Here’s a link to the Bellaire City Budget for 2020
and the 5 Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP): Bellaire CIP
The CIP will give you some idea of how your tax and bond dollars are budgeted, now and in the next few years. It’s worth a look.
City of Bellaire Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan – Future Use Map
The Bellaire City Charter and Zoning Ordinances
The City of Bellaire Zoning Map as of June, 2019
The City Zoning ordinance regarding zoning regulations and zoning districts
SPOTLIGHT – – Important Meetings and Announcements
Spruce and Fifth Streets
Delays and excuses. The approximate $3.2 million dollar contract for this project calls for completion by February 15, 2020. Instead not even Fifth Street was completed on time. Here’s some background on this project.
Bolivar – What has happened to this quiet tree-lined cul-de-sac? 
Recycling, organic gardening, less pesticides – all win/wins for our kids and our community. So are reusable bags!
Find informative articles here.
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:
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.
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.
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/
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.
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.
Construction on the new Bellaire High school began in 2018.
The ne
w school was financed by the 2012 HISD bond election and completion is expected in 2022.
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
FEMA imposes requirements for new structures and limits on existing structures in flood zones. Check with Development Services for more information,