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Council adopts zoning updates to conform with state adaptive-reuse law amid resident questions
Summary
The council approved a text amendment to Surprise’s municipal code to conform with recent state changes to adaptive-reuse law; council members and one resident voiced frustration that the state limited local control and that the law affects only a portion of the city.
The Surprise City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a zoning text amendment (Ordinance 2025-15, Case FS25-0477) to bring city code into conformance with recent amendments to the state adaptive-reuse law. Staff said the change implements language in the legislative bills cited in the record and adjusts city infill rules to reflect state definitions and requirements. City planning staff explained that the state originally passed HB 2,297 to allow adaptive reuse of commercially or economically obsolete buildings into multifamily housing; a subsequent amendment, cited in the meeting as HB…
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