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h# <br />WW.10 <br />M1 =. <br />J. <br />CASE STUDY: <br />NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS <br />Population <br />Economy <br />Educational <br />Institutions <br />Culture and <br />Recreation <br />Conservation <br />Districts <br />BRYAN <br />The population of Bryan was 89,615 as <br />of a 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, <br />similar to the estimated population of <br />San Marcos, 71,569 in 2023. <br />Bryan has a diverse economy with <br />significant contributions from the <br />education, healthcare, and retail <br />sectors. Like San Marcos, the economy <br />of Bryan benefits from its proximity to <br />a major higher education facility. <br />Texas A&M University is in the City <br />of College Station adjacent to Bryan. <br />The development of both Bryan and <br />San Marcos have been shaped by the <br />presence of universities. <br />Bryan is home to various cultural <br />events, recreational activities, and <br />historic properties similar to those <br />located in San Marcos. <br />In 2006, Bryan City Council approved <br />an ordinance creating Residential - <br />Neighborhood Conservation District <br />R-NC Q. <br />At least 51 percent of the land area <br />in R-NC zoning districts must be <br />developed. <br />Only two (2) individuals that are not <br />related to each other (by blood, <br />marriage or adoption) can legally live <br />in a single-family dwelling. <br />SAN ANTONIO <br />The population of San Antonio was <br />1.5 million as of a 2023 U.S. Census <br />Bureau estimate. <br />As the seventh largest city in the <br />country, San Antonio has a diverse and <br />growing economy. The city is a major <br />hub for aerospace, cybersecurity, and <br />healthcare industry. <br />Several colleges have campuses in San <br />Antonio, including The University of <br />Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M <br />University -San Antonio. <br />San Antonio has numerous cultural <br />and recreational opportunities and <br />a variety of historic and natural <br />resources. <br />San Antonio developed a <br />Neighborhood Conservation <br />District (NCD) Program to address <br />neighborhood sustainability. The <br />concept was developed after the <br />city's 1997 Master Plan and 1998 <br />Community Revitalization Action <br />Group Report. NCD's are zoning <br />overlays that help regulate compatible <br />infill and rehabilitation in areas of the <br />city with unique characteristics. San <br />Antonio adopted its first NCD in 2002; <br />today, it hasten NCDs. Each NCD is <br />tailored to the specific characteristics <br />of its district. For example, the city's <br />most recent NCD, Monte Vista Terrace, <br />regulates building height and setbacks <br />but does not regulate uses and <br />permits accessory dwelling units for <br />increased density. <br />CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION GOALS 131 <br />