STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: April 24, 2024
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 28-50, 28-59, 28-99, and 28-101 (1) designating school traffic zones; (2) designating one-way streets and alleys; (3) designating public carrier stands for rideshare vehicles; (4) providing a penalty not to exceed $200.00; (5) providing a saving clause; (6) providing a severability clause; and (7) providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
Engineering studies have been conducted at the locations identified in the ordinance amending Chapter 28 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” and it is recommended that the appropriate sections of the ordinance be amended to reflect changes in school zone locations and to designate one-way streets.
The below changes identify the additions and deletions to Section 28-50(c):
SEC. 28-50 SPEED IN SCHOOL ZONES; SIGNS; DESIGNATED STREETS
ADDITIONS (20 MPH)
Street Name & Block, Extent, Council District, Cause
• Street-Black Oak Drive (3700-3800), Extent-100' E. of Bellcrest Drive to 200' E. of Loud Drive, CD-8, Cause-Current school zone is longer than necessary. The boundary extends beyond the location of existing flashers.
• Street-Cummings Avenue/Fifty-First Street (2900-3000), Extent-Sunnyvale Street to 80' E. of Bonnie View Road, CD-4, Cause-Extend school zone
• Street-S. Malcolm X Boulevard (2500-2700), Extent-20' N. of Coombs Street to 100' N. of Park Row Avenue, CD-7, Cause-Add new school zone
• Street-Potters House Way (3200-3300), Extent-20' N. of Samaritan Road to 40' N. of Kingdom Estates Drive, CD-3, Cause- Add new school zone
• Street-Stag Road (3000-3100), Extent-1400' E. of Bonnie View Road to 1025' W. of Haas Drive, CD-8, Cause-Extend school zone to reflect the location of existing flashers
• Street-Woody Road (900-1100), Extent-1000' S. of Seagoville Road to 40' S. of Seagoville Road, CD-8, Cause-Extend school zone to reflect the location of existing flashers
SEC. 28-50 SPEED IN SCHOOL ZONES; SIGNS; DESIGNATED STREETS
DELETIONS (20 MPH)
Street Name & Block, Extent, Council District, Cause
• Street-Black Oak Drive (3700-3800), Extent-100'E. of Bellcrest Drive to 600'E. of Loud Drive, CD-8, Cause-Current school zone is longer than necessary. The boundary extends beyond the location of existing flashers.
• Street-Cummings Avenue (2900), Extent-Sunnyvale Street to 20'W. of Tacoma Street, CD-4, Cause-Extend school zone
• Street-Royal Lane (2000-2200), Extent-315' W. of Newkirk Street (North Leg) to 580' W. of Goodnight Lane, CD-6, Cause-School relocation
• Street-Stag Road (3000-3100), Extent-2500'E. of Bonnie View Road to 1040'W. of Haas Drive, CD-8, Cause-Extend school zone to reflect the location of existing flashers
• Street-Woody Road (900-1000), Extent-610'S. of Seagoville Road to Seagoville Road, CD-8, Cause-Extend school zone to reflect the location of existing flashers
The below changes identify additions to Section 28-59:
SEC. 28-59 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
ADDITIONS
Street Name, Extent, Council District, Direction
• Street- Atlanta Street, Extent- Eugene Street to Romine Avenue, CD-7, Direction- North
Further, updates to Section 28-99 “Authority to Designate Public Carrier Stands” and Section 28-101 “Restricted Use of Bus Stops and Taxicab Stands” are necessary to authorize parking enforcement officers to enforce parking violations within designated rideshare zones. The changes are indicated by the blue underline for additions and red strikethrough for deletions. Sections 28-99 and 28-101 of the Dallas City Code are amended to read as follows:
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.
SEC. 28-101. RESTRICTED USE OF BUS STOPS, AND 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, or 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.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
This action has no cost consideration to the City. Ordinance enforcement of penalty up to $200.00 may generate additional revenues to the City.
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