DESIGNATION OF MUSEUM PARK AS A PARKING BENEFIT DISTRICT

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 26, art. XI, div. 5

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Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-751 Designation of district; time limit; continuation, modification or termination of district.

Sec. 26-751. - Designation of district; time limit; continuation, modification or termination of district. (a) City council hereby designates Museum Park as a parking benefit district for a period ending on the 180th day following the first anniversary of the effective date of its designation (December 19, 2019), provided that the parking benefit district shall continue after the expiration of this period unless city council takes action to terminate the district. (b) As soon as practicable after the time period provided in subsection (a) of this section: (1) The director shall report to city council on the effectiveness of the parking benefit district and provide his recommendations for continuation, modification or termination of the district; and (2) In consultation with the Museum Park Advisory Committee, the Greater Southeast Management District may make recommendations to the mayor and city council regarding modifications to the parking benefit district. (c) Upon recommendation from the traffic engineer, city council may modify or terminate the parking benefit district prior to or after the time period provided in subsection (a) of this section if the traffic engineer determines that termination or modification is necessary for public safety or mobility purposes. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 29(Exh. A), 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-752 Disposition of revenue.

Sec. 26-752. - Disposition of revenue. (a) All fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters installed in the Museum Park parking benefit district and the issuance of permits in the parking benefit district under article XII of this chapter shall be allocated to the parking benefit district after the threshold amount of gross revenue generated by the parking benefit district exceeds $524,000.00 annually. All fees and revenues generated from the issuance of parking citations in the Museum Park parking benefit district shall be allocated to the ParkHouston special revenue fund. (b) All the total combined fees and revenue of the Museum Park parking benefit district and the ParkHouston special revenue fund shall be first expended to defray the total administrative costs, signage, enforcement, debt service, and the installation, operation and maintenance of parking meters placed in service in the parking benefit district on or after the effective date of designation of the parking benefit district. The total administrative costs shall be shared and paid by the Museum Park parking benefit district and from the parking management special revenue fund in proportion to the total combined fees and revenue generated by or deposited into each respectively for the previous year. (c) Sixty percent of permit fees and meter revenues in excess of the total administrative costs shall be allocated to projects for the sole benefit of the parking benefit district. The remaining funds shall be deposited in the ParkHouston special revenue fund. (d) The city may enter into agreements with the Greater Southeast Management District, subject to city council approval, to manage projects to be funded with revenue generated by the parking benefit district. (e) Fees and revenue generated from the Museum Park parking benefit district may be used in conjunction with other public funds or public-private partnership funds available for projects to benefit the district. (f) In the event that the Museum Park parking benefit district is terminated, any fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters and the issuance of permits in the parking benefit district that have not been expended shall be transferred to the ParkHouston special revenue fund. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 29(Exh. A), 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2020-348, § 7, 4-29-2020; Ord. No. 2026-0803, § 29, 9-23-2026)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-753 Museum Park Advisory Committee.

Sec. 26-753. - Museum Park Advisory Committee. (a) Prior to the city entering an agreement with the Greater Southeast Management District pursuant to section 26-752(d) of this Code, the Greater Southeast Management District shall create a Museum Park Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the mayor and city council on issues relating to the parking benefit district, including: potential projects to be funded with revenue generated from the parking benefit district, the timing and order of such projects, changes to the parking meter and permit fees, and the allocation and management of permits. (b) The committee shall consist of no less than five and no more than nine regular members and five nonvoting ex officio members. The regular members shall be business owners or residents of Museum Park who have an interest in the parking issues affecting Museum Park and are at least 18 years of age. A majority of the regular members shall be representatives of the Museum Park Super Neighborhood, with at least one member being a representative from the executive committee of the Museum Park Super Neighborhood. At least one of the regular members must be a representative from the Houston Museum District Association. The Greater Southeast Management District shall provide a list of the committee members to the parking official. (c) The ex officio members shall be: (1) The director of the department of administration and regulatory affairs or his designee; (2) The director of the public works and engineering department or his designee; (3) The director of the planning and development department or his designee; (4) The chief of police or his designee; and (5) A representative from the office of the mayor. (d) All meetings of the committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. (e) In the event that a Museum Park Advisory Committee is not created by the Greater Southeast Management District in accordance with this section, there shall be a Museum Park Advisory Committee consisting of members as provided by this section, with the regular members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by city council. The committee shall comply with this section and the provisions of division 4 of this article as applicable. (f) The provisions of this section shall terminate if the Museum Park parking benefit district is terminated. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 29(Exh. A), 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_DIV5DEMUPAPABEDIFetched: 10/26/2026