Dallas City Hall Parking Garage.

Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. XI, div. 6A

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-128.1 AREA DESIGNATED.

SEC. 28-128.1. AREA DESIGNATED. The subsurface area bounded approximately by Young Street from Akard Street to South Ervay Street, South Ervay Street from Young Street to Marilla Street, Marilla Street from South Ervay Street to Akard Street, Akard Street from Marilla Street to Young Street, and all vehicle ramps and pedestrian stairways connecting the subsurface area to ground level is designated as the “Dallas City Hall Parking Garage,” referred to in this division as the “parking garage.” (Ord. 14911)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.2 PURPOSE.

SEC. 28-128.2. PURPOSE. The parking garage will be used to provide parking for vehicles of city employees and the general public, to store city vehicles, and to accommodate, by special arrangement, persons attending the Dallas Convention Center and the Dallas City Hall. (Ord. 14911)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.3 CERTAIN VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING.

SEC. 28-128.3. CERTAIN VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING. (a) A person commits an offense if, as the operator of a vehicle, he enters a vehicle ramp of the parking garage and the vehicle: (1) has a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds; (2) has an overall length in excess of 21 feet; (3) has an overall height in excess of six feet nine inches; or (4) is attached to a trailer. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person is making an authorized delivery at the loading dock and gained access to the loading dock through the lower level of the Dallas Convention Center Parking Facility. (Ord. 14911)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.4 FAILURE TO OBEY SIGNS PROHIBITED: ERECTION OF SIGNS.

SEC. 28-128.4. FAILURE TO OBEY SIGNS PROHIBITED: ERECTION OF SIGNS. (a) A person commits an offense if, as the operator of a vehicle, he stops, stands, or parks the vehicle in violation of an authorized sign which prohibits or restricts the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in the parking garage, or he fails to obey an authorized sign which regulates the movement of a vehicle. The law which regulates the movement of vehicles on public streets by official traffic control devices shall apply to the movement of vehicles in the parking garage when an authorized sign is erected regulating vehicular movement. (b) The traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs which prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in the parking garage and any other signs which may be necessary to regulate vehicular movement. Signs are to conform to the Manual and Specifications adopted by the State Highway Commission of the State of Texas, as set forth in Article 6701d, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. (Ord. 14911)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.5 RESERVED. (Repealed by Ord. 20012)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.6 ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES - AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AND ISSUE PARKING CITATIONS.

SEC. 28-128.6. ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES - AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AND ISSUE PARKING CITATIONS. (a) The director of the Dallas Marshal’s Office, or a designated agent, may remove to the city pound any vehicle stopped, standing, or parked in the parking garage in violation of this division. (b) The director of the Dallas Marshal’s Office, or a designated agent, have authority to enforce the provisions of this division and to issue citations for violations of this division and the speed limit designated in Section 28-52 of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 14911; 19312; 19679; 22026; 23694; 33224)

Dallas City Code § 28-128.7 TRAFFIC CONTROL.

SEC. 28-128.7. TRAFFIC CONTROL. (a) Designated employees of the department of equipment and building services shall direct traffic by voice, hand, or signal in the parking garage. (b) If a person fails or refuses to comply with a traffic directive of a designated employee of the department of equipment and building services, the employee may remove the person from the parking garage. (Ord. Nos. 14911; 19312; 22026; 23694)

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/0-0-0-147781Fetched: 10/26/2026