Determination of special minimum lot size requirement.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-202
in effectSec. 42-202. - Determination of special minimum lot size requirement.
The following formula shall be used to determine the special minimum lot size requirement:
(1) List all of the lots within the proposed special minimum lot size block or area that are not owned by a governmental entity or utility in descending order of lot sizes.
(2) Express each lot's area as a percentage of the total area of all lots within the proposed special minimum lot size block or area by dividing the square footage of each lot with the sum of the square footage of all lots within the entire special minimum lot size block or area.
(3) Add the areas expressed as a percentage in the order of the list until the cumulative sum of the percentages reaches 70 percent or greater, or in the case of a special minimum lot size block or area within a historic district designated by city council, 60 percent or greater.
(4) The square footage of the lot at which the cumulative sum reaches the percentage required by item (3) of this section is the special minimum lot size requirement.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2015-639, § 38, 6-24-2015, eff. 7-24-2015)
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_DIV4LORE_SDBSPMILOSIRE_S42-202DESPMILOSIREFetched: 10/26/2026