10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bell County, Texas.
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Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Bell County sets no RV/boat parking rule. Inside Killeen it is unlawful to leave a boat or travel trailer standing on a public street or encroaching on a right-of-way.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 28-134(a)
it shall be unlawful for any person who owns or controls a boat or travel trailer defined in 28-132 to park or leave standing said boat or travel trailer on any public street or parked on private property in a manner so as to encroach upon any public street or public right-of-way, including a sidewalk.
Bell County cannot set driveway or parking-surface standards in unincorporated areas. Killeen requires vehicles to be parked on an all-weather surface—concrete or an impervious bituminous surface—not on bare dirt or grass.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 28-135(a)
Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on anything other than an all-weather surface. An all-weather surface shall consist of Portland cement concrete or an impervious bituminous surface over a compacted base or other surface approved by the building official.
Bell County cannot zone commercial-vehicle parking, but Texas law and city codes do. Killeen bars parking vehicles over one ton in residential zones, and state law limits overnight commercial-truck parking near homes.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 28-132(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle having a capacity of more than one (1) ton on private property in any district zoned R-1, R-1A, RM-1, RT-1, R-2, R-3, R-3F, R-3A, or R-MP, excluding travel trailers and light trucks used for personal family or household purposes, not modified for commercial use …
Bell County does not police city streets or set street-parking limits. In Killeen, parking in one spot on a public street is limited to two hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. where not otherwise regulated.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 28-131(a)
it shall be unlawful between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., inclusively, for any person to permit a motor vehicle … to remain parked or stopped continuously at any one (1) parking space, place, or portion thereof … for a period of time in excess of two (2) hours.
Neither Bell County nor Killeen imposes a blanket overnight parking ban on ordinary passenger vehicles. Texas law does restrict overnight commercial-truck parking near homes, and Killeen bars leaving boats and trailers standing on streets.
Neither Bell County nor its cities mandate EV charging spaces for existing homes. There is no county ordinance; installations follow the state-adopted electrical and building codes and any city permit requirements.
This is a real county power. Under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683, Bell County may abate junked vehicles that are public nuisances in unincorporated areas. Killeen enforces its own detailed junk-vehicle ordinance in Chapter 18.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 18-51
Junked vehicle shall mean a vehicle that: (1) Displays an expired vehicle registration sticker or does not display a license plate or vehicle registration sticker; and (2) Is: (A) Wrecked, dismantled, or partially dismantled, or discarded; or (B) Inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than … thirty (30) consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
Bell County does not paint or regulate curb markings. Curb colors are official traffic-control markings set by the city; private curb painting is not authorized, and drivers must obey painted or posted curb restrictions.
Bell County does not designate loading zones. Within cities, loading zones are established and enforced by the municipal traffic authority; in Killeen, parking contrary to posted zones is unlawful under the traffic code.
Bell County has no oversized-vehicle parking ordinance in unincorporated areas. Killeen bars vehicles over one ton within 600 feet of residential property and confines two-ton-plus vehicles to designated arterial routes.
Killeen Code of Ordinances § 28-132(b)
it shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle having a capacity of more than one (1) ton including, but not limited to, truck tractors, within six hundred (600) feet of a property zoned or used for residential purposes.
1 cities in Bell County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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