Bell County cannot set driveway or parking-surface standards in unincorporated areas. Killeen requires vehicles to be parked on an all-weather surface—concrete or an impervious bituminous surface—not on bare dirt or grass.
As a Texas county with no zoning power, unincorporated Bell County does not dictate driveway materials or where you park on your own lot. Cities set those rules. Killeen Code § 28-135 makes it unlawful to park a vehicle on anything other than an all-weather surface—Portland cement concrete or an impervious bituminous surface over a compacted base, or another surface approved by the building official. Exceptions cover residential lots with no driveway, streets where no on-street parking is allowed, screened vehicles, and boats/trailers on qualifying pavers. Temple applies parking-surface standards through its Unified Development Code.
Parking on dirt or grass in Killeen violates § 28-135 and is enforced under the city general penalty (Code § 1-8); a variance may be sought from the city manager for economic hardship (§ 28-136).
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