Flag lots.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-187
in effectSec. 42-187. - Flag lots.
(a) Each flag lot shall provide for a combined vehicular access to the principal portion of all lots that are less than 44 feet wide through the flag staff. The maximum number of lots that may take access from a flag staff is 4.
(b) The minimum width of the flag staff shall be 16 feet. The entire width of the flag staff need not be paved.
(c) If the garage is parallel to the length of the flag staff, the distance between the face of the garage and the farthest edge of the flag staff shall be 20 feet.
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(d) The total length of the flag staff and driveway cannot be longer than 200 feet from the street that contains a roadway.
(e) Any area required to be used for vehicular access purposes shall be depicted by a note on the subdivision plat that restricts the portions of the lots for ingress and egress only and that precludes construction of any building, structure, wall or fence within those portions. The plat note shall clearly indicate the joint or shared nature of the access.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2023-801, § 3(Exh. A), 9-27-2023, eff. 11-27-2023)
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_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV4LORE_SDAGERELORE_S42-187FLLOFetched: 10/26/2026