Removal of aircraft from city airports.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-141
in effectSec. 9-141. - Removal of aircraft from city airports.
(a) The aviation official may move or cause to be moved any disabled aircraft or its wreckage on any city airport that creates a hazard or interferes with or jeopardizes the safe and orderly operation of the city airport and its lawful use by others. The removal shall be at the owner's sole expense and risk.
(b) In an emergency, when it is necessary to remove immediately any crashed or disabled aircraft or its wreckage from any city airport to restore the city airport to normal operational conditions, the director shall have the authority, on an emergency basis, to expend funds for that purpose from department funds budgeted in the miscellaneous contractual services account, if said funds are available. Any such action shall be consistent with city procedures for the issuance of emergency purchase orders, shall be coordinated with city purchasing officials, and shall, where applicable based upon the cost of the work, be submitted to city council as soon as practicable following the commencement of the work.
(Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02)
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_CH9AV_ARTIIIAIARRE_DIV4AIOP_S9-141REAIAIFetched: 10/26/2026