Local alarms.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 11-10
in effectSec. 11-10. - Local alarms.
No local alarm shall make a sound similar to that of a siren on emergency vehicles or similar to a civil defense warning system. The permit holder and person in control as defined in Article II of Chapter 11, shall ensure that a clearly legible notice is posted and maintained upon the exterior of the structure at or near the location of such alarm, stating the name and telephone number of the person designated to be notified to render repairs or service during any hour of the day or night that such alarm sounds, signals or activates. Such notice shall be posted in such a position as to be readable by a person of average height from the ground level adjacent to the structure. It shall be unlawful for such designated person, after being notified that the local alarm is sounding, signaling or otherwise activated, to refuse to come to the premises to shut off such alarm or to assist firemen in an inspection of the premises.
(Ord. No. 02-527, § 2, 6-19-02; Ord. No. 03-1101, § 3, 11-12-03)
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_CH11BUFIALPRSE_ARTIIFIALSE_DIV1GEFIALPR_S11-10LOALFetched: 10/26/2026