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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2013, 02:06 AM Apr 2013

Many Texan cities and counties have weak zoning laws$$ [View all]

and variances are easy to get. I know this from living in Texas. That's why you can live right next door to an oil refinery or chemical plant whereas in other states this would not be possible.

I tried looking up the zoning law for the town of West in that county of the explosion and also the county and didn't find much. Maybe someone can do better

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Many Texan cities and counties have weak zoning laws$$ [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 OP

Yep hepkat Apr 2013 #1

While we're at it, see if that fertilizer plant was Koch owned Electric Monk Apr 2013 #2

Assuming their website is accurate, the answer appears to be no Newsjock Apr 2013 #5

Flint Hills Resources, LLC and Koch Pipeline Company, L.P both have Waco divisions Electric Monk Apr 2013 #8

Houston has no zoning at all. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #3

Like, literally, no zoning. None. Recursion Apr 2013 #4

I've lived in many other states Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #7

But Houston itself takes that so far as to even shoot the almighty dollar in the foot Recursion Apr 2013 #11

It's aboot freedom. CincyDem Apr 2013 #6

When I was a kid we used to visit my relatives in a shithole SE New Mexico town (near Texas border) Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #9

A lot of states in South have weak zoning laws npk Apr 2013 #10

Texas counties have no authority to zone KingFlorez Apr 2013 #12

If my old syllabus for teaching state & local government serves me well... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #13

I hope everyone who was hurt and or died sues the SHIT out of the state. Sorry about patrice Apr 2013 #14