Planning director announces major sidewalk‑code rewrite and an October planning workshop
Von Tran said the Planning & Development Department will rewrite Chapter 40, Article 22 (sidewalks) to expand exemptions, eliminate redundant reviews and let planning staff determine sidewalk committee reviews; the department will seek public input and hosts a planning workshop on Oct. 9 to benefit University of Houston programs.
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Von Tran, secretary of the commission and director of the Houston Planning and Development Department, told the commission that the department is preparing a substantial rewrite of Chapter 40, Article 22 of the city code governing sidewalks. The rewrite aims to expand sidewalk exemption criteria, remove the requirement to file a sidewalk plan for exempt projects and eliminate reviews the department has identified as unnecessary, Tran said.
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