§ 62-414. Three-hour parking—Generally.

(a)

Certain areas or portions of the public streets described in the following section have been, are hereby and shall hereafter be set apart, marked and designated as three-hour parking spaces for all vehicles owned by or operated by any person within said areas or portions of said public streets. Except as otherwise provided, the parking of any vehicle within any space or spaces within the designated area which is or shall be marked "Three-Hour Parking" shall be and is hereby limited to a period of three hours, and such three-hour period shall be and is hereby set apart and designated as the legal parking time for all vehicles parked in such designated space or spaces during the hours of each and every day of the year between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except, however, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and all legal holidays.

(b)

A vehicle may be parked for an unlimited time in a space marked "Three-Hour Parking" if:

(1)

The vehicle is then and there being operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability, as defined by V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 681.001, as it may be amended; and

(2)

Special license plates, issued under V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 504.201 or 504.202, as they may be amended, are displayed on the vehicle; or

(3)

A disabled parking placard, as defined by V.T.C.A. Transportation Code § 681.002, as it may be amended, is placed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield; or

(4)

A special license plate or placard in conformance with V.T.C.A. Transportation Code § 681.007 is displayed on the vehicle or placed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield.

(Code 1982, § 18-147; Ord. No. 941, § 1, 2-10-1976; Ord. No. 980, § 1, 12-21-1976; Ord. No. 2005-03-025, § 2, 3-1-2005; Ord. No. 2005-12-131, § 2, 12-6-2005; Ord. No. 2008-05-048, § 2, 5-6-2008)