COH tools to maintain neighborhoods established character

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Find Out How to Protect and Retain the Residential
Character of Your Neighborhood
Chapter 42 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances

New land development rules adopted by Houston City Council now provide residents with additional tools to help maintain their neighborhood's established character. The City of Houston Planning and Development Department (P&D) is hosting a series of meetings throughout Houston in May and June 2013, to explain the new tools and your neighborhood's eligibility for utilizing them. (These new rules are related to adoption of amendments to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances.)

The new tools are designed to:

• Preserve the existing lot sizes and retain the existing single family character
• Ensure that future buildings conform to existing building lines

To find a meeting location near you, visithttp://www.houstontx.gov/planning/docs_pdfs/pres_neighb_meetings.pdf.

For the complete text of Chapter 42 including the changes, visithttp://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/dev_regs_links.html. Any questions contact Kevin Calfee at Kevin.Calfee@HoustonTX.gov or 713.837.7701 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 713.837.7701 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

To learn more about P&D, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/planning