Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only.

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

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-89 CURB LOADING ZONES - AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; TIMES OPERATIVE.

SEC. 28-89. CURB LOADING ZONES - AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; TIMES OPERATIVE. (a) The traffic engineer, on the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, is authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating these locations. A loading zone shall be designated by upright signs or painted curb markings of a distinctive color imprinted with the words “Loading Zone” or “Passenger Loading Zone”. (b) Freight loading zones shall be effective between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and meter holidays, unless signs or markings specify other effective hours and days. Passenger loading zones shall be effective at all times. If the zone lies within a section of curb designated for parking ban purposes, the loading zone shall not be effective during the time when the parking ban is in effect. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269)

Dallas City Code § 28-90 RESERVED. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)

Dallas City Code § 28-91 RESERVED. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)

Dallas City Code § 28-92 RESERVED. (Repealed by Ordinance No. 17413)

Dallas City Code § 28-93 SAME - USE NOT EXCLUSIVE.

SEC. 28-93. SAME - USE NOT EXCLUSIVE. Loading zones shall be available to anyone who may have loading or unloading in the immediate vicinity. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-94 USE OF PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONES.

SEC. 28-94. USE OF PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONES. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle for any purpose other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to the loading zones are in effect. In no event may a person stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a passenger loading zone longer than the period of time allowed by the sign or marking designating the loading zone. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 21194)

Dallas City Code § 28-95 USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-95. USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a commercial vehicle for any purpose other than for the expeditious unloading or loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stopping for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes, except on written permission from the chief of police or the director and then only for a period necessary to complete one undertaking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269; 21194)

Dallas City Code § 28-96 USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY NON- COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-96. USE OF FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES BY NON- COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. (a) A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle in a freight curb loading zone. (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that: (1) materials were being expeditiously unloaded from or loaded into the vehicle; and (2) a valid loading zone permit issued under Section 28-96.1 was conspicuously displayed on the vehicle, in a manner and location approved by the director, such that all information on the face of the permit, including, but not limited to, the permit number and expiration date, could be easily read from outside the vehicle. (c) In no case shall the stopping for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes, except on written permission from the chief of police or the director and then only for a period necessary to complete one undertaking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17413; 20269; 21194)

Dallas City Code § 28-96.1 LOADING ZONE PERMIT - APPLICATION; FEE; EXPIRATION; TRANSFERABILITY.

SEC. 28-96.1. LOADING ZONE PERMIT - APPLICATION; FEE; EXPIRATION; TRANSFERABILITY. (a) To obtain an annual loading zone permit for a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle, a person must submit a completed written application to the director on a form provided for that purpose. The application must include the following information: (1) the name, address, and signature of the applicant; (2) the name and address of the commercial enterprise for which the vehicle is operated; (3) the state license plate number of each vehicle to be permitted; and (4) any other information the director determines necessary to the administration and enforcement of this section. (b) The holder of an annual loading zone permit for a vehicle may apply for a temporary loading zone permit for another vehicle by submitting a completed written application to the director on a form provided for that purpose. (c) Before any loading zone permit may be issued for a vehicle pursuant to this section, all outstanding parking citations issued by the city on the vehicle must be paid or otherwise resolved. (d) The fee for an annual loading zone permit is $50 for each vehicle. The fee for a temporary loading zone permit is $12.50 for each vehicle. The fee for issuing a duplicate annual loading zone permit for one lost, destroyed, or mutilated is $25. A permit fee is payable to the director upon issuance of the permit. No refund of a permit fee will be made. (e) An annual loading zone permit expires one year from the last day of the month in which the permit was issued. (f) A temporary loading zone permit expires 15 days after the date of issuance. (g) Any loading zone permit assigned to one vehicle is not transferable. (h) A person commits an offense if he: (1) forges, alters, or counterfeits an annual or temporary loading zone permit; or (2) possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited annual or temporary loading zone permit. (Ord. Nos. 20269; 20736; 21194; 21819; 27553)

Dallas City Code § 28-97 VEHICLES BACKED TO CURB FOR LOADING.

SEC. 28-97. VEHICLES BACKED TO CURB FOR LOADING. The driver of a vehicle used to transport merchandise or materials may load and unload while the vehicle is backed against the curb, in areas and at times designated by the chief of police so long as it does not seriously interfere with the flow of traffic. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-98 POSITION OF VEHICLES BACKED TO CURB FOR LOADING, ETC.

SEC. 28-98. POSITION OF VEHICLES BACKED TO CURB FOR LOADING, ETC. When a vehicle having six or more wheels is backed to the curb for the purpose of unloading or loading, the front or tractor portion shall, to the extent physically possible, be turned parallel to the curb and headed in the direction of traffic. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-99 AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE PUBLIC CARRIER STANDS.

SEC. 28-99. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE PUBLIC CARRIER STANDS. The traffic engineer, based upon engineering and traffic surveys, is authorized and required to establish bus stops, taxicab stands, and stands for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles such as rideshare vehicles on the public streets in such places as he determines to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every bus stop, taxicab stand, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 32710)

Dallas City Code § 28-100 PARKING OF BUSSES AND TAXICABS REGULATED.

SEC. 28-100. PARKING OF BUSSES AND TAXICABS REGULATED. (a) The operator of a bus or taxicab shall not stop, stand, or park upon a street in a business district at any place other than at a bus stop or a taxicab stand, respectively; except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of a bus or taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers. (b) While using a taxicab stand, a driver shall not go beyond 25 feet of the taxicab except to assist a passenger as reasonably necessary after being engaged. A taxicab left unattended in violation of this subsection is illegally parked and may be removed from the taxicab stand and impounded as provided in Section 28-4 of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 20269)

Dallas City Code § 28-101 RESTRICTED USE OF BUS STOPS, TAXICAB STANDS, AND STANDS DESIGNATED FOR OTHER PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER MOTOR VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-101. RESTRICTED USE OF BUS STOPS, TAXICAB STANDS, AND STANDS DESIGNATED FOR OTHER PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER MOTOR VEHICLES. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop zone, other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or at a stand designated for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles such as rideshare vehicles when the stop zone or stand has been appropriately designated by signs, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when stopping does not interfere with a bus or taxicab about to enter the zone. (Ord. Nos. 14584, 32710)

Dallas City Code § 28-102 STOPPING OF BUSSES WITHIN INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK.

SEC. 28-102. STOPPING OF BUSSES WITHIN INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK. The operator of a bus shall not stop within an intersection or crosswalk for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers. (Ord. 14584)

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/0-0-0-147453Fetched: 10/26/2026