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Votes and actions at a glance: consent agenda approved; commission recommends suspension of occupancy-limit enforcement
Summary
The commission approved the remainder of the consent agenda unanimously and later voted to recommend approval of a resolution suspending enforcement of occupancy limits in response to SB 1567; staff explained the resolution will inform title companies via zoning verification letters.
At its Sept. 18 meeting the Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission approved the remainder of the consent agenda by unanimous voice vote.
Later the commission considered item 2C — a proposed City of Bryan resolution suspending enforcement of dwelling-unit occupancy limits in response to Texas Senate Bill 1567. A commissioner moved that the commission recommend approval and the motion was seconded; the motion passed with three commissioners recorded as opposed (the transcript does not identify dissenting members by name). The motion language on the record requested that the commission "recommend approval of the proposed resolution of the City of Bryan, Texas, suspending enforcement of dwelling unit occupancy limits in response to Texas Senate Bill number 1567 passed by the 89th Texas legislature."
City staff said the resolution is intended to allow the city to provide a formal zoning verification letter stating local regulations and that "we're not able to enforce this" under the state law, which staff said would assist title companies and mortgage lenders in clarifying the city's enforcement posture.
