Middle Housing Zoning District

1. City Council Workshop
Survey Results:
Middle Housing Zoning District

2.  April 30th – two meetings (afternoon and evening)
 Survey for each topic (online and paper)
 Topics:
 Accessory Living Quarters
 Single-Family On-Site Parking
 Single-Family Height and Distance Protection
 New “Middle Housing” zoning district
 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay

3. Objectives
 Provide background and context
 Present community survey results
 Seeking policy direction from City Council

5. • Market Demands:
• Stealth Dorms (Agshacks)
• Planner On Call: Requests for fourplexes, live/work
• Recent PDDs Approved Unanimously
• Holleman Patio Homes PDD
• Atique-Raza Assisted Living PDD
• Requests from neighborhood advocates to establish
“Multi-Resident”Areas to accommodate dwelling units
with multiple residents apart from single family
neighborhoods.

6. - Problematic Requirements for Small
Scale Multi-Family Developments:
- Density minimum of 12 units per acre
- Fire Lane Requirements
- Parking Lot Design Requirements
- Landscaping Requirements
- Required a commercial dumpster
Zoning District Principal Units
Allowed per
Lot
Single Family
Districts
1
D Duplex 2
MF Multi-Family Unlimited

7. • Areas in Brown are designated as “Urban” on
the City’s Future Land Use and Character Map.
These are areas that:
• Should have a intense level of development
activities.
• Tend to consist of townhomes, duplexes, an
high density apartments.

8.  530 Responses
 7% Students
 12% Actively Involved in Real Estate
 50% Actively Involved in Neighborhood
Association
 85% Owned WhereThey Lived
 Zip Code
▪ 77840: 34%
▪ 77845: 63%
▪ Other: 3%

9. 39.8%
42.9%
7.5%
3.7%
6.2%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Patio Homes

10. 23.1%
37.4%
12.8% 12.8% 14.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Duplexes

11. 14.7%
21.8%
11.8%
21.4%
30.3%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Triplexes and Fourplexes

12. 13.4%
18.8%
8.6%
23.8%
35.5%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Small Multiplex (5-12 Units)

13. 28.0%
48.2%
9.5%
5.0%
9.3%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Townhomes

14. 22.1%
36.2%
14.2%
10.9%
16.6%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station : Bungalow Court

15. 17.3%
28.5%
12.8%
16.5%
24.8%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station: Courtyard Apartments

16. 18.5%
29.0%
14.8% 15.0%
22.7%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
If provided in the context of a new middle housing zoning district, the following would be a
desirable housing type in College Station: Live/Work Units

19.  Do you have general feedback, comments, or concerns
regarding middle housing?
 230 Comments
 Do you have any other related feedback?
 111 Comments

20.  RecommendedApproval of New Zoning District
 Recommended all types.
 Multiplex: Recommended a maximum of 12 units for a building and
lot.
 Height:
▪ Around 2.5 to 3 Stories
▪ Subject to Single Family Height Protection

21. Possible City Council Direction
 No action (leave UDO zoning districts as is)
 Recommend amending ordinance to create a middle housing zoning district:
 With proposed or modified mix of housing types.
 Patio Homes
 Duplexes
 Triplexes & Fourplexes
 Multiplex
 Bungalow Court
 Courtyard Apartments
 Live/Work Units

22. Background
 1940 -1970s – ZoningOrdinance (Adoption of Zoning Districts)
 Duplex & Apartment Buildings
 1980s & 1990s –
 Duplex, Low, Medium, and High Density Multi-Family Zoning Districts
 2003 – Adoption of UDO –
 Duplex, Multi-Family, and High Density Multi-Family Zoning Districts
 2013 –
 Duplex & MF Multi-Family.