Proposes an ordinance amending Chapter 35 (Unified Development Code) with new data center regulations. Affects data center developers and property within city limits.
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Supports a Farmers Branch Municipal Setting Designation application that prohibits use of groundwater as potable water beneath City of Farmers Branch property within 0.5 mile of Dallas property in Council District 6. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: City of Farmers Branch
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Amends Article IV of Chapter 44 to revise and reauthorize tax abatement guidelines and criteria and add a subsection for infill development applications. Held; tagged by four council members. Amended by Motion 2026-0586 to add health insurance coverage evidence requirement.
Amends Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances to add Section 2-140, establishing a reporting requirement for City of Houston infrastructure projects. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Amends Title 5 to add Code Enforcement Director or Department as enforcing officials for public swimming pool licenses, tattoo and body art registration, and convenience store regulation. Penalties remain as provided in those sections.
The Community and Neighborhood Development Committee will receive an update on single-family shared rental property. The agenda records no action, and any resulting regulation would apply to single-family shared rental properties.
Consent item amending City Code Chapter 22 to add or change speed limits in certain school zones, shown on a school zone map. Drivers in the affected zones would be subject to the new limits. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Consent item adopting text amendments to City Code Chapter 12.5, shown in a blackline draft dated 10.07.26. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Council will consider reducing the time allotted to registered speakers at meetings. The feed does not state the proposed new limit.
Code Compliance Director Brian Daugherty is listed to present on squatters in vacant buildings. The feed does not state any proposed ordinance or enforcement change.
Transportation and Public Works staff are listed to explain the process for reducing roadway speed limits in residential neighborhoods. The feed does not state a proposed limit change.
State law: May conflict with Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545 limits on city setting of speed limits.
Directs the City Manager and City Attorney to coordinate with TxDOT on restricting heavy commercial truck traffic on Trans Mountain Road and alternative truck routes. A report with findings and an action plan is due within 30 days.
Vote 7-0
State law: May conflict with state authority over traffic regulation on state highways, as Loop 375 is a state-maintained route.
Directs the City Manager to inspect buildings over two stories in the Downtown Management District for structural and exterior hazards. Owners would have 30 days to correct violations or obtain an approved extension, and staff would report within 45 days.
Vote 7-0
State law: May conflict with Texas state law limiting municipal regulation of building inspections and property owner obligations; the evaluation of owner-funded inspections may be subject to state preemption.
Deletes and adds multiple Railroad Drive segments across the 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55 mph speed limit schedules under City Code Section 12.88.150.
Grants Berube Enterprises, Inc. a non-exclusive franchise to place waste containers on sidewalks and other City property.
Vendor: Berube Enterprises, Inc.
Amends Title 9 to create Chapter 9.03 establishing the Department of Code Enforcement and its purpose. Staff will enforce the chapters amended by related ordinances.
Amends Title 17 Chapter 17.04 to add the Code Enforcement Department to the list of housing enforcement officers. The penalty is as provided in Section 17.04.080.
Council will discuss options for a data center ordinance. The agenda lists no adoption action and does not specify the ordinance terms.
State law: May conflict with HB 2127 (2023) if the ordinance regulates areas the state already regulates.
Staff will present options for a data center ordinance at the 2:00 p.m. work session. The agenda records no action, and the ordinance would set regulations for data center development in the city.
Approves a resolution directing the City Manager to establish a reporting and tracking process, provide quarterly reports, convene a sub-quorum of Council Members on legislative objectives, and establish a community advisory group for No Wrong Door implementation.
Approves a resolution affirming Council's commitment to workers and directing the City Manager to develop and incentivize a qualified local workforce in certain Convention Center contracts. Sponsored by five Council Members.
Amends City Code Title 4 to require private kennel operators to make outdoor spaces escape-proof and creates an offense and penalty. Affects private boarding facilities.
The ordinance would require City Council approval of Tri-Chairs to the 2027-2032 Community Bond Committees and create an ad-hoc Council subcommittee to review those appointments before Council acts. It was requested by a Three-Signature Memorandum from Councilmembers Castillo, Alderete Gavito, and Whyte.
Final reading of an ordinance adopting standards for municipal youth recreation programs, including staffing ratios, minimum staff qualifications, facility, health and safety standards, and monitoring and enforcement mechanisms. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Third and final reading of ordinances granting franchises to ten companies to collect, haul and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties in Houston under Chapter 39: 3L Environmental, Anytime Septic Solutions, DASAC Cleaning Services, Grease Solutions, R&D Portable Sanitation, Slick Response Services, Stallion Infrastructure Services, Supreme Site Services, Texan Waste Services and Texas Disposal Systems. (Placed on the consent agenda.)