Declaration of policy.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-332
in effectSec. 40-332. - Declaration of policy.
(a) It shall be the policy of the city to grant to any person the right to lay, construct, operate, lease or make any use whatsoever of any network facility for private or commercial purposes, across, along, over, above or under any public way within the city in accordance with this article. Except as otherwise specifically provided, this article shall be administered by the director.
(b) It is not the policy or intention of this article to prohibit, regulate, license or franchise the provision of any services within the city, and no provision of this article shall be so construed. Any terms or conditions contained in this article or any network facilities franchise relate to the right of a person to make use of the public way, not in limitation of any rights granted by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Federal Communications Commission, or respective successor agency.
(Ord. No. 98-593, § 1, 7-22-98; Ord. No. 2010-831, § 2(Exh. A), 10-27-2010)
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_CH40STSI_ARTXIVGRPRTEPRPLTEFAACALUNPUWA_S40-332DEPOFetched: 10/26/2026