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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 11/12/2025
Item Creation Date:
MYR - PSHS - Civility Ordinance Extension
Agenda Item#: 31.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XVI, CHAPTER 40, CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to sitting and lying upon public sidewalks, by adding an area within and surrounding the East End area between Chartres, Buffalo Bayou, 75th Street and Capitol as a designated area covered by such Article; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS THOMAS, CASTILLO and MARTINEZ
This was Item 17 on Agenda of November 5, 2025 |
| | | | | | | | Background:
As part of a holistic approach towards addressing street homelessness, the Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security requests Council approval of an amendment to the Civility Ordinance adding a new designated area within and surrounding the East End between Chartres, Buffalo Bayou, 75th Street and Capitol (“East End Area”). The proposed ordinance would prohibit sitting, lying, or storing belongs on a sidewalk in the designated East End Area at all times, including overnight.
Pursuant to Section 40-353(i) of the City Code, City Council may create a designated area subject to the Civility Ordinance on its own authority, provided that City Council receives evidence, substantiated by the police department, that a particular area within the City exhibits a significant incidence of the kinds of conduct addressed by the Civility Ordinance and makes the findings required under Section 40-353(h)(2) and (h)(3) of the City Code.
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Chief Larry Satterwhite
Director, Public Safety & Homeland Security |
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Chief Larry Satterwhite
Director, Public Safety & Homeland Security
832.393.0956 |
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