Texarkana, TX Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Parking space means an enclosed or unenclosed paved surface area of not less than 180 square feet, usually measuring nine feet by 20 feet or ten feet by 18 feet, connected to a paved private driveway aisle or access apron which, in turn, connects to a publicly maintained street or paved public alley. A paved surface on private property is further defined as being concrete, hot mix asphaltic concrete, cold mix limestone rock asphalt, or one or more courses of asphalt oil and rock aggregate on a flexible base, except any gravel or stone parking space and connecting driveway that was in existence prior to the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived is exempt. If an alley or a portion of an alley is to be paved, it shall be paved with concrete or hot mix asphaltic concrete in accordance with the city's minimum standards for residential streets. Any parking adjacent to a public street wherein the parking maneuver is done on the public street shall not be classified as off-street parking in computing the parking area requirements for any use. Any parking spaces adjacent to a paved public alley, with parking aprons as required to provide adequate width for the parking maneuver to be made on paved surface, will be classified as off-street parking spaces. All required off-street parking spaces shall be clearly marked with paint or some other permanent pavement marking material.