Council tables Pueblo Viejo duplex after residents raise gentrification, privacy concerns

The Chandler City Council pulled and then tabled a consent agenda item proposing a two‑story duplex in the Pueblo Viejo neighborhood after a resident raised concerns about gentrification and privacy and staff outlined how recently enacted state middle‑housing legislation limits local controls.

Juliet Spence, a Chandler resident, told the council she lives in Pueblo Viejo and warned that allowing larger two‑story duplexes would change the neighborhood: “We're gonna lose the vibe with gentrification if we continue to allow 2 story or larger duplexes in, of all places, Pueblo Viejo,” she said.

City planning staff member Steph told the council the specific California Street request seeks two deviations from the city's existing zoning code: reducing a front setback from 25 feet to 20 feet and increasing maximum…