Effect of issuance of permit.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-347
in effectSec. 26-347. - Effect of issuance of permit.
(a) A permit shall not guarantee or reserve a curbside parking space within a residential parking permit area. A permit issued pursuant to this article shall 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.
(b) Whenever the holder of a permit, or the motor vehicle for which a residential unit permit was issued, no longer fulfills one or more of the applicable provisions of this article controlling issuance or renewal of permits, the holder shall notify the parking official, who shall remove authorization from the permit holder in the digital permitting system.
(c) Until its expiration or revocation, a residential unit permit issued in digital form shall remain valid for the period during which the permit holder continues to reside within the designated residential parking permit area and maintains an active, verifiable record in the digital permitting system.
(d) A permit shall be valid only in the residential parking permit area for which it is issued.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 2011-1175, § 26, 12-14-2011; Ord. No. 2026-0803, § 27, 9-23-2026)
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_DIV3PE_S26-347EFISPEFetched: 10/26/2026