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When driving around Houston, it often feels as if a giant Monopoly board was dropped on the floor and someone hastily placed the hotels and houses together on random properties.

This is the blessing and curse of Houston's lack of zoning laws. Often, businesses and houses coexist on the same street. Other times, disruptive buildings or even facilities like concrete plants can be built right next to homes or parks.

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As far as developmental regulations go, the City of Houston is clear on its website: "The city of Houston does not have zoning but development is governed by codes that address how property can be subdivided. The City codes do not address land use."

Voters have elected to reject any efforts to pass zoning laws in Houston three different times in the past century. Today, Houston is the largest city in the country with no regulation.

The urban sprawl that envelops 600 square miles could fit other major cities inside Houston with ease.

Nearly 180 years since the city was founded, nobody is really sure whether Houston's lack of zoning laws is a point of pride or not.

Check out the images above to see some of the strangest results from Houston's no-zoning rules.