Violations.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-99
in effectSec. 40-99. - Violations.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined as provided by section 1-6 of this Code if:
(1) The person constructs, reconstructs, repairs, or regrades any sidewalk, driveway, curb, or gutter without a permit required by this article, or without first obtaining the line and grade of the sidewalk, driveway, curb, or gutter from the city engineer;
(2) The person constructs, reconstructs, repairs, or regrades any sidewalk, driveway, curb, or gutter without first giving the bond required by section 40-95 of this Code, except of that person is exempted from permit fees pursuant to section 40-88(e) of this Code;
(3) The person constructs, reconstructs, repairs, or regrades any sidewalk, driveway, curb, or gutter on any other line and grade than that given by the city engineer;
(4) The person fails to construct, reconstruct, repair or regrade any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter after notice to do so under this article; or
(5) The person violates any other provision of this article.
(Code 1968, § 41-99; Ord. No. 90-635, § 110, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 2015-351, § 3, 4-15-2015)
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_CH40STSI_ARTIIICORESIDRCUGU_S40-99VIFetched: 10/26/2026