Program established.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 41-21
in effectSec. 41-21. - Program established.
(a) The director shall administer a program for the following purposes:
(1) Approving street names within the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction;
(2) Assigning and changing site addresses within the city; and
(3) Assigning and changing site addresses within any other jurisdiction that has entered into an agreement with the city for assignment of site addresses within that jurisdiction.
(b) The director may establish an electronic system for the temporary reservation of street names. The director may promulgate regulations consistent with the policies of this article in the administration of the program described in subsection (a), subject to review and approval by the planning commission.
(c) The provisions of this article shall apply to all responsibilities assigned to other city departments that relate to the program described in subsection (a), including the change of an identifying number or a site address by the building official.
(Ord. No. 2014-364, § 13, 4-30-2014)
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_CH41STNASIAD_ARTIIST_DIV1STNASIAD_S41-21PRESFetched: 10/26/2026