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ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING OF MMDR TRUCK VEHICLES ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, AKRANSAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. From and after the passage of this Ordinance no motor truck vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked on city residential streets. Section 2. Definition: (a) The term 'motor truck vehicles" as used herein shall mean any vehicle other than a private passenger automobile or a light truck having a capacity rating of one (1) ton or less, and hs'nall include, but not be restr to trucks, trailers, semitrailers, tractors, semitrailers with or without refrigeration units, or any other vehicle used for transport. (b) The term "residential" as used herein shall mean the territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of 300 feet or more is in the main improved with residences or residence and buildings in use for business. (c) The term "street" or "highway" used herein shall mean the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicle traffic. Section 3. This ordinance shall not be construed to prohibit motor truck vehicles from crossing city streets nor apply to delivery trucks serving the city residents in the immediate area nor shall this ordinance be construed so as to prevent any person living within the corporate city limits from operating such motor truck vehicles upon city streets where it becomes necessary for them to reach their homes provided the motor truck vehicles as defined herein are not parked in any manner in said city street or streets as defined herein. Section 4. That con aensurate with passage of this ordinance, the city shall erect signs giving notice of this traffic regulation and post such signs as required by law. Section 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, 11 be fined in any sum of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00), nor e than one hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Section 6. This ordinance being necessary to protect the pavement said streets, and for the imwdiate preservation of the public health, peac( safety of said city, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this nance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval publication. APPTkb-VD ASSED : / C' % �%, U'rEST �,� CM CLERK