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Saginaw P&Z adds 'community home for the disabled' to permitted uses to align with Texas law
Summary
The commission voted to add a defined "community home for the disabled" to the city's permitted-use table and to allow it by right in residential zoning where state law applies, following legal advice that the state definition can preempt local restrictions.
The Saginaw Planning & Zoning Commission recommended adding a defined use, "community home for the disabled," to the city's permitted-use table and treating it as a use permitted by right in applicable residential districts to conform with Texas law.
Staff explained that the use is already defined in the city's ordinance but is not currently listed in the permitted-use table. City legal counsel told commissioners that, under Texas law, certain community homes for people with disabilities may be protected from local…
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