Development agreements in drainage benefit areas.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-896
in effectSec. 47-896. - Development agreements in drainage benefit areas.
If the director determines that adequate capacity exists within the drainage system, a property owner within a drainage benefit area may voluntarily enter into a development agreement to connect to the drainage system. The director may authorize a development agreement to allow the property owner to construct facilities consistent with section 47-895 of this Code, and any associated rules and guidelines, or pay charges equivalent to drainage impact fees. The drainage impact fee improvement plan, as amended in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code, shall account for the connections pursuant to development agreements under this section and shall include projections for voluntary connections to the drainage system from the drainage benefit area.
(Ord. No. 2013-281, § 5, 4-3-2013)
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_CH47WASE_ARTXVDRIMFE_DIV2ASCOCODRIMFE_S47-896DEAGDRBEARFetched: 10/26/2026