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

Section 72.11 of the Texas City Code of Ordinances is one sentence with two independent triggers. Parking is unlawful for any vehicle, trailer or combination thereof on the streets, alleys or other public ways of the city if it either exceeds 25 feet in length or exceeds 10,000 pounds in manufacturer gross vehicle weight. A short but heavy truck fails the weight test, and a light but long trailer combination fails the length test. The section prints no commercial-plate or business-use requirement, so the length and weight figures decide coverage. It also prints no exception for loading, unloading or overnight stays.

The rule began as Ord. 93-37, passed 7-7-1993, and was amended by Ord. 07-20, passed 5-2-2007. It sits in Chapter 72, Stopping, Standing and Parking, next to the other public-way rules. Section 72.12 separately bars boats and trailers from public ways, and § 72.10 bars parking in an alley in a way that blocks other vehicles.

Where a large vehicle sits on private residential property, the governing rule is § 72.13. It prohibits parking or storing any vehicle between the residential structure and the street frontage unless the vehicle is on an improved driveway, and it treats parking off the improved driveway in the front yard area as prohibited.

Enforcement runs through the Texas City Police Department. Under § 72.01, proof that the vehicle was parked in violation and that the defendant was its registered owner is a prima facie presumption that the owner parked it. Under § 72.02, a vehicle left in violation of the traffic code, state law or city ordinance can be removed by or upon order of the Chief of Police and placed in storage. To reclaim it, the claimant must produce satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to possession within 30 days from the date of storage and pay all charges for storage and removal, in addition to any fine.