Permit to construct—Required.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 10-32
in effectSec. 10-32. - Permit to construct—Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to build, erect, or construct, or cause to be built, erected or constructed any building, structure or edifice for any use or occupancy whatsoever in, upon, over or across any easement, or any part thereof, granted to the city for sanitary sewer, storm water, water main, or electric line conduit purposes, or a combination of same, or upon, over, or across any privately constructed sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or electric line conduit managed, supervised, or controlled by the city or connected with the sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, water main system or electric line conduit system of the city when such person has actual or constructive notice of such privately constructed sewers, mains, or conduits, without first procuring a written permit to do so from the utility official.
(Code 1968, § 10-32; Ord. No. 90-635, § 24, 5-23-90)
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_CH10BUNEPR_ARTIIBUUTEA_S10-32PECOEQFetched: 10/26/2026