Notice of pending application.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 21-174

in effect

Sec. 21-174. - Notice of pending application. (a) The applicant must post and use reasonable efforts to maintain one or more signs at the location of the proposed site or existing site for which expansion is proposed for a minimum of 30 calendar days beginning no later than the sixth calendar day following the date of the filing of a complete permit application with the department. Each sign shall be posted no more than 15 feet from the public right-of-way that is used as access to the site. A sign shall face each public right-of-way bordering the site and the lettering on each sign shall be legible from the public right of way. Each sign shall be a minimum of four by eight feet in size, with lettering that complies with specifications promulgated by the director. Each sign shall contain at a minimum the following items of information: (1) That this is the proposed location of a site or site expansion, with the type of operations identified; (2) The hours of operation and the type of material to be processed or stored; (3) The name, address and contact information for the applicant, including telephone number of the person who can provide information about the application; (4) The permit application number assigned to this project by the department; and (5) A contact telephone number of the department where information can be obtained about the application. The applicant shall retain the sign or signs at the site as provided herein. (b) If, in the opinion of the director, compliance with the requirements of this section is impracticable or insufficient to provide adequate notification of the pending permit application, the director may require additional signs to be erected at locations as he deems advisable. (c) Written notice of the filing of each application for a permit shall be given to each property owner within the designated area surrounding the proposed site. Notice shall also be given to any civic organization, property owners association, or any other interested group with identifiable boundaries, provided that the organization, association or group is registered with the planning and development department in a manner prescribed by the director of that department. Notice to all owners of record and civic organizations registered with the planning and development department shall be deemed given if properly addressed and deposited in the United States mail, with first class postage paid. The required written notice shall be in a form prescribed by the director and shall be mailed no later than the tenth calendar day following the filing of the required completed application. The written notice shall include a map showing the location of the proposed site or site proposed to be expanded, the surrounding designated area and all other sites located within one square mile of the proposed site or expansion. (d) Written notice shall be published by the applicant at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the city not later than the seventh calendar day following the date of filing of a complete application. The notice shall be published in the section of the newspaper in which other legal notices are commonly published, and shall be headed with the following words (or their reasonable equivalent), in conspicuous type: "NOTICE OF PROPOSED [TYPE OF SITE] [OPERATION OR EXPANSION]." The notice shall state the type of operations being proposed or expanded, describe the intended hours of operation of the site and the material that will be processed or stored at the site, and advise that additional information may be obtained by writing or calling the office of the chief of the bureau of air quality of the Houston Health Department. (e) The written notice (required in subsection (d) above shall include at a minimum the following: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the operator of the proposed or expanded site; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner if different from the operator of the proposed or expanded site; (3) The location of the proposed site or site to be expanded including the street address (or nearest street intersection) and the name of the subdivision or survey if there is no recorded subdivision; (4) The proposed hours of operation of the site; (5) The types of material to be processed or stored at the site; and (6) That additional information may be obtained by writing or calling the office of the chief of the bureau of air quality. (f) The applicant shall be responsible for paying all costs associated with the giving of notice under this division. (Ord. No. 07-545, § 2, 5-9-07; Ord. No. 2015-820, § 34, 8-26-2015)

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_CH21HE_ARTVIAIPO_DIV3COCRSI_S21-174NOPEAPFetched: 10/26/2026