AGAINST THE GRAIN While nationwide data shows builders and buyers favor smaller lots, the city of Montgomery maintains a minimum lot size of 9,000 square feet, and the city of Conroe increased its minimum lot size to 5,000 square feet in May.
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An advisory committee is
The city is revisiting its future land-use plan and considering updating its zoning code by year’s end to have two single- family categories , one for larger lots and one for higher- density lots.
The city of Montgomery requires larger lot sizes, although variances have been given for smaller lots.
The city of Conroe increased its minimum lot size in late May. Minimum lot size: 50 feet wide
revisiting the lot size ordinance to determine what the city’s mixture of lot size options should be and could have a recommendation as early as late July.
Minimum lot size: 75 feet wide
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Note: 60-foot variances are commonly requested.
Minimum lot square feet: 9,000
Minimum lot square feet: 5,500
Note: minimum lot size prior to May 26 was 40 feet
SOURCES: CITIES OF CONROE AND MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
in 2021 in the southern U.S., which includes Texas, was 8,570 square feet, a decrease from 11,048 square feet in 2011. With developers eyeing smaller lots, both Conroe and Montgomery are striving to balance demands with city regulations, o cials said. McCorquodale said he anticipates City Council and the city’s planning and zoning commission to revisit its future land-use plan by the end of 2022, as Montgomery has granted several variances for smaller, 60-foot- wide lots over the past ve years in
rationale for why we have higher den- sity in certain areas and lower density in others, and get that plan adopted,” he said. “We make that an o cial doc- ument, and that allows us then to go in and add a zoning classi cation [for small-lot single family].” In Conroe, Maddux said an advisory committee of city o cials and com- munity members has been charged with revisiting lot size. Maddux, a committee member, said as of late June he anticipates the committee will have a revised ordi- nance within a month, which could
subdivisions such as Hills of Town Creek and Bu alo Springs. McCorquodale said the city has previously discussed creating two densities of single-family residen- tial zoning but not taken action. The future land-use plan would outline places for higher and lower-den- sity lots—such as 60 feet and 75 feet wide, respectively—which will give developers more certainty on what will be permitted. “What we’re looking to do now is to bring that conversation back up, ensure we like the areas and the
downsize lot requirements or provide guidance for approving variances to the minimum size. “We understand that there is a place for smaller lot sizes, and we do believe that there is a place for a mixture of these lots,” he said. “The 50 foot is temporary right now. ... We know it’s a very serious topic amongst the citizens and the voters of Conroe, and we’re trying to help.”
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