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Surprise staff disputes media count, outlines multifamily inventory and a MAG‑funded housing study update
Summary
Planning staff told the commission that earlier media reporting understated Surprise’s multifamily inventory, provided updated unit counts across development stages, and said the city received a MAG grant to update its housing study; commissioners requested more granular data on unit densities and rental availability.
City of Surprise planning staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 16 that recent media coverage understated the city’s multifamily housing inventory and outlined the city’s current multifamily units across several development stages.
Director Abrams told the commission an Arizona Republic article misstated acreage and did not account for multifamily land‑use designations within planned area developments (PADs). Staff reported the following counts: approximately 7,895…
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