Effect of issuance of permit.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-723
in effectSec. 26-723. - Effect of issuance of permit.
(a) A parking permit shall be valid for one year from its date of issuance and shall not be transferable. A permit may be renewed by filing an application pursuant to this section and paying the applicable fee. A renewal permit application shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with this section; provided, that a permit that has been revoked pursuant to section 26-724 of this Code shall not be reissued for a period of two years from the date of revocation.
(b) No parking permit shall be issued to a person who is neither a resident nor a business owner within a parking benefit district.
(c) A parking permit issued to a resident or business owner of a parking benefit district who no longer qualifies for a parking permit is voidand use thereof shall constitute an offense.
(d) A permit does not guarantee or reserve a parking space within a parking benefit district. A permit issued pursuant to this article does not authorize the standing or parking of any motor vehicle in any place or during any time when the stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or set aside for specified motor vehicle types. The issuance of a permit shall not excuse the observance of any traffic regulation.
(e) Whenever the holder of a permit is not in compliance with one or more of the applicable provisions of this article controlling the issuance or renewal of permits, the holder shall notify the parking official, who shall direct the holder to surrender the permit or present evidence that the permit has been removed from the motor vehicle.
(f) Until its expiration, surrender or revocation, a parking benefit district permit shall remain valid for the length of time the holder continues to reside or own and/or operate a business within a parking benefit district.
(g) A permit shall be valid only in the parking benefit district for which it is issued.
(h) Nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede the parking regulations of an area that is designated as a residential parking permit area.
(Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2019-1015, §§ 25, 26, 12-11-2019)
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_ARTXIPABEDI_DIV3PEWAAVCOPABEDI_S26-723EFISPEFetched: 10/26/2026