Cumulative effect.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-355
in effectSec. 9-355. - Cumulative effect.
(a) The provisions of this article are cumulative of all other requirements of this Code and other laws and regulations of the city, including, without limitation, the Construction Code, the Fire Code and the Houston Public Works Infrastructure Design Manual, as well as all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Compliance with this article does not excuse compliance with any other law or regulation, and applicants and owners of developments that are not required to obtain a permit pursuant to this article are nevertheless required to obtain any other permits, licenses, and authorizations required by law. In the event of any conflict between any other city ordinance and this article, the provisions of this article shall control.
(b) For land located outside the city's jurisdictional boundaries, the provisions of this article are cumulative of the requirements imposed by ordinances of any other political entity pursuant to interlocal agreement and the city code or other laws and regulations of that political entity.
(Ord. No. 08-1052, § 2, 12-3-08; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 8, 1-10-2018)
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_CH9AV_ARTVIAILAUSRE_DIV1MAGEAP_SDAINGE_S9-355CUEFFetched: 10/26/2026