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Parking Rules in DeSoto, TX (2026)

3 verified parking rules for DeSoto, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

DeSoto restricts parking of commercial vehicles in residential zoning districts. Commercial vehicles over one ton rated capacity, semi-tractors, trailers over a specified length, dump trucks, and simi

DeSoto Commercial Vehicle Parking

Light Restrictions

Tex. Transp. Code Sec. 545.3045

COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN OR NEAR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. (a) In this section:(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" means:(A) a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003, and includes a vehicle meeting that definition regardless of whether the vehicle is used for a commercial purpose; or(B) a road tractor, truck tractor, pole trailer, or semitrailer, as those terms are defined b...

Street Parking Limits

DeSoto allows on-street parking on most residential streets, but vehicles must park in the direction of traffic, at least 15 feet from a fire hydrant, 20 feet from a crosswalk, and not block driveways

DeSoto Street Parking Rules

Light Restrictions

Tex. Transp. Code Sec. 545.302(a)

Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;(2) on a sidewalk;(3) in an intersection;(4) on a crosswalk;(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite th...

Abandoned Vehicles

DeSoto treats any vehicle left on public streets for more than 72 hours, or any inoperable/unregistered vehicle on private residential property visible from the street, as abandoned or junked. Junked

DeSoto Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance

Light Restrictions

Tex. Transportation Code Sec. 683.002 (Abandoned Motor Vehicle Defined - 48 Hour Rule)

Sec. 683.002. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:(1) is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours;(2) has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours;(3) has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or per...

Looking for Dallas County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement DeSoto city rules.

Parking Rules in Dallas County