Process to determine transit-oriented development streets.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 33-444
in effectSec. 33-444. - Process to determine transit-oriented development streets.
(a) The planning official shall identify all street segments within a one-half mile walking distance from an existing or proposed transit station on a designed transit corridor street. Street segments identified in this subsection shall be considered a "potentially eligible street" segment for the purposes of this section.
(b) A potentially eligible street segment that meets one or more of the following criteria is not eligible for designation as a transit-oriented development street:
(1) More than 75% of the linear length of the street segment abuts property in use for or otherwise restricted to single-family residential use, and the street segment is not a major thoroughfare;
(2) More than 50% of the linear length of the street segment abuts property in use for or otherwise restricted to single-family residential on a lot greater than or equal to 3,500 square feet in area, and the street segment is not a major thoroughfare;
(3) Included in a special minimum lot size or special minimum building line block, or within the boundaries of a special minimum lot size area, as those terms are defined in section 42-1 of this Code;
(4) Grade-separated or limited access roadway;
(5) Included within the central business district, as the term is defined in section 42-1 of this Code;
(6) Frontage road, except where the corresponding freeway is below-grade and covered by an at-grade cap structure; or
(7) Existing roadway does not meet the applicable infrastructure design manual standards for roadway width or have plans approved by the city engineer showing the location of the back-of-curb or edge of roadway after roadway reconstruction.
Following the evaluation conducted by the planning official, any potentially eligible street that is not connected to the corresponding transit station via one or more transit corridor street, transit-oriented development street, walkable places street, or other potentially eligible street that remains eligible for designation as a TOD street shall not be eligible for designation on the transit-oriented development plan.
(c) Except when designated as a primary transit-oriented development street in accordance with section 33-445 of this Code, a potentially eligible street segment that is not excluded for designation following the evaluation in subsection (b) of this section shall be a secondary TOD street.
(Ord. No. 2020-684, § 2(Exh. A), 8-5-2020)
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_CH33PLDE_ARTIXMAPL_DIV5TRIEDEPL_S33-444PRDETRIEDESTFetched: 10/26/2026