Special events; permit required.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 25-4
in effectSec. 25-4. - Special events; permit required.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a special event, including related street functions and parades, in any of the areas designated in subsection (a) of section 25-3 of this Code or any other area of any park, street, or other city property without first having secured a permit for the special event approved by the MOSE director.
(b) Except for the applicable definitions contained in this article, any special event consisting solely of a street function or a parade, as the terms are defined respectively in articles II and III of this chapter, shall be governed exclusively under the provisions of such articles.
(c) The MOSE director, with the approval of the appropriate director, shall promulgate all forms and process all applications necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter relating to special events.
(Ord. No. 2010-911, § 2(Exh. A), 12-1-2010)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25SPEV_ARTISPEVEN_S25-4SPEVPEREFetched: 10/26/2026