(a) During any period that a disaster order or proclamation, issued by either the mayor or governor, is in effect, the city manager may promulgate such regulations as he or she deems necessary to protect life and property and preserve critical resources. Such regulations and powers may include, but are not limited to, the power to:
(1) prohibit or restrict the movement of vehicles in order to facilitate the work of emergency management forces or to facilitate the mass movement of persons from critical areas within or without the city;
(2) recommend the movement of persons from areas deemed to be hazardous or vulnerable to disaster;
(3) order a curfew into effect in all or any delineated part of the city and to exempt from the curfew any person whose movement is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the public;
(4) order the closing of any place where arms, ammunition, dynamite, or other explosives are sold, and forbid the sale, barter, loan, or gift of those items;
(5) order the closing of bars, lounges, private clubs, package liquor stores or any business establishment having a liquor, beer, or wine permit; gasoline stations; theaters; ball rooms; and public rooms or buildings;
(6) prohibit the sale of beer, wine, and intoxicating liquor and prohibit the sale, distribution, or gift of gasoline or other flammable liquid or combustible product in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle;
(7) declare certain items that may be potentially injurious to the public health or welfare to be contraband and authorize a search for those items;
(8) exclude sightseers from any area where a disaster or emergency is imminent or has occurred;
(9) order the detention of persons who impede or incite others to impede the preservation or restoration of order;
(10) temporarily suspend or modify, for not more than 60 days, any regulation or ordinance of the city of Dallas, including, but not limited to, those regarding health, safety, or zoning, if the suspension or modification is essential to provide temporary housing for disaster victims;
(11) promulgate any other regulations necessary to preserve public peace, health, and safety during a disaster.
(b) Regulations promulgated in accordance with the authority granted by this chapter will be given widespread circulation by proclamations published in newspapers and aired on radio and television. These regulations will have the effect of ordinances when duly filed with the city secretary. (Ord. Nos. 15983; 17226; 25834)