Collector and local streets—Uses other than single-family residential.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-155
in effectSec. 42-155. - Collector and local streets—Uses other than single-family residential.
(a) The building line requirement for a tract used or to be used for other than single-family residential purposes adjacent to a street that is a collector street or local street that is not an alley shall be ten feet unless otherwise required or authorized by this chapter.
(b) The building line requirement for property used or intended for to be used for other than single-family residential purposes adjacent to a street that is a collector street or local street and that is not an alley and across which street are located single-family residential lots having platted building lines greater than ten feet shall be the lesser of 25 feet or the greatest building line on the single-family residential lots directly across the street from the property.
(c) The building line requirement for tracts used for multi-unit residential purposes adjacent to a collector street or local street that is not an alley shall be as identified in section 42-237 unless otherwise required or authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2023-801, § 3(Exh. A), 9-27-2023, eff. 11-27-2023)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV3BULI_SDAGEREBULI_S42-155COLOSTSEOTSIMIREFetched: 10/26/2026