Houston 拟立加油站选址新规：新建零售燃油站先过两步审查
位于德克萨斯州哈里斯县的 Houston 市官员10月21日向市议会经济发展委员会提交《零售燃油站条例》草案，拟为新建加油站设立选址标准。Houston 是美国大城市中少数没有传统分区（zoning）制度的城市，Dallas、Austin、San Antonio 均有相应规范，Houston 此前对加油站落点基本没有专门标准。
市府回顾了过去四年 Houston 在哈里斯县范围内提交的188份加油站申请：95%（178份）位于主干道沿线，52%（98份）选址周边50至100英尺内有住宅，27%（50份）位于路宽80英尺或更窄的街道上。草案提出两步审查：第一步看道路宽度，位于宽于80英尺主干道的选址自动符合要求，未达标者进入第二步；第二步看周边住宅占比，周边住宅不足50%的选址符合要求，达到或超过50%的原则上不符合，除非开发商申请豁免（variance）获准。新规只适用于今后提交的新申请。
数月前，Riverside Terrace 社区居民反对在住所附近的 Live Oak Street 5204号建加油站和便利店，成为此次立规的背景之一；市府在简报中以该选址为例指出，其周边50英尺与100英尺范围内均为住宅，按新规将无法通过审查。条例尚未通过：市规划委员会定于11月12日听取简报、12月17日举行公听会，市议会的公听会与审议安排在2027年1月。
（GSM 据 FOX 26 Houston 报道）
Houston Proposes New Gas Station Siting Rules: Two-Step Review for New Retail Fuel Stations
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston city officials, in Harris County, Texas, presented a proposed Retail Fuel Station Ordinance to the City Council's Economic Development Committee on October 21, setting location standards for new gas stations. Houston has no traditional zoning, unlike other major Texas cities including Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, and has had no specific standards for gas station locations.
According to the city's presentation, officials reviewed 188 gas station applications submitted over the past four years in the Harris County portion of Houston: 95 percent (178) were on major thoroughfares, 52 percent (98) had homes within 50 to 100 feet of the proposed site, and 27 percent (50) were on roads 80 feet wide or narrower. Under the proposal, new applications would go through a two-step review: first, a site on a major thoroughfare wider than 80 feet would automatically qualify, while other sites move to a second review of surrounding residential properties — a site qualifies if less than 50 percent of the surrounding area is residential, and does not qualify at 50 percent or more unless the developer wins a variance. The ordinance would apply to future applications.
Months earlier, Riverside Terrace residents fought a proposed gas station and convenience store at 5204 Live Oak Street, near their homes; the city used that site as an example, noting the surrounding area is 100 percent residential within both 50 and 100 feet, so it would not qualify under the proposed rules. The ordinance has not been approved: the Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a presentation on November 12 and hold a public hearing on December 17, 2026, with City Council hearings and consideration in January 2027. (GSM, based on FOX 26 Houston reporting)
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