(a) An owner or person in control of property on which 100 or more parking spaces are located that are available for public use shall post and maintain on the exterior premises of the property two signs complying with Subsection (b). One additional sign is required to be posted and maintained for each 50 parking spaces over 100 that are located on the property. Also, one additional sign is required to be posted and maintained within five feet of each clustered mailbox site located on the premises of a multifamily property, as defined in Section 27-3 of this code.
(b) Each sign required to be posted and maintained under Subsection (a) must comply with the following:
(1) Contain language that includes the statements: “LOCK YOUR CAR, TAKE YOUR KEYS, HIDE YOUR BELONGINGS”; “A REMINDER FROM THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT”; “WATCH YOUR CAR”; and “1-800-CAR WATCH.”
(2) Meet uniform specifications for size, color, and format established by, and maintained on file in the office of, the chief of police.
(3) Be made of durable, all-weather material, with the lettering readable day and night.
(4) Be approved by the chief of police.
(5) Be permanently installed on the property in a manner and location approved by the chief of police so that at least one of the signs is visible and readable from every parking space located on the property.
(6) Be posted so that the bottom edge of the sign is not lower than five feet or higher than eight feet above ground level.
(c) An owner or person in control of property on which signs are required to be posted and maintained under Subsection (a) commits an offense if he fails to post or maintain signs in compliance with this section.
(d) A person commits an offense if he removes or obstructs, or allows the removal or obstruction of, a sign required to be posted and maintained on property under Subsection (a). It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the removal or obstruction of the sign was caused by:
(1) a city employee in the performance of official duties; or
(2) the owner or person in control of the property who was performing, or causing the performance of, repairs or maintenance on the sign. (Ord. 25521)