Drainage service areas
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-885
in effectSec. 47-885. - Drainage service areas
(a) The department shall keep, update, and make available to the public maps of the drainage service areas. The drainage service areas may be amended from time to time as part of a new or amended drainage impact fee improvement plan. When the city's corporate limits are altered by general purpose annexation to include land within a natural watershed boundary, the land so annexed shall become part of a drainage service area.
(b) At the time of assessment, the utility official shall determine the appropriate drainage service area or areas for the new development based on the developer's application and the map(s) attached to the most recent land use assumptions adopted by city council.
(Ord. No. 2013-281, § 5, 4-3-2013)
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_CH47WASE_ARTXVDRIMFE_DIV1GEPR_S47-885DRSEARFetched: 10/26/2026