How to use LotCodex’s Houston tools

Two short, captioned screen demonstrations. Each example uses hypothetical inputs and shows the tool’s limitations as well as its result.

Check a Houston minimum lot size

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Text walkthrough

  1. Open the Houston minimum lot size calculator.
  2. For this example, choose a city lot with wastewater service, no courtyard development, no reduction and no shared access.
  3. Submit the form and read the governing figure with its cited basis.
  4. Read what the tool cannot determine, including special minimum lot size designations and deed restrictions. Save the result URL with your questions for your project team.

Work through a Houston parking example

Open the parking calculator · Download video

Text walkthrough

  1. Start by selecting the location and use classification.
  2. Continue to the measurements for that use.
  3. Enter the hypothetical unit count and recalculate.
  4. Read the arithmetic, source sections and unresolved questions. The calculator does not verify the property’s location classification.