Permit to maintain when construction permit not obtained.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 10-35
in effectSec. 10-35. - Permit to maintain when construction permit not obtained.
Should it be made to appear to the utility official, upon written application by any person, that a building, structure or other edifice has been constructed upon or across any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or easement granted for the purpose of constructing and maintaining such utilities, and that such construction was done without the permit required by section 10-32 of this Code through inadvertence, mistake or ignorance of the existence of the sewer, water line, or easement in question, the utility official is empowered to issue a permit to maintain such building, structure or edifice, provided that, upon investigation, the utility official is satisfied that a permit would have been granted in the initial instance prior to construction. Should the utility official refuse to issue the permit to maintain as herein provided, the applicant shall have the same right to appeal to the city council as provided in section 10-34 of this Code.
(Code 1968, § 10-35; Ord. No. 90-635, § 24, 5-23-90)
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_CH10BUNEPR_ARTIIBUUTEA_S10-35PEMAWHCOPENOOBFetched: 10/26/2026