Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-761 Definitions.
Sec. 26-761. - Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Business means a recognized legal entity actively engaged in a trade, occupation, profession or other lawful commercial activity; the term shall include any lawful organization, such as a corporation, partnership, or other similar entity.
Business parking permit means a permit issued under division 3 of this article to a business owner, an agent of a business, or an employee of a business in a community parking program area.
Community parking program area means the following areas designated pursuant to division 2 of this article:
(1) Zone 1: all streets included and bounded by IH US 59 to the north, Montrose Street to the east, Bissonnet Street to the south and Graustark Street to the west, as further described in Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2019-1015.
(2) Zone 2: all streets included and bounded by IH US 59 to the north, SH 288 to the east, Hermann Drive to the south, and Main Street to the west, as further described in Exhibit E to Ordinance No. 2019-1015.
(3) Zone 3: all streets included and bounded by IH US 45 to the north, IH US 59 to the east and south, and 527 Spur to Elgin to Bagby to Tuam to Genesee to Boston to Gillette to Bailey to Cleveland to Heiner to Bagby to Pierce to the west, as further described in Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2022-252.
Dwelling unit means a structure, or a portion of a structure, that has independent living facilities including provisions for nontransient sleeping, cooking and sanitation.
Guest means any person visiting a resident in a community parking program area and who solely by reason of that visit needs a temporary place to park. The term "guest" does not mean or include a person who uses or attempts to use a permit to park in a community parking program area while he or she attends school, college or work in or near the community parking program area.
Multi-family means pertaining to the use of land for premises, such as condominiums or apartment complexes, with one or more buildings on a parcel designed for and containing an aggregate of between nine and 125 dwelling units.
On-street (also "curbside") parking space means a curbside parking space on the public right-of-way, excluding those portions of the right-of-way where the parking of any motor vehicle is prohibited.
Permit or parking permit means a current and valid permit issued under division 3 of this article.
Resident means the owner or tenant of residential property or a dwelling unit in a multi-family property.
Residential means pertaining to the use of land for premises such as single-family homes, duplexes, condominiums and apartment complexes with eight or fewer dwelling units, which contain habitable rooms for nontransient occupancy and are designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein. A premises that is designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein will be deemed to be residential in character unless it is actually occupied and used exclusively for other purposes. Hotels, suites hotels, motels, boardinghouses and day care centers shall not be considered to be residential.
Resident parking permit means a permit issued under division 3 of this article to a resident in a community parking program area.
(Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2022-252, § 4, 4-6-2022)