DESIGNATION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE CORRIDOR AS A PARKING BENEFIT DISTRICT

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 26, art. XI, div. 2

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Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-711 Designation of district; time limit; continuation, modification or termination of district.

Sec. 26-711. - Designation of district; time limit; continuation, modification or termination of district. (a) City council hereby designates the Washington Avenue Corridor as a parking benefit district. (b) Upon recommendation from the traffic engineer, city council may modify or terminate the parking benefit district if the traffic engineer determines that termination or modification is necessary for public safety or mobility purposes. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2014-591, § 2, 6-11-2014; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 22, 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-712 Parking regulations.

Sec. 26-712. - Parking regulations. (a) The traffic engineer shall develop parking regulations that establish the days of the week and the times of day that parking meters shall be operational and the days of the week and the times of day that parking shall be restricted to parking by permit only in the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district. (b) The traffic engineer, in consultation with the parking official, shall designate the areas within the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district in which a resident and/or a business owner who receives a parking permit may park. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 23, 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-713 Notice of designation.

Sec. 26-713. - Notice of designation. (a) Within ten days following the effective date of designation of the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district, the parking official shall mail written notice to: (1) Each notice owner and the occupant of every address within the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district; and (2) Each notice owner and the occupant of every address within 500 feet outside of the boundary of the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district. (b) The written notice shall contain the following information: (1) The existence and boundaries of the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district; (2) The effective date of the parking regulations; (3) The location of the metered parking spaces; and (4) The location of the parking spaces restricted to parking by permit only. (c) In the event that the boundaries of the district change or additional contiguous areas are restricted to permit parking, the parking official shall mail a written notice containing the same information as set forth in subsection (b) of this section to: (1) Each notice owner and the occupant of every address within the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district boundaries or additional contiguous areas restricted to permit parking; and (2) Each notice owner and the occupant of every address within 500 feet of the newly Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district boundaries or additional contiguous areas restricted to permit parking. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2014-591, § 3, 6-11-2014; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 23, 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-714 Disposition of revenue.

Sec. 26-714. - Disposition of revenue. (a) All fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district and the issuance of permits under this article shall be allocated to the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district. (b) All fees and revenues generated from the issuance of parking citations in the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district shall be allocated to the ParkHouston special revenue fund. All revenue from the issuance of parking citations is not subject to the revenue split model described in (c) and shall not be allocated to the benefit district. (c) All the total combined fees and revenue of the Washington Avenue Corridor 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 Washington Avenue Corridor 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 Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district and from the ParkHouston special revenue fund in proportion to the total combined fees and revenue generated by or deposited into each respectively for the previous year. (d) Sixty percent of permit fees and meter revenues in excess of the total administrative costs shall be applied to the projects recommended by the advisory committee. The remaining funds shall be deposited in the ParkHouston special revenue fund. (e) Fees and revenue generated from the Washington Avenue Corridor 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 Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district is terminated, any fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in the Washington Avenue Corridor parking benefit district that have not been expended shall be transferred to the ParkHouston special revenue fund. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2014-591, § 4, 6-11-2014; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 23, 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2020-348, § 6, 4-29-2020; Ord. No. 2026-0803, § 28, 9-23-2026)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-715 Surrounding area may be designated as a residential parking permit area.

Sec. 26-715. - Surrounding area may be designated as a residential parking permit area. Areas within 1,000 feet outside of the boundary of the Washington Avenue Corridor may be designated as a residential parking permit area pursuant to article VI of chapter 26 of this Code. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012)

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_DIV2DEWAAVCOPABEDIFetched: 10/26/2026