OVERNIGHT PARKING IN SOUTHSIDE AND EASTGATE AREAS The City of College Station is in the early stages of a plan to limit overnight parking in certain areas. There was a public meeting in September 2025 to gather input from concerned citizens, and followup discussions at council meetings. However, the city has not taken definitive action on the issue as of the time of this post. This effort appears to be the next big issue facing our neighborhoods. CSAN will keep you updated th

SHARED HOUSING STRUCTURE CLASSIFICATION In the late 1990's and early 2000's, developers and investors figured out that a lot of money can be made with over-occupancy and that enforcement by the city was difficult. They then began building what are commonly known as "Ag Shacks" (The name of one of the early companies that promoted these structures.) or "stealth dorms." These structures replace traditional homes and are not suited for any other purpose than rental, unlike tradi

There is a debate going on in College Station about the city’s efforts to get a handle on the placement and expansion of commercial “short-term rentals” (aka, STRs, AirBNBs, VRBO’s, Bed & Breakfasts, game-day rentals, party houses, etc.) in our residential neighborhoods. This debate has led to a considerable amount of misinterpretation of standing law, the intent of registering these commercial entities, and the future development of more rental “products” in our city. From

"Stealth Dorm" is a catch-all term for any house in a residential neighborhood that is occupied by four or more unrelated individuals. In the case of College Station, those individuals are usually college students. The negative effects of stealth dorms on neighborhoods are discussed elsewhere on CSANs web site, but there may be some confusion about what exactly constitutes a "stealth dorm." They come in at least four different types, each with their own negative effects on ne

During participation in one of the focus group forums for the Comprehensive Plan review, it was noted the original plan had been amended multiple times. If a "plan" has been changed so often, then perhaps it was poorly designed or, worse still, it was being ignored by our elected leaders and staff. So we looked into it - how many times had the plan been revised? Below are screenshots of spreadsheets summarizing 85 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. In addition, there have

Information shown in this post is summarized and taken from the City of College Station 2018 Existing Conditions Report . This report is updated every five years, and for the 2018 report, covered the period 2013 to 2017. ​ College Station's population numbers include university students living in the city limits. The population estimates were calculated using the average household size and occupancy rate based on 2010 Census population, then calculating population growth bas