Killeen, TX Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway rule
- No standing in front of any driveway
- Fire hydrant
- 15-foot no-standing buffer
- Crosswalk buffer
- 20 feet at an intersection
- Railroad crossing
- 50-foot no-parking buffer
- Governing law
- Tex. Transportation Code § 545.302
- Exception
- Momentary passenger pickup/drop-off allowed
Summary
Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302, which governs on-street parking within Killeen, bars stopping in front of any driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in an intersection or crosswalk, or on a bridge, sidewalk, or railroad track. It also blocks standing within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk or 30 feet of a stop sign or signal. Violations are enforceable by Killeen police.
(a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle: (1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (2) on a sidewalk; (3) in an intersection; (4) on a crosswalk; (5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the governing body of a municipality designates a different length by signs or markings; (6) alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction if stopping, standing, or parking the vehicle would obstruct traffic; (7) on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or in a highway tunnel; (8) on a railroad track; or (9) where an official sign prohibits stopping. (b) An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle: (1) in front of a public or private driveway; (2) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; (3) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Full Breakdown
302 rather than a separate municipal driveway-blocking ordinance. Subsection (a) forbids stopping, standing, or parking on the roadway side of a vehicle already stopped at the curb, on a sidewalk, in an intersection, on a crosswalk, within 30 feet of a safety zone unless the city posts a different distance, alongside a street excavation that would obstruct traffic, on a bridge or elevated structure, on a railroad track, or wherever an official sign prohibits stopping. Subsection (b) goes further for standing and parking, except to briefly pick up or drop off a passenger: no standing in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal, or within 20 feet of a marked fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side).
Subsection (c) bars parking, except to briefly load or unload, within 50 feet of a railroad crossing. The rules do not apply if avoiding the violation would conflict with other traffic, or if the driver is following a police officer's direction or a traffic-control device, per subsection (f). Subsection (g) lets Killeen's city council adopt its own curb-parking rules for the central business district if it finds that doing so helps economic development without harming public safety, and that local rule then controls over subsection (a)(1).
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing, or parking in any location listed in Section 545.302 can draw a citation, and Killeen police can cite or tow a vehicle blocking a driveway, fire hydrant, crosswalk, or railroad crossing. The prohibition does not apply if avoiding the space would put the driver in conflict with other traffic or if the driver is obeying a police officer's or traffic-control device's direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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