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Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. XI, div. 2
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Dallas City Code § 28-82 PARKING NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS; PROHIBITED GENERALLY; PERMITTED FOR LOADING.

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)

Dallas City Code § 28-84 PARKING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS PROHIBITED.

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)

Dallas City Code § 28-85 PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES AND PARKING ON HIGHWAYS AND PARKWAYS PROHIBITED.

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)

Dallas City Code § 28-86 PARKING BY PARKING LOT OWNERS.

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)

Dallas City Code § 28-87 PARKING IN ALLEYS.

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)

Dallas City Code § 28-88 STANDING OR PARKING ON ONE-WAY ROADWAYS, TWO-WAY ROADWAYS, AND CUL-DE-SACS.

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)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-147415Fetched: 10/26/2026

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