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1. www.houstonchronicle.com › news › houston-texasWhy doesn't Houston have zoning laws? - Houston Chronicle

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   Feb 7, 2024 · Article continues below this ad. In its city charter, Houston has a provision preventing the city council from authorizing a zone ordinance without a majority referendum. In its absence of zoning ...

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2. www.csmonitor.com › Business › 2022No zoning: Is Houston an affordable housing model or morass?

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   Nov 17, 2022 · Oregon, California, and the city of Minneapolis are places that since 2019 have all been rolling back exclusive single-family zoning. But Houston isn’t affordable on every metric. For the lowest ...

3. www.strongtowns.org › journal › 2023/8/2Houston Tackles Missing-Middle Housing With Major Land Use Reform

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   Aug 2, 2023 · Now Houston is set to pass a radical revision of its land-use ordinances that local advocates say could trigger a wave of construction for sorely needed missing-middle housing. The city’s new omnibus legislation is the product of a three-year process by the Planning and Development Department's Livable Places initiative to better understand the city’s housing needs and chart a policy plan ...

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4. www.cnu.org › publicsquare › 2023/08/14Houston tackles missing-middle housing with code reform - CNU

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   Aug 14, 2023 · Erfan agrees that there are regulations in Houston, particularly around parking, that are tantamount to zoning restrictions and credits the city with being willing to rethink such rules in the face of a growing population—at 2,304,580 residents, Houston is the U.S.’s fourth most-populous city—and a housing crisis.

5. therealdeal.com › texas › 2023/03/16Houston’s Reputation for no Zoning Isn’t What you Think

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   Mar 16, 2023 · Mar 16, 2023, 8:00 AM. Forget everything you think you know about Houston. Renowned as the nation’s largest city with no zoning laws, it has been a magnet for developers drawn to its lack of ...

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7. www.pewtrusts.org › en › research-and-analysisLot-Size Reform Unlocks Affordable Homeownership in Houston

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   Sep 14, 2023 · Houston does not have a traditional zoning code and instead regulates local land use through a system of citywide ordinances. In 1998, policymakers approved an ordinance to allow building on smaller lots, reducing the minimum lot size in the urban core from 5,000 square feet to 3,500 square feet—or to 1,400 square feet for parcels meeting certain standards for open space.

8. www.houstonpublicmedia.org › articles › showsWant some control over Houston’s future growth? Maybe try zoning.

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   Oct 1, 2024 · In the audio above, Houston Matters host Craig Cohen talks with Bronin about her new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World. Bronin frames the book's goal as lifting the shroud of ...

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   Does Houston have zoning?

   • There is no zoning in Houston, which has helped keep the city relatively affordable, but it means some people live next to a crematorium or a concrete batch plant. But every other major city in Texas has zoning. The reason Houston doesn’t is really because Houston residents have been able to vote on the question – three times so far, to be exact.

   No zoning: Is Houston an affordable housing model or morass?

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   Are land-use and Zoning reforms a solution?

   • And increasingly, state and local leaders are considering land-use and zoning reforms—especially those that can enable a greater range of housing types in neighborhoods previously limited to single-family homes on large lots—as part of the solution.

   Lot-Size Reform Unlocks Affordable Homeownership in Houston

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   Does New York City have zoning?

   • And while it doesn’t have formal zoning, the city does have land use policies. This more relaxed regime has allowed for a greater diversity of housing stock, and perhaps inhibited gentrification (for now), but it’s bred environmental and health concerns in certain neighborhoods.

   No zoning: Is Houston an affordable housing model or morass?

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   How does zoning affect urban development?

   • This approach to development contrasts sharply with that of most other American cities, where restrictive zoning policies prevent new housing construction in wealthier neighborhoods and instead push development into sprawling suburbs or impose it on lower-income city neighborhoods, which can fuel displacement.

   Lot-Size Reform Unlocks Affordable Homeownership in Houston

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   What can Houston's lot-size reform teach us about housing development?

   • Houston’s lot-size reform offers lessons for policymakers across the country, demonstrating how relatively small land-use policy changes can enable development of low-cost family-sized housing and encourage diversity without harming the character of residential neighborhoods.

   Lot-Size Reform Unlocks Affordable Homeownership in Houston

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   Are Houston's new town houses affordable?

   • Less than 20% of Houston’s new town houses were constructed on parcels formerly occupied by single-family homes, while the remainder were built on previously commercial, industrial, or vacant lots. Most residents will see only modest changes to their neighborhoods. New construction can be affordable for middle-class families.

   Lot-Size Reform Unlocks Affordable Homeownership in Houston

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