I have been communicating with Boulder City Council since
December to remove Boulder’s occupancy limit, which states that
no more than three or four unrelated people can share a home. On
April 15, residents from mostly Martin Acres and the Hill went
to City Council to express their beliefs, which consisted mostly
of fear that more students would move in next door if the
occupancy limit were removed.  Every reason given to want
distance from college students stems from fear of disrespectful
behavior. However, there are already laws for these behaviors
(e.g. fines for noise or trash in the yard). Some residents are
concerned about parking. If neighbors have too many cars, then
cars are the problem, not the number of people. Anyone who is
worried about having parking available in front of their house
should write a law that addresses this issue rather than support
an occupancy limit which fines and disenfranchises people for a
life choice that does not impact others.  Not all students are
bad neighbors. Not all