Parades exempt from permits.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 25-114
in effectSec. 25-114. - Parades exempt from permits.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, no permit shall be required for a parade that meets all of the following restrictions:
(1) The parade shall not contain more than 250 individuals nor more than 12 vehicles or animals.
(2) The parade shall not contain any number of animals or vehicles that are not licensed to travel on public streets.
(3) The parade route shall not exceed one mile in length, shall contain no portion of a major thoroughfare or major collector street and may contain no streets located within the downtown area.
(4) The parade shall comply with the time restrictions contained in subsection (b)(3) of section 25-104 of this Code and shall take no longer than one hour to complete.
(5) The parade sponsors shall provide necessary traffic control services.
(b) The person who intend to conduct a parade under this section shall provide written notice of the time, day, and place of the parade to the MOSE director by hand delivering the notice or by mailing the notice by certified mail to be received by MOSE not less than ten business days before the parade.
(c) The city shall not be responsible for providing police officers or other city employees to perform traffic control functions during a parade held under authority of this section.
(Ord. No. 2010-911, § 2(Exh. A), 12-1-2010)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25SPEV_ARTIIIPA_S25-114PAEXPEFetched: 10/26/2026