Commercial Concrete Parking Lots in Plano, Texas
Garland Elite Concrete builds and replaces commercial concrete parking lots in Plano, Texas: fire lanes, drive aisles, parking stalls, curbs and the driveway approaches that tie a lot to the street. On most sites the heaviest pavement is the fire lane, which Plano's fire code sets at 6-inch, 3000 psi concrete or 5-inch, 3600 psi concrete within 60 feet of a building.
Plano's lots serve the corporate campuses along Legacy Drive between Preston Road and the Dallas North Tollway, Legacy West, The Shops at Legacy and Toyota Motor North America's headquarters. Others surround sites in transition: the closed Collin Creek Mall is being partly reused in a $1 billion mixed-use development, and most of The Shops at Willow Bend is set to make way for a project called The Bend.
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Fire lanes and the 40% rule
Plano's amendment to the Fire Code requires fire lanes of asphalt or concrete that can carry 85,000-pound fire trucks and that meet the City of Plano parking lot standards. Within 60 feet of a building, the lane has to be 6-inch, 3000 psi concrete or 5-inch, 3600 psi concrete, reinforced with No. 3 bars at 24 inches both ways.
Replacing part of an older lane
The same amendment carries a trigger for older lots. If 40% of a non-conforming fire lane is replaced within 12 months, the whole fire lane must be rebuilt to current standards. Before patching sections of an older lane, it pays to measure how much of it the planned work will replace inside that 12-month window.
- Joints no more than 24 to 30 times the thickness, 15 ft max (NRMCA)
- Bull-float, then light broom for skid resistance (NRMCA)
- 6 in. at 3000 psi, or 5 in. at 3600 psi (City of Plano)
- No. 3 bars at 24 in. both ways (City of Plano)
- Uniform subgrade; no special subbase required (NRMCA)
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(945) 441-5958Older retail corners and big redevelopments
Plano's Comprehensive Plan 2021 says the city zoned more retail corners from the 1970s to the 1990s than demand supported, and many now have underused buildings and excess parking. The plan's one-mile grid puts neighborhood retail and higher-density housing at the major intersections of each square, with lower-density homes, schools and parks inside.
Sites being reused
Collin Creek Mall closed in 2019 and has been partly demolished, and as of May 2026 most of The Shops at Willow Bend is set for demolition too. Whatever replaces a building, Plano's site plan checklist (May 18, 2026) asks for every parking area on the plan to be labeled with its pavement type, such as asphalt or concrete.
Repair or replace
The American Concrete Institute's parking lot guide (ACI PRC-330-21) says concrete lots typically last 20 years or more, and lists maintenance options from joint resealing and crack sealing to partial- and full-depth repair, stabilization and slab jacking. A common estimate puts a concrete lot's life at 30 to 40 years, against 15 to 30 for asphalt.
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(945) 441-5958Flat ground, creeks and drainage
Plano got its post office name in 1852 from the Spanish word for "flat", which Dr. Henry Dye suggested to describe the plain terrain, according to the Handbook of Texas. That flat land, along with the grid layout and planning, helped sewers, schools and streets keep pace during the 1970s boom, when the population went from 17,872 in 1970 to more than 72,000 by 1980.
On ground that flat, the fall has to be built into the pavement. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) calls for parking pavement to slope 1%, or 1/8 inch per foot, toward the drains.
Creeks and wet months
Rowlett Creek runs near Bob Woodruff Park on the east side, and Collin Creek Mall was built on top of Spring Creek, which gave the mall half its name. At DFW Airport, May is the wettest month at 4.78 inches and October comes next at 4.37 (1991-2020 normals), and the National Weather Service says yearly totals in the Metroplex range from under 20 inches to over 50.
Edges and subgrade
NRMCA recommends a thickened edge, usually an integral curb, wherever an outer slab takes wheel loads. It also says no special subbase is required under a concrete lot, provided the soil type, moisture and density of the subgrade are uniform.
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(945) 441-5958Approaches, sidewalks and the right-of-way
Where a lot meets a Plano street, the City's code takes over. A city permit is required before driveway approach or sidewalk work starts, the contractor has to be registered with the chief building official, and construction or excavation in a public right-of-way needs a right-of-way permit application first.
Driveway approaches
Section 19-26.1 requires approaches of reinforced concrete at least six inches thick that reach at least 3,000 psi at 28 days, with No. 3 deformed bars on 24-inch centers each way, lapped at least 12 inches. The mix may have no more than a 4-inch slump and must contain at least five sacks of cement per cubic yard. An approach onto a state highway also needs a state permit, applied for through the city engineering department.
Public sidewalks
Sidewalk concrete also has to reach at least 3,000 psi at 28 days, with dowelled expansion joints every 20 feet and control joints on four-foot centers. The chief building official or city engineer, or a designee, inspects the forms before any sidewalk concrete is poured.
Away from the fire lanes and the street, thickness and strength for the rest of a lot come from the civil engineer's plans and the City of Plano parking lot standards the fire code refers to. Confirm the current standard with the City's engineering department before a bid is final.
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(945) 441-5958What a concrete parking lot costs
In 2026 figures, the national average paving job comes to $75,000, with concrete at $4 to $7 per square foot. Layouts typically allow 300 to 350 square feet per car, with each space 8'6" to 8'9" wide.
Those are national averages, not our prices. A look at the site and the civil plans sets the real number, and the estimate costs nothing.
- Concrete paving, per sq ft
- $4–$7
- Average paving job
- $75,000
- Area per car
- 300–350 sq ft
- Concrete lot lifespan
- 30–40 years
National averages, 2026. Not a quote.
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(945) 441-5958Other work around commercial lots and homes
A parking lot usually comes with companion work: curb and gutter along the drive aisles, commercial concrete repair on older sections, and apartment and multifamily concrete where residential buildings share a site. Plano's economic development office counts 613 corporate and regional headquarters with 77,396 employees on its Q2 2026 list.
For homeowners, the Comprehensive Plan expects the largest share of Plano's housing to be 25 to 70 years old by 2040, and the median home was built in 1993, according to Census Bureau survey estimates. Driveways, patios, sidewalks and repairs for those homes are part of what we do.
Nearby, Garland Elite Concrete works as a commercial concrete contractor in Richardson and pours concrete driveways in Allen.
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(945) 441-5958From site plan to striping
General practice from NRMCA's parking-area guide, the 2010 ADA Standards and the City's code; your estimate covers your lot.
Site plan and pricing
We price from the civil plans: fire lane sections, drive aisles, stalls, curbs and approaches, each at the thickness and strength drawn.
Permits at the street
Approach and sidewalk work needs a City permit, and anything in the public right-of-way needs its own right-of-way permit application.
Mix and placement
NRMCA recommends a 3- to 5-inch slump for parking-area concrete, placed on a subgrade shaped so the finished surface drains.
Joints and finish
Panels are kept square where possible and never longer than 1.5 times their width. A bull-float finish and light broom texture give the surface grip, and a liquid membrane curing compound is usually the most cost-effective cure.
Striping and accessible spaces
Under the 2010 ADA Standards, a lot of 51 to 75 spaces needs 3 accessible spaces and one of 76 to 100 needs 4, and at least one in six must be van-accessible.
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(945) 441-5958Free estimates for Plano parking lots
Garland Elite Concrete answers calls and estimate requests 24/7 for new lots, fire lanes, approaches and replacement sections. Send the site plan or a short note about the lot.