Are Contemplated Uses Acceptable to Local Authorities?: Regulatory issues are important to evaluate when planning a development or redevelopment deal. Permitted uses, or zoning, for the proposed property must be understood to determine if the desired use for a property is legally acceptable to local authorities. Deed restrictions, floor area ratios, eminent domain and othe considerations can also be important to the regulatory analysis component of a feasibility study. The only regulatory concern of note for the Hogan Building is whether or not it is zoned to allow for retail, restaurants/bars, office and or office use.
Zoning of 901 Houston Street: According to the GIS Interactive Zoning Map from the City of Fort Worth, the Hogan Building is zoned "H." This is a tremendously flexible designation that falls in the category of "high intensity commercial."
Given zoning of "H," the acceptable uses for the site are varied and diverse. The City of Fort Worth's Planning and Development Department has produced a document entitled "Summary of Zoning Districts of the City of Fort Worth." According to that document, the following uses of the space at the Hogan Building would be expressly permitted: beauty/barber shop, bookstores, drugstores, studios and offices, public and civic uses, nursing homes, health care facilities, retails sales, banks, restaurants, bakeries, theatres, hotels,commercial and business clubs, nightclubs and pool halls, taverns, , multi-family residential, prinitng and publishing, and wholesale offices.
Conclusion: Current zoning for the property allows for all contemplated uses. There is no zoning imediment to overcome in this process. No other regulatory issues are expected to prevent contemplated uses. All contemplated uses are therefore feasible vis-a-via the regulatory analysis.
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