KPRC 2 Investigates communication issues between builders, the city and residents when it comes to building permits.
– Houston ians are fighting to keep their heritage from being replaced. Gentrification is now the buzzword for tearing down what’s old to replace it with something more modern. After telling you about issues in one area we are learning many more of you have the same problem. KPRC 2 Investigates is getting answers.Those surrounding the city’s permitting department say there is a lack of communication with the building permits.
He says his builder spoke with the city several times to build the duplex before getting the permit, but that didn’t matter.“I found out that we had been red-tagged while I was actually waiting to get a final inspection,” he says.Violation Notice in Sunnyside. Photo from Jerome Love.“I feel like what we’ve built is something that’s improving the community,” Love adds. “I believe that at the end of the day, we all have the same goal.
Like other civic clubs we spoke with, Sylvester is the main person who looks for violations to prevent her area from declining. Slater tells us he’s in the process of getting his home built to the single-family home restrictions in Sunnyside.Both of the men share that if the civic clubs were on the same page as the city with the building permits, maybe the projects could have been halted before construction took place.
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