Operation at William P. Hobby Airport.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 46-27
in effectSec. 46-27. - Operation at William P. Hobby Airport.
(a) The Director of the Houston Airport System is hereby authorized to designate one or more locations on the airport adjacent to the airline terminal building at the William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) as standing and loading zones for the loading and discharge of passengers and baggage by taxicabs. It shall be unlawful for a licensee to load or discharge passengers or baggage at any other location within the airline terminal building area of the airport.
(b) A licensee carrying a passenger or passengers from the airline terminal building at the HOU shall pay to the city the airport use fee established from time to time by division 3 of article II of chapter 9 of this Code. The licensee shall deposit the fee in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Houston Airport System, and the fee may be added by the licensee to metered fares and flat rate fares for trips originating from HOU. Where passengers are being carried to two or more destinations, the airport use fee shall be prorated among them on a per destination basis.
(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2019-669, § 18, 9-4-2019)
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_CH46VEHI_ARTIITA_DIV1GE_S46-27OPWIP.HOAIFetched: 10/26/2026