STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: June 14, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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An ordinance amending Chapter 28, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 28-2, 28-4, 28-5.1, 28-19, 28-76.2, 28-81.1, and 28-129 (1) providing definitions; (2) creating an auxiliary division to the Department of Transportation known as Parking Enforcement and Management; (3) providing a penalty not to exceed $500.00; (4) providing a saving clause; (5) providing a severability clause; and (6) providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
The Parking Enforcement and Management division was moved from the Dallas Police Department to the Dallas Department of Transportation in 2015. Amendments to the Dallas City Code are necessary to authorize parking enforcement officers to enforce provisions within the code to include removing vehicles and issuing citations. Additional revisions are included to provide routine updates and to expand the definition of "streetcar" to include trolleys operating within the public right-of-way.
Amendments to the chapter are indicated by the blue underline for additions and red strikethrough for deletions to the sections below. Chapter 28, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Sections 28-2, 28-4, 28-5.1, 28-19, 28-76.2, 28-81.1, 28-114.1, 28-129, and 28-193 of the Dallas City Code are amended to read as follows:
SEC. 28-2. DEFINITIONS.
(4.2) CITY MARSHAL means the city marshal of the city or the marshal's authorized representative.
(14) METER AND PARKING BAN HOLIDAYS include only the following days:
(A) New Year's Day (January 1);
(B) Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (third Monday in January);
(C) President's Day (third Monday in February);
(D) Memorial Day (las...
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