So I will find out more in the next couple of days, but doing some research I may have just found the loop hole for those of us in Texas with the problem of parking out 5 Tons at our homes. The following comes from the Texas Statutes...
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 683. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Down at the bottom of this statute is a section I think may be able to help us with this problem. I highlighted the sections I think will be most beneficial to us. Here is what it says:
Sec. 683.077. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Procedures adopted under Section
683.074 or
683.0765 may not apply to a vehicle or vehicle part:
(1) that is completely enclosed in a building in a lawful manner and is not visible from the street or other public or private property; or
(2) that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or junkyard,
or that is an antique or special interest vehicle stored by a motor vehicle collector on the collector's property, if the vehicle or part and the outdoor storage area,
if any, are:
(A) maintained in an orderly manner;
(B) not a health hazard; and
(C) screened from ordinary public view by appropriate means, including a fence, rapidly growing trees, or shrubbery.
(b) In this section:
(1)
"Antique vehicle" means a passenger car or truck that is at least 25 years old.
(2)
"Motor vehicle collector" means a person who:
(A) owns one or more antique or special interest vehicles; and
(B) acquires, collects, or disposes of an antique or special interest vehicle or part of an antique or special interest vehicle for personal use to restore and preserve an antique or special interest vehicle for historic interest.
(3)
"Special interest vehicle" means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been changed from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic interest, is being preserved by a hobbyist.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1431, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
So maybe we just found in the law where we can keep our 5 Tons at our homes and not be bothered by people complaining.