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Planning staff outlines middle‑housing rules required by state law; commission to review in November

5866052 · October 2, 2025
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Ashley, planning staff, presented a draft Land Development Code text amendment on Oct. 1 to implement state middle‑housing requirements (duplex, triplex, fourplex and townhomes) and said the draft will return to the Planning Commission in November for a formal recommendation.

Ashley (planning staff) presented a draft text amendment to implement state middle‑housing requirements under the legislation staff referred to as House Bill 2721. The draft would add a “middle housing” use category (duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhomes) and accompanying definitions to Gilbert’s Land Development Code; staff proposed allowing middle housing on lots zoned for single‑family use that are wholly within a one‑mile buffer of the Central Business District (the Heritage District) and on no more than…

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