Killeen, TX Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 28-135(a) requires that any vehicle be parked on an 'all-weather surface,' defined as Portland cement concrete or an impervious bituminous surface over a compacted base, or another surface the building official approves; commercial and multifamily lots must also be able to hold paint striping. Subsection (b) carves out exceptions: residential property with no driveway, residential property where the adjacent street bans on-street parking, vehicles parked temporarily for parades or sanctioned events, vehicles screened from public view under the landscaping or screening rules in Sections 31-20, 31-280, or 8-512, a boat, trailer, or travel trailer resting on concrete blocks, pavers, or brick at least 3 inches thick under the wheels, and commercial parking areas that predate September 24, 2002 and have not expanded since, an exception that ends once the property sells.

Subsection (c) gives code enforcement its teeth: an owner in violation gets 10 days' written notice to fix a residential lot, or 60 days for a commercial lot, before a citation issues. If a different vehicle turns up on the same non-compliant surface within 12 months and the city hasn't been told in writing that ownership changed, code enforcement can cite the owner again with no additional notice. Section 28-136 exempts agricultural (A and A-R1) zoned property entirely, and for three years after a rezoning to a less restrictive district, and lets an owner claiming economic hardship request a variance from the city manager, who must decide within 10 calendar days.