Occupancy Limit Ordinances
Athens, GA

1996

• Occupancy Ordinance Is Controversial Issue
• Single-Family Neighborhoods Vital To Community Well-Being
• Rescind 'unrelated people' housing rule

1997

• Ordinance on unrelated roommates proves tough to prosecute

1998

• 'Definition of family' ordinance on meeting agenda
• A-C stands by 'definition of family'
• TAKING A BITE OUT OF FREEDOM [see: Freedom of Association Curtailed]
• UGA students challenging housing law
• Mayor won't change limits on residents
• HOUSING CHALLENGE
• Street Talk
• SGA to act against county ordinance
• Neighborhood group wants law to remain intact
• Ordinance protecting neighborhoods must not be compromised
• Housing ordinance is 'unfair, redundant'
• Students will eventually understand law protecting our single-family areas
• Voice of experience addresses housing issue
• Mayoral hopefuls start setting themselves apart
• Fallacies of housing ordinance enumerated
• HOUSING ORDINANCE
• Not In My Backyard
• HOUSING ORDINANCE
• Housing fight draws to a close

1999

• Homeowners raise their voices over student noise
• Student leader blasts Athens-Clarke
• Court upholds 2-person housing ordinance
• A-C board to discuss amending zoning ordinance
• Commission mulls zoning amendment
• A-C Commission to consider zoning extension
• A-C Commission adopts amendment to zoning ordinance
• Searching for some answers Charlottesville, Va. officials look to Athens-Clarke for consolidation help
• Forum: Rezoning issue critical for our county

2000

• Neighborhood noise problems are difficult challenges to resolve
• Public forum draws crowd: Citizens comment on county's land-use plan
• Changes in A-C zoning should put protection of neighborhoods first
• Citizens question economic impact of zoning changes
• Commission delays vote on proposed zoning code
• A-C officials are wise to delay land use vote if questions persist
• Limit on unrelated roommates makes sense
• Housing ordinance protects neighborhoods

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