Plano, TX Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard park hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Haggard Park lot exception
- Closed only 2:00–5:00 a.m.
- Off-hours access
- Requires a department-issued permit
- Governing section
- Plano Code of Ordinances § 15-2.1
- Enforcement
- Exclusion by director; police referral if refused
Summary
Plano parks and park facilities are open to the public only from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. under Code of Ordinances § 15-2.1, unless a specific facility posts different hours or a department permit authorizes off-hours attendance. Haggard Park's parking lot carries its own, narrower overnight restriction.
Park or park facilities shall be open to the public between the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., except as follows: (1)For specific park facilities, different hours have been posted on-site or on the department's website.(2)Parking in the Haggard Park parking lot bounded by 15th Street, H Avenue, 16th Street, and the DART light-rail line is permitted except between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.(3)A permit, issued by the department, authorizes attendance at the specific park facility between different hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 153).
Full Breakdown
' The rule allows three carve-outs. First, individual facilities can run on different hours if the parks and recreation department posts them on-site or online. ' window, a tighter overnight restriction than the general park closure, aimed at that specific downtown lot near the rail line. authorizes attendance at the specific park facility between different hours,' which is how the city accommodates sunrise races, overnight campouts, or late-evening reserved events. 1 was adopted by Ord. No. 2022-5-3 in May 2022, replacing an older, less specific hours framework.
The parks director enforces the schedule under the broader authority granted in § 15-4(c), which lets the director or a designee exclude from park facilities any person acting in violation of the article, with unresolved violations referable to the Plano Police Department.
Violations & Fines
Being in a park outside 5 a.m.–11 p.m. without a posted exception or department permit violates Chapter 15, Article I, enforced by exclusion from the facility under § 15-4(c)(1) and, if the person refuses to leave, referral to the Plano Police Department. Fines for article violations run under the Code's general-penalty section, § 1-4(b), which caps most non-fire, non-zoning offenses at $500 per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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