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Houston, TX has no zoning at all. If this is such a great idea, I assume you've already moved there and love it?
by crotchfire 3y ago
Houston, TX has no zoning at all.
If this is such a great idea, I assume you've already moved there and love it?
- direwolf20 3y agoHouston, TX has some covenant system which is equivalent to zoning but with a different name.
- crotchfire 3y agoUm, no.
- throwaway79292 3y agoI think this is what GP was referring to: https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Neighborhood/deed_restr.html https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Neighborhood/deed_restr.h... From a YIMBY/increased density advocate point of view, it sounds to me like it has a similar effect to zoning in preserving low density single family home neighborhoods.
- crotchfire 3y agoDeed restrictions exist in all 50 states. There's nothing special here. They even have them far, far outside the cities. I know a guy whose neighbor's property has a deed restriction preventing cattle grazing within 200 feet of a neighboring property's water well (even if the grazing isn't on their land).
- stale2002 3y agoYes, it is very common for there to be housing restrictions. Thats the entire point and is what people are saying is the problem! Therefore, in order to allow the building of higher density housing, those regulations, whether they be actual laws, or deed restrictions, need to be removed.
- mynameisnoone 3y agoHTX is, by and large, a hell hole of sacrifice zones for hurricane flooding, exploding refineries, and petrochem pollution.