Burleson, TX Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 78-66 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances sets the surface rule for vehicles parked on private property in the City of Burleson. Under subsection (a), an operator may not park, stand, or store any vehicle in the front yard, rear yard, or side yard unless the vehicle is parked on hard paved surface of concrete or asphalt not less than nine feet by 18 feet, or at least of sufficient size to accommodate the horizontal area projected by the extreme limits of the vehicle. The size test therefore has two prongs: the nine-by-18 minimum, or a pad large enough for the extreme limits of the particular vehicle.

There is one unpaved option. A vehicle can be parked or stored on an unpaved surface in the side yard or rear yard if it is screened from public view by a solid fence that is not less than six feet tall. No unpaved option is printed for the front yard.

Subsection (b) governs construction. Parking spaces built to abate the nuisance must have a driveway adjoining an existing on-site driveway, or a driveway and approach adjoining a public right-of-way. Screening fences built for the same purpose must comply with the setbacks contained in the zoning ordinance, so the fence cannot be placed outside those setback lines to meet the six-foot screening test.

Subsection (c) carries a grandfathering clause: properties that do not have an existing concrete or asphalt driveway as of the effective date of the division are exempt. If a concrete or asphalt driveway is constructed after that date, the provisions of the section apply. The division was added by Ord. No. CSO#630-05-2017 on 5-8-2017.

Nearby, § 78-67 separately prohibits parking a vehicle bearing a for-sale sign on private property, with a defense when the vehicle is offered for sale on private residential property and no more than two vehicles have been offered for sale upon that property within any one calendar year.