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> Houston has pretty strict zoning laws My understanding is that Houston does not have zoning laws. In fact from their newspaper: > The city of Houston does
by RandomBacon 7y ago
> Houston has pretty strict zoning laws
My understanding is that Houston does not have zoning laws. In fact from their newspaper:
> The city of Houston does not have zoning but development is governed by codes that address how property can be subdivided. The City codes do not address land use."
Houston is also the 4th largest city in the US and extremely diverse (not just in race), I imagine depending where you are in the city is whether or not you're more likely to see mostly healthy people or mostly unhealthy people
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Weirdest-images-from-Houston-s-lack-of-zoning-laws-9171688.php https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Wei...
- sillyquiet 7y agoYep, I was wrong, and the OP and you are correct - there are no zoning laws as such, only a series of what would be considered building codes in other cities.
- jcliflee 7y agoFrom the standpoint of land-use regulation, there are "de facto zoning laws": https://kinder.rice.edu/2015/09/08/forget-what-youve-heard-houston-really-does-have-zoning-sort-of https://kinder.rice.edu/2015/09/08/forget-what-youve-heard-h....
- blaser-waffle 7y agoSoon to be the third largest -- Houston will likely overtake Chicago this decade.