200-05 Employee Parking Regulations Flashcards
Dismissal Pack
A correspondence packet containing a letter addressed to the concerned assistant chief or executive assistant chief from an officer requesting dismissal of a parking citation issued to the officer
a Dismissal Pack includes
a Request for Parking Citation Dismissal Affidavit form,
an Affidavit of Department Head form,
and the pertinent parking citation.
Affidavit forms are available on the department’s Intranet Portal.
Police Headquarters Parking Zone
The metered parking spaces in the 1000 through 1400
blocks of Louisiana, Milam, Travis, Main, and Fannin, as well as the metered parking spaces in
the 600 through 1000 blocks of McKinney, Lamar, Dallas, Polk, Clay, and Bell.
For the Edward A. Thomas Building, the ____ shall be responsible for assigning parking, issuing employee parking permits, authorizing the purchase and creation of parking signage, and enforcing parking regulations.
commander of the department’s Security Operations Unit
Within the Central Police Complex (a.k.a. 61 Riesner Complex), the Central Division commander shall be responsible for
designating parking areas, issuing employee parking permits, assigning parking, authorizing the purchase and creation of parking signage, enforcing parking regulations, and issuing parking citations to or towing all illegally parked vehicles
When employees resign, retire, or are terminated, they are responsible for returning any City of Houston and/or department parking permits either to the issuing division or to
Employee Services Division as part of the established checkout process.
Under City ordinance section ____, law enforcement officers who need to park in a City
metered parking space while engaged in the performance of officially assigned duties of office
are allowed an exemption from paying the meter.
26-157(9)
Officers who need to park in an unpaid metered space while engaged in the performance of officially assigned duties of office shall indicate their status by ____ and may park for no longer than ____
1) placing a City of Houston blue or yellow hang tag parking permit on the rearview mirror of their vehicle
2) four hours
(The vehicle shall not be parked in an unpaid metered space while the officer is working at his customary (regular assigned) office or job site. )
The blue and yellow hang tag parking permits are issued by
the City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department, Park Houston Division
Blue hang tag parking permits illustrating the “scales of justice” are issued to officers whose primary work location is
1200 Travis
Yellow hang tag parking permits illustrating a “courtroom gavel” are issued to officers
whose primary work location is
not 1200 Travis
The “HT” number and barcode illustrated on the parking hang tag correspond to the ….
employee number of the employee to whom it is assigned
Officers displaying blue hang tag parking permits may park in unpaid metered spaces only if
they are outside the
Police Headquarters Parking Zone
Officers displaying yellow hang tag parking permits may park in unpaid metered spaces including those within the
Police Headquarters Parking Zone.
Officers shall not park in an unpaid metered space for longer than ____ per City ordinance.
four hours
A vehicle displaying a blue or yellow hang tag and parked for more than four hours in an unpaid metered space is subject to
citation and the officer may be held responsible for the citation.
At no time shall employees park any vehicle in any of the
No Parking Red Zones located near intersections or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
The ____ shall be responsible for the assignment and enforcement of parking in the 1200 Travis Garage and at any off-site Travis parking location
Security Operations Unit’s commander
Parking in the Travis Garage shall be as follows:
a. Levels 2 and below:
b. Levels 3 through 8:
c. Named or Reserved Parking.
a. Levels 2 and below. Parking on these levels is for City vehicles and visitors.
b. Levels 3 through 8. Parking on these levels is for employees with a Travis Garage hang tag parking permit. Floor 8 is also utilized for overflow visitor parking when spaces are available.
c. Named or Reserved Parking. Parking spaces that are labeled with a name, office, or reserved parking signage are reserved 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employees shall not park in these spaces at any time unless it is their assigned parking space.
A division requesting permission for an employee or visitor to park in the 1200 Travis Garage
shall make that request via email to hpd.travisparkinqreguest@houstonpolice.org. All of the
following shall be included in each parking request:
(Due to the limited number of parking spaces in the Travis Garage, parking requests must be
made well in advance to ensure availability. Last minute requests may be denied depending on
space availability. )
d. The date parking is needed.
e. The approximate time for the visit (e.g., 8 a.m.-11 a.m.).
f. Name of every visitor requesting parking.
g. Name of the division requesting parking.
h. A contact person’s name and telephone number.
i. A brief description of the reason for the request.
Only employees with ____ and ____ are allowed routine parking in the 1200 Travis Garage during day shift
ID access to the garage and the appropriate department-issued hang tag
parking permit
Parking permits are not required in the garage between ____or ____
3 PM and 5 AM or on weekends or holidays (3rd - 8th floors only).