Permit not transferable; void if excavation not timely commenced.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-141
in effectSec. 40-141. - Permit not transferable; void if excavation not timely commenced.
(a) A permit issued under this division is personal to the permittee and may not be transferred to another person or used by any other person to perform the excavation authorized in the permit.
(b) A permit is valid only for the location(s) described on the application, depicted on the drawings and specifications, and authorized in the permit, and no excavation shall be authorized at any other location without another permit.
(c) Unless sooner extended by the city engineer upon written request and for reasonable cause, a permit shall become void if the excavation is not commenced within 60 days from the date of its issuance.
(Ord. No. 00-1115, § 2, 12-20-00)
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_CH40STSI_ARTVEXPUWA_DIV2PE_S40-141PENOTRVOIFEXNOTICOFetched: 10/26/2026