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Never mind the small towns. Houston has no zoning laws at all, yet: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2023/07/25/457594/a-majority-of-harris-
by NovemberWhiskey 2y ago
Never mind the small towns. Houston has no zoning laws at all, yet:
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2023/07/25/457594/a-majority-of-harris-county-renters-are-cost-burdened-by-rising-rent-prices-report-says/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2023/07/...
- HDThoreaun 2y agoHouston has covenants which basically pick up the role of zoning laws. Famously they have massive parking minimums which prevents densifying.
- kilotaras 2y agoIIRC Houston does not have zoning in direct sense of the word, but has a set of regulations and restrictions (e.g. on height, setbacks, parking minimums, lot sizes, etc.) that still drastically limits options for buildings.