Standing and parking of motor assisted scooters.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-102
in effectSec. 26-102. - Standing and parking of motor assisted scooters.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, for the purpose of renting a motor assisted scooter, to stand, park, place, offer to rent, exhibit, or display a motor assisted scooter on any public roadway, street, alley, parking space, sidewalk, park, right-of-way, or any other public property within the city limits.
(b) The director may authorize the removal of any item unlawfully left on city property in violation of this section. The city may remove or authorize a contractor to remove any item unlawfully left on city property and charge a fee in the amount stated for this provision in the city fee schedule for the city's cost of removing the item to the person who owns or is responsible for placing the item on city property, if such person is known. To the extent an item unlawfully left on city property has an identifiable owner, then the city will place the item in storage for up to 30 calendar days and notify the owner of the owner's opportunity to retrieve the item upon payment to the city of the removal and storage fee in the amount stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. After 30 days from the date the city notified the owner or following a reasonable, but unsuccessful attempt to locate the owner of such item, the city may dispose of such item. The city is entitled to retain any proceeds of a sale disposing of an item in order to cover the costs incurred by the city for removal and storage of such item. The director may establish additional notification procedures, including but not limited to notification procedures where an item unlawfully left on city property has no identifiable owner.
(Ord. No. 2021-205, § 4, 3-24-2021; Ord. No. 2025-971, § 2, 11-19-2025)
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_CH26PA_ARTIISTSTPAOPVE_S26-102STPAMOASSCFetched: 10/26/2026