Permit required; security and traffic control.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 25-102
in effectSec. 25-102. - Permit required; security and traffic control.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any number of persons, delegations, or associations of persons, or for any company, circus, or group to conduct a parade along or upon the streets of the city without first obtaining a permit to do so.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any number of persons, delegations, or associations of persons, or for any company, circus, or group to conduct a parade upon any esplanade, median, median strip, or traffic island designed for the purpose of separating or directing vehicular traffic. No permit shall be required for the use of the sidewalks of the city for any procession or parade.
(c) Upon receipt of a permit, any number of persons, delegations, or associations of persons or any company, circus, or group may conduct a parade along or upon the streets of the city subject to the provisions of this article and other applicable laws.
(d) In no event shall the city provide security control services or traffic control services for more than two parades on the same calendar day.
(e) The use of city security control services and traffic control services shall be provided on a first-come, first-served basis based upon the special event organizer's declaration as required by item (12) of section 25-106 of this Code.
(f) If a special event organizer requests the use of city security control services and traffic control services along a parade route, and the city has the necessary resources available to provide the requisite security and traffic control services, such services shall be provided as follows:
(1) At no cost for the first 12 intersections along the proposed parade route.
(2) For each intersection thereafter along the proposed parade route, for the per intersection fee stated for this provision in the city fee schedule.
(g) In the event that the city is unable to provide traffic control services for the proposed parade or the special event organizer elects to provide its own traffic control services, the use of non-city personnel to perform traffic control services shall require the submission of a traffic control plan prepared in conformance with the Texas Manual on Traffic Control Devices. The submitted traffic control plan shall be subject to the review and written approval of the Director of Houston Public Works. The use of non-city personnel to provide public security control services during a parade shall require the submission of a security control plan subject to the review and written approval of the police chief.
(h) All costs recovered in relation to the provision of city security control services and traffic control services shall be allocated to the city's general fund administered by the finance department.
(Ord. No. 2010-911, § 2(Exh. A), 12-1-2010; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 12-14-2011; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 49, 1-10-2018)
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_CH25SPEV_ARTIIIPA_S25-102PERESETRCOFetched: 10/26/2026