Speed limits in certain public parks.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 45-93
in effectSec. 45-93. - Speed limits in certain public parks.
(a) The maximum prima facie speed limits shall be as set forth below on and within those certain named and designated streets, drives, roads or public ways, or parts thereof, located in Hermann Park, MacGregor Park and Memorial Park, in the city limits of the city:
(1) A maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour shall apply to and prevail on and within the following named and designated streets, drives, roads or public ways, or parts thereof, located in Hermann Park, MacGregor Park and Memorial Park:
a. Golf Course Drive from the centerline of Hermann Loop Drive to the centerline of Zoo Circle Drive.
b. Hermann Loop Drive from the centerline of Fannin to the centerline of North MacGregor.
c. Hermann Loop Drive from the centerline of Zoo Circle Drive to the centerline of Golf Course Drive.
d. North MacGregor from the centerline of Almeda to a point approximately 1,000 feet north of Holcombe.
e. MacGregor Loop Drive from the centerline of Calhoun to the centerline of South MacGregor Way.
f. South MacGregor Way from the centerline of Calhoun to the dead end of South MacGregor Way approximately 1,500 feet east of South Park.
g. Memorial Loop Drive from the centerline of Memorial (west intersection) to the centerline of Memorial (east intersection).
h. North Entrance Drive from the centerline of Washington to the centerline of Memorial Loop Drive.
i. North MacGregor from the centerline of Fannin to the centerline of Hermann Loop Drive.
j. South Picnic Drive from the centerline of Memorial south 0.4 mile.
(2) A speed limit of 20 miles per hour shall apply to and prevail on the following streets or drives, or parts thereof, within Hermann Park:
Zoo Circle Drive from the centerline of North MacGregor to the centerline of Golf Course Drive.
(b) Such maximum speed limits shall be effective in, to and on the respective streets, drives, roads or public ways, or parts thereof, set forth in this section when appropriate signs giving notice thereof shall have been erected by the department.
(Code 1968, § 46-109; Ord. No. 68-433, §§ 1—3, 3-20-68; Ord. No. 07-464, §§ 14—16, 4-11-07)
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_CH45TR_ARTVSPRE_S45-93SPLICEPUPAFetched: 10/26/2026