1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

You're responsible for your own sidewalk and curb, not city

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by da1, Nov 20, 2013.

Tags:
Page 1 of 2
  1. da1

    da1 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2008
    Messages:
    2,277
    Likes Received:
    101
    I met up with an influential person in Houston planning yesterday, and had a good conversation. He told me that parking requirements have actually increased, because now all apartments are required to build so many guest spaces, adding to the minimum requirements. Also, Centerpoint has a contract with the City of Houston for utility lines, but it violates the American with Disabilities Act in many instances, as is seen many times with poles in the middle of sidewalks all around the city, however the City doesn't have the will to sue Centerpoint though. Also, in the City of Houston property owners are required to build and maintain sidewalks and curbs. So if something happens to your curb or sidewalk, don't bother calling the city, it's your responsibility.
     
    #1 da1, Nov 20, 2013
  2. Space Ghost

    Space Ghost Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 1999
    Messages:
    18,192
    Likes Received:
    8,594
    What is the moral of this story?
     
    #2 Space Ghost, Nov 20, 2013
  3. OmegaSupreme

    OmegaSupreme Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2003
    Messages:
    6,394
    Likes Received:
    1,504
    you gotta play it safe around the power lines? :confused:
     
    #3 OmegaSupreme, Nov 20, 2013
    2 people like this.
  4. Mr. Brightside

    Mr. Brightside Member

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2005
    Messages:
    18,965
    Likes Received:
    2,147
    Basically he is saying if a guy takes a dump on your curb or sidewalk, you have to clean it up and not the city.
     
    #4 Mr. Brightside, Nov 20, 2013
  5. LonghornFan

    LonghornFan Member

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2002
    Messages:
    15,718
    Likes Received:
    2,628
    That's what rain is for.
     
    #5 LonghornFan, Nov 20, 2013
  6. Haymitch

    Haymitch Custom Title

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2005
    Messages:
    28,371
    Likes Received:
    24,021
    da1 you are a treasure.
     
    #6 Haymitch, Nov 20, 2013
    1 person likes this.
  7. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2003
    Messages:
    48,989
    Likes Received:
    19,932
    Parking requirements in this city are really absurd. Everyone feels entitled to have a spot to park their car, and the city codes enable that entitlement by hamstringing developers with ridiculous mandates for an abundance of parking spots on whatever land they build on.
     
    #7 DonnyMost, Nov 20, 2013
  8. droopy421

    droopy421 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2010
    Messages:
    2,280
    Likes Received:
    184
    Park on the street, problem solved.
     
    #8 droopy421, Nov 20, 2013
  9. Johndoe804

    Johndoe804 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2010
    Messages:
    3,233
    Likes Received:
    147
    Is this your day job? If so, I have some ideas about fixing traffic. I'd love to get in touch with somebody influential who could give me lots of money to fix it. ;)
     
    #9 Johndoe804, Nov 20, 2013
  10. CrazyDave

    CrazyDave Member

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2002
    Messages:
    6,027
    Likes Received:
    439
    I am intrigued by your thesis, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Link?
     
    #10 CrazyDave, Nov 20, 2013
  11. Sajan

    Sajan Member

    Joined:
    Apr 18, 2009
    Messages:
    9,320
    Likes Received:
    7,112
    so is Keenum going to start or not?
     
    #11 Sajan, Nov 20, 2013
  12. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2001
    Messages:
    37,618
    Likes Received:
    1,456
    I stopped reading there. No way you still remember all that junk. :eek:

    ;)
     
    #12 SwoLy-D, Nov 20, 2013
  13. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 1999
    Messages:
    36,288
    Likes Received:
    26,645
    #13 bobrek, Nov 20, 2013
  14. RV6

    RV6 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2008
    Messages:
    25,522
    Likes Received:
    1,109
    Does the sidewalk thing apply to business owners too? I know someone who had their curb damaged by an 18 wheeler, but was told they couldn't do anything because it's the city's property, so it's up to the city to couldn't ask for compensation because it's the city's property.
     
    #14 RV6, Nov 20, 2013
  15. DudeWah

    DudeWah Member

    Joined:
    Oct 10, 2007
    Messages:
    9,643
    Likes Received:
    3,523
    Sidewalks: police your own.

    On a serious note, why would you post this as if anyone was dying to know about their sidewalk?
     
    #15 DudeWah, Nov 20, 2013
  16. Rashmon

    Rashmon Member

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2000
    Messages:
    21,233
    Likes Received:
    18,250
    Libertarianism in practice can really suck...
     
    #16 Rashmon, Nov 20, 2013
  17. Johndoe804

    Johndoe804 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2010
    Messages:
    3,233
    Likes Received:
    147
    Yep, because the entire libertarian philosophy is based on maintaining your own sidewalks! :grin:
     
    #17 Johndoe804, Nov 20, 2013
  18. da1

    da1 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2008
    Messages:
    2,277
    Likes Received:
    101
    Not sure. I do know that developers and such are responsible for making their own sidewalks. Which is why you see a lot of inconsistencies walking on sidewalks. Sometimes they get wider, narrower, etc. Sometimes they disappear entirely.
     
    #18 da1, Nov 20, 2013
  19. SuraGotMadHops

    SuraGotMadHops Member

    Joined:
    Nov 10, 2009
    Messages:
    6,624
    Likes Received:
    8,211
    [​IMG]
     
    #19 SuraGotMadHops, Nov 20, 2013
  20. R0ckets03

    R0ckets03 Member

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 1999
    Messages:
    16,326
    Likes Received:
    2,042
    I live in Rice Military and the f'n city in its infinite wisdom banned parking pretty much on all streets. I live in a townhouse with no driveway and am screwed. Have a ditch/open sewer in front of the townhouse that is fugly and fills up every time it pours. The new houses get to build a driveway on those, but apparently we can't even do that.

    I need to go to their office on Washington and scream at someone!
     
    #20 R0ckets03, Nov 20, 2013
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page