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  • City Studies
    • Studies – Miscellaneous
    • Comprehensive Plan – 2015 – Updated 2017
    • 2013 Bellaire-ARKK Street and Sidewalk Assessment
    • 2016 ARKK Drainage Study
    • Master Drainage Concept Plan
    • Branding Study
    • Bellaire Parks Master Plan 2015-2025
    • Pathways Study
    • Siemens $12.6 million Contract – 2016 Bond Issue
    • Spruce/Fifth Streets
    • Terrain Studios/Visioning Bellaire
  • Flood Information
    • Floods and Flood Resource Information
  • Bellaire History
    • Bellaire History
    • Bellaire Historical Maps And Documents
  • Our Environment
    • What Can and Cannot Be Recyled In Our Bins – Bad Choices Cost Us Money!
    • What To Do With Those Unwanted and Unrecyclable Items
    • Water Conservation Facts And Water Pollutants
    • Opt Out Of Bellaire’s Mosquito Spraying Program
    • Mosquito Misting Systems – Is There A Safer Way To Control These Pests?
    • Tips For Planting and Landscaping From Aggie Horticulture
    • You Can Recycle Your Lawn! It’s Called Grasscycling
    • It’s Fall – Recycle Leaves, Don’t Send Them To A Landfill
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Bellaire Zoning Information

City of Bellaire Code of Ordinances

City of Bellaire Zoning Map

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    SPOTLIGHT – –  Important Meetings and Events

     

    Randalls Store Is Closing – Last day is scheduled for the end of February 2021.  No plans have been announced for the building or the 3-acre site, located in the UV-D District.

    Spruce and Fifth Streets – Now the subject of a lawsuit, the $3.2 million in contracts for this project called for completion by February 15, 2020.   A drive through the area feels as though you’re in a fun house.  Here’s some background on this project.

    Bolivar – What has happened to this quiet tree-lined cul-de-sac? At a cost of about $2 million in bond funds.

    Over the past five years our property tax rate has risen from $.3805 in 2015-2016 to $.4473 for 2019-2020,  an 18% increase.  But for the past 3 years, from 2018-2020, the property tax revenue has barely increased.  

    • The City’s revenue from property taxes increased – from $15.42 million for 2015 to $20.53 million in 2019.  A 33% increase. More than $5 million dollars in five years.
    • However there has been little annual gain since 2018. Per the Harris County Tax Office, the annual increase in Bellaire’s property tax revenues over the past 3 years has flattened: $20,028,121 in 2018, 20,534,596 in 2019, and $20,658,141 for 2020.
    • And no Capital Improvement Cash funds were scheduled to be paid from the General Fund in year 2020. Nothing for Parks or the Library. Where did that $5 million in addtional revenue go?
    • Over those same 5 years our bonded debt increased almost $50 million dollars,
  • Our Environment

    Recycling, organic gardening, less pesticides – all win/wins for our kids and our community.  So are reusable bags!
    Find informative articles here.

  • 100 Years of Bellaire History!

    Click on the Trolley to view the Table of Contents for Lynn McBee’s history of Bellaire.  Great information on your Home Town!

    And for a terrific photo history check this out:

    www.bellairebook.com

  • No More City Of Homes?

    According to the City manager and staff our longtime City logo, representing Bellaire as a City of Homes, will soon be gone, thanks to City Council and the $50,000 branding study.  Read more here.

  • Flood Issues – Insurance, Flood Elevations, Subsidence

    Are You Covered? Information On Flood Insurance In Bellaire’s Flood Zones.

    FEMA – New Flood Maps

    Harris – Galveston Subsidence District

  • HOUSTON A YEAR AFTER HARVEY: WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE NEED TO BE

    Jim Blackburn, J.D.  Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law, Rice University; Philip B. Bedient, Ph.D.  Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, Rice University  © 2018  by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University  Read more here.

    Articles on Causes of Flooding in Houston

    Brown study finds roadways, sidewalks helped cause flooding

    Flood Expert Jim Blackburn: Houston Must Plan or Perish

    What makes Houston so vulnerable to serious floods?

    Houston’s Flood Is A Design Problem

    Scientists in Houston Tell a Story of Concrete, Rain, and Destruction

    Houston’s Wild West Growt

    Bellaire Flood Plain Elevation Map
    Link to Harris County Flood Map (include your zip code)
    Using a Flood Insurance Rate Map
    FEMA Flood Map Service Center
    How Base Flood Elevation is Determined
    Find information on Flood Insurance here: https://www.bellairecivicclub.com/are-you-covered-up-to-date-on-your-flood-insurance/

     

  • FEMA: Substantial Damage/Substantial Improvement

    FEMA imposes requirements for new structures and limits on existing structures in  flood zones.  Check with Development Services for more information,

  • HCFCD – Brays Bayou Updates & New Flood Maps

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    Find Updates on the actions of the Harris County Flood Control District actions that affect Bellaire and Southwest Houston – the Brays Bayou Watershed.

    Find your address on the FEMA Flood Map Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine their location and risk in the flood zone.

  • New Bellaire High – Expected Completion in 2022

    Construction on the new Bellaire High school began in 2018.

    The new school was financed by the 2012 HISD bond election and completion is expected in 2022.

  • Little FREE Libraries

    You’ll find Little Free Libraries popping up throughout Bellaire.  Loftin Park, Evelyn’s Park,  Ware Family Park, plus private LFLs.  “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin

  • Find Bellaire and West University News Here

    Bellaire-West University Essentials

    The Village and Southwest News

  • Do You Know Of Any Leaks At Or Near Water Meters?

    Leaks at or near water meters have been reported around town.  City crews make repairs for some residents, but others are advised to call a plumber.  Check with the City, ask if Siemens is responsible for the repair.

  • Recent Posts

    • CURRENT EVENTS
    • North Bellaire Special Development District – The Great Wide Open!
    • Why Would Bellaire Pay Over $400,000 For Contracts For Building Officials?
    • The City Of Bellaire Is Now Dealing With Another Lawsuit
    • Bellaire Church of Christ Requests Additional Parking Spaces On South Rice
    • A Semi-Brief History of Evelyn’s Park: 1908 – 2020
    • HISD Baseball Field Layout and Conditions – November 2, 2020
    • City Council in November: HISD Ball Fields, Bellaire Blvd Parking Lot, Debt Reduction, And A Search For A City Manager
    • Is Bellaire Ready For The Cost, Uncertainty Of Turning Over Wastewater Treatment To Houston?
    • A Lawsuit, HISD Fields, Our WWTP.2, The Siemens Contract, And Evelyn’s Park. Good grief!
    • September In The City! Our Wastewater Plant, The AT&T Property, The HISD Ball Fields, And The Bellaire Blvd Parking Lot!
    • Another Developer Wants A Variance – For 1.99 Acres on Bissonnet @ 610
    • What’s The Point Of Our Urban Village-Downtown?
    • P&Z Hearing 8/13/20 – Update 9/4/20 – The Parking Lot At 4300 Bellaire Boulevard
    • Not Interested In Bellaire’s Proposed FY2021 Budget? How About A $6 Million Dollar Dog Pound?
    • No Logo, No Welcome Sign – Just A Parking Lot At The Main Entrance To The City Of Bellaire?
    • A Primer on Bellaire P&Z: Updates, A 30 ft Minimum Height And A Zero Setback!
    • Can We Just Stop This And Reboot? Save Our Businesses And Our Commercial Area?
    • 51 Trees May Be Removed From The Gordon Elementary Campus
    • A Status Construction Owner Spoke At City Council
    • City Council Is Back In City Hall, And Back In Action!
    • Catching Up With Bellaire – As We Sheltered At Home
    • South Rice Avenue In Front Of City Hall – Do We Have To Live With This?
    • Bellaire After The Virus Shutdown – In Transit and On Hold
    • A Breath Of Fresh Air In Bellaire City Council Chambers
    • Bellaire’s Trend For Commercial Development – Residents Had Better Pay Attention
    • Open Letter – Bolivar, A Double Standard. Is It Time For A Change?
    • City of Bellaire – Beautification or Boondoggle?
    • Bellaire City Council – A 5 Hour Marathon
    • Bellaire City Manager Addresses A Problem With Fraudulent Surety Bonds
    • ARKK References For A Status Construction – We Have A Problem!
    • Hopes For A New Year And A New Bellaire City Council
    • P&Z – HISD Sport Fields and AT&T Bissonnet @ 6400 Loop 610 – UPDATE
    • Bellaire Receives Grants For Bond Projects and an Urgent Care Center Is Approved
    • A Quick Update On The November 5th Election and December Runoff
    • Why Has Bellaire, Our City of Homes, Become A Target For Commercial Developers?
    • 4800 Fournace Place – P&Z Meetings – UPDATES
    • An Ornate ‘Streetscape’ Behind a Multi-Story Grocery Store? Why?
    • Bellaire Council’s Careless Oversight – $6.5 Million Dollars of Bond Funds
    • If Bellaire Can Afford A $280,000 EMS Ambulance, Why Not A Ford Pickup Truck?
    • ChristChurch Presbyterian in Bellaire Is For Sale
    • The Sky’s The Limit! At Least For Now…
    • Did Bellaire Voters Miss The Fine Print in the 2016 Bond Election?
    • All That Debt – Where Has The Money Gone?
    • Where Do We Stand On The $12.8 Million Siemens Contract?
    • Mike Jacobs – A Presentation to Bellaire City Council, September 9, 2019
    • 4301 Bellaire Blvd – Can We Trust Our Zoning?
    • Bellaire – Back to Basics? Sounds Like A Plan!
    • Tax and Spend – Bellaire Council’s Budget Session #3 and Some Updates
    • Bellaire Budget FY2020 – And The City Manager’s Hit List!
    • Bellaire Property Taxes Up 25% Over The Next 5 Years?
    • 4800 Fournace & 5901 South Rice – Development & Apartments – Undermining Residents and Our City of Homes?
    • Bellaire’s Future & the Status of the 2016 Bond Funds
    • Flood Mitigation Task Force Meeting March 26, 2019
    • Council Meeting March 4, 2019 – “Vote No Bonds” and A Raise For City Manager
    • Welcome To A Lush Grove? Now It’s Migrated To The City’s Website!
    • How Much Debt Is Too Much?
    • How Is Our City Money Being Managed?
    • Council Votes 6 to 1 To Proceed With The Spruce/Fifth St Project at 2/18/2019 Meeting
    • 15. Bellaire’s 10th Decade 2000 – 2008 A Centennial Year
    • Cost Savings Won’t Lower The City’s Debt – See A Debt Comparison Courtesy Of The Texas Comptroller
    • What’s All This About Downtown Redevelopment in Bellaire?
    • About Those Bids for Spruce and Fifth + Maple and Bolivar
    • A Sidewalk Petition and Some Fireworks at the January 28th Council Meeting!
    • 2019: Drainage Plan – Town Hall Meeting – Spruce St
    • A Master Plan For Wasteful Spending – While Harming Local Businesses
    • City Council Update on Spruce/Fifth St Leads To An Unpleasant Exchange; The 4th Quarter Financial Report Is Available
    • Chapter 14 – Controversy and Changes In The Last Decade Of The 20th Century!
    • A New Addition To The Menu: Our Environment
    • Yes to Chevron Property, No to Car Wash, Pause in the Sidewalk Saga
    • 2019 Budget is Adopted – Future Bond Program Planning Session – A Possible $47 million Bond Issue in 2019
    • Bellaire History In Tangible Form – The Centennial Walk
    • Answer The Call For A Referendum on Sidewalks
    • What Happened To That $54 Million Dollars?
    • Bellaire’s History: The 1980s – Bellaire Special TIFD District Formed to Rebuild Downtown
    • Property Values, Tax Increase, and Our Burgeoning Debt – Good Evening, Mayor and City Council,
    • How Do City Bonds Work?
    • Bellaire: A City Divided
    • Chapter 11: The 1970s – The Bellaire Recall of its Mayor and Council Members
    • Spruce Street – Not In My Backyard! But The City Manager Just Won’t Give Up. Why?
    • A 4 to 2 Vote and We Get 5 Foot Sidewalks
    • Chapter 10 of Bellaire’s History – The Sixties – Momentous World Changes
    • Open Letter to City Council: Debt
    • Stand-Alone Sidewalks On Hold For Now
    • The Community Pathways Plan Hits A Dead End At Bellaire City Council
    • Chapter 9 of Bellaire’s History – The Fifties Boomtown
    • City of Bellaire- Proposed Budget FY 2019
    • Bellaire Community Pathways – And The Nightmare on Spruce and Fifth Streets
    • Are You Covered? Up To Date on Your Flood Insurance?
    • Chapter 8 of Bellaire’s History – Turbulence After WW II – 1946-1949
    • P&Z Does Not Approve the Pathways Plan – Due to Move On To City Council for Review
    • Do We Need A Revolving Door At The New City Hall?
    • Pathways Project – The Latest Version – June 2018
    • Council Priorities and the Minutes of the Pre-Budget Planning Workshop
    • The City Manager’s 7 Steps To Beautify Bellaire
    • Spruce and Fifth Street Neighborhood Meeting – What Will Happen To Local Businesses?
    • What’s With All These Bellaire Plans and Studies?
    • Bellaire Agenda: Mayor and Council Special Session (Pre-Budget Planning Workshop)
    • Pathways Plan Is Under Scrutiny
  • Ten Decades of Bellaire History!

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