Irving |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 21. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Article VIII. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 21-142.1. Truck parking on city parking lots.
(a)
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
Parking lot shall mean a garage, lot or yard which is open for parking by members of the public.
(2)
One (1) ton truck shall mean any of the following:
a.
A truck with a manufacturers rated carrying capacity of one (1) ton or more;
b.
Any truck or truck-trailer with more than two (2) axles; or
c.
Any truck with more than two (2) rear wheels.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to park a one (1) ton truck in a parking lot owned or leased for use by the City of Irving.
(c)
The following shall be affirmative defenses to prosecution under subsection (b):
(1)
That the trucks were involved in construction or repair of city facilities at the time of parking;
(2)
That the trucks were owned or leased by the City of Irving;
(3)
That the trucks had been impounded by the City of Irving at the time of parking;
(4)
That the trucks were involved in deliveries to municipal facilities at the time of parking;
(5)
That the trucks were involved in moving goods into or out of city buildings at the time of parking; or
(6)
That the trucks were involved in providing a concession service approved by the City of Irving at the time of parking; or
(7)
That the trucks were parked on Texas Stadium parking lots with the permission of Texas Stadium Corporation.
(Ord. No. 6103, § 1, 3-18-92)