Same—Term; expiration; renewal.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 11-61
in effectSec. 11-61. - Same—Term; expiration; renewal.
(a) Term of alarm permit. Each alarm permit shall be valid for a 12-month period from the date of issuance stated on the alarm permit.
(b) Notice of expiration. The department shall give at least 30 days written notice to the permit holder of the expiration date of an alarm permit. A permit holder who wants to renew the permit shall file the renewal fee with the director not less than ten business days before expiration of the alarm permit. The director shall issue the renewal alarm permit for the 12-month period following the expiration date of the current permit.
(c) Grounds for denial or renewal of alarm permit. The director shall deny the renewal application for any of the reasons set forth in section 11-70(a) of this Code.
(d) New alarm permit required. If the alarm permit is not renewed as of the expiration date, then a new alarm permit must be applied for and obtained as provided in this article. Upon expiration of an alarm permit that is not renewed, the provisions of section 11-68(d) of this Code regarding penalties for non-permitted alarm systems shall apply until a new alarm permit is issued.
(Ord. No. 08-387, § 2, 4-30-08; Ord. No. 2019-189, § 8, 3-27-2019)
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_ARTIIIBUALPAALOTSIALSY_S11-61SAEREXREFetched: 10/26/2026