Now you are using facts/logic to argue with preservationists....the preservationist loathe facts & logic. They fight with emotion, emotion, no matter how illogical, can never be wrong. The ordinance is about control and property values...if you control the structures, you control the value. Its not about preservation, history, or anything else. Its a very vocal minority attempting to assert control over people who just want to go on about their lives. S3MH says we "cant get the political support to repeal" the ordinance - but that is a half truth....the support is there, the political environment is not. To repeal something is very different than enacting it, and everything is politics....this is a very insignificant issue in Houston, its just significant in our neighborhood. The council, the HAHC, everyone is making sure that everyone who appeals wins - that is not coincidental. To appeal costs money, if you have the money to appeal and to stage the fight, then you probably have the money to sue too - As it is right now, there is an argument that the ordinance has not actually caused anyone harm...without harm or damages there is no standing to sue...It will most likely take someone being denied at the appeal level to gain standing. If the council just approves everyone, the ordinance can not be judically over-turned, which is why everything gets approved. It takes money to win, and so far not enough of it has been ponied up. The support for the districts, and the ordinance is nowhere near what the preservationist would have you believe it is...they used dirty methods and trickery to enact the ordinance, more & more people who later find out they are harmed by this will continue to drop their "support" for this ordinance. I see it daily, as more and more families want more space without moving out of the area. The ordinance IS anti-family, and while it IS possible to live in a small space, very very few people want to do so....especially those who have the money to live where they want and in the house of their choice, like so many Heights residents.