Changes in use classification for grandfathered uses.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-494
in effectSec. 26-494. - Changes in use classification for grandfathered uses.
For buildings or tracts with a valid building permit or certificate of occupancy, a change in use classification shall not require additional parking spaces or bicycle spaces if the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The number of parking spaces and bicycle spaces provided at the time of the most recently approved site plan, building permit, or certificate of occupancy is maintained;
(2) The change in use classification of the building or tract results in a lower overall parking requirement than the number of parking spaces that would be required by this article if the current use on the tract was newly constructed;
(3) Any construction of new buildings shall provide for the parking facilities required by this article for the new construction;
(4) Any alteration of existing buildings on the tract that results in an increase in GFA or UFA shall provide for the parking facilities required by this article for the incremental increase in GFA or UFA; and
(5) Any change in use classification to a class 7 use classification under section 26-492 of this Code is only to a take-out restaurant.
Nothing in this section shall prevent a change in use classification that satisfies the parking and loading requirements of this article.
(Ord. No. 2013-208, § 2(Exh. A), 3-6-2013)
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_CH26PA_ARTVIIIOREPALO_DIV2REPASPBISP_S26-494CHUSCLGRUSFetched: 10/26/2026