Richardson, TX Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 13-3 of the Code of Ordinances targets heavy commercial equipment in neighborhoods zoned residential, duplex, townhome, patio home or apartment. It is unlawful for an owner or occupant to permit, or for the vehicle's owner to allow, the parking, standing or storage of a box truck, box van, tow truck, dump truck, concrete-mixing truck, semi-tractor, semi-trailer, boom truck or any similar vehicle, plus any motor vehicle exceeding 23 feet in length, eight feet in width or ten feet in height, whether on the residential property itself or on the adjacent street or right-of-way.

The same section separately limits vehicles that advertise a business by signage: no more than one such vehicle may be parked, stood or stored on a residential lot in a location visible from the street or on the adjacent street, regardless of its size. The ordinance carves out narrow exceptions in subsection (e): oversized vehicles may still stop briefly to load or unload passengers, freight or merchandise; a recreational vehicle that meets the separate section 13-1 screening and permit rules is unaffected; and schools, childcare centers, nursing homes, assisted living and other senior housing facilities, and licensed community homes under the Texas Human Resources Code may keep vehicles customary to their operations.

Because the rule reaches both the private lot and the curb in front of it, a resident cannot sidestep the ban by parking a semi-tractor on the street rather than in the driveway.