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Planning director briefs commission on ResIntel housing study; recommends zoning and code changes to spur infill and varied housing
Summary
Planning Director Aaron Vannoy summarized the ResIntel 5‑year housing study for San Angelo, highlighting a need for a broader housing portfolio, potential lot‑size and code changes, and strategies to reduce development costs and speed housing delivery.
Planning and Development Services Director Aaron Vannoy presented a condensed overview of the 116‑page ResIntel housing study, summarizing key findings and recommended next steps.
Vannoy highlighted that San Angelo’s household projections are relatively static over the next five years and that housing affordability is a concern: the study reported average/median household incomes near $59,000–$62,000, and the city’s housing stock is heavily weighted toward single‑family detached homes. The study recommends expanding the housing portfolio to include smaller single‑family types, duplexes, ADUs and targeted multifamily, revisiting lot sizes and subdivision requirements, exploring preapproved plan sets and regulatory carve‑outs (for example, allowing single‑stair access in small multi‑unit buildings), and streamlining permit and review processes.
Vannoy noted that the study covered both the city and its ETJ, flagged infill areas that qualify for HUD designation, and urged commissioners and the public to study the report. He and other commissioners discussed potential next steps, including revisiting the master thoroughfare plan, targeting infill funding, evaluating infrastructure investments (regional detention, trunk mains, water storage) and considering incentives for incremental developers and conversions of existing structures into housing. Vannoy said the study was commissioned by the City of San Angelo Development Corporation and prepared by a community development strategist; he encouraged the commission to engage the community as staff develops policy options over the coming 12–20 months.
Commissioners applauded the data‑driven approach and discussed tradeoffs — for example, whether ADUs should be allowed by right everywhere or targeted to specific areas, and how to balance narrower street sections with long‑term maintenance costs for the city. Vannoy said staff will bring policy options and possible code changes to the commission and to city council as part of ongoing comprehensive plan updates.
