Regulated activities.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-72

in effect

Sec. 9-72. - Regulated activities. (a) Any person who desires to engage in solicitation or distribute literature at any city airport shall first file an application with the director on a form prescribed by the director during regular business hours at the office of the director or at such other place prescribed by the director. (b) Upon receipt of an application containing the information required by the director and upon the payment of such fees as the director may uniformly prescribe to defray administrative expenses, if there is space available in the airport facility in which the applicant wishes to engage in solicitation or distribute literature, the director shall issue a permit to the applicant. (c) Upon issuance of a permit by the director, the permittee shall be entitled to engage in solicitation or distribute literature for a period of not more than seven consecutive days. A new application must be completed and submitted to the director prior to each seven-day period or portion thereof during which a person desires to engage in the activities regulated hereunder. (d) Upon issuance of a permit, the permittee shall be entitled to engage in solicitation or distribute literature from within, and not from without, certain solicitation booths or areas to be designated by the director (e) It is the intent of the city council that the director exercise no judgment regarding the purpose or content of the proposed activity and exercise no discretion over the allocation of available booth space or designated areas, except as provided in this section. The allocation of available booth space or designated areas hereunder by the director shall be a routine clerical and mandatory function. The director shall utilize a first-come-first-served basis for allocating the booths or designated areas. In the event that two or more applicants seek to conduct the activities regulated herein in the same booth or designated area at the same time, the director shall apportion the available booth space or designated area between or among permittees on an as equitable basis as possible. (f) The permittee shall conspicuously display his permit in the booths or designated areas at all times while engaging in solicitation or distributing literature. (Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02)

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_CH9AV_ARTIILAARRE_DIV4SO_S9-72REACFetched: 10/26/2026