(a) A person commits an offense if he solicits money on the premises of:
(1) the convention center; or
(2) reunion arena.
(b) If a person engages in conduct that violates Subsection (a), the person must be ordered to stop the solicitation before being arrested. The order to stop the solicitation may be given by a police officer, security officer, or person with authority to control the use of the premises.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that:
(1) no order was given to stop the solicitation;
(2) an order, if given, was promptly obeyed; or
(3) the person had the written consent of the lessee of the premises to conduct a solicitation.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “convention center” means the area contained within the following boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the west line of Akard Street with the south line of Young Street;
THENCE along the south line of Young Street, in a westerly and northwesterly direction to its intersection with the east line of S. Griffin Street;
THENCE along the east line of S. Griffin Street, in a southerly direction to its intersection with the prolongation of the northerly line of a tract of land conveyed to the City of Dallas, by deed as recorded in Volume 83134, Page 5559, Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas;
THENCE along the prolongation of the northerly line and continuing along the northerly line of the abovementioned tract of land, in a westerly direction, passing the east line of S. Lamar Street and continuing to its intersection with the west line of S. Lamar Street;
THENCE along the west line of S. Lamar Street, in a southerly direction to its intersection with the most northerly line of the Final Plat Dallas Convention Center Expansion (City Plan File #S901-066R);
THENCE along the northerly line of the abovementioned Dallas Convention Center Expansion Plat, in a westerly direction to its intersection with the easterly line of Jefferson Boulevard Viaduct;
THENCE along the easterly line of Jefferson Boulevard Viaduct, in a southerly and southwesterly direction to its intersection with the southwesterly line of Hotel Street;
THENCE along the southwesterly line of Hotel Street, in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the northwesterly R.O.W. line of E. R.L. Thornton Freeway (I.H. 30);
THENCE along the northwesterly line of E. R.L. Thornton Freeway (I.H. 30), in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the northwesterly line of Canton Street;
THENCE along the northwesterly line of Canton Street, in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the southwesterly line of Akard Street, excluding a tract of land bounded by Lamar Street, Canton Street, Griffin Street, and Memorial Drive;
THENCE along the southwesterly line of Akard Street, in a northwesterly and northerly direction to its intersection with the south line of Young Street, and the point of beginning.
(e) For the purposes of this section, “reunion arena” means:
(1) inside the reunion arena building and that area within 50 feet of any entrance to or exit from the reunion arena building; and
(2) parking area A - being the area bounded by Hotel Street, North Drive, Sports Street and “South Park” designated as “Parking Area A”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the west edge of the west sidewalk along Hotel Street, at a distance of 6 feet north of the north curb line of “Parking Area A”;
THENCE in a southerly, westerly and northerly direction along the back edge of the sidewalk which is 10 feet from the curb line along Hotel Street, North Drive and Sports Street, 413 feet, more or less, to a point 6 feet north of the north curb line of “Parking Area A”;
THENCE eastward along the south line of “South Park” and along a line which is 6 feet perpendicular distance north from and parallel with the north curb line of “Parking Area A”, 246 feet to the place of beginning; and
(3) parking area B - being the area bounded by Stemmons Freeway, Reunion Boulevard, Sports Street and Sports Place, which is designated as “Parking Area B”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the southeast right-of- way line of Houston Street Viaduct with the northeasterly right-of-way line of Stemmons Freeway;
THENCE in a northwesterly and northerly direction along the northeast and easterly right-of-way line of Stemmons Freeway, and along a line which is 15 feet eastward from the east curb line of the frontage road, 1632 feet, more or less, to the north curb line of “Parking Area B”;
THENCE eastward along the north curb line, 213.24 feet to the southwesterly right-of-way line of Reunion Boulevard;
THENCE southeastward along the southwest right-of- way line of Reunion Boulevard and along a line which is 10 feet southwest from the southwest curb line, 100 feet, more or less, to the easterly right-of-way line of Sports Street;
THENCE southerly and southeasterly along the westerly and northwesterly right-of-way line of Sports Street and along a line which is 10 feet westerly and southwesterly from the westerly curb line of Sports Street, 1367 feet, more or less, to the southeast right-of-way line of Houston Street Viaduct;
THENCE southwesterly along the southeast right-of- way of Houston Street Viaduct and along a line which is 40 feet southeastward from the center line of the Viaduct, 230 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(4) parking area C - being the area bounded by Memorial Drive, Sports Street, Sports Place and Hotel Street, designated as “Parking Area C”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the northwest edge of the sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive with the northeast edge of the sidewalk along the northeast side of Sports Street;
THENCE northwestward along the northeast edge of the sidewalk along the northeast side of Sports Street, 280 feet, more or less, to a point on the southeast edge of the sidewalk along the southeast side of Sports Place;
THENCE northeastward along the southeast edge of the sidewalk along the southeast side of Sports Place, 445 feet, more or less, to the northeast curb line of “Parking Area C”;
THENCE southeastward along the curb line of the parking area and along the southwest line of Hotel Street, 275 feet, more or less, to a point on the northwest edge of the sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive;
THENCE southwestward along the northwest edge of the sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive, 410 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(5) parking area D - being the area bounded by Stemmons Freeway, Sports Place, Sports Street, and Memorial Drive, designated as “Parking Area D”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the southwestward prolongation of the northwest line of the sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive with the southeastward prolongation of the line of the post with chain, which is approximately 7 feet from and parallel with the northeast curb line of the east frontage road along Stemmons Freeway;
THENCE northwestward along the line of the post with chain, along the northeast side of Stemmons Freeway, 265 feet, more or less, to an angle point in the curb line of “Parking Area D”;
THENCE angle right 35° 00’ and northward along the curb line of the parking area, 28 feet, more or less, to a corner in the curb;
THENCE angle right 70° 00’ and northeastward along the curb line of the parking area, 19 feet to an inside corner;
THENCE angle left 90° 00’ and northeastward along the curb line of the parking area, 9 feet to the southeast edge of the 10-foot wide sidewalk along the southeast side of Sports Place;
THENCE northeastward along the southeast edge of the sidewalk along Sports Place, 184 feet to a point for corner in the curb line of the parking area;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southeastward along the curb line of the parking area, 9 feet to an inside corner;
THENCE angle left 110° 00’ and northward along the curb line of the parking area, 19 feet, more or less, to a point on the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of Sports Street;
THENCE southeastward along the line of the southwest edge of said sidewalk, 282 feet, more or less to a corner in the curb line of the parking area, said corner being approximately 13 feet southeast from the southeast line of columns for Jefferson Street Viaduct;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southwestward along the curb line of the parking area, 19 feet, more or less, to an inside corner in the curb line;
THENCE angle left 90° 00’ and southeastward along the curb line of the parking area, 18 feet, more or less, to a point on the northwest edge of a 10-foot wide sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive;
THENCE southwestward along the line of the northwest edge of the sidewalk along the northwest side of Memorial Drive, 218 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(6) parking area E - being the area bounded by Memorial Drive, Hotel Street, R. L. Thornton Freeway and Stemmons Freeway, designated as “Parking Area E”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the southeast corner of “Parking Area E”, which is the intersection of the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of Hotel Street with the post with chain line along the north line of R. L. Thornton Freeway;
THENCE in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the line of post with chain, along the northerly line of R. L. Thornton Freeway and the northeasterly line of Stemmons Freeway, 1380 feet, more or less, to a curb line at the northwest corner of “Parking Area E”, at a distance of approximately 30 feet south of the prolongation of the southeast curb line of Memorial Drive;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and northeastward along the curb line of said parking area, 22 feet, more or less, to an inside corner in said curb line;
THENCE angle left 80° 00’ and northwestward along the curb line of said parking area, 19 feet to the southeast edge of a 10-foot wide sidewalk along the southeast side of Memorial Drive;
THENCE northeastward along the southeast edge of the sidewalk along the southeast side of Memorial Drive, 189 feet to a corner in said parking area;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southeastward along the curb line in said parking area, 19 feet to an inside corner of said curb;
THENCE angle left 100° 00’ and northeastward along a curb line in said parking area, 20 feet to the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of a drive designated as “Driveway E”;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southeastward along the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of said drive, 15 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the southwestward prolongation of the southeast edge of a 10-foot wide sidewalk along the southeast side of Memorial Drive;
THENCE northeastward along the line of the southeast edge of the 10-foot wide sidewalk along the southeast side of Memorial Drive, 450 feet, more or less, to a corner in the most northerly portion of “Parking Area E”;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southeastward along a curb line in said parking area, 19 feet to an inside corner in the curb line of said parking area;
THENCE angle left 90° 00’ and northeastward parallel with Memorial Drive and along a curb line of said parking area, 18 feet, more or less, to the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of Hotel Street;
THENCE southeastward along the southwest edge of the sidewalk along the southwest side of Hotel Street, 1078 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(7) parking area F - being a fenced area lying within the right-of-way of Stemmons Freeway at R. L. Thornton Freeway, designated as “Parking Area F”, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the chain link fence along the southwest side of the east frontage road along Stemmons Freeway with the northeastward prolongation of the chain link fence along the northwest side of “Parking Area F”, said point being approximately 12 feet south of the south end of the headwall of the culvert for Mill Creek Channel;
THENCE southeastward along the line of the chain link fence along the southwest side of the east frontage road, 450 feet, more or less, to a fence corner;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ and southward along the chain link fence, 25 feet, more or less, to an inside corner of the chain link fence;
THENCE angle left 65° 30’ and southeastward along the chain link fence, 25 feet, more or less, to a fence corner;
THENCE southwestward along a chain link fence line along the northwest line of an access road from the east frontage road to R. L. Thornton Freeway, known as “Connection G”, 253 feet, more or less, to a fence corner being the most southerly corner of said “Parking Area F”;
THENCE northwestward along the chain link fence line, along the southwest side of the parking area, 467 feet, more or less, to a fence corner on the northwest line of said parking area;
THENCE northeastward along the chain link fence along the northwest side of said parking area, 135 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(8) parking area G - being the area bounded by Houston Street Viaduct, Stemmons Freeway and Industrial Boulevard, and being the area enclosed by chain link fence and post with chain, designated as “Parking Area G” and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a fence corner at the intersection of the northwest right-of-way line of Houston Street Viaduct with the westerly right-of-way line of Stemmons Freeway;
THENCE in a southeasterly and southerly direction along a chain link fence along the westerly right-of- way line of Stemmons Freeway, 1022 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeast right-of-way line of Industrial Boulevard;
THENCE in a northwesterly direction along a line of post, with chain, along the northeast right-of-way line of Industrial Boulevard, 822 feet, more or less, to a fence corner which is 3 feet southeast from the northwest right-of-way line of Houston Street Viaduct;
THENCE in a northeasterly direction along a chain link fence which is 3 feet southeast from the northwest right- of-way line of Houston Street Viaduct, 121 feet, more or less, to a fence corner;
THENCE angle left 90° 00’ in a northwesterly direction along a chain link fence, 3 feet to a fence corner;
THENCE angle right 90° 00’ in a northeasterly direction along a chain link fence along the northwest right-of- way line of Houston Street Viaduct, 336 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
(9) the Houston Loop Parking Area - being the area bounded by Houston Street, Houston Street Viaduct, AMTRAK right-of-way and Reunion Boulevard, designated as “Houston Loop Parking Area” and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the back of the east curb line of “Houston Loop Parking Area”, which is along the west line of Houston Street said point being approximately 12 feet north of the north end of Houston Street Viaduct;
THENCE southward along the back edge of the east curb line of said parking area and parallel with Houston Street Viaduct, 607 feet, more or less, to a guard rail with post;
THENCE southwestward along the guard rail and post, 40 feet, more or less, to a chain link fence; which is on the northeast right-of-way line of AMTRAK;
THENCE northwestward along the northeast line of the AMTRAK right-of-way and along a chain link fence, 575 feet, more or less, to the northwest curb line of said parking area;
THENCE northeastward along the curb line which is approximately 50 feet southeast from and parallel with the southeast curb line of Reunion Boulevard, 260 feet, more or less, to the beginning of the concrete pavement for the exit drive to Reunion Boulevard, which is also the northeast corner of a concrete pad for a revenue control system;
THENCE angle right 90° and southeastward, 19 feet;
THENCE angle left 45° 00’ and eastward 122 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. (Ord. Nos. 15167; 16834; 24554)