Parker, TX Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

18(A) requires any person seeking to place facilities on, in, or over the public rights-of-way to first file an application for a construction permit with the city and to follow the subchapter's terms for using the right-of-way. 18(B), the permit process alone does not create authority to place, reconstruct, or alter facilities; that authority has to come from a separate instrument or another law, so a construction permit and an underlying franchise or agreement are treated as two distinct requirements. 18(C) protects anyone already operating under a current, unexpired consent, franchise, agreement, or other authorization at the time the subchapter took effect, letting them continue under that existing grant until it expires or is terminated.

20(B)(12). 19 puts the City Administrator in charge of administering and enforcing the subchapter, requiring reports on right-of-way use in whatever form the Administrator prescribes and requiring the Administrator to report noncompliance to the City Council. 20 layers on construction obligations once a permit issues, including a preference for underground placement and use of trenchless technology where commercially practical.