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Clute P&Z sets Nov. 13 hearing on allowing ground-floor residences in older homes
Summary
The Clute Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9 voted to set a joint public hearing for Nov. 13, 2025 to consider an ordinance that would allow ground-floor residence use in homes built before a 2016 remap and to address the current requirement for a specific use permit (SUP).
The Clute Planning and Zoning Commission voted Oct. 9 to set a joint public hearing with the City Council on Nov. 13, 2025, to consider changes to the zoning ordinance that would allow ground-floor residence use in existing homes built before a 2016 remapping and to review when a specific use permit is required.
Commission members and staff said the issue arises from the 2016 land-use remap, which left many older single-family homes in commercial zones; new buyers who want to renovate those houses cannot obtain building permits until they secure an SUP. A staff…
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