Minimum width of a lot.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-185
in effectSec. 42-185. - Minimum width of a lot.
(a) The minimum width of any lot along a street or shared driveway shall be 20 feet unless otherwise allowed by this ordinance.
(b) The minimum width of any lot in a subdivision within the city may be 15 feet if all lots within the subdivision plat take vehicular access from the shared driveway or permanent access easement and the subdivision plat conforms to the following performance standards:
(1) The average width of all lots within the subdivision plat is greater than or equal to 18 feet. A lot with a width greater than 30 feet shall be counted as 30 feet for purposes of the average lot width calculation of this subsection;
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, blockface shall have the meaning of 42-1 and further shall include the distances measured from and to shared driveways, intersecting or terminating with shared driveways.
(3) If the subdivision plat contains one or more blockfaces in their entirety, the average lot width of each blockface within the subdivision plat is greater than or equal to 18 feet; and
(4) If a subdivision plat includes a lot with a width of less than 20 feet, any subsequent replat of a lot within the subdivision plat shall maintain an average lot width that is greater than or equal to 18 feet. The average lot width for each subsequent replat shall be based on all lots within the original subdivision plat containing a lot with a width less than 20 feet. The subdivision plat and all subsequent replats of lots within the subdivision plat shall contain a plat notation stating the requirements of this item.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2023-801, § 3(Exh. A), 9-27-2023, eff. 11-27-2023)
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_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV4LORE_SDAGERELORE_S42-185MIWILOFetched: 10/26/2026