Parking reforms in Houston, TX
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.
- Reform type
- remove parking minimums
- Reform status
- implemented
- Affected land uses
- all uses
- Reform scope
- city center / business district; transit oriented
- 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
- https://houston.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=16865&MeetingID=368
Attachments and screenshots
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.
Attachments and screenshots
Citation 3
- Source
- Streetsblog article
- Notes
- "Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements, by Angie Schmitt, Jul 19, 2019"
- URL
- https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/07/19/houston-rolling-back-parking-requirements/
