Street extension.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-134
in effectSec. 42-134. - Street extension.
(a) A public street that terminates at the boundary of a plat previously approved by the commission without means of a vehicular turnaround shall be extended into the adjacent property at the time the adjacent property is platted unless:
(1) The existing stub street is a local street and is not designated as a collector or major thoroughfare on the major thoroughfare and freeway plan;
(2) The existing stub street is not shown as a through street on a current general plan approved by the commission for the subdivision in which the existing street is located or the subdivision that is the subject of the application;
(3) The existing stub street is only one lot in depth;
(4) The proposed subdivision will not extend residential development; and
(5) The extension of the street is not required to meet the intersection spacing requirements of this chapter.
If each of these criteria is met, the stub street is not required to be extended.
(b) The owner of the property adjacent to the end of a stub street that is not extended pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1) Construct a pedestrian gate and ornamental screening fence with a minimum height of six feet along the entire right-of-way line when the adjacent property is a public park, a detention reserve, a flood control easement or fee strip, or other platted open space that pedestrian access to and from may be appropriate; or
(2) Construct a wood, concrete or masonry opaque screening fence with a minimum height of six feet that extends the width of the right-of-way of the stub street if the adjacent property does not meet the criteria of item (1) of this subsection (b).
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(c) Each application for a plat for property located wholly or partially within the city shall indicate whether any existing stub street will be extended into the proposed subdivision. The director shall notify each district city council member of each proposed plat within the council member's district that proposes to extend a stub street. The director shall give the notice as soon as practicable prior to commission consideration of the plat.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exhs. A, B), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2015-639, § 19, 6-24-2015, eff. 7-24-2015)
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_DIV2STSHDR_SDAST_S42-134STEXFetched: 10/26/2026