§ 11-75. Designation of loading zones.

(a)

The city council may designate any street or portion of a street as a loading zone. Whenever a street or portion thereof has been so designated, stopping, parking or standing of a vehicle shall be prohibited within said zone unless any such vehicle is then being utilized for the purpose of loading or unloading of goods, materials or other such property, to or from commercial property adjacent to said zone.

(b)

Areas may be designated by the council as loading zones during all or limited periods of time. Any area designated as a loading zone shall be clearly marked, including any designation as to time limits, and the city manager, or his designee, shall be authorized and directed to place and maintain signs giving notice in accordance with the Texas Uniform Manual of Traffic Control Devices, as amended.

(c)

Any time limit on the use of said designated area as a loading zone established under this section shall apply on such days and between such hours as prescribed by the council.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of, or owned or operated by such person to stop, park or stand within an area designated as a loading zone at any time when such vehicle is not being utilized for the purpose of loading or unloading of goods, materials or other such property, to or from commercial property adjacent to said zone.

(e)

A vehicle that is unlawfully parked in an area designated as a loading zone for a period in excess of one (1) hour shall be deemed a public nuisance and any police officer of the city may remove or require the operator or a person in charge of a vehicle to move such vehicle.

(f)

An officer acting under subsection (e) may require that the vehicle be taken to:

(1)

The nearest garage or other place of safety.

(2)

A garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency that employs the officer.

(3)

The owner of a vehicle that is removed or stored under this section is liable for all reasonable towing and/or storage fees incurred.

(g)

The owner of a vehicle that is removed or stored under this section is liable for all reasonable towing and storage fees incurred.

(Ord. No. 1205-06-2008, § 11, 6-17-08)