(a) In this chapter:
(1) ALLEY means any narrow street described in this chapter that has no legal or official name other than “alley”.
(2) APPROVED ABBREVIATIONS. The following approved abbreviations may be used in connection with issuing traffic tickets, citations, and complaints for violation of the Dallas Traffic Ordinance: “Street” may be abbreviated as “St.”; “Avenue” may be abbreviated as “Ave.” or “Av.”; “Freeway” may be abbreviated as “Frwy.” or “Fwy.”; “Lane” may be abbreviated as “Ln.”; “Drive” may be abbreviated as “Dr.”; “Road” may be abbreviated as “Rd.”; “Boulevard” may be abbreviated as “Blvd.”; “Expressway” may be abbreviated as “Exp.”, “Ewy.” or “Expwy.”; “Place” may be abbreviated as “Pl.”; “Court” may be abbreviated as “Ct.”; “Parkway” may be abbreviated as “Pkwy.”; “Circle” may be abbreviated as “Cir.”; “Highway” may be abbreviated as “Hwy.”; “Plaza” may be abbreviated as “Plz.”; “Square” may be abbreviated as “Sq.”; and “Terrace” may be abbreviated as “Ter.” In all cases where the word is abbreviated it shall be understood to mean the same as though fully written out.
(3) ARTERIAL means a street designated as either a principal or a minor arterial in the city’s thoroughfare plan.
(4) BOOT means a lockable vehicle wheel clamp or similar device that is designed to be placed on a parked vehicle to prevent the operation of the vehicle until the device is unlocked and removed.
(4.1) CHIEF OF POLICE means the chief of the police department of the city or the chief’s authorized representative.
(4.2) CITY MARSHAL means the city marshal of the city, or the marshal's authorized representative.
(5) COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR ROAD means an auxiliary roadway, separated laterally from, but generally parallel to, the freeway through roadway, which serves to collect and distribute traffic from several access connections between selected points of ingress to and egress from the through traffic lanes.
(6) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE means any vehicle that displays a valid commercial, truck, or truck-tractor state license plate.
(7) CURB means the lateral lines of a roadway, whether constructed above grade or not, which are not intended for vehicular travel.
(8) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter, and includes representatives, agents, and department employees designated by the director.
(9) DIVIDED ROADWAY or DIVIDED HIGHWAY means a roadway or highway divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section between the two roadways.
(10) HORSE means any saddle or harness animal.
(11) IMMOBILIZE means to place a boot on a parked vehicle to prevent the operation of the vehicle until the boot is unlocked and removed.
(12) LIMIT LINES means boundaries of parking areas, loading zones, safety or danger zones, crosswalks, and lines marked for the purpose of excluding traffic and parking.
(13) LOADING ZONE means a space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
(14) METER AND PARKING BAN HOLIDAYS include only the following days:
(A) New Years Day (January 1);
(B) Martin Luther King's Birthday (third Monday in January);
(C) President's Day (third Monday in February);
(D) Memorial Day (last Monday in May);
(E) Independence Day (July 4);
(F) Labor Day/Cesar E. Chavez Day (first Monday in September);
(G) Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November); and
(H) Christmas Day (December 25).
(15) ONE-WAY STREET means any street or highway on which traffic is restricted to movement in one direction only.
(16) OPERATOR means any person in control of a vehicle, including a railroad train or vehicle being towed.
(17) PARK or PARKING means the standing of vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
(18) PARKING BAN means certain hours during the day at which time standing, parking, or stopping of a vehicle is prohibited along the curb of designated streets as indicated by signs authorized by the traffic engineer.
(18.1) PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER means the person designated by the city manager to perform the functions of parking enforcement officer or his authorized representative.
(19) PARKING VIOLATION means a violation of any provision of this chapter governing the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle.
(20) PARKWAY means that portion of a street or highway between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, not intended for the use of pedestrians; also, the intervening space between the roadways of a divided street or highway or any island or area, whether or not clearly defined by curbs or markings, which divides any portion of any street, highway, or intersection into separate lanes for vehicular traffic.
(20.1) PEACE OFFICER means officers who are required to obtain and maintain a commission through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and listed in Section 2.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. This includes police officers, city marshals, and arson investigators.
(21) PUBLIC PLACE means any place where the general public has a right to assemble, or to which people commonly resort for purposes of business, amusement, recreation or other lawful purpose.
(22) SERVICE ROAD means an auxiliary roadway adjacent to a freeway, expressway, or arterial that is used by traffic desiring access to abutting property and by traffic seeking ingress to or egress from the adjacent freeway, expressway, or arterial.
(23) STAND or STANDING means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
(24) STOP or STOPPING, when prohibited, means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.
(25) TIME STANDARD (OFFICIAL), for purposes of designating certain hours in this chapter, means central standard time or central daylight-saving time as may be in current use in the city.
(26) TRAFFIC DIVISION means the traffic division of the police department of the city.
(27) TRAFFIC ENGINEER means the person designated by the city manager to perform the functions of traffic engineer or his authorized representative.
(28) VIADUCT means a bridge-like structure to carry a roadway over a valley or ravine, or across another roadway.
(b) All other words used in this chapter shall have the meanings assigned to them by the state vehicle laws or their ordinary and commonly accepted meanings as set forth in Webster’s New International Dictionary (Unabridged), and other dictionaries of recognized standing. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 15004; 16577; 17226; 19173; 20012; 20269; 20965; 21186; 21194; 27697; 30654; 32470)