Meeting and Beating the Challenge of Off-Campus Student Housing
Zoning Practice — August 2017
By Dwight Merriam, FAICP
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Most college students living off-campus are good neighbors. Furthermore, communities that have a diverse supply of off-campus private student housing can help educational institutions attract students and remain competitive. However, student encroachment in established neighborhoods is a source of tension in many communities that host major post-secondary institutions.
This issue of Zoning Practice discusses how planning, carefully thought-out regulation, effective enforcement, and continuing cooperation and coordination between town and gown can help meet off-campus housing demand without undermining the character of established neighborhoods.
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Dwight Merriam, FAICP