Criteria for designation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-314
in effectSec. 26-314. - Criteria for designation.
The parking official, in making a determination of approval or disapproval with respect to designation, and the city council, in making a designation, shall consider the results of the parking survey and the following criteria:
(1) The extent to which curbside parking spaces are occupied by motor vehicles. The total number of curbside parking spaces occupied by motor vehicles at the minimum must exceed 60 percent of the number of curbside parking spaces on the public streets of the proposed residential parking permit area for the area to be eligible for designation;
(2) The extent to which motor vehicles parking in the area are commuter vehicles. The total number of curbside parking spaces occupied by commuter vehicles during any one-hour period must equal or exceed 25 percent of the total number of curbside parking spaces occupied by motor vehicles in the proposed residential parking permit area for the area to be eligible for designation;
(3) The extent to which residents cannot obtain adequate curbside parking adjacent to or near their residences because of widespread use of available curbside parking spaces by commuter vehicles;
(4) The time or times of day of greatest commuter parking in the period surveyed;
(5) The effect on the safety of the residents from intensive commuter vehicle parking;
(6) The existence of air and noise pollution, hazardous conditions, and deterioration of the residential environment as a result of traffic congestion and insufficient parking in the area;
(7) The extent and availability to the general public of parking in the residential area;
(8) The extent that the designation of a residential parking permit area would be likely to reduce traffic congestion and any other problems identified in this section;
(9) Evidence of support of the residents in the proposed residential parking permit area for the institution of a residential parking permit system and the willingness of those residents to bear the costs incidental to the issuance of permits authorized by this article;
(10) Whether the problems identified in this section can reasonably and feasibly be solved at no additional cost to the city through an alternative to the designation of a residential parking permit area; and
(11) Any other traffic issue identified by the traffic engineer.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07)
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_ARTVIREPAPE_DIV2DEREPAPEAR_S26-314CRDEFetched: 10/26/2026