Use of police academy driving track by private persons.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 34-36

in effect

Sec. 34-36. - Use of police academy driving track by private persons. (a) The chief of police or a person designated by him shall issue a permit for the use of the driving track at the city's police academy for low speed vehicular events upon proper application therefor and payment of the permit fee upon a first come-first served basis if: (1) The time and nature of the event shall not interfere with the use of the track or any other part of the police academy by the police department, any other city department, or governmental agency requiring or desiring the use thereof; (2) The event meets the conditions and terms of such regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the chief of police as he may find necessary or desirable to avoid injury to persons or damage to private or public property due to the use of the facility; (3) The applicant and any other persons, organizations, firms and corporations on whose behalf the application is made have contractually agreed that they will, if granted the permit, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold the city harmless against liability for any and all claims for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising in any manner out of their use of the facility; (4) Liability insurance with limits not less than $300,000.00 for each occurrence of property damage and $1,000,000.00 for each person and $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence for bodily injury or death be furnished in a form to protect the city and that evidence of such insurance be by a certificate of insurance or a policy naming the city as coinsured by appropriate endorsement. The insurance policy must be approved by the city attorney prior to the granting of any permit to use the facility. (b) Any application for use of the driving track at the police academy shall be submitted to the chief of police on a form to be approved by the city attorney and supplied by the police department for that purpose no earlier than 180 days and no later than 30 days prior to the date use of the driving track is desired. The fee for a permit for use of the facility shall be submitted with the application. (c) The permit fee for use of the driving track at the police academy pursuant to this section is stated for this provision in the city fee schedule for each hour or portion of an hour for which use of the facility is requested. Such fee shall be returned to the permit holder if the permit is withdrawn by the city on the grounds that the event would interfere with the use of the driving track or any part of the police academy by the city or any other governmental agency. The permit fee shall not otherwise be refundable. (d) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall not grant any property right to the applicant and shall be subject to withdrawal by the city at any time up to and including the date of the proposed use of the driving track if the event will in any way interfere with any use of the driving track or any part of the police academy by the city or any other governmental agency. (e) No fee may be charged for any spectators at any event held at the track at the police academy pursuant to this section. (f) No participant, spectator or any person who is on the grounds of the police academy in connection with a low speed vehicular event shall consume or have in his possession any alcoholic beverage while on those grounds. (Code 1968, § 34-20; Ord. No. 82-33, § 1, 1-12-82; Ord. No. 1168, § 13, 12-14-2011)

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_CH34POFIPR_ARTIIPODE_S34-36USPOACDRTRPRPEFetched: 10/26/2026