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applied to smgi-s~c m~.~e d~,eJopme~,,~ ~tstrl~, it
<br /> . . h is ~ated by
<br /> ~dorman~ sun~r& in order to minimi~ hnd-~e confl~cu
<br /> me distd~'s edg~. A~ording to ~iguponis, b~i~l/v ~1 of
<br /> Ho~mn's "raw land" is so d~ignated.
<br /> Thc ordinance itself is ve~, r~dahlc, h contains an imroductow
<br /> chapter tim explains how m usc the doCUment, h law out dw
<br /> dis?ets with a dcscrintive chain
<br /> cnx ~ c'odc °f ordinancc~ and i~ i~ unifivd with ~hc rcx~
<br /> many zoning ordinancc.~) a~ wcI~ ~ a diagram that
<br /> cxphin~ wha~ ~cb' number of the cody means In addition co
<br /> fiev~ting a sect/on to each zonin~ distriq, fl~c ordinance includes
<br /> secuon tl~ar explains those r%mhtions that apph, m all districts, pius
<br /> an entire section dcdi~ted .
<br /> . . to ovedav districts, h incJudesa
<br /> bu~ward phnt list and contai , ' .
<br /> height and bulk Ii ', .... ns numerous graphic m& to .
<br /> review procedurcsm' .... 'c~urmg requiremen~, and de,,e,o,~'~
<br /> n ~nrhe
<br /> numbered '. Moreover, i nes of tex~ on each page arc'
<br /> for c~, reference.
<br /> T~uble Spo~
<br /> H°usmn has encountered the Ct~sic problems am, cra' has when
<br /> ~t tries to impose Jan&use restrictions on a marke~-dri~,en
<br /> economy. Certain uses were immediateh, identified
<br /> some by virtue of the activin, , . . ·. as trouble_
<br />
<br /> have had ~ positive Many of these establishments
<br /> patrons and adding impact on their communities, se ,' ~
<br />
<br /> problems · ~tucrs,
<br /> POllution, and crime. OFparking, noke,
<br /> Some cfifi~ s~), Homron s ordnance k
<br /> p"~ers, bur ~kmponis re~& &k ~ "mis~?° r~rricfive oFbar
<br /> ?ovide on-site cons~prjon o ' .s~ ~plre be~use ~,
<br /> Pmre~ed by a Pre~stin~ dee . . are
<br /> ·'~'enoor~oo~, ~d ~ hot
<br />
<br /> - ~-u[o~ nmghborhood co~d
<br /> De shut down b); a peridon o~30 per~nr of~e neighbors wi&in a
<br /> 5~0-Foor mdi~, sub)e~ ro a MI public h~ing before ~¢ boad of
<br /> aa/~rmen~ B~s cited For more ~ five violadon~ wJ~in one v~
<br /> by ~e T~ ~coholic Beve~e
<br /> risk of losing ~eir Ii~ns~. ~mmmion wo~d ~so mn ~e
<br /> , ~P~ng ~c~iti~ encroad' ..
<br /> me focm ofconc ...... rang upon r~denfid ~ we
<br /> Ho~to~ ~m~s= in
<br /> Me~ ~n~er, which produ ro ~w ~p~slon of ia Texa
<br /> mr.~tens one of~e i-,' - ~ ~ ~obs for ~e ' ,
<br /> . ~ ~ ne ~mng S~tegs~ ~mmi~ spent ~o ~vs
<br /> ~'mg to decide Where to ~w ~ · .
<br /> ~m~ Mouho ..... e hne ~at hmire - ,, '
<br /> ~e defined -- ~ ..... ~panons w~ be .-_.~ .d ~e mem~
<br /> u~ r~ons' '"~ ome~se pro'hired by prating
<br />
<br />b~in~'~, $=men= in Ri to RO'n~;J~f"? unoer me n~
<br />foxing prope~' O~me~ a pendon by 30 ....... .~ ~smre
<br />rem~m to be decided. How - r .... m or me sur-
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<br /> What,s Next?
<br /> As the ordinance goes throu h i .- · '
<br /> .s. crutlny, the piannino a,-/.fi ,ts nex~ iteration ofnuhlir
<br /> rot lrnnte ...... - ~, l,u uevelopmem a__ -
<br /> ........ ~auon. ~though most ~c ~part~eat is preparin
<br /> uses will be grandfathered, Kristaponi~~ ,ousron s existing land g
<br /> . says she expects an initial
<br /> flum, of takings claims. "Many Houstonians still believe rha~
<br /> zoning is unconstitutional bm once they challenge h and realize
<br /> that il m Fact i.u quite legal these cia/ms (viii drop o~" she says.
<br /> · ~hc' hvheves thc strength of thc entire etlon ties m thc fact that,
<br /> from thc beginninu, shy and her staffhavc tried yen. hard
<br />
<br /> rcqtlircd balanced atrCmion m the commercial and residential
<br /> interests in all of Houston's COmmunidcs. Making sure that
<br /> ~'eD' s[cp involved public Parlicipamm was "Painstaking btu
<br /> wall worth it because wc have established strong consensus and
<br /> support for this eflbn," she says.
<br /> Kristaponis sa ' '
<br /> VS tile re~lanlm , . .
<br />
<br /> ah(ms in m ........ . ~ g s ~mpaci on race
<br /> ..... tun ~ie~ s arc dw}ded. Barn, Klein, a leading
<br /> opponem of zoning, mid thc ~mato, Post rh~t "~ming
<br /> unleabed segregadonkr P~sions." He' maintains that zoning is an
<br /> auempt by the middle cl~s ro keep lOWer-income people out of
<br /> their neig~borhoo&. But the Rev. Ed ~ckea. a black minister to
<br /> one Of Ho~ton's poorer communiti~, helped m dr~ ~e
<br /> proposed tuning ordin~cean , · · , .
<br /> Mkon,'a Univ~niD' of Houston aevelopmem.
<br /> histori~ly zonin- o Jaw professor, main~ins ~ar
<br /> ' g pponen~ in Houston encouraged bJack~ to
<br /> believe their cM/rights were at st . '
<br /> "Today, the zonin- _e . · ~e Me told the ~g
<br /> homeownezs who recogni~ ~a5°~anrIa support Nora bhck
<br /> ' ' - ~eir inter=a are ~e same ~ ~ose
<br />
<br /> scurriJo~ prop~.,, ~ ~ .... ~ ,a~ ~ amply
<br /> ~ning ~d lied-me map ~e Homton's fi~t step in a
<br /> Comprehensive pl~ning proem, ~e ci~, S~is con ·
<br />
<br /> r~isJred ~rough cv~uadon ~ ur~nmg w~] he conrinu~y
<br /> ~ sched~e ~at ~e Pl~ning ~d
<br />development depa~ment is currendv d~eJoping wi~
<br />lo~ r~idenc~ ~d bmin~=, it is ~ve=ed be form~ly
<br />implemented in ~]v 1994 . to
<br />
<br />Viunties Grapnle
<br /> th NJ. Sta~ Plan
<br />
<br /> .Almost a~ year,after New Jers~, ad .
<br /> . % our ~=enc= wj~ ~e s~ ~lr n~, relafiomhips
<br /> &ar~mcounn~m ..... g a cro~-a~eo~_._ 8 ,,
<br /> ~cnl~e consens~ m fomenting
<br /> ~mpiemenfing pl~s, ~is n~, role
<br /> ~ o/N=vJen , ~ . For COUnfi= is si ' .
<br /> N~, ~---,~ , conmned wi~in 567 k .... ~lfi~t m ~at
<br />mj~e 1992, honin- .~ '?,,,.~ion approved ~e
<br />~opemfion ~at ~J~.~J~' provmc m~nr/v= For in .....
<br /> · .o~a ~m~rove ~..,_ · 5'~'8°vernmen~
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