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Building line requirement along major thoroughfares.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-152
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Sec. 42-152. - Building line requirement along major thoroughfares. (a) The portion of a lot or tract that is adjacent to a major thoroughfare shall have a building line requirement of 25 feet unless otherwise authorized by this chapter. (b) A building line requirement of ten feet is authorized for that portion of a single-family residential lot that backs onto a major thoroughfare, provided that the subdivision plat contains a notation that: (1) The area 15 feet behind the building line along the major thoroughfare is restricted to use as a one-story, uninhabited garage; and (2) Vehicular access cannot be taken from the major thoroughfare. [image omitted; see the official code] (Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exhs. A, B), 4-24-2013)
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_S42-152BULIREALMATHFetched: 10/26/2026

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