Director to issue license.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-325
in effectSec. 9-325. - Director to issue license.
(a) Following the posting and publication of notice as required in section 9-319(d) of this Code, the following administrative steps will be followed:
(1) Where any notice of opposition to a heliport or helistop application has been received by the director, the director shall call and hold a hearing on the question of whether a license should be granted under this article.
a. Prior to the commencement of such hearing, the director shall determine the parties to the license proceeding. The director shall not confer party status on a person who is not an interested party as defined in this article. The director shall be the sole judge of whether a person is entitled to status as a party.
b. The director shall provide a minimum of ten days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the applicant and all persons whom the director has designated as interested parties.
c. At such hearing, the director shall receive oral and written testimony regarding the application. After hearing from all parties, the director shall grant or deny the license in accordance with subsection (2) below.
(2) Where no notice of opposition to a heliport or helistop application is received by the director, or the director has conducted a hearing as required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, the director shall grant a license where he finds that:
a. The proposed heliport or helistop is not in violation of the distance restriction set out in section 9-322 of this Code;
b. The proposed operations of the heliport or helistop will not be in violation of the noise standard set out in section 9-323 of this Code;
c. The proposed heliport or helistop meets or exceeds the requirements of the Construction Code and the Fire Code; and
d. The proposed heliport or helistop meets all other requirements of this article.
(b) The effective date of the license shall be the date the application is approved by the director.
(Ord. No. 2015-1103, § 2(Exh. A), 11-10-2015)
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_ARTVHEHE_S9-325DIISLIFetched: 10/26/2026