Regional Idling Ordinances

Learning  about cities that have adopted idling ordinances will help drivers avoid violations and allow local jurisdictions to share best practices to develop an enforceable ordinance that effectively reduces unnecessary idling. 

Arlington
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Alex Busken
Phone Number: 817-459-6186
Email: citysecretary@arlingtontx.gov
City Webpage
Idling Ordinance (pgs. 96-97)

Penalty: Up to $500
Benbrook
Contact Information:
Code Compliance Officer: Josh Accord
Phone Number: 817-249-6078
Email: code@benbrook-tx.gov
City Webpage
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Cedar Hill
Contact Information:
Environmental Manager: Lauren Foust
Phone Number: 972-291-5126 ext. 2805
Email: lauren.foust@cedarhilltx.com
City Webpage
Idling Ordinance

 
Celina
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Lauren Vaughns
Email: lvaughns@celina-tx.gov
City of Celina Front Desk: 972-382-2682
City Webpage
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Dallas
Contact Information:
Deputy City Manager: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
Phone Number: 214-671-9450
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Duncanville
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Chiquita Taylor
Phone Number: 972-780-5000
Email: City.Secretary@DuncanvilleTX.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Euless
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Kim Sutter
Phone Number: 817-685-1434
Email: citysecretary@eulesstx.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance
 
Fort Worth
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Jannette Goodall
Phone Number: 817-392-6150
Email: csoadmin@fortworthtexas.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Granbury
Contact Information:
City Manager: Chris Coffman
Phone Number: 817-573-1114
Email: citymgr@granbury.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Grand Prairie
Contact Information:
Environmental Quality Manager: Jody Cason
Phone Number: 972-237-8070
Email: jcason@gptx.org
City Website
Penalty:Up to $500
Hurst
Contact Information:
City Manager: Clay Caruthers
Phone Number: 817-788-7027
Email: ccaruthers@hursttx.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Keene
Contact Information:
Code Enforcement Officer: John Johnson
Phone: 817-641-3336, ext 131
Email: codedept@keenetx.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Lake Worth
Contact Information:
City Manager: Stacey Almond
Phone Number: 817 237-1211 Ext. 101
Email: salmond@lakeworthtx.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Lancaster
Contact Information:
City Manager: Opal Mauldin-Jones
Phone Number: 972-218-1305
Email: ojones@lancaster-tx.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
McKinney
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Empress Drane
Phone Number: 972-547-7505
Email: contact-citysecretary@mckinneytexas.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Mesquite
Contact Information:
Code Enforcement Manager: Micala McCoy
Phone Number: 972-329-8711
Email: memccoy@cityofmesquite.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
North Richland Hills
Contact Information:
Chief Secretary: Alicia Richardson
Phone Number: 817-427-6060
Email: citysecretary@nrhtx.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Pecan Hill
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Shelley Martinez
Phone Number: 972-617-6274
Email: citysec@pecanhill.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Plano
Contact Information:
Director of Environmental Health & Sustainability: Rachel Patterson
Phone Number: 972-941-7143
Email: envhealth@plano.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty: Up to $500
Richardson
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Aimee Nemer
Phone Number: 972-744-4292
Email: AskRichardsonCitySecretary@cor.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Rowlett
Contact Information:
Senior Environmental Health Specialist: Javier Capuchino
Phone Number: 972-463-3961
Email: jcapuchino@rowlett.com
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Sunnyvale
Contact Information:
Town Manager: Jeff Jones
Phone Number: 972-226-7177
Email: jeffjones@townofsunnyvale.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Terrell
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Dawn Steil
Phone Number: 972-551-6600, ext. 1430
Email: citysecretary@cityofterrell.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

Penalty:Up to $500
Little Elm
Contact Information:
Town Manager: Matt Mueller
Phone Number: 972-975-0405
Email: mmueller@littleelm.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Westlake
Contact Information:
Town Manager: Wade Carroll
Phone Number: 817-490-5715
Email: wcarroll@westlaketx.gov
City Website
Idling Ordinance

 
Trophy Club
Contact Information:
Town Manager: Brandon Wright
Phone Number: 682-237-2900
Email: bwright@trophyclub.org
Town Website
Idling Ordinance

 
University Park
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Christine Green
Phone Number: 214-987-5302
Email: cgreen@uptexas.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance
Penalty: Up to $500
Venus
Contact Information:
City Secretary: Callie Green
Phone Number: 972-366-3348, ext. 207
Email: cgreen@cityofvenus.org
City Website
Idling Ordinance