OR 2020-1546 Repealing and replacing Chapter 8 Article 8.5AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1546
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8 `TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS', ARTICLE 8-3 "PARKING", SECTION 8-3-5 "PARKING
REGULATIONS OF BOATS AND CERTAIN VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL
AREAS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING IT IN ITS
ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW SECTION 8-3-5
"PARKING REGULATIONS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, BOATS
BUSES, TRAILERS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS"; 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.
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 be hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 8 "Traffic Regulations" Article 8-3 "Parking", Section 8-3-5 "Parking regulations
of boats and certain vehicles in residential areas" in its entirety and replacing it with a new Section 8-
3-5 "Parking regulations of recreational vehicles, boats buses, trailers in residential areas" to read as
follows:
"CHAPTER 8 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 8-3. — PARKING
Sec. 8-3-1.......
Sec. 8-3-5. — Parking on public street regulations for recreational vehicles, boats buses,
trailers in residential areas
A. Definitions.
Residential area as used in this article shall mean any area, lot or real property zoned
as single family, residential, multifamily or planned development with residential uses
occupied or eligible to be occupied by residential dwellings purposes.
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Side yard shall mean the area of a residential lot on either side of the dwelling which
is between the front building line and the rear building line.
The vehicles named herein which do not have a common meaning or definition shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in Chapter 541 of the Texas Transportation Code.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to park on any public street within any
residential area of the city, for a period longer than forty eight (48) hours, any
trailer, boat trailer, stock trailer, camper trailer (with or without self -contain
sanitation and/or water system), semitrailer, mobile home, motor coach, trick
tractor or bus, farm tractor, house trailer, multi -function school bus, pole
trailer, road tractor, school activity bus, special mobile equipment, school bus,
recreational vehicle trick trailer.
This section shall not apply to the above mentioned commercial vehicles used by
public service utility companies engaged in repairing or extending public service utilities
or to such vehicles used during constriction at a constriction site, or any commercial
moving vehicle actively engaged in a moving operation. This section shall also not apply
to any vehicle engaged in street constriction, maintenance or repair.
Sec. 8-3-6. - Truck parking (excess of one and one-half tons).
A. A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a trick -tractor, road
tractor, semi -trailer, bus, trailer, or trick with a rated capacity in excess of one
and one-half 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 hours.
B. A person commits an offense if he stops, parks or stands a vehicle with a rated
capacity over one and one-half tons according to the manufacturer's
classification on the following streets:
1. Bethel Road—
From its point of intersection with Coppell Road
North side
eastward to its point of intersection with Mitchell
Street
2. Burns Road
In its entirety
3. Hammonds
In its entirety
Road
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4. Northpoint From its point of intersection with Sandy Lake
Drive Road south and westward to its point of intersection
with Royal Lane
Sec. 8-3-7. - Truck parking—Residential area.
A person commits an offense if he leaves standing or parked, upon any public street, alley
or other public place within any residential area of the city, an unattended:
a. Truck -tractor;
b. Road tractor;
C. Semi -trailer;
d. Bus;
e. Trailer;
f. Truck with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons
according to the manufacturer's classifications; or
g. Any other private property.
Sec. 8-3-8. – Parking on Private Property
A. Definitions
Front yard shall mean the areas of a residential lot which is forward of the front
building line.
Rear yard shall mean the area of a residential lot between the rear building line and
the rear of the lot.
B. Certain parking or storage prohibited in front, side and rear yards of residential
lots.
1. The parking, standing or storage of any truck, trailer, bus or other recreational
that has a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons according to the
manufacturer's classification, or is over 33 feet in length, is not permitted on
any portion of a residential lot within the city.
2. The parking, standing or storage of any motor vehicle, trailer or boat that has
a rated capacity of one and one-half tons or less or is less than forty five (45)
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feet in length shall be permitted only in the rear yard of any residential lot
except as follows:
a. An operable motor vehicle with valid state registration and inspection
maybe parked in the front yard or side yard if parked on a surface that
meets the standards for parking surfaces contained in the city's regulations
for off street parking. This exception is not available if the vehicle is a
trick tractor, trick, bus or other recreational vehicle that has a rated
capacity in excess of one and one-half tons according to the manufacturer's
classification, or if the vehicle is over 32 feet in length.
b. A boat, trailer or recreational vehicle may be parked in the front yard if
parked on a surface that meets the standards for parking surfaces contained
in the city's off street parking regulations, and the vehicle cannot be
reasonably placed in either the rear or side yard.
c. A boat, trailer or recreational vehicle may be parked in the side yard if
parked on a surface that meets the standards for parking surfaces contained
in the city's off street parking regulations.
d. A vehicle displaying a registration insignia or identification card issued
by the state to a permanently or temporarily disabled person for the
purposes of Article 6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes shall be
exempt from the provisions of this article.
D. Special exceptions. The board of adjustment may grant a special exception
not to exceed 30 days to the provisions of this article when, in the opinion of
the board, the special exception will not adversely affect neighboring
property.
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 phrase of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof
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other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity
of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense
was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 6. 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 subjected to a fine
not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense; and each and every day
such violation is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the d 7* day of
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