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

Painted curb markings, such as red 'no parking / fire lane' and yellow 'loading' curbs, are official traffic-control devices in Rowlett. Texas Transportation Code Section 542.202 gives municipalities the authority to regulate stopping, standing and parking and to install and maintain traffic-control devices, which include curb paint and pavement markings. Texas does not have a single statewide statute fixing the meaning of every curb color, so the precise meaning of a painted curb is established by the local jurisdiction together with conventional usage (in Texas, red curbs generally mean no parking or fire lane, and yellow curbs generally indicate loading/unloading zones). Because these markings are official devices placed by the city, a property owner or resident generally may not paint or repaint a public curb, add house numbers to it without authorization, or create their own 'no parking' markings; doing so can itself be a violation and any unauthorized markings are unenforceable. Where a curb is marked or a sign is posted, Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302 makes it an offense to stop, stand or park in violation of that official marking or sign. The detailed Rowlett provisions on traffic-control devices and curb markings appear in Chapter 66 of the city code, which is published through the Municode portal. For curb-painting requests (for example, fire-lane striping) or to confirm a marking's meaning, contact Rowlett's Engineering/Traffic or Fire Marshal's office.