In accordance with Section 42-197 of the Code of Ordinances, the property owner of 1813 Gentry Street, Lot 9, Block 34 of the A.C. Allen Addition subdivision initiated an application for the designation of a Special Minimum Lot Size Area (SMLSA).The application included a petition signed from the owners of 15% of the area. The Planning and Development Department mailed response forms to one hundred nine (109) property owners indicating that the SMLSA application had been submitted. The mailing further stated that their response on the form must be filed with the Planning and Development Department within thirty days of mailing.
The Department received response forms signed by owners of less than the minimum requirement of 55% of the SMLSA. Thus, the SMLSA boundary was modified resulting in an area supported by 61% of owners, evidenced by signed response forms. The Houston Planning Commission considered the application on March 18, 2021 and voted to recommend that the City Council establish the SMLSA with a modified boundary.
The Planning and Development Department recommends that City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a Special Minimum Lot Size of 5,000 square feet on thirty-five (35) lots in the A.C. Allen Addition.
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Margaret Wallace Brown, AICP, CNU-A
Director
Planning and Development Department