In accordance with Section 42-197 of the Code of Ordinances, the property owner of 503 Welch, LT 1, Block 6, in the Weston Subdivision initiated an application for the designation of a Special Minimum Lot Size Block (SMLSB). The application for the 500 block of Welch, north and south sides includes written evidence of support from the owners of 63% of the block. The Planning and Development Department mailed notifications to eight (8) property owners indicating that the SMLSB application had been submitted. The notification further stated that written protest must be filed with the Planning and Development Department within thirty days of mailing.
One protest was filed, in accordance with the Code, was referred to the Houston Planning Commission for review and consideration. The Houston Planning Commission considered the application on June 24, 2021 and voted to recommend that the City Council establish the SMLSB with a modified boundary by removing the north block face of the 500 block of Welch Street.
City Council considered the application on August 11, 2021 and passed a motion to refer it back to the Houston Planning Commission for further consideration of the original boundary. The Houston Planning Commission reconsidered the application on September 30, 2021 and voted to recommend that the City Council establish the SMLSB with a modified boundary by removing the north block face of the 500 block of Welch Street.
The Planning and Development Department recommends that City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a Special Minimum Lot Size of 5,000 square feet for the 500 block of Welch Street, south side, between Whitney Street and Hopkins Street.
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Margaret Wallace Brown, AICP, CNU-A
Director
Planning and Development Department