Lawton, OK Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Street size limit
- 8.5 ft wide, 24 ft long, 11 ft tall
- Service/delivery exception
- Any size, while working
- Yard permit fee
- None
- Hazmat vehicle buffer
- 500 feet from residential zone
- First-offense fine
- $100
- Permit issued by
- License and permits division
Summary
Lawton caps street parking at 8.5 feet wide, 24 feet long, and 11 feet tall on local streets, but commercial vehicles and trailers of any size may park in the street while actively servicing or delivering to an adjacent property under Section 15-5-503. Oversized commercial vehicles otherwise need a free city permit to park in a residential yard.
1.No vehicle larger than eight and one-half (8½) feet in width, twenty-four (24) feet in length, or eleven (11) feet in height shall be stored or parked on a local street except as otherwise provided by this article;...3.Commercial vehicles and trailers of any size may be parked in the street at any time the owners/operators of said vehicles and/or trailers are performing a service or making a delivery at an adjacent property. Trailers must remain attached to a vehicle with motive power;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 15-5-503 governs storage and parking of vehicles in one- and two-family neighborhoods. 2 bars trailers or vehicles without motive power of any size from street parking, except as otherwise allowed. are performing a service or making a delivery at an adjacent property,' provided a trailer stays attached to a powered vehicle. Vehicles at or under the size threshold may be stored in a yard on a solid-sealed driveway under subsection D. For oversized commercial vehicles, subsection F lets a property owner or resident obtain a free, non-transferable parking permit from the license and permits division by submitting a site plan; an on-call employee whose job requires responding to urgent work requests may also qualify for a permit to park in the front or unscreened side yard, or in the street if no off-street option exists, subject to the community services director's approval.
Subsection M separately bars any vehicle hauling hazardous materials, such as explosives or LP products, from parking within 500 feet of a residential zoning district or use.
Violations & Fines
Parking an oversized commercial vehicle or trailer in a residential yard or street without the required permit, or outside the narrow service or delivery exception, is enforced under Section 15-5-506's notice-and-citation process, with fines of $100 for a first offense and at least $150 for each later offense under Section 15-5-507, each day counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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