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by cykod 4495 days ago
You do know that there are no communities that have zoning ordinances allowing 160ft water towers, right?

So there's always a variance of some sort involved if fracking is done near any residential community, but I don't think that's stopped the guy or Dick before. I still think the hypocrite card can quite validly be played here.
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roboneal 4495 days ago
So I can just build my own privately owned 160ft industrial structure wherever I want?
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jdeibele 4495 days ago
In Texas? IANAL, let alone a Texas attorney but http://www.bhlaw.net/articles/basics_of_zoning_in_texas.pdf seems to say yes.
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roboneal 4495 days ago
Seriously? IANAL or a Texas attorney either but I can read...

Page 4...Section 211.003..."The governing body of a municipality may regulate...the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures"

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