Authorized Emergency Vehicle. A fire department or police vehicle, a public or private ambulance, a municipal department or public service corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or authorized by the governing body of a municipality, a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer when responding to a fire alarm or medical emergency, an industrial emergency response vehicle (including an industrial ambulance when responding to an emergency) or a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank.
Bus. Every motor vehicle designated for carrying more than ten (10) passengers and used for the transportation of persons, and every motor vehicle other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
Cement Mixer Truck. A truck with a large revolving drum for mixing, transporting and pouring concrete.
Commercial Motor Vehicle. Any motor vehicle, designed or used for transportation of property or for delivery purpose, operating primarily for profit that:
(1)Β Has a gross combination weight rating in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.), including a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds;
(2)Β Has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.);
(3)Β Is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; or
(4)Β Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F.
The term does not include fleet vehicles used as a conveyance to and from work, vehicles used to deliver the United States Mail, any motor vehicle owned or operated by a governmental entity, a vehicle for recreational use, a vehicle owned or used by a church for church purposes or a vehicle used by a school for school purposes.
Farm Vehicle. Any vehicle or combination of vehicles controlled and/or operated by a farmer or rancher being used to transport agricultural commodities, farm machinery and farm supplies to or from a farm or ranch.
Hard Surface. Paved areas that are constructed of cement, asphalt, or other commonly accepted paving material.
Livestock Trailer. A covered trailer used to haul livestock.
Major Vehicle Equipment. Travel trailers of more than twenty-one (21) feet in length, motorized dwellings of more than twenty-one (21) feet in length, horse trailers, utility trailers, tractors of any kind or size, buses of more than twenty-one (21) feet in length, and construction equipment of any kind.
Motor Vehicle. Any mechanical device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn or moved upon a street, highway, waterway, or airway, such as automobiles, pickup trucks, motorcycles, or buses; but excluding construction equipment, forklifts, and farm implements.
Nonresidential Area. Area zoned other than residential.
Oversized Vehicle. Any vehicle designated in this definition, or any vehicle designated for the transport of property or cargo with a gross vehicle weight or registered weight, as those terms are defined by state law, of more than 7,500 pounds, the equivalent of 3.75 tons, or any vehicle that has a rated capacity in excess of 1-1/2 tons, or any vehicle that is more than twenty (20) feet in length from end to end, more than seven (7) feet in width at its widest point, or more than seven feet in height at its highest point, including, but not limited to, the following designated vehicles: bucket trucks, dump trucks, truck tractors, tractor-trailers, semitrailers, cement mixer trucks, stake-bed trucks, buses, trailers, or other similar vehicles. The term oversized vehicle shall not include a recreational vehicle.
Park or Parked. The act of leaving any vehicle standing or unattended.
Parking Area. A privately owned or publicly owned off-street area meeting the paving standards for temporary parking, storage or placement of vehicles.
Recreational Vehicle. Any bus, boat, four-wheeler, three-wheeler, off-road motorcycle, jet ski, motor home, camper, travel trailer, self-contained pickup camper, motorized dwelling, tent trailer, horse trailer, boat trailer, and the like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment whether occupied by such equipment or not.
Residential Area. Areas zoned residential.
Semitrailer. Every vehicle without motor power, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by the motor vehicle, including but not limited to, lowboy trailers, gooseneck trailers, fifth wheels, and other similar vehicles.
Street or Thoroughfare. Any streets, roads, highways, alleys or any right-of-way designed or dedicated for the normal through traffic use by any vehicles.
Tractor-Trailer. A combination of a truck tractor and a semitrailer.
Trailer. Every vehicle without a motor, designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure exclusively and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle, including but not limited to, pop-up campers/tent trailers, flatbeds and other similar vehicles.
Truck Tractor. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing/hauling other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than part of the weight of the vehicle and load being drawn.
Vacant Lot. An unimproved tract, lot or parcel of land. Any such lot that shares with an adjacent improved lot common ownership, and is enclosed with a common fence with said improved lot, shall not be considered a vacant lot but becomes an ancillary lot of the improved property.
To the extent not otherwise defined all words and phrases used in this section shall have the same meaning as set forth in pertinent sections of the Texas Transportation Code.
(Ordinance 1005 adopted 8/10/10)
