The Houston Permitting Center is a collaboration between multiple City departments with permitting, licensing and inspecting responsibilities.
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The Administration & Regulatory Affairs department regulates a wide variety of activities such as on-street parking, pet ownership, vehicles for hire, burglar and panic alarm ownership, residential facilities, scrap metal dealers, game rooms, and many others. The department also coordinates the City’s activities aimed at building a sustainable city for the future.
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The Houston Airport System provides a safe and dynamic air services network that fosters economic vitality for the transportation industry and facilitates a strong level of global connectivity for the six million people living throughout the greater Houston region.
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The Houston Fire Department saves lives, protects property, and serves our community with courage, commitment and compassion. Our vision is to be recognized as a premier public service organization, respected and admired by our peers and the community as the most diverse, innovative, and efficient public safety provider in the world.
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The Houston Health Department provides traditional public health services and seeks to use innovative methods to meet the community’s present and future needs. Our mission is to work in partnership with the community to promote and protect the health and social well-being of all Houstonians. We are the first health department in Texas and the second health department in a large US city to earn national accreditation.
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The mission of the Houston Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the city of Houston by working cooperatively with the public to prevent crime, enforce the law, preserve the peace, and provide a safe environment.
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Houston Public Works oversees the department’s services to Houston citizens through the planning, operation, maintenance, construction management and technical engineering of the City's public infrastructure. Our responsibilities include operation and maintenance of the City’s streets and drainage, production and distribution of water, collection and treatment of wastewater, and permitting and regulation of public and private construction. We are staffed with a trained work force of approximately 3,900 employees and operates with an annual budget of approximately $1.8 billion.
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The Mayor's Office includes several agencies which handle a wide variety of issues from complete communities, public safety, resilience, veteran affairs, special events and cultural affairs.
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The mission of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department is to enhance the quality of urban life by providing safe, well-maintained parks and offering affordable programming for our community.
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Houston, the 4th largest city in the United States, is a dynamic, growing city, rich in culture and diversity. The mission of the Planning and Development Department is to work to ensure that it remains a vibrant and sustainable city by partnering with decision makers and the community to balance a spectrum of needs and interests while addressing the dynamics of growth and change.
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"Working to make Houston a cleaner, greener place to live"
The Solid Waste Management Department provides solid waste services to the citizens of Houston through the collection, disposal and recycling of discarded material in a manner that is safe, efficient, environmentally sound and cost-effective.
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