City of Houston, Texas, Ordinance No. 2020 - 684
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Proposed Pedicab Amendments (.pdf)
Mar 25, 2026
This document proposes amendments to pedicab regulations, effective March 25, 2026, establishing definitions and regulatory framework for pedicab operations. The proposal defines key terms including "pedicab" as a human-powered vehicle with three or more wheels designed to transport passengers for hire, "licensee" as a pedicab driver holding a current valid license, and "permittee" as an entity holding an operational permit. The amendments explicitly exclude from pedicab service definition vehicles used in funerals, licensed taxicabs, jitneys, sightseeing vehicles, limousines, school vehicles, and city-contracted vehicles. The proposal also defines daytime operations as sunrise to sunset and nighttime as sunset to sunrise, and establishes specifications for electric assist motors that provide supplemental propulsion only through pedal activation and cease functioning when pedaling stops.
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Ordinance No. 2014 proposes amendments to Chapters 41 and 42 of Houston's Code of Ordinances to consolidate and modernize regulations governing street naming and property addressing throughout the city. The ordinance transfers responsibility for assigning street numbers and property addresses from local electric utilities to the City of Houston, a function historically managed by utilities who have requested the handoff. The changes are intended to establish a uniform addressing system necessary for coordinated multi-jurisdictional public safety communications and to ensure every building, structure, lot, and tract of land has a unique identifier.
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