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College Station revises zoning language to comply with new Texas law limiting occupancy rules
Summary
Council adopted UDO amendments on Sept. 11 to bring zoning code into compliance with Senate Bill 1567, removing restricted-occupancy overlays and replacing the city’s zoning definition of “family” with a neutral, zoning-focused definition; council directed staff to return with a workshop to refine the family definition and assess cross-code impacts.
The City of College Station on Sept. 11 voted to amend portions of the Unified Development Ordinance to comply with Senate Bill 1567, the new Texas law that forbids municipalities from regulating occupancy limits or treating households differently based on relationship, familial, or occupational status.
Planning staff told the council that SB 1567 took effect Sept. 1 and required municipalities with large universities to eliminate any zoning regulations that impose occupancy restrictions tied to familial or relationship status. Heather Wade, the city’s principal planner, and Anthony Armstrong, director of planning and development services, explained that the changes before council were narrow and focused on zoning language:…
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