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03-91-Ordinance-Establishing Parking Regulations-03/04/1991CITY SECRETARY ORIGINAL COPY ORDINANCE * 03-91 C I TY OF SANGER AN ORD I NANCE OF THE C I TY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, REGULATING PARKING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECT VE DATE, Section I A. HEREINAFTER it shall be unlawful for any person, driver or owner to leave, park or stand any truck -tractor, road tractor, semi -trailer, flat- bed trailer, live -stock trailer, bus, truck trailer, with a rated capacity in excess of one (1) ton, upon public property within any area specifically designated by zoning as either single family or multi -family according to the zoning ordinances of the City. B. This section shall not prevent parking or standing of the above described vehicles in such zoned areas for the purposes of expeditiously loading and unloading passengers, freight or merchandise or for parking of trucks with a rated capacity in excess of one (1) ton, provided the vehicle shall be on private property and provided an inspection of the designated parking area has been made to insure sufficient clearance and drainage In streets and alleys; but not otherwise. C. Nothing in this ordinance is Intended to supercede other ordinances specifying designated truck routes or truck parking areas as provided by ordinances of the City of Sanger. CITY SECRETARY ORIGINAL Copy Section 11 A. HEREAFTER 1t shall be unlawful for a person, driver or owner to stand park or allow to stand an automobile, truck or any other motor vehicle or any trailer on any public property for a period in excess of ninety six (96) hours when such vehicle or trailer is without one or more wheels or is apparently inoperative for any reason. For this purpose, any vehicle without license or inspection for current registration or inspection year may be deemed inoperative. B. HEREAFTER 1t shall be unlawful for a person, driver or owner to stand, park, or allow to stand a boat, boat trailer, or recreational vehicle on any public property for a period in excess of forty-eight (48) hours, whether or not such units are operative. C. For the purpose of this ordinance, Recreational Vehicle means a vehicular type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use that either has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. This would include, but is not limited to such entities as travel trailers, camping trailers, trucktrallers, and motor homes. Section III Nuisance Vehicles or trailers found to be situated so as to violate any part of this Ordinance are hereby declared nuisances and shall be towed into the City pound and such shall not be allowed to be re-claimed except upon_: °a proof of ownership and payment of the towing fee and costs of storage. CITY SECRETARY ORIGINAL "Copy Section IV 0MW A. Any person, driver or owner violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one dollar 11.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. B. In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the standing or parking of certain vehicles or trailers, proof that the particular vehicle or trailer described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred. Section V A. If any section, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional It shall not effect the remaining sections, clauses, phrases or words of the ordinance. B. It is not the intention of this ordinance to negate, cancel or supercede any relative existing ordinance within the City of Sanger. CITY SECRETARY ORIGINAL COPY Section VI This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage by the City Council of the City of Sanger and the meeting of any publication requirements that might be appliable, Duly Passed and Adopted this 4 day of March , 1991, Nel Armstrong Mayor Att t: �20C�� osalie Garcia City Secretary