Furnishing water where only available fixture is hydrant or spigot placed in parking section of street; location of hydrant or spigot in yard or common area; etc.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-23
in effectSec. 47-23. - Furnishing water where only available fixture is hydrant or spigot placed in parking section of street; location of hydrant or spigot in yard or common area; etc.
With the exception of temporary service for building construction purposes and similar circumstances, water will not be furnished where the only fixture available is a hydrant or spigot placed in the parking section of the street, and all such water service lines shall be metered. No hydrant or spigot will be placed in any yard, or common area in any premises so situated as to be accessible to persons living in or occupying adjoining premises. No branch shall be taken off a service pipe until after it enters the property of the applicant and then only for providing services to the property of applicant.
(Code 1968, § 49-22)
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_CH47WASE_ARTIINGE_S47-23FUWAWHONAVFIISHYSPPLPASESTLOHYSPYACOARETFetched: 10/26/2026