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Council warned SB 1229 could limit local control over residential zoning; city official urges contact with legislators
Summary
A city presentation on pending state legislation, SB 1229, described provisions that would cap minimum lot sizes at 3,000 square feet and restrict local design review; council members expressed concern about the bill's effects on Apache Junction and urged residents to contact state legislators.
Rob Whistler, management analyst for the city manager's office, briefed the council on pending state legislation identified as SB 1229 and related House measures, saying the bills would significantly limit municipal control over residential zoning if enacted.
"SB 1229 essentially greatly restricts local government's abilities to plan their own developments," Rob Whistler said, describing a version of the bill that would prohibit design review, prevent cities from requiring homeowners associations and set a minimum lot-size cap of 3,000 square feet in affected areas.
Whistler walked the council through 10-acre examples comparing current…
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