§ 10.32.250. No loading or unloading zone—Portion of East Leona Road.

A.

Definitions. As used in this ordinance 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, semi-trailer, truck-tractor and semi-trailer or a trailer.

3.

"Owner" means a person who:

a.

Who is registered as the registered owner holding legal title of a vehicle;

b.

Has the legal right of possession of a vehicle; or

c.

Has the legal right of control of a vehicle.

4.

"No loading or unloading zone" means an area of a street that has been designated by the City of Uvalde, Texas, where no person, persons and/or property can be loaded or unloaded from a vehicle.

B.

Designation of No Loading or Unloading Zone. The City of Uvalde, Texas hereby designates and establishes a no loading or unloading zone on the south side of East Leona Road in the City of Uvalde, Texas from the intersection of East Leona Road and Fourth Street to the intersection of East Leona Road and Fifth Street, in the City of Uvalde, Texas. The no loading or unloading zone shall be marked by signs showing designated no loading or unloading hours.

C.

No Loading or Unloading. It is unlawful for anyone to load or unload a person, persons and/or property on the designated area which is on the south side of East Leona from the intersection of East Leona Road and Fourth Street to the intersection of East Leona Road and Fifth Street in the City of Uvalde, Texas.

D.

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

E.

Towing and Removal. Any person which shall be from a vehicle loading or unloading a person, persons and/or property on the designated area which is the south side of East Leona Road from the intersection of East Leona Road and Fourth Street to the intersection of East Leona Road and Fifth Street in the City of Uvalde, Texas, in violation of this section, and the owner or driver of such vehicle has been given a citation for loading or unloading of such vehicle in violation of this section, then such vehicle 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. No. 2014-33 , § 3, 11-18-2014; Ord. No. 2013-17, 9-24-2013; Ord. 2005-16, 2005)