Private easements; fee strips.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-212
in effectSec. 42-212. - Private easements; fee strips.
All easements or fee strips created prior to the subdivision or development of any tract of land shall be shown on the subdivision plat or development plat with appropriate notations indicating the name of the holder of the easement or fee strip, the purpose of the easement, the dimensions of the easement or fee strip tied to all adjacent lot lines, street rights-of-way and plat boundary lines and the recording reference of the instruments creating and establishing the easement or fee strip. If an easement has not been defined by accurate survey dimensions, such as an "over and across" easement, the subdivider shall request the owner of the easement to define the limits and location of the easement through the property within the plat boundaries. If the holder of an undefined easement does not define the easement involved and the applicant certifies to the director the owner's refusal to define the easement, the subdivision plat or the development plat shall provide accurate information about the centerline location of all existing pipelines or other utility facilities placed in conformance with the easement owners' rights.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013)
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_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV5EA_S42-212PREAFESTFetched: 10/26/2026