Parker, TX

Perimeter fencing in Parker's single-family district cannot exceed six feet under City Code § 156.32(H)(1)(a), and most fences must be open construction with at least half of each…

Parker does not require a standalone permit for an ordinary residential fence, but City Code § 156.32(H)(4) requires every completed fence to be inspected and approved by the Building…

Parker's fence code lists exactly what a residential fence may be built from under City Code § 156.32(H)(5): wood, concrete, masonry, chain link, wrought iron, metal tubing, vinyl…

Parker's subdivision rules require every residential lot to be graded and platted with topography and drainage in mind, and specifically direct developers to minimize the use of…

Texas has no Good Neighbor Fence Act. Each owner pays for their own fence. TX Civil Practice and Remedies Code 125 covers nuisance. Boundary disputes resolved via survey and civil…

Parker sizes how much livestock a residential property may keep to its acreage rather than banning animals outright, under City Code § 92.03(C). A grazing animal over 500 pounds needs…

Parker bans letting a dog or other animal, other than a cat, run at large anywhere in the city under § 92.04(A). The code's CONTROL definition sets an 8-foot maximum leash length, or…

Parker requires every cat 3 months or older to be vaccinated against rabies and re-vaccinated every third year, with a metal rabies tag worn at all times. Unlike dogs, cats are…

Parker adopts the Texas dangerous wild animal statute by reference, banning ownership of the animals listed in Health and Safety Code Chapter 822 within city limits. Common small pets…

Parker does not name specific dog breeds, but § 92.03(A)(2) adopts the Texas Dangerous Dogs statute, Health and Safety Code §§ 822.041 through 822.047, as the city's own dangerous-dog…

Beekeeping is broadly permitted in unincorporated Collin County. TX Agriculture Code 131 governs apiary registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS) at Texas A&M. Six…

Texas has no standalone hoarding statute; officers use Health & Safety Code Chapter 821 to seize animals deprived of necessary food, care, or shelter, and a court can divest the owner…

Texas lets hunters bait and feed game animals, including deer, on private property statewide. Baiting is unlawful on most public land, for wild turkey in the East Zone, and for all…

Parker sets numeric decibel ceilings that step down through the night. Section 94.02(K) of the City Code presumes a noise nuisance violation when continuous or extended sound measured…

Parker declares excessive, continuous or untimely barking that disturbs the peace or annoys neighbors a public nuisance under § 92.04(B). Neighbors can trigger a formal city notice to…

Parker treats loud motors and motorized units, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, go-carts and golf carts, as a nuisance under § 94.02(L) when they run continuously or for…

Parker's park rules flatly forbid using or operating mechanical or amplified music, sound, or voice equipment anywhere within a city park or designated open space. Unlike neighboring…

Unincorporated Collin County has no numeric quiet hours or decibel ordinance. TX Penal Code 42.01(a)(5) disorderly conduct applies to unreasonable noise between 10 PM and 7 AM…

Aircraft noise is federally preempted under 49 USC 40103. Collin County sits under DFW International Class B airspace and is near McKinney National Airport (TKI) and Aero Country…

Parker caps weeds and grass on developed lots at 12 inches. The city treats overgrown vegetation as a public nuisance under Chapter 94, and code enforcement can act the moment growth…

Parker assigns landscape and outdoor watering to a single weekly day tied to the last digit of the property address under Section 51.77's Stage 3 drought restrictions. No outdoor…

Parker requires limbs, brush, and other vegetation over a public street to hang no lower than 15 feet above the pavement. The rule is part of the city's nuisance chapter and falls on…

Parker requires a city permit before any work that affects vegetation or tree removal, including grading, floodplain disturbance, or utility installation, under the subdivision code's…

Artificial turf is legal across Collin County with no countywide restrictions. TX Property Code 202.007 limits HOA bans on water-conserving landscaping but HOAs may impose reasonable…

Texas strongly encourages native/drought-tolerant landscaping. TX Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving turf. Collin…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Health & Safety Code 341.042 sets statewide standards for harvested rainwater used as a…

Parker treats a motor vehicle as abandoned once it sits inoperable or unattended for more than 48 hours on public property, or on private property without the owner's consent, and the…

In Parker's Special Activities (SA) zoning district, section 156.36(F)(5) requires all loading and unloading to happen at the rear of the building, with loading zones sited on the…

Parker limits where recreational vehicles, boats and trailers can sit on a residential lot based on lot size. Section 156.37(L)(2)(b) requires RVs on lots of two acres or less to park…

Parker's zoning code pins down exactly where a passenger vehicle can sit on a residential lot. Section 156.37(L)(2)(a) allows parking anywhere behind the front facade of the house, or…

Parker bars heavy vehicles from ordinary house lots. Section 156.37(J) blocks anything larger than two-ton capacity from parking on residentially zoned property, and section…

Collin County has no countywide overnight parking ban. Cities typically prohibit overnight parking in parks, commercial lots, and some residential streets. HOA deed restrictions are…

Texas Occupations Code chapter 2308 sets the statewide rules for nonconsent towing and vehicle booting. A vehicle owner has 14 business days to demand a hearing in the justice court…

Parker exempts small, attended backyard fires from its citywide burn restrictions. Under City Code § 93.20(A)(3), barbecues, campfires and similar social fires skip the standard…

Parker bans open burning of rubbish, trash and yard waste within 250 feet of any structure citywide. Section 93.20(A) of the City Code allows burning only inside a Fire Marshal…

Parker's manufactured housing district lets a commercial manufactured home park use liquefied petroleum gas systems only when an available natural gas system sits more than 1,000 feet…

Consumer fireworks (1.4G) are legal in unincorporated Collin County during state-authorized periods (June 24-July 4 and Dec 20-Jan 1) unless Commissioners Court issues a fireworks…

Parker bans signage for home occupations outright. The only carve-out is for a state-approved or state-licensed vineyard, which may post a sign; every other home-based business must…

Parker caps how much traffic a home business can bring to a residential street. Section 156.37(M)(2)(g) bars traffic beyond what is normally expected for the neighborhood's zoning…

Parker allows a home occupation as a by-right use in the Single-Family Residential district, but only under strict conditions. Outside the SA Special Activities district, no…

Registered and licensed home daycares in unincorporated Collin County must comply with Texas HHSC minimum standards under 26 TAC Ch. 744-747. County has no separate home daycare…

Texas does not license cottage food at all. Health and Safety Code Section 437.0191(a) declares that a cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment, and…

Parker only allows a garage apartment or other accessory dwelling in its single-family district after City Council grants a special use permit under City Code § 156.32(B)(2)(a) and…

Parker requires a building permit for every accessory building, caps its size at 2,500 square feet or 3% of the lot, whichever is less, and limits height to 40 feet or the main house's…

Parker flatly bars renting or leasing an accessory dwelling to third parties. An owner also cannot live in the accessory unit and rent out the primary residence instead; the accessory…

Parker bars converting a garage, bonus room, cabana, or any other structure into a dwelling for anyone besides the primary household, except a short-term guest room capped at one…

Texas has no tiny-home-specific statute. Any transportable, chassis-mounted dwelling that reaches 320 square feet is manufactured housing under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, built to…

Parker requires a building permit before constructing a residential swimming pool. Owners must submit pool plans, proposed equipment screening materials, and a city filing fee before…

Every swimming pool built in Parker needs a building permit, and the pool plus its safety fence must meet the city's building code (Code of Ordinances section 156.32(H)(7)). Where an…

Texas state Hotel Occupancy Tax of 6 percent applies to all Collin County STRs under 30 days. Collin County itself does not levy HOT. City HOT stacks: Plano 7 percent, McKinney 7…

No Collin County parking rules for STRs in unincorporated areas. Guests park on-property or along county roads where not blocking right-of-way. Cities impose off-street parking…

Collin County does not require a permit for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas. Texas state HOT registration with the Comptroller is mandatory at 6 percent. Cities within…

Collin County has no STR occupancy cap in unincorporated areas. International Property Maintenance Code applied by cities typically limits occupancy to 2 per bedroom plus 2. Septic…

Unincorporated Collin County relies on TX Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct for STR noise. No county quiet hours. Sheriff responds to excessive noise as Class C misdemeanor with up…

Parker bans burning rubbish, trash or other combustible material within 250 feet of a structure without an approved container, but exempts backyard barbecues from that restriction…

Parker's nuisance ordinance lists roughly 20 specific conditions the city treats as code violations, from overflowing septic systems to trash piles that draw pests. Section 94.02 of…

Under § 53.03, the City of Parker provides solid waste collection and disposal service to residents and may contract with other governments or private companies to deliver it. Any…

Section 53.04(B) defines brush items in Parker as trees, tree limbs, plants, and leaves, distinct from the bulky items covered in the same section. Residents may place brush or bulky…

Parker's § 53.02 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone besides the resident, property owner, or an authorized carrier to remove, pick up, or transfer recyclable materials left curbside in…

Parker's § 53.03(F) bars residents from setting bulky items or brush at the curb, or anywhere visible to the public, more than 25 feet from the road's edge before the Saturday…

Parker's Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful under § 53.01 to sweep, throw, or deposit garbage, trash, dirt, concrete, dead animals, glass, or other rubbish into any drain, gutter…

Section 53.04 of the Parker Code defines bulky items as appliances and oversized trash that will not fit in a residential bin, and bars residents from setting them within 25 feet of…

Collin County has no unincorporated-area ordinance regulating trash bin storage. Residents typically store bins out of public view between pickups. HOAs often impose stricter rules…

Texas Health and Safety Code Section 361.425 orders every county, municipality, school district, university, and state agency to run a recycling program that separates and collects at…

Parker bans selling any personal property, including food, on a public right-of-way, street, or highway unless the City Council has specifically granted permission by ordinance or…

Food trucks in Collin County require a Texas DSHS mobile food unit permit and a local health department permit from each city or from Collin County Environmental Services for…

Anyone 18 or older who wants to peddle goods or solicit door-to-door in Parker must first get a city permit under § 110.02(A). The permit costs $75, or $25 for charitable solicitors…

Parker bars solicitors and peddlers from entering any residential property posted with a No Peddlers or No Solicitors sign under § 110.11(A), and separately bans all door-to-door…

Parker's subdivision ordinance requires every HOA's governing documents to give the association power to fund itself: § 155.060(A)(2)(d) requires maintenance-assessment covenants that…

Parker's subdivision ordinance requires every homeowners association's governing documents to give the city the right to enjoin or enforce the restrictive covenants and bylaws. Under…

Any Parker subdivision that creates a commonly owned area or amenity must form a homeowners association before the city approves the final plat. Code of Ordinances § 155.060(A)…

When a Parker subdivision includes shared amenities like pools, trails or clubhouses, § 155.060(B) requires the design to go through city review before it's built. The Planning &…

Collin County HOAs follow TX Property Code Chapter 209 (Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act): open board meetings, 72-hour notice, members may attend and record, written…

Collin County HOA disputes follow TX Property Code 209.007 ADR procedure: written notice, 30-day cure period, member may request hearing before board before fines. Civil suits filed in…

Property Code Section 202.007 voids any homeowners association rule that bans drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, and Section 202.008 bars fines for a brown…

Texas Property Code section 202.012 stops homeowners associations from banning display of the U.S. flag, the Texas flag, or an official U.S. armed forces flag. An association can…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA fines, but only for mandatory-membership subdivisions; condos fall under Chapter 82 instead. State law sets no dollar cap on a fine, only a…

A Texas property owners' association cannot sell your home at a trustee's sale the way a mortgage lender can. Tex. Prop. Code Section 209.0092 requires the association to obtain a…

Texas Property Code Section 209.016 sets no cap on how much of a subdivision an association can rent out, no minimum lease term, and no grandfather clause: a declaration can still ban…

Parker parks and designated open spaces close overnight: no one may remain, stay, or loiter in a park between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Police and designated park attendants can eject…

Texas HB 1819 (88th Legislature, 2023), codified at Local Government Code 370.008 (originally 370.007), prohibits all Texas municipalities and counties from adopting or enforcing…

Parker's zoning code requires every tract of land, platted or not, to be kept clear of debris and mowed below 12 inches, so a vacant or unplatted lot carries the same weed duty as a…

Parker declares any building meeting its dangerous-structure definition, including one 50 percent or more damaged or decayed, a public nuisance. After notice and a City Council hearing…

Anyone placing facilities in, on, or over a Parker public right-of-way, including under sidewalks, must first file a construction permit application with the city. Existing franchise…

Parker bans possessing or consuming any alcoholic beverage anywhere inside a city park or designated open space. The rule is one of two dozen park conduct bans enforced by park…

Parker lets a towing company remove a vehicle without the owner's consent only if the company is under city contract, insured against property damage, and authorized in writing by the…

Parker's zoning code prohibits sexually oriented businesses outright in the only district that allows commercial and entertainment-type uses. Section 156.36(C)(4)(a) lists adult…

Parker has no separate auto-repair permit, but its home occupation standard effectively blocks a residential garage repair operation: no work in progress, parts, or equipment may be…

Anyone selling e-cigarettes to Texas consumers must hold an e-cigarette retailer permit issued by the Comptroller, obtained for each place of business under Health and Safety Code…

Parker's single-family district sets some of the deepest yard setbacks in Collin County: 100 feet from the front property line, 40 feet on the sides, and 50 feet at the rear, under…

Single-family lots in Parker cap total building footprint at 20% of lot area under City Code § 156.32(C)(2), and accessory buildings alone cannot exceed 10% of the lot. On the…

Parker caps the height of towers, antennas, windmills, wind energy generators, flagpoles, and other freestanding structures at 50 feet above ground level. The only exceptions are state…

Parker declares it a code violation to let trash, junk or debris pile up on a property in a way that creates a harborage or breeding place for rats, vermin or insects. Section 94.02(J)…

Parker's bicycle chapter folds electric-assisted bicycles and electric motor foot scooters into the same BICYCLE definition used for pedal bikes, so § 98.02's helmet mandate for riders…

Texas lets golf carts onto public roads in four defined situations rather than by general permission: inside a platted master planned community, on a beach open to vehicular traffic…

Parker's nuisance code does not grant a broad right-to-farm shield, but § 94.02(F)(2) carves out one specific protection: manure deposited on private property for cultivation or to be…

Parker's Agricultural-Open Space (A-O) district protects undeveloped land for farming, pasturage and open space under City Code § 156.31. A property must hold at least five contiguous…

Parker's stormwater chapter requires every construction-site operator to use best management practices controlling sediment, silt, and soil discharges to the city's drainage system…

Parker's subdivision code lets the City Council prohibit development on any portion of a lot lying within the floodplain of a stream or drainage course. Floodplain areas must be…

Chapter 54 of the Parker Code of Ordinances bans discharging anything into the city's storm drainage system that poses a reasonable threat to human health or the environment, and…

Texas prohibits damaging, destroying, or removing a sand dune or its vegetation seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area unless a permit authorizes the work…

Parker's Code of Ordinances bars operating drones and other radio-controlled or motorized model devices in any city park or designated open space whenever the activity disturbs or…

Collin County follows FAA Part 107 and the Remote ID Rule. Texas Government Code Chapter 423 limits drone imaging of private property and critical infrastructure. No countywide drone…

Parker requires any group-sponsored event or game at a city park facility to be scheduled with and approved by the City Administrator or Mayor in advance under § 97.15. Advertising an…

Parker's subdivision code bars outdoor lighting from throwing glare or direct illumination across a property line anywhere in the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Outside…

Parker adopted the 2000-edition International Plumbing Code with regional amendments as its plumbing standard under § 151.02(B)(4). Any plumbing installation, replacement, or…

Parker adopted the 1999 National Electrical Code with regional amendments as its electrical standard under § 151.02(B)(7). Electrical work falls within chapter 151's definition of…

Parker requires a building permit before any construction, remodeling, or structural alteration begins within city limits. Property owners file an application with the City Secretary…

Parker's Building Official inspects every construction, remodeling, and refurbishing project to confirm it matches the approved plans and complies with city ordinances. A certificate…

Homes in Parker with more than 5,250 square feet of living space, built on lots platted or permitted on or after September 13, 2005, must install an automatic fire sprinkler system…

Texas TDLR regulates elevators statewide under TX Health and Safety Code Ch. 754 and 16 TAC Ch. 74. Annual inspection required; certificate posted in cab. Unincorporated Collin County…

Pre-1978 homes in Collin County fall under EPA RRP Rule (40 CFR 745). Contractors must be EPA Lead-Safe certified; violations up to 37,500 per day. Landlord disclosure required under…

Parker prohibits billboards outright and bars any sign from glaring or flashing, but it does allow digital displays that show time, temperature, or a message if the City Council grants…

Parker residents holding a garage sale may post up to four signs, each capped at 4 square feet and 4 feet tall, only between sunrise and sunset on the day of the sale. Signs must stay…

Collin County follows Texas Election Code and Transportation Code on political signs. Signs on private property with owner permission are protected. Signs in state right-of-way are…

Solar panel installs in Collin County require an electrical/building permit ($200-400) and interconnection agreement with Oncor or CoServ. TX Property Code §202.010 limits HOA…

Section 202.010 of the Texas Property Code voids any homeowners association rule that bans or restricts installing a solar energy device, a term that under Tax Code Section 171.107…

Recreational cannabis dispensaries are prohibited statewide. Only three TCUP licensees operate in Texas under the Compassionate Use Program with no dispensary located in Collin County…

Texas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home cultivation is illegal in every Texas city and county regardless of plant…

Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 expressly preempts municipal and county minimum wage ordinances. The state minimum wage equals the federal floor of $7.25 per hour, and political…

Texas appellate courts have struck down municipal paid sick leave ordinances in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio as preempted under the Texas Minimum Wage Act. HB 2127 (2023) further…

Texas authorizes License to Carry (LTC) holders to carry concealed handguns statewide under Government Code Chapter 411. Since 2021, permitless constitutional carry under HB 1927 also…

Texas Local Government Code Section 229.001 broadly preempts municipal regulation of firearms, ammunition, knives, and related accessories. Cities cannot adopt or enforce ordinances…

Texas authorizes open carry of holstered handguns statewide for adults 21 and older under Penal Code 46.02 and HB 910 (2015). Long guns may be openly carried subject to disorderly…

Texas Penal Code 46.02(a-1) lets any non-prohibited adult carry a handgun inside a personally-owned or leased motor vehicle or watercraft without a License to Carry. Since HB 1927…

Texas nonprofits can conduct bingo only under a license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which absorbed the Texas Lottery Commission's charitable bingo program on…

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 234, Subchapter E lets any county's commissioners court license, zone, and inspect "game rooms": for-profit businesses with six or more skill or…

Texas Penal Code § 47.02(a) makes betting at cards, dice, or any game of chance a Class C misdemeanor. Section 47.02(b) supplies a defense: gambling that happens in a private place…

Texas licenses no retail sportsbook and no betting app. Placing a wager on the outcome of a game, contest, or a player's performance is a criminal offense under Penal Code §…

The Texas Legislature has authorized exactly one vehicle checkpoint program, and it has nothing to do with alcohol. Government Code Section 411.0095 lets the Department of Public…

Texas has never enacted an express statutory right to film police, so the legal boundary for a bystander with a phone is set by the offense of Interference with Public Duties, Texas…

Texas Penal Code Section 38.02 makes it a crime to refuse your name, residence address, or date of birth only after a peace officer has already lawfully arrested you. Being detained on…

No Texas statute obliges a driver to consent to a vehicle search, and none requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What Texas law does require is a paper trail: Article…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, a Texas landlord must give a defaulting or holdover tenant at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing a forcible detainer (eviction)…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.052 a landlord must make a diligent effort to repair conditions that materially affect an ordinary tenant's health or safety after proper notice. Section…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019 a residential late fee must be reasonable and may be charged only if written in the lease and the rent stays unpaid two full days after due. A fee is…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by giving notice, and the tenancy ends on the later of the date in the notice or one month after notice is…

Texas law forbids cities from adopting rent control. A municipality may not establish rent control unless its governing body finds a housing emergency caused by a disaster and the…

Texas places no statutory limit on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. However, the landlord must refund the deposit within 30 days after the tenant surrenders the…

In Texas a squatter can claim title only through adverse possession, with periods that shorten as the claim strengthens: 3 years under title or color of title (§ 16.024), 5 years with…

The Texas Supreme Court in City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association (2018) held that Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 preempts municipal plastic bag bans. Cities and…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 sets the minimum age for purchasing or possessing tobacco and e-cigarette products at 21 statewide, aligned with federal Tobacco 21. Active…

Texas regulates extra lighting by color, count, height and aim rather than by naming underglow. Transportation Code Section 547.305 bars any lamp showing red from directly in front of…

Texas grants no square inches of windshield to a camera. Transportation Code Section 547.613(a)(1) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle with an object or material placed on or…

Texas banned motorcycle lane splitting in plain words on September 1, 2023. Transportation Code Section 545.0605(a)(3)(B), added by House Bill 4122 of the 88th Legislature, says the…

Texas outlaws license plate covers in Transportation Code Section 504.945(a)(7), which makes it an offense to display a plate carrying a coating, covering, protective substance or…

Texas does not prohibit owning, mounting or using a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. The one radar offense in the vehicle equipment chapter, Transportation Code Section…

Texas is one of the states that never wrote a studded tire calendar. Transportation Code Section 547.612(c) is the whole of the law: a tire on a moving vehicle may not carry a block…

Texas allows film down to 25 percent light transmission on both front side windows and on the windshield strip, with a matching ceiling of 25 percent luminous reflectance, and it sets…