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The Department of Planning and Development regulates land development in Houston and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, ETJ. The City of Houston does not have zoning, but development is governed by ordinance codes that address how property can be subdivided.
- Plat and Permit Activity Reports
Plats are checked for the proper subdivision of land and for...
- Multifamily Residential Review
New multi-family submissions will be processed through the...
- Subdivision Plat Recordation
Planning & Development Subdivision Plat Recordation. See all...
- Residential Buffering Ordinance
City Council approved amendments to the City Code of...
- Frequently Asked Questions
A plat is a map document based on a survey that shows land...
- Tree and Shrub Ordinance
The City of Houston Tree and Shrub Ordinance provides...
- Plat and Permit Activity Reports
Jul 3, 2024 · Houston Land Use Web Map. ZONING. Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulation but development is governed by codes that address how property can be subdivided. The City codes do not address land use. Web Map by MyCityHouston. Last Modified: July 3, 2024.
Apr 29, 2021 · A video published last week by City Beautiful reveals the myths and misconceptions of Houston's land use regulation system. Yes, Houston is one of the most populous cities in the United States, and it's also the only city among the largest in the country to lack a zoning ordinance.
Zoning is a way of regulating the use of land by designating properties for a specific use or range of uses, density, siting and building form – for example, whether a property can be used for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, and what kind of building can be located on it.
The City of Houston does not have zoning but development is governed by codes that address how property can be subdivided. This is a 11x17" map showing the different land use in City of Houston.
Apr 25, 2021 · There is a big misnomer that Houston doesn’t have zoning and somehow must be a free market dream for land use. But that perception is false as Dave Amos explains how the city actually regulates land use in slightly different ways from cities with a traditional self-identified zoning code.
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View and query our land use data, review our land use map and submit data queries for the H-GAC region with our Regional Land Use Information System web based mapping application. Current and Future Land Use, and Regional Growth Forecast data displayed in the Regional Land Use Information System application are available for download in ESRI ...