Turning Movements.

Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. VI, div. 3

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-53 OBEDIENCE TO NO-TURN SIGNS.

SEC. 28-53. OBEDIENCE TO NO-TURN SIGNS. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left, or U turn is permitted, the driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions of the sign. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-54 LIMITATION ON U TURNS.

SEC. 28-54. LIMITATION ON U TURNS. A person commits an offense, if as the operator of a vehicle, he turns the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street in a business district unless a U turn sign permitting such a turn has been installed in the area, or in any other district unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-55 LEFT TURNS RESTRICTED WHEN EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING ALLEYS OR PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

SEC. 28-55. LEFT TURNS RESTRICTED WHEN EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING ALLEYS OR PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. (a) The driver of a vehicle commits an offense if, on any weekday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., he: (1) emerges from an alley or private driveway within the central business district by making a left turn onto a public street; or (2) enters an alley or private driveway within the central business district by making a left turn from a public street. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) that the left turn was necessitated by a one-way street regulation. (c) In this section: (1) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT means “central business district” as defined in Section 28-56 of this division. (2) WEEKDAY means any day of the week from Monday through Friday. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24867)

Dallas City Code § 28-56 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEFINED.

SEC. 28-56. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEFINED. For the purpose of this division, the central business district shall be that area bounded by the following street lines: The south line of Young Street from Houston Street to Central Expressway; The east line of Central Expressway from Young Street to Pacific Avenue; The north line of Pacific Avenue from Central Expressway to Pearl Street; The east line of Pearl Street from Pacific Avenue to Ross Avenue; The north line of Ross Avenue from Pearl Street to Houston Street; The west line of Houston Street from Ross Avenue to Young Street. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-57 RESERVED. (Repealed by Ord. 24867)

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/0-0-0-147190Fetched: 10/26/2026