NARRAGANSETT â The town council is re-examining a new law that would prohibit more than three college students from living together in local rental properties â a multi-faceted, decades-long issue that Narragansett has struggled with. The discussion has not yet materialized in any votes or action from the council, though the body will ultimately have to make a decision to either amend the existing ordinance, leave it be or construct a new law. Under the previous council, the town approved a new measure last year that restricts more than three college students from renting a house together, despite the Narragansett Planning Board unanimously recommending the ordinanceâs rejection, that would go into effect this September. The town, which has tried to enact similar laws in the past unsuccessfully, did so on the heels of a Rhode Island Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2015 ordinance from the City of Providence which limited the number of students living together in rental properties in certain neighborhoods. At the same time, the nearby University of Rhode Island (URI) cut student housing capacity on its campus by about a third to comply with restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, creating the need for students to find housing for the academic year elsewhere.