Houston Code of Ordinances § 39-151 Definitions.
Sec. 39-151. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Driver means an individual who operates a permittee's truck pursuant to the permit.
Elements of nature means rainfall, snow, sleet, hail or other natural precipitation.
Permit means a written grant of approval issued by the chief solid waste officer for the transportation of tires pursuant to this article.
Permittee means a person who holds a valid permit issued by the chief solid waste officer pursuant to this article.
Registrant means a person who holds a valid registration issued by the chief solid waste officer pursuant to this article.
Registration means a written grant of approval issued by the chief solid waste officer to tire facilities pursuant to this article.
Scrap tire means a tire that a tire generator has rendered unusable; or a tire that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose because it has:
(1) Tire tread less than one-sixteenth inch deep;
(2) Chunking, bumps, knots, or bulges evidencing cord, ply, or tread separation from the casing or other adjacent material; or
(3) Exposed tire cords or belting material as a result of damage to the tire.
The term "scrap tire" shall not include any tire that has been shredded, ground or cut up into pieces one quarter or less the size of the whole tire from which they were derived.
Store means to place, collect or accumulate tires that are not for sale or resale as tires, whether the tires are directly on the ground, in roll-off containers or otherwise.
Tire means any covering for a wheel, whether new, used, or scrap, made wholly or partially of rubber that was manufactured for use on any vehicle propelled by a motor (including vehicles pushed or pulled by a vehicle propelled by a motor), regardless of whether such vehicle is intended for use on a public street, provided that such tire is not mounted upon a wheel or rim and in service upon or carried as a component spare part of a vehicle.
Tire disposer means any person who, in compliance with all applicable state, federal and local laws, rules and regulations, disposes of or converts tires to another purpose including, without limitation, persons who:
(1) Landfill, incinerate or otherwise dispose of tires as waste or as fuel; or
(2) Shred, grind, chemically treat or use other means to reduce tires into basic components for oil, steel, carbon black, rubber, road paving or other marketable salvage materials; or
(3) Convert tires into other useful items such as doormats and sandal soles.
Tire facility means any business or establishment where 100 or more tires per year are collected, repaired, processed, recycled, scrapped, sold, bought or stored. For purposes of this article a tire facility does not include a business or establishment owned or operated by a governmental entity.
Tire generator means a fleet operator, an automotive dismantler, or a retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer, recapper, or retreader of new or used tires.
Tire transporter means a person who is responsible for causing tires to move along a public street from one location to another within the city.
Truck means a vehicle operated by a permittee's driver for the transport of tires pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to this article.
Used tire means a tire, including a recapped or retreaded tire, suitable for continued use for its original intended purpose.
Vector control means any method to limit or eradicate organisms capable of transporting infectious agents.
(Ord. No. 2026-0516, Exh. C, 6-10-2026)