DESIGNATION OF COMMUNITY PARKING PROGRAM AREA

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 26, art. XII, div. 2

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Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-771 Community parking program established.

Sec. 26-771. - Community parking program established. (a) City council establishes the community parking program to mitigate the adverse effects of motor vehicle congestion associated with long-term and nonresident motor vehicle parking in areas that contain a mix of residential and business property. City council may designate such areas within the city as community parking program areas. (b) City council authorizes the parking official to administer the community parking program pursuant to this article. In carrying out the functions assigned by this article, the parking official shall consult with and obtain the concurrence of the traffic engineer. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-772 Designation of program areas.

Sec. 26-772. - Designation of program areas. (a) City council hereby designates the following areas as community parking program areas: (1) Zone 1; (2) Zone 2; and (3) Zone 3. (b) Designation of a community parking program area shall be effective 60 days after passage of the ordinance designating the community parking program area. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2022-252, § 5, 4-6-2022)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-773 Report to city council.

Sec. 26-773. - Report to city council. The parking official shall provide an annual report to city council on the effectiveness of the community parking program and all community parking program areas and make the report available to residents and businesses within the community parking program areas. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-774 Parking regulations.

Sec. 26-774. - Parking regulations. (a) The traffic engineer, in consultation with the parking official, shall develop parking regulations designating certain metered on-street parking and time-restricted parking within a community parking program area for which vehicles displaying a parking permit will be exempt. (b) The traffic engineer, in consultation with the parking official, shall designate the locations within a community parking program area in which a resident or owner, agent, or employee of a business who receives a parking permit may park. (c) The traffic engineer, in consultation with the parking official, is authorized to erect appropriate signs and markings within the area to give notice of the requirements of this article. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-775 Notice of designation.

Sec. 26-775. - Notice of designation. As soon as practicable following the designation of a community parking program area, the parking official shall mail to the occupant of every address within the designated community parking program area a written notice that shall contain the following information: (1) The existence and boundaries of the community parking program area; (2) The parking restrictions applicable to all motor vehicles in curbside parking spaces along public streets in the designated area that do not properly display a permit authorized by this article; (3) The effective date of the regulations; (4) The procedures and associated fees to obtain permits; and (5) An application for a residential or business permit on the form to be prescribed by the director. (Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 30(Exh. B), 12-11-2019)

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_ARTXIICOPAPR_DIV2DECOPAPRARFetched: 10/26/2026