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Council endorses HGAC Clute Housing Vision study to inform zoning and comp-plan updates

Clute City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The Clute City Council unanimously endorsed an HGAC housing vision study (resolution O1-2026) that presents conceptual options for Shanks Lake to address affordability, recommends policy and zoning changes, and calls for the study’s integration into the city's comprehensive planning process.

The Clute City Council on Jan. 8 unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a conceptual housing vision plan prepared by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC), a study the consultant described as a public-guided blueprint to inform future zoning and comprehensive-plan updates.

The endorsement (resolution O1-2026) directs city staff to integrate the HGAC recommendations into the city’s comprehensive planning work and supports the study’s submission for recognition by the Texas chapter of the American Planning Association.

Jose Cantu, a senior planner at the Houston-Galveston Area Council, told the council the plan grew from the city’s 2023 livable-center study and extensive public outreach,…

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