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City schedules combined workshop on container homes and short-term rentals; aesthetics and safety highlighted
Summary
The commission scheduled a May 22 workshop to discuss short-term rentals and container homes after a director raised concerns. Staff said the container homes presented meet residential building codes and could be treated as single-family dwellings; commissioners want aesthetic and safety standards added.
The Texarkana Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled a combined workshop May 22 to address short-term rentals and local rules for container homes after a commission member raised concerns about a container home under construction on College Hill.
Jamie, speaking for the applicant Roger Douglas, said the container homes "meet all the building code" and should generally be treated as…
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