Major property-use restrictions tagged for one week
YESTERDAY, THE CHRONICLE reported that Council would consider temporarily tightening the city's property-use regulations, "long maligned as overly deferential to developers" (as the Chron lede characterized* the matter). The "temporary" tightening would go into effect while Councilmember Sue Lovell (er, Council) crafts permanent tightening.
The Chron's Houston Politics blog reports that Council tagged the proposal temporarily to tighten property-use regulations. In that post, we also hear from a dissenter who believes the move is hurting her ability to sell her property. Maybe in the next update, we'll even hear from some groups like the Houston Property Rights Association or Houstonians for Responsible Growth. Surely more sources, more diversity, and more debate beat obfuscation, no? In the meantime, maybe the "temporary" tightening could be postponed permanently while the debate ensues.
* As Cory Crow rightly notes, some special interests have long maligned the rules, but criticism of a growth culture that has served Houston well over the years is not as universal as this lede would make it seem.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/03/10 08:45 AM | Print |
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