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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3 ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 4 RESERVED
CHAPTER 5 AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS
CHAPTER 5A AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 6A AMUSEMENT CENTERS
CHAPTER 7 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 7A ANTI-LITTER REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 8A BOARDING HOME FACILITIES
CHAPTER 9 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 9A BILLIARD HALLS
CHAPTER 9B BUILDING SECURITY
CHAPTER 9C RESERVED
CHAPTER 10 RESERVED
CHAPTER 10A RESERVED
CHAPTER 10B RESERVED
CHAPTER 11 CEMETERIES AND BURIALS
CHAPTER 12 CITY YOUTH PROGRAM STANDARDS OF CARE
CHAPTER 12A CODE OF ETHICS
CHAPTER 12B CONVENIENCE STORES
CHAPTER 13 COURTS, FINES AND IMPRISONMENTS
CHAPTER 13A DALLAS TRANSIT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 14 DANCE HALLS
CHAPTER 14A RESERVED
CHAPTER 14B EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 15 RESERVED
CHAPTER 15A ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 15B EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 15C EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 15D EMERGENCY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 16 DALLAS FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 17 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 18 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
CHAPTER 19 HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 19A RESERVED
CHAPTER 20 EARNED PAID SICK TIME
CHAPTER 20A FAIR HOUSING AND MIXED INCOME HOUSING
CHAPTER 21 RESERVED
CHAPTER 22 RESERVED
CHAPTER 23 RESERVED
CHAPTER 24 LIBRARY
CHAPTER 25 LOAN BROKERS
CHAPTER 25A MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 26 RESERVED
CHAPTER 27 MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS
CHAPTER 28 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL.
ARTICLE II. TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION.
ARTICLE III. ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE IV. ACCIDENTS.
ARTICLE V. TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.
ARTICLE VI. OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
ARTICLE VII. ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS.
ARTICLE VIII. PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
ARTICLE IX. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES.
ARTICLE X. TRUCK ROUTES.
ARTICLE XI. STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING GENERALLY.
ARTICLE XII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOVE FIELD AND DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.
ARTICLE XIII. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
ARTICLE XIV. FREEWAY REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE XV. MOTOR VEHICLE ESCORTS FOR HIRE.
ARTICLE XVI. PARADES.
ARTICLE XVII. STREETCAR REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE XVIII. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
ARTICLE XIX. SPECTATORS PROHIBITED AT STREET RACES AND RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITIONS.
ARTICLE XX. PHOTOGRAPHIC ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM VIOLATIONS.
ARTICLE XXI. MISCELLANEOUS FEES.
VOLUME II
VOLUME III
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SEC. 28-81.   PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH CAPACITY OF MORE THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF TONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
   (a)   A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a truck-tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, bus, trailer, or truck with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer’s classification, upon property within a residential area. This subsection shall not apply to the parking or standing of a vehicle for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise.
   (b)   A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a motor home, house trailer, or recreational vehicle with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer’s classification, upon any public right-of-way abutting a residential area. This subsection shall not apply to the parking or standing of a vehicle for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers or property.
   (c)   In this section, RESIDENTIAL AREA means any block face containing a single family, duplex, or multi-family dwelling. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 19455; 20269)
SEC. 28-81.1.   STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
   (a)   Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to be in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer, city marshal, a parking enforcement officer, or an official traffic-control device, a person commits an offense if he:
      (1)   stops, stands, or parks a vehicle:
         (A)   on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
         (B)   on a sidewalk;
         (C)   within an intersection;
         (D)   on a crosswalk;
         (E)   between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
         (F)   alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
         (G)   upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
         (H)   on any railroad track;
         (I)   on the roadway of any street, when the vehicle constitutes a hazard to itself or to persons or other vehicles; or
         (J)   in violation of a sign prohibiting the stopping of vehicles;
         (K)   in designated bike lanes; or
      (2)   stands or parks a vehicle:
         (A)   in front of a public or private driveway;
         (B)   within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
         (C)   within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
         (D)   within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
         (E)   when properly posted with signs, within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of an entrance;
         (F)   in violation of a sign prohibiting the standing of vehicles; or
         (G)   in a fire lane.
   (b)   A person commits an offense if he moves a vehicle not lawfully under his control:
      (1)   an unlawful distance away from a curb; or
      (2)   into any area prohibited by this section.
   (c)   Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1)(B), a person may stop, stand, or park a bicycle on a sidewalk if the bicycle does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic on the sidewalk. (Ord. Nos. 20012; 20269; 32291; 32470)
Division 2. Prohibited in Specified Places.
SEC. 28-82.   PARKING NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS; PROHIBITED GENERALLY; PERMITTED FOR LOADING.
   (a)   A person commits an offense if he parks a vehicle, whether occupied or not, within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, except when temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
   (b)   A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a vehicle, at a location other than a railroad crossing, so that any portion of the vehicle is closer than six feet to the nearest rail of the track of a railroad company. This subsection does not apply to the parking or standing of vehicles for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise to or from a railroad car or building adjoining the track. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 20012)
SEC. 28-83.   RESERVED.
   (Repealed by Ord. 20012)
SEC. 28-84.   PARKING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS PROHIBITED.
   A person commits an offense if he leaves standing or parked in a public street, alley, or other public place, an unattended vehicle or other private property for a continuous period of time longer than 24 hours. (Ord. 14584)
SEC. 28-85.   PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES AND PARKING ON HIGHWAYS AND PARKWAYS PROHIBITED.
   (a)   A person commits an offense if he parks a vehicle upon a street or highway for the purpose of:
      (1)   displaying the vehicle for sale; or
      (2)   washing, greasing, or repairing the vehicle, except when repairs are necessitated by an emergency.
   (b)   A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a vehicle, whether attended or unattended:
      (1)   on a parkway; or
      (2)   upon the main-traveled part of a highway outside of a business or residence district unless:
         (A)   it is not practicable to stop, park, or stand the vehicle off that part of the highway;
         (B)   an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle is left for the free passage of other vehicles; and
         (C)   a clear view of the stopped vehicle is available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon the highway.
   (c)   Subsection (b) does not apply to a vehicle that develops a mechanical defect making it impossible or unsafe to proceed further, and in this case it is lawful to stop, park, or stand the vehicle for the time necessary to make emergency repairs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 20012)
SEC. 28-86.   PARKING BY PARKING LOT OWNERS.
   A person commits an offense if as the owner or attendant of a parking lot, who receives a fee for parking or storing a vehicle, he parks a vehicle within a metered or unmetered parking zone, sidewalk, parkway space, or on the streets or highways of the city. (Ord. 14584)
SEC. 28-87.   PARKING IN ALLEYS.
   (a)   A person commits an offense if he parks or stands a passenger car or light truck in an alley so that any portion of the vehicle:
      (1)   obstructs a driveway; or
      (2)   limits the width of the alley to less than 10 feet.
   (b)   This section does not apply to a vehicle when it is used for construction, maintenance, or repair work in an alley or when it has a defect which immobilizes the vehicle. (Ord. Nos. 14818; 15455)
SEC. 28-88.   STANDING OR PARKING ON ONE-WAY ROADWAYS, TWO-WAY ROADWAYS, AND CUL-DE-SACS.
   (a)   If a highway includes one or more separate roadways, and traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the separate roadways, a person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle:
      (1)   upon the left-hand side of the one-way roadway, unless signs are erected to permit such stopping, standing, or parking;
      (2)   with the left-hand wheels of the vehicle more than 18 inches from the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway, if stopping, standing, or parking is permitted on the left-hand side of the one-way roadway;
      (3)   with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle more than 18 inches from the right- hand curb or edge of the roadway; or
      (4)   in a direction other than the direction of authorized traffic movement.
   (b)   A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle upon a two-way roadway:
      (1)   on the left-hand side of the roadway; or
      (2)   with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle more than 18 inches from the right- hand curb or edge of the roadway.
   (c)   A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle upon a cul-de-sac:
      (1)   With the right-hand wheels of the vehicle more than 18 inches from the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway; or
      (2)   In the center portion of the cul-de-sac unless the center is clearly marked for parking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 20012; 20269; 32470)
Division 3. Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only.
SEC. 28-89.   CURB LOADING ZONES - AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; TIMES OPERATIVE.
   (a)   The traffic engineer, on the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, is authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating these locations. A loading zone shall be designated by upright signs or painted curb markings of a distinctive color imprinted with the words “Loading Zone” or “Passenger Loading Zone”.
   (b)   Freight loading zones shall be effective between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and meter holidays, unless signs or markings specify other effective hours and days. Passenger loading zones shall be effective at all times. If the zone lies within a section of curb designated for parking ban purposes, the loading zone shall not be effective during the time when the parking ban is in effect. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269)
SEC. 28-90.   RESERVED.
   (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)
SEC. 28-91.   RESERVED.
   (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)
SEC. 28-92.   RESERVED.
   (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)
SEC. 28-93.   SAME - USE NOT EXCLUSIVE.
   Loading zones shall be available to anyone who may have loading or unloading in the immediate vicinity. (Ord. 14584)
SEC. 28-94.   USE OF PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONES.
   A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle for any purpose other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to the loading zones are in effect. In no event may a person stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a passenger loading zone longer than the period of time allowed by the sign or marking designating the loading zone. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 21194)
SEC. 28-95.   USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
   A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a commercial vehicle for any purpose other than for the expeditious unloading or loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stopping for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes, except on written permission from the chief of police or the director and then only for a period necessary to complete one undertaking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269; 21194)
SEC. 28-96.   USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY NON- COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
   (a)   A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle in a freight curb loading zone.
   (b)   It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that:
      (1)   materials were being expeditiously unloaded from or loaded into the vehicle; and
      (2)   a valid loading zone permit issued under Section 28-96.1 was conspicuously displayed on the vehicle, in a manner and location approved by the director, such that all information on the face of the permit, including, but not limited to, the permit number and expiration date, could be easily read from outside the vehicle.
   (c)   In no case shall the stopping for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes, except on written permission from the chief of police or the director and then only for a period necessary to complete one undertaking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269; 21194)
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