Off-site parking.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-499
in effectSec. 26-499. - Off-site parking.
(a) A parking space required by this article may be provided on off-site parking facilities if the following conditions are met:
(1) The off-site parking facilities are located less than 500 feet from the tract where the use classification is located except as provided for in items (2) and (3) of this subsection;
(2) Up to 25 percent of the required number of parking spaces may be provided on off-site parking facilities located:
a. Less than 800 feet from a tract where the use classification is located if the building for which the off-site parking is being provided contains less than 30,000 square feet of GFA; or
b. Less than 1,000 feet from a tract where the use classification is located if:
[1] The building for which the off-site parking is being provided contains less than 30,000 square feet of GFA; and
[2] The director determines in his or her sole professional judgment that sufficient pedestrian amenities mitigate the impact of the extended distance of the off-site parking facilities.
(3) Up to 75 percent of the required number of parking spaces for a freestanding class 7 use under section 26-492 of this Code may be provided on off-site parking facilities located up to 1,000 feet from a tract where the use classification is located if:
a. The off-site parking facilities are used only for valet parking services in accordance with this chapter;
b. Valet parking services for the off-site parking facilities must be available during all operating hours of the use classification;
c. 25 percent or more of the parking spaces required by this article are located either on-site or on off-site parking facilities located within 250 feet of the tract where the use classification is located; and
d. The applicant or responsible party submits an annual certification of valet parking in accordance with the requirements of section 26-502 of this Code.
(4) The off-site parking spaces required by this article are not already being used to satisfy the parking requirement of a different building or tract.
(b) All distances shall be measured as the shortest clearly delineated pedestrian route between the property boundary of the tract where the use classification is located to the property boundary of the off-site parking facility as measured along sidewalks and other passageways that are open and accessible to the public at all times.
(c) When an off-site parking facility is located on a tract that is not owned by an applicant or responsible party for the property requiring the parking spaces, the applicant or responsible party shall provide to the department a memorandum of lease that complies with the requirements of section 26-501 of this chapter.
(d) Different requirements for off-site parking facilities may be provided for within a special parking area in accordance with division 3 of this article.
(e) This section does not apply to bicycle spaces or loading facilities required by this article.
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(Ord. No. 2013-208, § 2(Exh. A), 3-6-2013; Ord. No. 2017-151, § 9, 3-1-2017)
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_ARTVIIIOREPALO_DIV2REPASPBISP_S26-499OTEPAFetched: 10/26/2026