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Is it legal for oversized commercial vehicles to park on Fort Worth residential streets?


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It is illegal for any oversized commercial vehicle to be parked in any residential zoning in Fort Worth, the city said.

According to city code, there are two main qualifications for a commercial vehicle to be deemed oversized in Fort Worth: if it is designed to carry more than 15 passengers or has a total weight more than 15,000 pounds. 

Oversized commercial vehicles include vehicles such as tow trucks, semitrucks, dump trucks, tractor trailers, buses or concrete-mixing trucks, according to American Legal Publishing.

Prohibited residential zoned areas include any portion of a rear yard, side yard or front yard, including driveways. This also includes areas of any district zoned for residential purposes

A summary of residentially zoned areas and their square footage can be found at the city of Fort Worth’s Summary of Zoning Districts webpage.

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