OR 307.1 Parking and storage of trailers AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 307A1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, REGULATING THE
PARKING AND/OR STORAGE OF BOATS, BOAT TRAILERS, STOCK TRAILERS,
CAMPER TRAILERS, TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS, MOTOR HOMES, TRUCK TRACTORS,
BUSES AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES ON THE PUBLIC STREETS AND IN RESIDENTIAL
AREAS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
A. Residential area or residential lot as used in this ordinance shall
mean any area or lot occupied by residential dwellings even though
the area is zoned for ~l use other than residential.
B. Front yard shall mean the ares of a residential lot which is forwaro
of the front building line.
C- 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.
D. Rear yard shall mean the area of a residential lot between the rear
building line and the rear of the lot.
E. The vehicles named herein which do not have a earnman meaning or
definition shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Article 6675a-
1, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes.
SECTION 2. PARKING PROHIBITED ON PUBLIC STREETS IN RESIDENTIAL
AREAS.
Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for ~ny person to park
on any public street within any residential area of the City, for a period lon~er than
two (2) hours, any trailer, boat trailer, stock trailer, camper trailer, semitrailer, mobile
home, truck tractor or bus.
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 construction at a construction site, or any commercial
moving vehicle actively engaged in a moving operation. This section shall also not
apply to any vehicle engaged in strcet construction, maintenance or repair.
SECTION 3. CERTAIN PARKING OR STORAGE PROHIBITED IN FRONT, SIDE
AND REAR YARDS OF A RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
A. ]'he Darklag, standing or storage of any truck, trailer, bus or other
recreational vehicle that has a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half (1½) tons
according to the manufacturer's classification, or is over thirty-two (32) feet in length
is not permitted on any portion of a residential lot within the City.
B. The parking, standing or storage of any motor vehicle, trailer or boat that
has a rated capacity of one and one-half (1½) tons or less or is less than thirty-two
feet (32) in length sball be permitted only in the rear yarcj of any residential lot except
as folows:
1. An operable motor vehicle with valid state registration and inspection
may be parked in the front yard or siQe yard if parked on a surface
that meets the standards for parking surfaces contained in the City's
regulations for offstreet parking. This exception is not available
if the vehicle is a truck tractor, truck, 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 thirty-two (32) feet in length.
2. 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 offstreet parking regulations, and
the vehicle cannot be reasonably placed in either the rear or side
yard.
3. A boat, trailer or recreational vehicle may be parked in the side
yard if parked on a surface that meets the stan~jaros for parking
surfaces contained in the City's offstreet parking regulations~
4. A vehicle displaying a registration insignia or identification card
issuecl by the state to a permanently or temporarily disableG person
for the purposes of Article 6675a-5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes
shall be expempt from the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
Tile Board of Adjustment may grant a special exception not to exceed 30 days
to the provisions of this ordinance when, in the opinion of the Board, the special
exception will not adversely affect neighboring property.
SECTION 5. REPEALING CLAUSE.
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance
shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the valiGity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7. PENALTY CLAUSE.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall t~e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall bc punished by a
penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of Two liundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense,
anG each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate
offense.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of
its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this ~?
day of / )' t;~ .. - 1984.
APPIROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY~'SECRETA':RY
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APPNOVED AS TO I~ORM:
CO5-1984