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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-15

This ordinance designates both sides of the 1600 block of Columbia Street, between East 16th and East 18th Streets, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block, which sets a minimum lot size for that block under Chapter 42 of Houston's city code.

What it means for you

Residents and property owners on this block would be subject to minimum lot size requirements, limiting how small a lot can be subdivided when land is developed or redeveloped.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0791 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 15, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Housing & zoning — see all →1600 block of Columbia Street, between East 16th and East 18th Streets

Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

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
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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 September 15, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗
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-cs20260915-19 — data from official records via PlainDocket.