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(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or cause to be driven, or operate or maintain any motor vehicle, motor truck, trailer or any other vehicle having thereon, or attached thereto, a tank or other receptacle used or for use in carrying (100 gallons or more) gasoline, butane, propane, methane, octane, pentane or any other kind of liquefied petroleum or natural gas products or any other flammable or combustible liquids, or any hazardous chemicals or other dangerous articles whether loaded, partially loaded or empty, over any street or alley wi thin the corporate limi ts of the city, except over the following designated streets and highways, to-wit: All State and Federal Highways; provided, however, that other streets may be traveled upon when they are designated by the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal or their designees with the approval of the city council by visible markers and signs, when in the opinion of the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal or their designees and the city counc il, the safety of the property and its citizens demands; or when the operator of said motor vehicle, rrotor truck, trailer, or other such vehicle has obtained a valid permit from the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal to travel upon other streets within said City. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) above shall not apply under the following or in the following circumstances: (1) When any such truck, motor vehicle or trailer, loaded or partially loaded, has stopped at a filling station or garage for necessary repairs, with the further provision that the same shall not remain at such filling station or garage longer than thirty (30) minutes unless fire and police authorities are notified that it is necessary to remain for a longer period than thirty ( 30) minutes. However, in all such instances, unless linpossible as determined by police or fire authorities, the trailer shall be moved to the San Marcos Truck Stop located at the west intersection of IH-35 and L.B.J. Drive in said city or the contents therein shall be transferred to another container attached to a vehicle not in need of repairs. (2) When any such truck, motor vehicle or trailer has broken down, has a flat tire or becomes out of repair or out of gasoline for its own propulsion to the extent that it cannot be propelled with its own power, provided that the driver of such motor vehicle shall imrœdiately notify fire and police authorities of such forced stoppage. If such vehicle as above described can be repaired within a period of two (2) hours, then such repairs may be made where such vehicle has been forced to stop, provided that during such period of repairs a policeman or fireman remains at such place of stoppage to warn other persons using the highway, street or avenue of such danger. ( 3) ~'Vhen any such motor truck, motor vehicle or trailer is loaded or partially loaded and has broken down and is out of repair to the extent that the same cannot be repaired within two (2) hours and fire and police authorities have been notified, and the same is being removed from such place of stoppage or breakdown to a gar age or to some other place within the corporate limits of the city under the direction of fire or police authorities to a place designated by the fire department. However, in all such instances, unless impossible as determined by police or fire authorities, the trailer shall be moved to the San Marcos Truck Stop loca ted at the west intersection of IH-35 and L.B.J. Dirve in said City or the contents therein shall be transferred to another container attached to a vehicle not in need of repairs.