Regulations & Policies

Unless specifically authorized by the District’s Board of Directors, the following rules and regulations (the “Rules”) apply to all District roads, land, easements, and/or rights-of-way associated with said roads (collectively the “Roads”).

A. Definitions:

• 1. Boat means any watercraft, vessel, or other personal property used or intended for use for floatation or transport upon or within a waterbody, whether for recreational or commercial purposes.
  2. Board means the Board of Directors of McKinney Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County.
  3. District means McKinney Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County.
  4. Regional District Manager means the Regional District Manager of the District and McKinney Municipal Utility District No. 2 engaged and appointed by the Board, or the Regional District Manager’s designated and authorized representative.
  5. Motor vehicle means every device in or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a public roadway and which device is self-propelled.
  6. Non-motor vehicle means any vehicle or device that does not have motive power, is not self-propelled and is designed or used to carry property or passengers on or within its own structure, but is drawn by a motor vehicle. Such non-motor vehicle shall include, without limitation, boat trailers, utility trailers, trailer-mounted equipment, or wheel­ mounted machinery.
  7. Recreational vehicle means a motor vehicle primarily designed or used as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. Recreational vehicle includes, without limitation, a travel trailer, camping trailer, tent trailer, motor homes and converted buses.
  8. Roads means all streets or roads, and land, easements or rights-of-way associated with said streets or roads owned, operated and maintained by the District.
  9. Vehicle shall refer collectively to any type of vehicle or boat defined herein, inclusive of the definitions detailed in (1), (5), (6) and (7) above.

B. Vehicle or Trailer Parked or Standing on or along Road: For the benefit of all residents of the District, for the purposes of preserving the appearance of the District and preventing sight and vehicle obstructions, a Vehicle is prohibited from remaining stationary, standing or parked on or along a Road, and unattended, for more than seven (7) consecutive days.  No vehicle may be parked on a Road in a manner that obstructs, impedes or impairs traffic flow on the Road or impairs access to a driveway.  An inoperable Vehicle is not permitted to be parked, kept or stored on or along a Road.  A Vehicle is deemed to be inoperable if (a) it does not display all current and necessary licenses and permits; (b) it does not have fully inflated tires; (c) it is on a jack, blocks, or the like; (d) it is covered with a tarp, plastic or other type of covering; or (e) it is otherwise not capable of being legally operated on a public street or right-of-way.

C. Presumption of Abandonment: A Vehicle that remains standing or parked, and unattended, on or along a Road for more than seven (7) consecutive days shall be grounds for the District to reasonably believe that the Vehicle is abandoned, and for the purpose of these Rules, shall be presumed abandoned.

D. Notice to Owner; Warning: If a Vehicle is presumed abandoned under Section (C) above, the Regional District Manager shall notify the owner of the Vehicle that: (i) standing or parking the Vehicle along the Road for more than seven (7) consecutive days is prohibited under the Rules; (ii) the Vehicle is presumed abandoned under the Rules because it remained standing and parked, and unattended, for more than seven (7) consecutive days; and (iii) the Vehicle may be subject to towing at the owner’s sole cost and expense if it is not moved within 48 hours of receipt of the notice.  The warning shall be given by placing a warning sticker, in the form attached to these Rule as Schedule “I,” conspicuously on the front driver’s side window of the Vehicle.  The sticker shall include a contact phone number for the Regional District Manager, and information concerning the location of a towed Vehicle.

E. Removal of Vehicle: If a Vehicle has been presumed abandoned under Section (C) above, and remains standing or parked, and unattended, on or along the Road for 48 consecutive hours after the owner receives the warning notice detailed in Section (D) above, the Regional District Manager may request the towing and storage of the Vehicle, at the owner’s sole cost and expense, in the manner provided in the Texas Occupations Code.

F. General Practice: No Vehicle may be towed except at the direction of the Board, the Regional District Manager or any other person designated by the Board in writing.  These Rules constitute a general policy.  The District reserves the right to provide additional notices, to delay towing, or institute other lawful actions, for unique circumstances as determined in the sole discretion of the Board.

These Rules are in addition to, and not in lieu of all Federal, State and municipal laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Roads.

The provisions of these Rules are severable. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, section, provision or part of these Rules should be held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall not affect the validity of the remaking provisions, and it is hereby declared to be the intent of the Board that these Rules would have been adopted as to the remaining portions, regardless of the invalidity of any part.