Interactive informational and wayfinding kiosks.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-11
in effectSec. 40-11. - Interactive informational and wayfinding kiosks.
(a) Definitions. When used in this section the following terms shall apply:
Interactive wayfinding kiosk (commonly referred to as 'interactive kiosk') means an interactive informational wayfinding platform for use by pedestrians and erected by or on behalf of the city in a designated city right-of-way in the form of a kiosk capable of providing or generating electronically-displayed content including but not limited to: weather updates; multimodal mapping to event destinations with mobile integration; shopping, dining, and medical points of interest; job postings; real time transportation information; public opinion surveys; traffic and pedestrian counts; public safety and police emergency notifications; kiosk usage information; public service announcements, and advertisements.
Interactive kiosk service area means any portion of the city's right-of-way approved by the city engineer for placement of an interactive wayfinding kiosk.
(b) Notwithstanding any other city code or ordinance, an interactive kiosk may be erected in any interactive kiosk service area approved by the city engineer. The city engineer shall not approve an interactive kiosk service area that encroaches into the standard minimum sidewalk width required by this Code except upon coordination with the planning official and the MOD official, as defined in section 40-551 of this Code. When the city engineer reviews a proposed placement of an interactive kiosk that will be within the boundaries of a council district, management district or Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), the city engineer shall notify the district council member, and the management district's or TIRZ's board of directors of the proposed location of the kiosk in writing.
(Ord. No. 2021-357, § 2, 5-5-2021)
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_CH40STSI_ARTIINGE_S40-11ININWAKIFetched: 10/26/2026