Garland, TX Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Notice methods
- Signs or painted curbs, either is sufficient
- Example street
- Wagon Wheel Rd, N. Garland Ave to Belt Line Rd
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 33.52(D)
- Maximum fine
- $500 per offense under § 10.05
- Enforcing agency
- Garland Police Department traffic enforcement
Summary
Garland can ban parking on a street simply by painting the curb, no sign required. City Code § 33.52(D) prohibits stopping, standing, or parking between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. wherever notice is given "by signs or painted curbs," a rule already applied on Wagon Wheel Road between North Garland Avenue and Belt Line Road.
(D) 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. when notice is given by signs or painted curbs upon any of the streets or portions thereof enumerated as follows: Street Extent Side Wagon Wheel Road North Garland Avenue to Belt Line Road Both
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4862189; v40 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
" Where the City applies painted curbing at the direction of the Transportation Department, that paint alone carries the same legal force as a posted sign; a driver cannot claim ignorance of the restriction for lack of a sign if the curb itself has been marked. no-parking zone under this subsection; the City Council amends the street list by ordinance as new blocks are added. school arrival and dismissal windows (subsection E), none of which authorize a painted curb as an alternative to a sign.
52(D) is the operative authority for curb-paint enforcement. The Transportation Department decides where curbs get painted and maintains the paint; Garland Police issue the citations.
Violations & Fines
Parking, stopping, or standing on a painted curb, or a posted sign restricting the same block, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is a Code violation punishable under the general penalty in § 10.05: a fine of up to $500 per offense, with each night of continued violation charged separately. Vehicles left unattended more than 48 hours on any public street face additional citation under § 33.55(B)(16).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Garland have to post a sign before it can ticket me for parking on a painted curb?
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Sources & Official References
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