This policy establishes and builds upon the requirement in Sec. 28-213 regarding signage and display of human trafficking indicators, the Houston Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit contact information, and the National Human Trafficking Hotline contact information.

Last updated: 06/03/2020

Proposed ordinance changes to alternate housing and correctional facilities.

Last updated: 4/30/2020

Approved training programs for hotel human trafficking prevention

Last Updated: September 29, 2025

This presentation was delivered at the Houston Permitting Center Annual Workshop on November 19, 2024.

Updated: 11.19.2024

POLICY CLARIFICATION DOCUMENT. 42‐156: Garage Building Line requirement for the side of corner lots in Extra‐Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)

Shared driveways must intersect with a public street that has a roadway width of 18 feet or more as measured at the narrowest point of the roadway adjacent to the tract (see Chapter 42, section 145).

A Garbage Collection Plan is required for a development or subdivision that contains lots that take access from private streets, permanent access easements, or shared driveways located inside the City of Houston Corporate Limits, that proposes 25 residential units or less.

Reference Guide: Additional Required Parking - Chapter 42-186b

Submission form for hotel employee training on human trafficking

Application for sound amplifying equipment extended daily permit.