So, is there a reason College Station is suddenly cool with "shared housing" in certain areas that they want to rezone to "middle housing"? They say that shared housing (allowing more than four unrelated people) and middle housing (broad term that includes single family homes, duplexes, multiplexes, townhomes, and Agshacks, although to be fair the "Agshacks" could already be built because for some reason they've been considering them technically "single family housing" even though they're clearly not intended to be any such thing) are two separate things and you have to apply specifically for shared housing approval on a specific place (but if it's got all the features of an Agshack, it qualifies).
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/05/24/college-station-send-over-2000-letters-notifying-residents-potential-rezoning/ says in the headline that the city is sending out notifications to residents, but the actual article says homeowners (as in just the property owners, not the renters who reside in many of the affected areas).
Thoughts?
I think this will likely result in any time a place is sold that's zoned that way, there will be even more Agshacks and they won't even have to pretend they have the right number of occupants to meet the code because it'll be easy for those places to get shared housing approval. I'm picturing lots of perfectly good homes (single-story houses and duplexes) being knocked down and replaced with multistory stealth dorms.
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/05/24/resident-push-back-middle-housing-that-allows-more-than-four/ has some residents/homeowners pointing out problems with the city's plan.
Meetings where people can talk/complain are set for June (2 virtual, 1 in person). I'm guessing now that's what the rezoning sign by Bee Creek with the giant QR code is referencing.
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/05/24/college-station-send-over-2000-letters-notifying-residents-potential-rezoning/ says in the headline that the city is sending out notifications to residents, but the actual article says homeowners (as in just the property owners, not the renters who reside in many of the affected areas).
Thoughts?
I think this will likely result in any time a place is sold that's zoned that way, there will be even more Agshacks and they won't even have to pretend they have the right number of occupants to meet the code because it'll be easy for those places to get shared housing approval. I'm picturing lots of perfectly good homes (single-story houses and duplexes) being knocked down and replaced with multistory stealth dorms.
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/05/24/resident-push-back-middle-housing-that-allows-more-than-four/ has some residents/homeowners pointing out problems with the city's plan.
Meetings where people can talk/complain are set for June (2 virtual, 1 in person). I'm guessing now that's what the rezoning sign by Bee Creek with the giant QR code is referencing.