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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of certain parking signs in a public |
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right-of-way by a local government. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G. Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.3075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.3075. (a) A county or municipality with a |
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population greater than 220,000 may accept a written request for |
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the posting of signs that regulate parking of commercial motor |
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vehicles, as defined by Section 545.307, in a public right-of-way |
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adjacent to commercial property after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m., if |
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the request is signed by the owner or managing member of a |
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commercial property who operates a business on the property. |
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(b) A county or municipality that receives a request meeting |
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the requirements of this section may post signs as requested, or as |
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determined necessary by the county or municipality, in a public |
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right-of-way that is within ten feet of a property line that is |
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adjacent to the right-of-way. |
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(c) In the event that a county or municipality receives |
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requests under subsection (a) for the posting of signs described |
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under this section from two or more people sharing a common property |
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line, the county or municipality may post signs as necessary in a |
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public right-of-way that is adjacent to one or more of those |
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properties in accordance with Subsection (b). |
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(d) A sign posted under this section must: |
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(1) state, in letters at least two inches in height, |
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that overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle is restricted |
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from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the right-of-way, or a portion of the |
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right-of-way; |
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(2) display arrows that properly delineate the area |
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subject to parking restriction; and |
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(3) be placed facing a public roadway giving access to |
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the right-of-way. |
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(e) This section does not apply to a vehicle owned by a |
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commercial establishment that is parked on the street adjacent to |
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where the establishment is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |