Denial of permit.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 25-165
in effectSec. 25-165. - Denial of permit.
(a) Upon review, the MOSE director shall approve an application unless:
(1) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to tender payment of any applicable fee required by this chapter or this Code;
(2) The application was not timely filed in accordance with this chapter or fails to contain information required by this chapter;
(3) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to provide an event control plan, or has not received the MOSE director's approval of a required event control plan, as well as a plan for provision of first aid or emergency medical services, sanitary facilities, site cleanup and debris removal, or off-site parking or shuttle service, as required;
(4) The size or nature of the outdoor music event space is inadequate to accommodate the anticipated attendance, will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of traffic or police, fire or ambulance emergency equipment on streets adjacent to, running through, or in the vicinity of the outdoor music event, or would adversely affect the use of the adjacent area by others;
(5) The application contains a material falsehood or misrepresentation;
(6) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to timely tender any required insurance documentation;
(7) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to pay any fees due or has failed to reimburse the city for any costs or fees assessed for city services provided for a previously-permitted outdoor music event;
(8) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to provide for sufficient safety, health and sanitation equipment, services, or facilities to ensure that the outdoor music event will be safely conducted, or has proposed to utilize equipment or facilities of an unsafe nature;
(9) The outdoor music event has failed to conform to the requirements of any applicable law;
(10) The outdoor music event organizer has failed to obtain the requisite approval of any other public agency required to hold the outdoor music event; or
(11) If a listed performer has a prior conviction of inciting a riot, is under indictment for or has pending charges for inciting a riot, or has prior convictions for certain actions taking place at a music event or concert, including but not limited to reckless conduct, disorderly conduct, criminal negligence, or has a history of other similar activities including pending civil lawsuits or judgments, that information may be taken into consideration when considering the totality of the application.
(b) The MOSE director may issue a conditional permit if additional requirements are to be satisfied in the future but within the time period prescribed by this article.
(c) The issuance of a conditional permit shall not authorize an outdoor music event organizer to conduct an outdoor music event and shall serve only to reserve the time, place, and date of the proposed outdoor music event pending the outdoor music event organizer's timely satisfaction of all other requirements of this article. A conditional permit shall be automatically revoked 14 days prior to the event if the organizer has not satisfied the requirements of this article and obtained a final permit by that date.
(Ord. No. 2022-958, § 5, 12-7-2022)
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_CH25SPEV_ARTVOUMUEVPRPREN_S25-165DEPEFetched: 10/26/2026