Automobile-related uses.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-622
in effectSec. 42-622. - Automobile-related uses.
Automobile-related uses are prohibited within the pedestrian realm, except for:
(1) A driveway through the pedestrian realm that is perpendicular to the street;
(2) A pedestrian drop-off and loading area along a secondary street that is beyond the minimum pedestrian realm width required by this division and approved by the traffic engineer;
(3) A pedestrian drop-off and loading area along a primary street that is beyond the minimum pedestrian realm width required by this division when, in the professional judgement of the planning official made in coordination with the traffic engineer, unique traffic circulation conditions exist in the area that make it impractical to have a pedestrian drop-off and loading area along a secondary street;
(4) On-street cutback parking or on-street pedestrian drop-off and loading area approved by the traffic engineer where a minimum pedestrian realm width of ten feet is maintained behind the back-of-curb adjacent to the cutback parking or pedestrian drop-off and loading area; and
(5) Parking or other related uses constructed below-grade or sidewalk of the pedestrian realm.
(Ord. No. 2020-684, § 2(Exh. A), 8-5-2020)
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_ARTIVENPEREST_DIV2PERE_S42-622AULAUSFetched: 10/26/2026