Plano, TX Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Plano Code of Ordinances § 12-114(b)(1)
- Limit
- 95 inches maximum extension into roadway
- Measured from
- Face of the curb adjacent to vehicle
- Related rule
- Heavy trucks banned 8 p.m.–7 a.m., § 12-114(b)(2)a
- GVW-signed streets
- 10,000-lb ban on Split Trail Rd, Wedgewood Dr
Summary
Plano prohibits parking any vehicle on a residential street, alley or right-of-way if any part of the vehicle, or an attachment like a ladder rack, mirror or trailer hitch, extends more than 95 inches into the roadway measured from the curb face. City Code § 12-114(b)(1) applies the limit to every single-family, two-family and multi-family district, regardless of vehicle type.
It shall be an offense for any person to park or stand or allow any vehicle to park or stand upon any public street, highway, alley or public right-of-way between any street and alley within a residentially-classified district where a portion of the vehicle or any accessory attached to the vehicle extends more than ninety-five (95) inches into the roadway as measured from the face of the curb adjacent to said vehicle.
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
" Because the rule is dimension-based rather than type-based, it reaches an oversized pickup, a dually truck with mirror extensions, or a trailer hitch and load rack, not just the RVs and boat trailers named earlier in the same subsection. Plano pairs this residential-street rule with two related size limits elsewhere in Chapter 12. , and bans them within five hundred feet of any residentially zoned lot at any time unless actively loading or unloading. 1 prohibits stopping, standing or parking any vehicle rated at 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more wherever the city has posted "VEHICLES EXCEEDING 10,000 GVW NO STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING AT ANY TIME" signs, currently in effect along Split Trail Road and Wedgewood Drive.
Together the three sections give Plano a layered oversized-vehicle scheme: a curb-encroachment test on every residential street, a time-and-distance rule for heavy trucks near residential lots, and a sign-posted GVW ban on two specific corridors.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a residential street with any part of the vehicle or an attached accessory reaching more than 95 inches past the curb face is a citable offense under § 12-114(b)(1), enforced by the Plano Police Department regardless of the vehicle's classification. A heavy truck rated over three-quarters of a ton parked overnight in a non-residential district, or within 500 feet of a residential lot at any time without an active loading purpose, is a separate citable offense under § 12-114(b)(2)a.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the oversized-vehicle limit measured?
Does the 95-inch rule apply only to trucks and RVs?
Are there other size-based parking limits in Plano?
Sources & Official References
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