eketrioter

Gentleman (Mr Ceasar?) is indeed building a SFH....bought 8 lots between Fulton/Joyce/(Sue?) and had to have them replatted into one lot so that he wouldn't violate building line restrictions. There was a "replatting notice" posted 1Q 04 and a public meeting held by Houston City Planning. I looked into this last year because I had hoped to build on a lot near nearby, but the platted 25' building line setback made it impractical. All the adjacent buildings were 5' off the street, but I would have still had to jump through the hoops of public hearings, surveys, etc, so I gave up and bought elsewhere. Lindale Park deed restrictions wouldn't impact a SFH. The shouldn't impact a business, either, since they were never properly ratified (required % of people did not sign them by 1980 cutoff date). They were neverthless recorded with the city, which makes the issue cloudy. If a business wanted to build in Lindale Park, they would first need a building permit, which wouldn't be issued unless the deed restrictions were declared unenforcable by a judge, which would require paying a lawyer and filing a suit. While time consuming (and not cheap), this should be sucessful since the facts would be on the business' side. At least that's what the lawyer I consulted on the issue said. Details of Metrorail route can be found in a 7-MB *.pdf file available at www.north-hardy.org. This information was presented at the last public meeting (26 June 04)....I've heard nothing since. I would recommend sending an email to Lucas Wall at the Chronicle (traffic@chron.com) and have him press Metro for an update....I did this a few months ago and got a "will let you know" response. It would be nice if instead of McMansions, there were medium-rise condos or something going up.....the supporting commercial development would be nice. I suppose McMansion residents won't need to take the train....maybe the "consultants" will re-route it again to keep themselves on the payroll.