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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-27

The city council renewed a rule establishing a minimum building setback line on the north side of the 1900 block of Lauderdale Street, between Staffordshire Boulevard and Cambridge Street. This designation controls how close new structures can be built to the street on that block.

What it means for you

Property owners on that stretch of Lauderdale Street must continue to set their buildings back a minimum distance from the street, limiting how structures can be placed on lots there.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0074, official minutes of January 27, 2026.

Housing & zoning — see all →1900 block of Lauderdale St, between Staffordshire Blvd and Cambridge St

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the January 27, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260127-31 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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