Issuance or denial generally.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 31-30
in effectSec. 31-30. - Issuance or denial generally.
If, after an application or supplemental application is filed pursuant to this article, it is found by the building official to comply in all respects with the terms of this chapter, and the drilling and operation or deepening and operation of a well is not prohibited by the terms of this chapter, the building official shall issue a permit for the drilling and operation or deepening and operation of the well applied for. The granting and issuance of a permit for a well on a drilling unit shall automatically operate as a rejection and denial of all other pending applications for a well or wells to be completed upon the drilling unit involved, or any portion or portions thereof.
In the event the building official should deny the applicant a permit to drill or deepen a well, an appeal to the city council may be made by such applicant by filing written notice of appeal with the city council. Such appeal shall be heard by the city council within thirty (30) days after the filing date.
(Code 1968, § 30-29; Ord. No. 90-635, § 67, 5-23-90)
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_CH31OIGAWE_ARTIIPE_S31-30ISDEGEFetched: 10/26/2026