Parking Rules in Sugar Land, TX (2026)

Sugar Land City Code § 5-141

Improved surface means an area used for the parking of vehicles that is overlaid or otherwise paved with concrete or asphalt and accessed by a street driveway approach... Recreational vehicle means a portable vehicle designed primarily for temporary occupancy or use for travel, recreation, and vacation use, and includes boats, travel and tent trailers, pickup campers and shells, motorized trave...

Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.3055 (Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles)

Sec. 545.3055. PARKING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., a person may not park a commercial motor vehicle or leave the vehicle parked on a street that is maintained by a county or municipality and for which signs are posted as provided by Subsection (c) if the street: (1) is located within a residential subdivision; or (2) is adjacent to a residential su...

Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.302 (Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Certain Places)

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 the e...

Texas Transportation Code Sec. 683.002 (Abandoned Motor Vehicle — 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 person...

Sugar Land Code of Ordinances § 5-86(b)

Sec. 5-86. - Parking; enforcement.(b)Unauthorized use of or the blocking of access to a parking space or area designated and established exclusively for the charging of electric vehicles, which is located either on property owned or controlled by the city or on private property, is unlawful. For purposes of this section, "unauthorized use" includes parking a vehicle in an electric vehicle charg...

Texas Transportation Code Sec. 683.002 (Abandoned Motor Vehicle — Definitions)

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 person...

Sugar Land Code of Ordinances § 5-80; § 5-136; § 5-137(a)-(b)

Sec. 5-80. - Loading zones. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and to place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this article are applicable. ... Sec. 5-136. - Stopping in passenger loading zone. It is unlawful for a person to stop or park a vehicle for ...