Chanticleer21 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Third Ward Building Setback Does anyone know if variances can be granted to building setback/building line requirements in Houston generally and the Third Ward specifically? Want to buy a house in the area and build an attached garage where the driveway is, but want it to bump out past where the current house is. All help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 12 hours ago, Chanticleer21 said: Third Ward Building Setback Does anyone know if variances can be granted to building setback/building line requirements in Houston generally and the Third Ward specifically? Want to buy a house in the area and build an attached garage where the driveway is, but want it to bump out past where the current house is. All help appreciated. Setbakcs are usually defined by deed restrictions, not ordinance. That's why Montrose is full of townhomes that are only a few feet from the street. There may be a generic 10 foot setback defined somewhere. I'm pretty sure you can get a variance, though, as I see signs for that all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Minimum setbacks are indeed defined by city ordinance. Specifically, Chapter 42, division 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 It looks like Building lines are defined in Chapter 42, Article III, division 3, subdivision A https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV3BULI_SDAGEREBULI Here is the table from the ordinance that summarizes setbacks Type of Street Tract Description Minimum Building Line Requirement All Public Streets Within the central business district No requirement Major Thoroughfares In general 25 feet Single-family residential backing on a major thoroughfare 10 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-152(b) Not single-family residential and abutting a major thoroughfare with a planned right-of-way width of 80 feet or less 15 feet, if the reserve meets the standards of section 42-153 Retail commercial center abutting a major thoroughfare with a planned right-of-way width of 80 feet or less 5 feet, if the reserve meets the standards of section 42-154(a) zero feet, if the reserve meets the standards of section 42-154(b) Transit Corridor Streets All tracts 25 feet Reduced building line if the tract meets the standards of article IV of this chapter Type A Streets All tracts See applicable public street classification Reduced building line if the tract meets the standards of article IV of this chapter Collector Streets Not single-family residential and across the street from a single-family residential lot with a platted building line of 10 feet or more Lesser of 25 feet or the greatest building line on the single-family residential lots Single-family residential 25 feet, if the lot meets the standards the standards of section 42-156(a) 10 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-157(b) 5 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-157(c) zero feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-157(d) All others 10 feet Local streets Not single-family residential and across the street from a single-family residential lot with a platted building line of 10 feet or more Lesser of 25 feet or the greatest platted building line on the single-family residential Single-family residential 20 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-156(b) 10 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-156(b) or section 42-157(b) 5 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-157(c) zero feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-157(d) All others 10 feet Private Streets All tracts 5 feet for habitable structures Type 2 Permanent Access Easements All tracts 5 feet Shared Driveways All tracts 3 feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-159(a) zero feet, if the lot meets the standards of section 42-159(b) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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