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County planning staff previews Envision 2045 schedule; advises zoning changes needed for new ADU law
Summary
Coconino County staff reviewed the draft Envision 2045 comprehensive plan goals and adoption schedule and noted the county must update its zoning code by Jan. 1 under newly passed state law (HB 2928) to allow additional accessory dwelling units.
Community Development staff presented a detailed preview of the draft comprehensive plan update (Envision 2045) and timeline and briefed the commission on a state law change requiring zoning updates for accessory dwelling units.
Planner Melissa Shaw summarized the draft goals across sections — Rural Lifestyle (land use, circulation, resilient economies and housing), Diverse Communities and Services, and Stewards of the Natural Environment — and noted the draft reduces the number of goals and the number of policies compared with the current plan. Shaw said the county’s 60‑day review period ends July 18; staff will hold an open house and webinars and has scheduled a joint work session between the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Board of Supervisors for Aug. 26, a P&Z public hearing for Sept. 24 and Board work/session dates in October with a Board public hearing expected in November; the plan would take effect 30 days after adoption.
Staff also reported on HB 2928, passed by the state legislature and effective for counties: the law requires counties to allow additional accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single‑family zoning districts (one attached and one detached ADU on parcels under one acre; for parcels of one acre or larger, allowance for an attached ADU plus two detached units with some local flexibility on restrictions). The county already permits ADUs by right in many residential districts, but staff said a zoning code amendment is required by Jan. 1; staff plans to bundle some zoning cleanup items with the ADU update and will return to the commission for study sessions and hearings on the ordinance changes.
