Celina, TX Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- City Code § 8.01.001
- Trigger
- Police warning or posted "no loitering" sign
- Covered areas
- Sidewalks, streets, curbs, crosswalks, malls
- Standard
- Must unreasonably obstruct passage
- Penalty
- General penalty per § 1.01.009
Summary
Celina bans sitting, lying, or standing on public sidewalks after a police warning or posted sign if it blocks pedestrian passage.
It shall be unlawful for any person, after first being warned by a police officer, or where a "no loitering" sign or signs have been posted, to loiter, stand, sit, or lie in or upon any public or quasi-public sidewalk, street, curb, crosswalk, walkway area, mall or that portion of private property utilized for public use, so as to hinder or obstruct unreasonably the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles thereon.
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 8.01.001(a)(2), once a police officer has warned a person or a "no loitering" sign is posted, it becomes unlawful to loiter, stand, sit, or lie on a public or quasi-public sidewalk, street, curb, crosswalk, walkway, mall, or public-use portion of private property in a way that unreasonably hinders or obstructs pedestrian or vehicle passage. Blocking or preventing access to a building entrance open to the public is separately prohibited. The rule is not a blanket sit-lie ban: it requires either a prior warning or posted signage plus an actual obstruction of passage.
Violations & Fines
Violation of § 8.01.001 is enforced under the general penalty in § 1.01.009; each instance can be cited separately by police after a warning or where signage is posted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I be cited for just sitting on a Celina sidewalk?
Does the rule apply to private property?
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