Houston has narrowed the scope of its proposed conservation district program, now...
for communities seeking protection from redevelopment and gentrification, conservation districts would allow interested property owners to choose from 19 areas of regulation — such as building height, lot size, parking, fences, architectural design and demolition — to apply to their neighborhoods.Turner wants to fight Houston gentrification with conservation districts. Critics say it won't work.
“I really don't have any idea how much community interest is going to be in this, and I don't want to be overwhelmed with the staff that we have,” Wallace Brown said. “I know we could handle these six in the next several months. And so let's see how this goes. Let's keep our toe into the water, so to speak, and make sure that we are successful with this before opening it up to the entire city.”These Houston neighborhoods are evolving through gentrification.
Under the proposal, a conservation designation would require approval from 51 percent of an area's property owners, in contrast to the 67 percent necessary to apply for a historic district, and the 100 percent required to create deed restrictions. “When we review the restrictions, minimum lot sizes/building lines, and historic district boundaries, often, we have to pass on purchasing a property because the economics do not make sense,” Mazzarino said. “Homeowners aren't provided facts and information about how these decisions could affect their property values until they realize they are too late and most builders/developers aren't interested in their property.
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