STREETCAR REGULATIONS.

Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. XVII

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-193 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 28-193. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) LOADING AND UNLOADING means the transfer of persons or property between a vehicle or streetcar and the curb, or between a vehicle or streetcar and a nearby building. (2) MOTORMAN means an employee of a streetcar company who controls the movement of a streetcar. (3) STREETCAR means a vehicle used for transporting persons or property that is operated upon rails within a public right-of-way and can be either self-powered or powered by overhead electrical cables. A trolley is considered a streetcar for the purposes of this chapter. (4) STREETCAR COMPANY means any person licensed by the city to operate a streetcar within the city. (5) STREETCAR STOP means an area in the public right-of-way reserved for the exclusive use of streetcars during the loading or unloading of passengers or property. (6) STREET RAILROAD means any rail or appurtenance located within a public right-of-way that is authorized by the city to be used for streetcars. (Ord. Nos. 20329; 32488)

Dallas City Code § 28-194 AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.

SEC. 28-194. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. The director of transportation and public works shall administer and enforce this article and otherwise exercise direction and control over the operation of all streetcars in the city in accordance with city ordinances, the city charter, and other applicable law and with any license issued to a streetcar company by the city. (Ord. Nos. 20329; 22026; 28424; 30239; 30654; 32864)

Dallas City Code § 28-195 OPERATION OF STREETCARS AND OTHER VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-195. OPERATION OF STREETCARS AND OTHER VEHICLES. (a) When overtaking and passing on the right side of a streetcar that is approaching or stopped at a designated streetcar stop, a driver of a vehicle shall stop at least five feet from the rear of the streetcar and proceed only when safe, allowing pedestrians the right- of-way. (b) A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks any vehicle other than a streetcar at a designated streetcar stop or between the right curb and a designated streetcar stop. (c) An operator of a streetcar may not stop the streetcar at any location other than a designated streetcar stop, except in an emergency or when complying with other traffic regulations. Streetcar passengers shall be loaded and unloaded only at a designated streetcar stop. (Ord. 20329)

Dallas City Code § 28-196 UNLAWFUL CONDUCT ON OR NEAR A STREETCAR.

SEC. 28-196. UNLAWFUL CONDUCT ON OR NEAR A STREETCAR. (a) A person commits an offense if he: (1) boards, alights, clings to the outside of, or otherwise makes or attempts to make unsafe contact with a moving streetcar; or (2) rides upon any portion of a streetcar not designated or intended for the use of passengers. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person was an employee of the streetcar company in the performance of official duties. (Ord. 20329)

Dallas City Code § 28-197 SMOKING, EATING, AND DRINKING PROHIBITED ON A STREETCAR.

SEC. 28-197. SMOKING, EATING, AND DRINKING PROHIBITED ON A STREETCAR. A person commits an offense if he: (1) smokes or possesses any burning tobacco, weed, or other plant product on any streetcar; (2) consumes an alcoholic beverage, illegal drug, or other intoxicating substance, or possesses any open container of such substance, on any streetcar; (3) consumes any food product, either solid or liquid, on any streetcar while it is being operated in regularly scheduled service to the general public. (Ord. 20329)

Dallas City Code § 28-198 OBSTRUCTING TRACKS; DEFACING OR DISTURBING PROPERTY.

SEC. 28-198. OBSTRUCTING TRACKS; DEFACING OR DISTURBING PROPERTY. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the owner or designated agent of a streetcar company, he: (1) encumbers or obstructs, or throws, places, or leaves any impediment upon, any street railroad within the city; or (2) defaces, displaces, or disturbs in any manner any car, coach, switch, turntable, track, pole, wire, building, or other property or equipment of a street railroad or streetcar company. (Ord. 20329)

Dallas City Code § 28-199 POLICE ASSISTANCE REQUIRED.

SEC. 28-199. POLICE ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. Whenever a passenger or other person presents a threat to the safety of the motorman or any passenger, a streetcar shall be stopped at the next designated streetcar stop and the police summoned. (Ord. 20329)

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/0-0-0-148170Fetched: 10/26/2026