OR 94-657 Prohibits 1.5-ton trucks to stop, park or stand within non-residential area AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 94657
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD
SECTION 8-3-6, TRUCK PARKING, TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY
PERSON TO STOP, PARK, OR STAND ANY TRUCK-TRACTOR, ROAD
TRACTOR, SEMI-TRAILER, BUS, TRAILER, OR TRUCK WITH A RATED
CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE-HALF TONS ACCORDING TO
THE MANUFACTURER'S CLASSIFICATION, LIPON ANY STREET OR
ALLEY WITHIN ANY NON-RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE CITY FOR A
PERIOD LONGER THAN FOUR (4) HOURS; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by amending Chapter 8, in part, to add Section 8-3-6, Truck
Parking, to read as follows:
"SEC. 8-3-6 TRUCK PARKING
A. A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a
truck-tractor, road tractor, semi-trailer, bus, trailer, or truck
with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-haft tons,
according to the manufacturer's classification, upon any street
or alley within any non-residential area of the City for a period
longer than four (4) hours.
B. A person commits an offense if he leaves standing or
parked an unattended truck-tractor, road tractor, semi-trailer,
bus, trailer, or truck with a rated capacity in excess of one and
one-half tons according to the manufacturer's classification, or
any other private property upon any public street, alley or other
public place within any non-residential area of the City."
SECTION 2: That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell,
Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby,
repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or
terms of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Dollars
for each offense, and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new
and separate offense.
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PA, SSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
day of (~
· ~ , 1994.
APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
LINDA GRAU, ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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