Permit term; operations authorized.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 46-202
in effectSec. 46-202. - Permit term; operations authorized.
(a) A permit for sightseeing shall be issued for a term of five years and shall authorize the permittee to operate in a manner under which persons picked up. Proof that persons carried by a permittee are discharged and leave the motor vehicle at points other than those at which they are picked up shall constitute grounds for termination of the permit under the provisions hereinafter stated for notice and hearing; A sightseeing service permittee shall wait for the passengers and return them to the point of origin.
(b) A permit for a charter service shall be issued for a term of five years and shall authorize the permittee to operate in a manner under which persons picked up at the same or various points are taken to specific destination(s). A charter service permittee may operate between points within the city and between such points and points outside the city.
(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2015-997, § 21, 10-14-2015; Ord. No. 2025-1050, § 12, 12-17-2025)
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_CH46VEHI_ARTIVSICHCHLISE_DIV2SICHSE_S46-202PETEOPAUFetched: 10/26/2026