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Originally Posted by craigs
Is it fair to conclude Houston's ongoing population growth and laissez-faire approach to zoning and development have put more homes and businesses into flood-prone areas than ever before?
It's hard to tell from maps if there are more elevated and less flood-prone areas that are realistically viable for future development. I understand there can be densification in certain inner parts of Houston proper, so that kind of growth is easily anticipated, but can the region continue to grow outward without developing areas that will flood regularly?
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Building in flood areas is self regulating as insurance companies wont cover homes built in flood zones without proper flood polices, neither will banks mortgage properties in flood zones sometimes even with proper coverage.
I dont think that's a serious issue.