O-71-213 - 6/24/1971ORDINANCE N0. 213
AN ORDINANCE CREATING PARKING ZONES IN THE
CITY OF ROUND ROCK, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS,
WHERE PARKING SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO HOURS,
PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH ORDINANCE
AND MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO USE SUCH ZONE FOR
CONTINUOUS PARKING IN EXCESS OF TWO HOURS, PRO-
VIDING FOR FINE ZONES AND LOADING ZONES, AND
MAKING PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR,
CONTAINING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IR ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the zones designated as two hour parking zones located
within the City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, to be marked
by appropriate signs which shall be erected giving notice of such two
hour limitations are as follows:
Main Street: That part of Main Street from
Mayes Street to Sheppard Street all in Round
Rock, Williamson County, Texas.
SECTION 2. During the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
SAT!Rvyy Friday inclusive, but legal holidays excluded, it shall be unlawful
for any person to leave standing or parked, any vehicle for a period
of more than two hours in the aforesaid two hour parking zones and
each successive two hours that a vehicle shall be left continuously
parked in such zones shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3. During the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Friday and 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon Saturday, except legal holidays,
no person shall leave standing or parked any vehicle for a period
in excess of fifteen (15) minutes the following zones:
A. On Main Street in front of the Post Office
B. On Main Street in front of the City Hall
and Fire Station.
Each successive fifteen (15) minutes that a vehicle shall be left
continuously parked in such zones shall constitute a separate offense.
Said fifteen (15) minute parking zones shall be appropriately marked
with signs reflecting that same are fifteen (15) minutes parking zones.
SECTION. No person shall allow, suffer or permit any vehicle register-
ed in his name to stand or be parked, nor shall any person park a vehicle
in, on or upon any street in the City of Round Rock, Williamson County,
Texas, in violation of any of the ordinances of this City regulating
the standing or parking of vehicles.
SECTION 5. That in any case when a person shall have been charged with
having parked or left standing a vehicle on any street in the City of
Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas at a place on said street where
parking of vehicle is prohibited, or with parking such vehicle on said
street in a manner which violates the manner of parking a vehicle as
designated, or with parking such vehicle for a length of time in excess
of that alloqed in the space where such vehicle was parked, proof that
said vehicle was, at the date of the offense alleged, owned by the
person charged with the offense, shall constitute prima facie evidence
that said vehicle was parked or left standing at the place charged by
said owner, but the owner shall have the right to introduce evidence
to show that said vehicle was not parked by him and charged in the
complaint.
SECTION 6. No person shall park a vehicle in these areas marked,
Loading Zone`, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 F.M. on any
day except Sunday for any purpose except the expeditious loading,
delivering or pick up of materials or merchandise.
SECTION 7. No person shall park, except as hereinafter provided,
a vehicle in those areas marked, "Fire Zone", and being the portions
of streets as follows:
A. The alleys running in East-West direction
between Mayes and Sheppard Streets and
Bagdad and Liberty Streets.
All of said streets and portions thereof are located in Round Rock,
Williamson County, Texas. The foregoing zones, fire zones, may be
used for the expeditious loading, unloading, delivery and pick up
of materials and merchandise in such zones.
SECTION $. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
such conviction shall be fined not less than One (1.00) Dollar nor
more than One Hundred (100.00) Dollars.
SECTION 9. Should any portion of this ordinance be held to be un-
constitutional or invalid for any reason at any time in the future
by any court of law, the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance shall not be effected.
SECTION 10. Due to the great public necessity to preserve the public
peace and in order to aid in the handling of the traffic and in the
administration of the City's business, the passing of this ordinance is
a public necessity and therefore this ordinance shall be and become
effective after its first reading on and after the 24th day of June
1971.
Al
DAL STER, MAYOR
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS
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