SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOVE FIELD AND DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. XII

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-131 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 28-131. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) AUTHORIZED VEHICLE means a vehicle approved by the director of aviation that displays on its windshield, or other conspicuous place, if the vehicle has no windshield, a permit issued by the director of aviation designating the vehicle as an authorized vehicle. (2) DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT means that airport owned and operated by the city, including terminals, buildings, hangars, shops, roads, entrance roads, exit roads, perimeter roads, service roads, driveways, ramps, taxiways, runways, parking areas, loading areas, special use areas, and adjacent grounds, bounded generally by Hampton Road on the East, Ledbetter Drive on the North, Paradise Avenue on the West, and Redbird Lane and U. S. Highway 67 on the South. (3) DIRECTOR OF AVIATION means the director of aviation of the city. (4) LOADING ZONE means a space adjacent to a curb, sidewalk, or building reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles loading or unloading materials. (5) LOVE FIELD means the airport owned and operated by the city, including terminals, buildings, hangars, shops, roads, entrance roads, exit roads, perimeter roads, service roads, driveways, ramps, taxiways, runways, parking areas, loading areas, special use areas, and adjacent grounds, bounded generally by Mockingbird Lane on the Southeast; Lemmon Avenue on the East and North; Shorecrest Drive and Love Field Drive on the Northwest and West; and Lipsitz, Brookfield, Denton Drive, Roanoke and Cedar Springs Road on the South. (6) PASSENGER LOADING ZONE means a space adjacent to a curb, sidewalk, or building for the exclusive use of vehicles loading and unloading passengers arriving and departing from Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-132 SPEED RESTRICTIONS; REASONABLE AND PRUDENT.

SEC. 28-132. SPEED RESTRICTIONS; REASONABLE AND PRUDENT. A person commits an offense if he operates a vehicle upon a road, street, entrance road, exit road, perimeter road, service road, driveway, ramp, taxiway, runway, parking area, loading area, or other area restricted by the traffic engineer to special uses, within Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing, having regard to special, actual, or potential hazards, and a person shall control the speed of the vehicle as necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other object, in compliance with the legal duty of all persons to use due care. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-133 DESIGNATION OF ONE-WAY ROADS.

SEC. 28-133. DESIGNATION OF ONE-WAY ROADS. (a) The main entrance road leading from Mockingbird Lane to the Love Field Terminal Building is designated a one-way road, and a person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle upon this road in any direction except North, as indicated by signs placed in conspicuous places by the traffic engineer. (b) The main exit road leading from the Love Field Terminal Building to Mockingbird Lane is designated a one-way road, and a person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle upon this road in any direction except South, as indicated by signs placed in conspicuous places by the traffic engineer. (c) The traffic engineer may designate any other road, lane, service road, perimeter road, driveway, ramp, or taxiway at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport as one-way for movement of vehicles by posting signs indicating directions for vehicle movement. A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle upon these roads, lanes, driveways, ramps, or taxiways in any direction except the direction indicated by the signs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-134 ERECTION OF “DO NOT ENTER” SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO “DO NOT ENTER” SIGNS.

SEC. 28-134. ERECTION OF “DO NOT ENTER” SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO “DO NOT ENTER” SIGNS. The traffic engineer may erect signs lettered “do not enter” in prominent letters at the entrance to any road, street, lane, driveway, ramp, taxiway, runway, or area at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport. A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle past a “do not enter” sign; except, this section does not apply to authorized vehicles, designated by the director of aviation. Pedestrians shall obey the “do not enter” signs the same as operators of vehicles, and pedestrians shall not enter any area of Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport except by regularly provided entrances. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-135 ERECTION OF STOP SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO STOP SIGNS.

SEC. 28-135. ERECTION OF STOP SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO STOP SIGNS. The traffic engineer shall, upon the basis of traffic investigations, erect stop signs within Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport at intersections of roads, lanes, driveways, ramps, taxiways, and runways, and at any place along such roads, lanes, driveways, ramps, taxiways, or runways, where a traffic investigation indicates a traffic hazard exists. A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle past a stop sign without first having brought the vehicle to a complete stop and ascertaining that forward movement can be made with safety. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-136 ERECTION OF TURN SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO TURN SIGNS.

SEC. 28-136. ERECTION OF TURN SIGNS; OBEDIENCE TO TURN SIGNS. The traffic engineer may erect “no turn,” “no right turn,” or “no left turn” signs within Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport at intersections of roads, lanes, ramps, driveways, taxiways, or runways. A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle in such a manner as to execute a turn prohibited by these signs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-137 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH NO PARKING, STOPPING, OR STANDING SIGNS.

SEC. 28-137. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH NO PARKING, STOPPING, OR STANDING SIGNS. The traffic engineer may establish no parking, no stopping, and no standing zones within Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport adjacent to curbs, sidewalks, or buildings, or near entrances to buildings, by posting signs warning operators of vehicles of the restrictions of no parking, stopping, or standing zones. A person commits an offense if he parks, stops, or stands a vehicle in a zone in violation of the posted signs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-138 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH PASSENGER LOADING ZONES.

SEC. 28-138. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH PASSENGER LOADING ZONES. The traffic engineer may establish passenger loading zones alongside curbs, sidewalks, or buildings at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport by designating the zones with bright paint and lettering or by posting signs. A person commits an offense if he parks a vehicle in a passenger loading zone or stops or stands a vehicle in a passenger loading zone except to load or unload passengers. A person shall not stop or stand a vehicle in a passenger loading zone for a period longer than two minutes. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-139 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH LOADING ZONES.

SEC. 28-139. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH LOADING ZONES. The traffic engineer may establish loading zones for the loading and unloading of material at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle in a loading zone other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or for the pick-up and loading of material. A person may stop or stand in a loading zone for the purpose of loading or unloading materials for a period not to exceed 15 minutes except on written permission from the director of aviation for a longer period, limited to the time necessary to complete one undertaking. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-140 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL USE ZONES, CALL BOX STANDS, ETC.

SEC. 28-140. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL USE ZONES, CALL BOX STANDS, ETC. (a) The traffic engineer may designate areas or zones at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport in which only vehicles of a special kind or type are authorized to park, stop, stand, or operate, by posting signs to that effect. A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle, or parks, stops, or stands a vehicle, in any such area or zone, unless the vehicle is the special kind or type authorized to enter, park, stop, or stand in the area or zone. (b) The traffic engineer is authorized to establish taxicab call box stands in areas or zones at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport as the traffic engineer deems necessary. The traffic engineer shall take into consideration the need for stands by the holder and the convenience to the general public. For purposes of this section, the term “holder” means any person holding a taxicab franchise in the city or operating under an operating contract. For the purposes of this section, the word “taxicab” includes “limousine.” A holder desiring to establish a call box stand at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport shall make written application to the traffic engineer. When a call box stand has been established, it shall be used solely by the holder to whom it was granted and the holder’s agents and servants, and no other holder shall use it. The signs designating the call box stand area must indicate the holder for whom the call box stand was established. (c) The director of aviation shall designate the periods of service and the number of starters or other employees for the purposes of assisting in loading or unloading passengers from taxicabs, receiving calls and dispatching taxicabs, and soliciting passengers at call box stands at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport. Call box stands consist of that part of the sidewalk immediately adjacent to, and of equal length with, the designated area and all other areas specifically assigned for the use. (d) The traffic engineer is authorized to establish public taxicab stands in areas or zones at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport as the traffic engineer deems necessary. For the purposes of this section, the term “public taxicab stand” means an area designated for the use of any holder who has not been allocated a call box stand at the airport facility. (e) The traffic engineer shall establish the capacity of the call box stands and public taxicab stands. The number of taxicabs, limousines, or other vehicles of the holder located or parked in a stand at any one time shall not exceed the capacity so established. (f) The chief of police and the director of aviation shall enforce the provisions of this section. Definitions in Chapter 45 of this code apply to this section except as specifically modified. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17226; 19312; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-141 DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC PARKING AREAS.

SEC. 28-141. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC PARKING AREAS. The traffic engineer, upon approval of the director of aviation, shall designate areas at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport for the parking of vehicles by the public and may post signs regulating the entrance, departure, and manner of parking of vehicles. A person commits an offense if he operates, parks, stops, or stands a vehicle in violation of the posted signs. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-142 VEHICLES NOT TO BLOCK ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, RAMPS, TAXIWAYS, OR ENTRANCES.

SEC. 28-142. VEHICLES NOT TO BLOCK ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, RAMPS, TAXIWAYS, OR ENTRANCES. A person commits an offense if he parks, stops, or stands a vehicle in a road, driveway, ramp, taxiway, parking area, or loading area or in front of the entrance of any building at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport in a manner that blocks, obstructs, or impedes the free passage of vehicles or pedestrians. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-143 RESTRICTED AREAS.

SEC. 28-143. RESTRICTED AREAS. A person commits an offense if he operates, drives, parks, stops, or stands a vehicle on a service road, ramp, perimeter road, taxiway, or runway at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport. This section does not apply to operators of authorized vehicles. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-144 REMOVAL OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-144. REMOVAL OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES. Vehicles illegally parked or stopped in violation of this article shall be removed or impounded in the same manner as provided for removal of illegally parked or stopped vehicles on the public streets. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-145 THROWING OF BOTTLES, ETC., ON STREETS, ROADS, ETC.

SEC. 28-145. THROWING OF BOTTLES, ETC., ON STREETS, ROADS, ETC. A person commits an offense if he throws, deposits, or drops a bottle, can, trash, debris, junk, or other object upon any of the parking areas, streets, roads, or driveways at Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

Dallas City Code § 28-146 ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC TICKETS OR NOTICES TO VIOLATORS OF THIS ARTICLE.

SEC. 28-146. ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC TICKETS OR NOTICES TO VIOLATORS OF THIS ARTICLE. Officers of the police department shall issue traffic tickets or notices to answer charges to violators of the provisions of this article in the same manner as tickets and notices are issued for other offenses. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 24859)

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/0-0-0-147937Fetched: 10/26/2026