Surveys made by public utilities and others using streets.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 33-86
in effectSec. 33-86. - Surveys made by public utilities and others using streets.
Any telecommunications company, telegraph company, electric company, gas company, cable television company or other public utility of any kind (similar or dissimilar), lawfully possessed of the privilege of using the streets of the city for public utility installations, and any and all other persons having lawful permission from the city under general ordinances (including, without limitation, the Construction Code) or special ordinances to use either the surface or subsurface of any of the streets for any installation of any kind (including, without limitation, sewers, pipelines and waterlines) shall, in making its survey incident to the installation, when a survey is required by other applicable rules, regulations or ordinances of the city, base the survey on the official coordinate system. The map of the survey so made shall be filed with Houston Public Works when the application for permit for the installation is made.
(Ord. No. 03-1292, § 2, 12-17-03; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 50, 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_CH33PLDE_ARTIVCISU_DIV2OFSUSY_S33-86SUMAPUUTOTUSSTFetched: 10/26/2026