Location on public street.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-283
in effectSec. 40-283. - Location on public street.
(a) Facilities shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in such a manner as to comply with the provisions of this section.
(b) A facility may not be located on, extend on to, nor intrude upon any portion of a roadway or a sidewalk unless the director determines that no reasonable alternative site exists. In any instance in which a facility must be situated on a sidewalk or roadway, it shall be installed entirely below the surface and covered in such a manner as to allow normal use of the roadway or sidewalk.
(c) A facility may not create any hazardous condition or obstruction of vehicular or pedestrian travel upon a public street.
(d) The design and location of a facility shall include all reasonable planning to minimize potential harm, injury, or interference to the public in the use of the public streets.
(e) Upon its removal a facility shall be properly closed by cementing or other sound engineering practice to prevent injuries to persons at the surface and underground contamination.
(Ord. No. 91-1157, § 1, 8-14-91)
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_CH40STSI_ARTXIIMOWEENTEBOFA_S40-283LOPUSTFetched: 10/26/2026