Application review.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-199
in effectSec. 42-199. - Application review.
(a) Upon receipt of an application, the director shall evaluate the application to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 42-198 of this Code. The director shall inform the applicant of whether the application is accepted or rejected within two business days of receipt of the application and if the application is rejected, the director shall give written notice to the applicant of the specific deficiencies of the application.
(b) If an application is accepted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the director shall:
(1) Within two business days, update the list of special building lot size applications and designations on the department website to include:
a. The reference number for the application;
b. A description of the location of the minimum lot size block or area proposed by the application;
c. The date when a complete, valid, subdivision plat, development plat, or building permit application filed with the department shall be subject to the special minimum lot size requirement pursuant to section 42-208 of this Code; and
d. The status of the application.
(2) Review each application for completeness and shall determine the effective minimum lot size requirement pursuant to section 42-202 of this Code. The director shall determine if an application satisfies the eligibility requirements of section 42-197 of this Code and shall consider the application to be complete within 30 business days of receipt of an application for a special minimum lot size block or initially complete within 60 business days of receipt of an application for a special minimum lot size area.
(c) If an application does not satisfy the eligibility requirements of section 42-197 of this Code, the director shall either:
(1) Consider the application incomplete, return the application to the applicant for revision, and advise the applicant of the specific deficiencies within the application; or
(2) Modify the boundaries of the proposed area by removing a blockface from a special minimum lot size block or one or more blockfaces from a special minimum lot size area so that the boundaries as amended satisfy the requirements, or modify the boundaries in accordance with subsection 42-204(c) of this Code, after which the director shall consider the application for a minimum lot size block to be complete or an application for a minimum lot size area to be initially complete.
(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exh. A), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2015-639, § 33, 6-24-2015)
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_S42-199APREFetched: 10/26/2026