§ 10.32.190. No parking zone—Portion of FM 117 Highway.

A.

Definitions. As used in this section the following terms shall have the meaning and definition as follows:

1.

"Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled.

2.

"Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a public street or public highway. The term includes, but is not limited to, a motor vehicle, truck-tractor, semitrailer, or a trailer.

3.

"Owner" means a person who:

(a)

Is registered as the registered owner holding legal title of a vehicle; or

(b)

Has the legal right of possession of a vehicle; or

(c)

Has the legal right of control of a vehicle.

(4)

"No parking zone" means an area of a street or of a highway within the City of Uvalde, Texas, that has been designated by the city, where no vehicle can be parked or left standing.

B.

Four Lane Traffic. The City of Uvalde hereby provides that FM 117 Highway be striped for four lane traffic from the intersection FM 117 Highway and U. S. Highway 83 to the end of the curbed section, 0.5 mile south.

C.

Designation of No Parking Zone. The city hereby designates and establishes a no parking zone on a certain designated area on FM 117 Highway and said certain designated area is located from the intersection of FM 117 Highway and U.S. Highway 83 to the end of the curbed section, 0.5 mile south.

D.

No Parking. It is unlawful for any person or owner to park or leave standing a vehicle on the designated area which is located from the intersection of FM 117 Highway and U.S. Highway 83 to the end of the curbed section, 0.5 mile south.

E.

Prima Facie Evidence. In any prosecution charging a violation of this section governing the standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle, described in the complaint was parked in violation of this section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where and for the time during which such violation occurred.

F.

Towing and Removal. Any vehicle which shall be or remain standing or parked on the designated area which is located from the intersection of FM 117 Highway and U.S. Highway 83 to the end of the curbed section, 0.5 mile south, in the City of Uvalde, Texas, in violation of this chapter, the owner or driver of which vehicle has been given a citation for parking or leave standing such vehicle in violation of this section, may be removed by or upon an order by a police officer. The owner of such vehicle shall be responsible for the payment of any fees incurred for the towing and/or storage of such vehicle.

(Ord. 2003-02, 2003)