Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Norcini
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 19, 2009No. 01-09-00426-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.
In 2006, the City of Houston (“the City”) amended its flood-control ordinances. Under the amendment, new residential construction was severely restricted on property located in a floodway. Appellee, Bruce A. Norcini, sued the City alleging that the 2006 amendment constituted an unconstitutional taking of his property, which was in a floodway. Norcini claimed that the amendment effectively deprived him use of his property and “drastically reduced” its value.
The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, asserting that the trial court lacked subject-matter…
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