Celina, TX Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Size threshold
- 23'L x 8'W x 10'H
- Restricted hours
- Sundown to sunup
- Where it applies
- Retail, commercial, office, mixed-use districts
- Loading exception
- Active loading/unloading is exempt
- Max fine
- $500 per violation
Summary
Celina bars trucks, tractor-trailers, and other large vehicles from sundown-to-sunup parking in retail, office, and mixed-use districts, but exempts vehicles actively loading or unloading freight, merchandise, or passengers.
It shall be unlawful to park, stand or store a box-truck, tow truck, dump-truck, ... or a motor vehicle, truck, van, bus or similar vehicle which is more than 23 feet in length, eight feet in width or ten feet in height, during the hours from sundown to sunup ... in any local retail, commercial, office ... zoning districts, except for (i) the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight or merchandise; or (ii) vehicles customary and incidental to the operation of a legally permitted business at such location.
Full Breakdown
Section 12.04.005(a)(7)(D) of the Celina Code bans parking, standing, or storing box trucks, dump trucks, tractor-trailers, and any vehicle over 23 feet long, 8 feet wide, or 10 feet tall between sundown and sunup in local retail, commercial, office, technical office, mixed-use, or planned development zoning districts. The ban lifts for vehicles expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise, and for vehicles customary to a legally permitted business at that location. Violators face a fine up to $500 under section 12.04.010, and the city may impound the vehicle or block its tires.
Violations & Fines
Parking a full-size commercial truck overnight in a retail or office district with no active loading taking place: fine up to $500, plus possible impoundment or tire-blocking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck stop in a Celina commercial zone at night?
What size truck triggers Celina's overnight parking ban?
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