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Tempe staff flags state bills that force rapid code changes, curb public design review
Summary
City planners briefed the Council and DRC on recent state legislation that revises adaptive-reuse rules and mandates administrative reviews for many design and subdivision approvals, prompting a fast code cleanup and concerns about reduced public input.
City planning staff told the Tempe City Council and Development Review Commission that recent state legislation will require quick local code changes affecting adaptive reuse of commercial buildings and the process for design and subdivision approvals.
Jeff Tamielewicz, Community Development Director, and Ryan Levesque introduced the briefing, saying the city must reconcile local code language with recent House bills and statutory language. Levesque summarized two items staff are prioritizing: a cleanup and implementation of the commercial adaptive-reuse statute and changes that expand mandatory administrative approvals for design and subdivision processes.
On adaptive reuse, staff said amendments to a previous measure clarified baseline eligibility and how eligibility is calculated. Among the clarifications: the statute now…
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