Texas Transportation Code 545.3075 – Overnight Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicle Near Certain Apartment Complexes
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(a) In this section:
(1) “Apartment complex” means two or more dwellings in one or more buildings that are owned by the same owner, located on the same lot or tract, and managed by the same owner, agent, or management company.
(2) “Commercial motor vehicle” has the meaning assigned by § 545.307.
(b) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 545.3075
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The owner or manager of an apartment complex may make a request to the county in which the apartment complex is located for the posting of official signs prohibiting the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in a public right-of-way adjacent to the complex after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m. A request under this subsection must be signed and in writing.
(d) A county receiving a request under Subsection (c) may post one or more signs as requested or as the county determines to be necessary.
(e) A sign posted under Subsection (d) must:
(1) be posted in the public right-of-way:
(A) not more than 10 feet from the property line of the apartment complex; and
(B) facing the roadway; and
(2) include:
(A) a statement, in letters at least two inches in height, that parking of a commercial motor vehicle is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the public right-of-way or portion of the public right-of-way; and
(B) arrows clearly indicating the area of the public right-of-way subject to the parking restriction.
(f) This section does not apply to a vehicle owned by a commercial establishment that is parked in the public right-of-way adjacent to the property where the establishment is located.
(g) This section does not apply to public rights-of-way that are part of the state highway system.