive to a point 150 feet south of Brookhollow Drive.

d. Hudson Drive.

i. The north side of Hudson Drive from Miles Road to a point 295 feet east of Miles Road.

ii. The north side of Hudson Drive from Miles Road to Mitchell Court.

iii. Both sides of Hudson Drive from a point 550 feet east of Miles Road to a point 605 feet east of Miles Road.

iv. The north side of Hudson Drive from a point 900 feet east of Miles Road to a point 970 feet east of Miles Road.

v. The south side of Miles Road to a point 255 feet west of Miles Road.

e. Jewel Street.

i. The south side of Jewel Street along its entire length in the city.

f. Salmon Street.

i. Both sides of Salmon Street from Sachse Road to the alley between Sachse Road and 6 Street.

ii. The west side from the alley between Lillie Street and 7 Street to a point 30 feet south of said alley.

g. Seventh Street.

i. The north side of 7 Street from Jewel Street to a point 55 feet east of Jewel Street.

ii. The west side of 7 Street from Jewel Street to a point 90 feet south of Jewel Street.

(3) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to leave, stand, or park any motor vehicle along either curb of the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Haverhill Lane, Briarcrest Lane, and Hunter's Ridge Drive, for longer than two hours, between the hours 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on school days.

(4) Portion of the 4000 block of Hudson Drive as no parking and hereby directs the city manager to cause the placement of no parking signs for affected traffic, such signs to conform to the manual and specification adopted under Texas Transportation Code § 544.001 and located in accordance with Texas Transportation Code § 544.002.

C. Parking for disabled persons.

(1) Designation of parking spaces by owner. The city council or a person who owns or controls property within the city, used for parking, may designate one or more parking spaces or a parking area for the exclusive use of vehicles transporting persons temporarily or permanently disabled by reason of mobility problems that substantially impair the person's ability to ambulate, or who are legally blind. The city council or person who owns or controls property within the city used for parking, that designates parking spaces for disabled persons shall erect vertical signs that substantially conform to the design established and approved or which may hereinafter be established and approved by the state department of highways and public transportation.

(2) Vehicles using space reserved for disabled must be marked. Any vehicle displaying a symbol, tab, or other device authorized by the state department of highways and public transportation attached to the license plate or in which a disabled identification card issued by the state department of highways and public transportation is placed on the lower left-hand side of the front windshield of said vehicle, when operated by or for the transportation of a disabled person, shall be allowed to park for unlimited periods in any parking space or parking area designated specifically for the physically handicapped. A vehicle properly displaying the above symbol, tab, device attached to the license plate or identification card is exempt from the payment of any penalties imposed by city ordinances which regulate parking in spaces which have a limit on the length of time allowed for parking. However, to qualify for this exemption the vehicle must be parked at the time by or for the transportation of a handicapped person. This exemption does not apply to fees or penalties imposed by a branch of the United States Government. This subsection does not permit parking a vehicle at a place or time that parking is prohibited.

(3) Specific offenses. A person commits an offense if the person is neither temporarily or permanently disabled nor transporting a temporarily or permanently disabled person and parks a vehicle with such special device or displaying a temporarily disabled person identification card in any parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled. A person commits an offense if the person parks a vehicle neither displaying the special device nor displaying a temporarily disabled person identification card in a parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled. A person commits an offense if the person parks a vehicle so that the vehicle blocks an access or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled. A person commits an offense if he lends an identification card issued to him under Article 6675a-5e-1 Texas Revised Civil Statutes, as amended, to a person who used the identification card in violation of this subsection. An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00.

D. Parking of vehicles for sale prohibited. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to stand or park a vehicle on any public street, shopping center, parking lot, playground, athletic field, vacant lot or public or private school for the principal purpose of displaying it for sale.

(Ord. No. 300, 10-26-81; Ord. No. 709, 9-19-88; Ord. No. 1473, 5-5-97; Ord. No. 3040, § 1, 3-17-08; Ord. No. 3040, § 1, 3-17-08; Ord. No. 3154, § 1, 8-3-09; Ord. No. 3281, § 1, 3-7-11)