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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-10-13

The council is renewing a Special Minimum Building Line designation for both sides of the 2400–2500 block of Rosedale Street, between Emancipation Avenue and Live Oak Street.

What it means for you

Property owners on that block of Rosedale Street remain subject to rules requiring buildings to be set back a minimum distance from the street, as previously established under Chapter 42 of the city's code.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0893 but records no vote count. Official agenda of October 13, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Housing & zoning — see all →2400–2500 block of Rosedale Street, between Emancipation Avenue and Live Oak Street

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
Live on HTV ↗

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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 October 13, 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-cs20261013-16 — data from official records via PlainDocket.