Same—Revocation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-266
in effectSec. 40-266. - Same—Revocation.
(a) The director shall have the authority to revoke a permit for any one or more of the following reasons:
(1) The permittee gave materially false, fraudulent, or untruthful information on the application;
(2) The permittee failed to fully comply with all state, federal, and local laws or regulations affecting the conduct of its business;
(3) The permit was issued in error;
(4) The permittee has failed to follow the direction of the director or any peace officer of the city to temporarily vacate a site until any undue vehicular and pedestrian traffic congestion or any other unsafe condition was abated;
(5) The permittee has violated any other provision of this article;
(6) The activities of the permittee are not being conducted in the manner described in the application;
(7) That the insurance required in section 40-263 has expired or been cancelled without renewal or replacement; or
(8) The written permission of the abutting fee owner for the use of the site(s) has been revoked.
(b) Prior to revocation of a permit, the director shall investigate the grounds alleged to determine whether probable cause for revocation may exist and, if so, shall notify the permittee in writing of reasons for the proposed revocation and grant such permittee the opportunity to appear before a hearing official to be designated by the director of administration and regulatory affairs at a time and place specified within such notice. The hearing official designated shall not have participated in any investigation of the alleged grounds for the revocation. Such hearing shall be held not less than ten days after the notice is given. Hearings shall be conducted under rules issued by the director of administration and regulatory affairs. Such rules shall be consistent with the nature of the proceedings and shall ensure that each party may present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and be represented by legal counsel. If, after the hearing, the hearing official finds that the permit should be revoked, he shall issue a written order revoking such permit which shall be effective on the third day after notice thereof is given to the permittee. The written decision of the hearing official shall be final.
(Ord. No. 91-1168, § 4, 8-14-91; Ord. No. 08-52, § 73, 1-16-08, eff. 1-26-08; Ord. No. 2023-238, § 7, 4-12-2023)
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_ARTXISISA_DIV2PE_S40-266SAEVFetched: 10/26/2026