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CSAN
College Station Association of Neighborhoods
!! IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE !!
SB 1567 was signed into law.
Despite the untiring efforts of neighborhood advocates across the state, limits on the number of occupants of a residence, based on their relatedness, are no longer legal. This law clearly targeted College Station, but about a half dozen other "college towns" were included to avoid unconstitutional targeting of single cities. Similar laws are still applicable everywhere else.
Consequently, the NMT4 ordinance, ROOs and HOOs are no longer valid. There is now no limit on how many people can live in a dwelling within the College Station city limits.
(There are some narrow exceptions based on other state laws and building/safety codes.)
Neighborhoods with HOAs and/or deed restrictions limiting occupancy are NOT affected.
CSAN will continue to advocate for other methods of preserving the integrity of our neighborhoods.
A few neighborhood-protecting laws survived, as we now understand the situation.
Shared Housing
- A new building classification for residential structures, reviewed during permitting.
- It basically determines what is a true single-family residence and what is an
"Ag Shack" or "stealth dorm," something that has been missing from our codes.
- There are a number of criteria that will be used to determine what will be considered
"Shared Housing," but a critical one is more than four bedrooms/baths. Structures
with four or fewer may still be considered shared housing based on other criteria.
- Shared Housing will not be allowed to be built in single-family neighborhoods. Existing
structures will be grandfathered in.
- High occupancy Shared Housing will no longer be automatically included in the
new Middle Housing zones.
- Since inception, the City has denied ALL building permits for Shared Housing
structures in single-family neighborhoods. Prior to the change, 20-40 permits for
"Mini-dorms" or "Ag Shacks were typically approved per year.
CLICK for the characteristics that define a "Shared Housing" structure.
Middle Housing
- A new zoning classification adopted by the City in October 2022.
- Middle Housing zones allow a higher unit density than currently exists. The City solicited
and received considerable public input, mostly negative. As a result, a few proposed
areas were completely removed from consideration and nearly half those remaining
were recommended for Middle Housing, but NOT Shared Housing.
- Properties in Middle Housing zones will no longer be required to go through the
rezoning process as they do now. They must only adhere to construction and
setback requirements.
CLICK to go to the Middle Housing page for maps, information and a FAQ.
Who owns all those rental properties?
A lot of out-of-town investors, that's who.
CLICK to see a breakdown.
What is CSAN?
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