Parking reforms in Houston, TX

Parking minimum removal

There are no minimum parking requirements within the Central Business District (CBD); There are no parking requirements within primary Transit Oriented Development (TOD) streets and a 50% reduction along secondary TOD streets. In 2019, minimum parking requirements were also removed in parts of the Midtown and Downtown East neighborhoods.

Status
Adopted
Scope
  • City center / business district
  • Transit-oriented
Affected land uses
All uses
Requirements
By right
Reporter
John Gardosik
Citation 1
Source
O2019-0540 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 26-471 AND 26-472
URL
houston.novusagenda.com
  • Screenshot of O2019-0540 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 26-471 AND 26-472
Citation 2
Source
City of Houston User's Guide for Walkable Places and Transit-Oriented Development
Notes
Information about TOD parking requirements is on page 43.
  • Screenshot of City of Houston User's Guide for Walkable Places and Transit-Oriented Development
Citation 3
Source
Streetsblog article
Notes
"Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements, by Angie Schmitt, Jul 19, 2019"
URL
usa.streetsblog.org
  • Screenshot of Streetsblog article