Parker, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- § 53.03(D)-(G)
- Setback
- 25 feet from road edge
- Timing
- No earlier than Saturday before pickup week
- Penalty
- Up to $100 per violation (§ 53.99(D))
- Emergency flex
- Mayor/Administrator may suspend up to 60 days
Summary
Parker's § 53.03(F) bars residents from setting bulky items or brush at the curb, or anywhere visible to the public, more than 25 feet from the road's edge before the Saturday preceding the scheduled pickup week. The Mayor and City Administrator can suspend that timing for up to 60 days during exigent circumstances by posting notice on the city's website.
It is a violation of this section to place or store bulky or brush items less than 25 feet from the edge of the surface of the road or anywhere that may be visible to the public prior to the Saturday before the week such items are scheduled to be removed by the city’s solid waste service provider. ... For a temporary period not to exceed 60 days, the Mayor and City Administrator may, upon notice to the city’s website, suspend the time frame in division (F) above, substituting a reasonable time and distance, as may be necessary for exigent circumstances. ... Any person, company, corporation, or entity who shall violate any of the provisions of § 53.03 of this code or any rule or regulation established in compliance therewith, or who fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $100 for each violation.
Full Breakdown
03(D) and (E) define the two categories the placement rule covers: bulky items are appliances and other trash too large for the residential trash bin, while brush items are trees, tree limbs, plants, and leaves. Division (F), added by Ordinance 814 on March 15, 2022, makes it a violation to place or store bulky or brush items less than 25 feet from the edge of the road surface, or anywhere visible to the public, any earlier than the Saturday before the week the city's solid waste service provider is scheduled to remove them.
The rule is aimed at keeping large debris off front lawns and out of public view for more than about a week at a time, rather than regulating collection day and route assignments, which the city sets through its service contract. Division (G) gives the Mayor and City Administrator emergency flexibility: for a temporary period not to exceed 60 days, they may suspend the timing rule in division (F) and substitute a reasonable time and distance, provided notice of the change is posted to the city's website first.
That suspension power is meant for exigent circumstances such as storm cleanup, when residents may need to set out brush or bulky debris well ahead of a normal collection week. 99(D), a misdemeanor fine of up to $100 for each violation.
Violations & Fines
Setting bulky items or brush closer than 25 feet from the road, or in public view, before the Saturday preceding pickup week violates § 53.03(F) and is punishable under § 53.99(D) by a fine of up to $100 per violation. During the Mayor-and-City-Administrator suspension window under § 53.03(G), the posted substitute time and distance controls instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
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