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Plano, TX Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Plano Code of Ordinances § 12-104.6
Adopted
Ordinance No. 2009-4-11, § I, April 14, 2009
Scope
Four named downtown public parking lots only
When it applies
At any time: no time-of-day exception
Enforced by
Plano Police Department parking enforcement

Summary

Plano bans parking next to any curb painted yellow and marked "No Parking" in four specific downtown public lots: the lot at 15th/K Avenue/Municipal Avenue, the Haggard Park lot, the two lots between 15th and 14th Streets by the DART line, and the lots north of Municipal Avenue. The ban runs at all times under City Code § 12-104.6.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle in the following public parking lots at any time adjacent to a curb that is painted yellow and designated "No Parking": The public parking lots bounded by 15th Street, K Avenue and Municipal Avenue; Haggard Park parking lot bounded by 15th Street, H Avenue, 16th Street and the DART light-rail line; The two (2) public parking lots bounded by 15th Street, K Avenue, 14th Street and the DART light-rail line; The public parking lots north of Municipal Avenue, west of L Avenue and south of 18th Street.

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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

at any time adjacent to a curb that is painted yellow and designated 'No Parking'" in four specifically described downtown lots: the lot bounded by 15th Street, K Avenue and Municipal Avenue; the Haggard Park lot bounded by 15th Street, H Avenue, 16th Street and the DART light-rail line; the two lots bounded by 15th Street, K Avenue, 14th Street and the DART light-rail line; and the lots north of Municipal Avenue, west of L Avenue and south of 18th Street. The rule was adopted by Ordinance No.

, thirty-minute limit for business-district streets in § 12-105. 6 is an absolute, round-the-clock prohibition tied to curb marking rather than a clock: if the curb next to a space is painted yellow and marked "No Parking," the space is off-limits at any hour, any day, with no stated exception written into the section itself. Plano paints these curbs where angled or head-in downtown spaces sit close to driveway aprons, fire lanes, DART crossings, or pedestrian walkways, so a parked vehicle would narrow sightlines or block circulation.

Plano Police Department officers and downtown parking enforcement staff cite vehicles found parked against a marked yellow curb in any of the four listed lots.

Violations & Fines

Parking against a curb painted yellow and marked "No Parking" in any of the four downtown lots is a citable parking offense enforced by the Plano Police Department at any hour, any day. Section 12-104.6 states the prohibition applies "at any time," so there is no loading, permit-holder, or short-stop exception written into the section: a vehicle need only be adjacent to the marked curb to be in violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the yellow-curb no-parking rule apply citywide in Plano?
No. Section 12-104.6 only covers four specifically described downtown public lots: the lot at 15th/K Avenue/Municipal Avenue, the Haggard Park lot, the two DART-adjacent lots between 15th and 14th Streets, and the lots north of Municipal Avenue near 18th Street. Yellow curb markings elsewhere in the city fall under other parking-control sections, not this one.
Can I stop briefly to load or unload next to a yellow curb downtown?
The ordinance text gives no exception for loading, unloading or brief stops: it prohibits parking "at any time" adjacent to a curb painted yellow and marked "No Parking." Any vehicle stopped there is technically in violation regardless of how briefly it is left.
When did Plano adopt the yellow curb rule?
The city council adopted § 12-104.6 through Ordinance No. 2009-4-11, § I, effective April 14, 2009, adding it to the downtown parking rules in Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances.
How is this different from Plano's three-hour downtown parking limit?
Section 12-104 lets vehicles park in most downtown public lots for up to three hours between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., while § 12-104.6 is a separate, absolute ban tied to curb color that applies at any hour in specific spaces marked with yellow paint, regardless of the three-hour allowance.

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