STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 40

in effect

Contents

articleI. IN GENERAL articleII. PRIVATE STREET WORK IN GENERAL articleIII. CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, CURBS AND GUTTERS articleIV. STREET OILING PERMIT articleIX. PIPELINES, CONDUITS, ETC., ACROSS, ALONG OR UNDER STREETS articleV. EXCAVATION IN PUBLIC WAY articleVI. TRANSPORTATION OF EARTH MATERIALS ON STREETS AND ALLEYS articleVII. INSPECTION PERMIT FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY articleVIII. BUS SHELTERS articleX. PAVING ASSESSMENTS articleXI. SIDEWALK SALES articleXII. MONITORING WELLS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TEST BORING FACILITIES articleXIII. SPECIAL RACING EVENTS articleXIV. GRANT OF PRIVILEGES TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS TO PLACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ACROSS, ALONG OR UNDER PUBLIC WAYS articleXIX. THE SALE OF USED MOTOR VEHICLES AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS articleXV. ALLEYS articleXVI. SITTING AND LYING UPON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS articleXVII. SIDEWALK AND ROADWAY OBSTRUCTIONS AND IMPAIRMENTS articleXVIII. RELOCATION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED FACILITIES articleXX. NEWSRACKS articleXXI. FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY articleXXII. SIDEWALKS

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_CH40STSIFetched: 10/26/2026