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City staff seek commission guidance on Arizona's SB 2719; zoning changes for duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes due by 2026
Summary
City zoning staff asked the Heritage Preservation Commission for direction on how to implement SB 2719, a state law (referred to in the meeting as SB 2719) that would require municipalities to allow duplexes through fourplexes and townhomes on lots zoned single-family within defined areas by Jan. 1, 2026.
Tiffany Antal, zoning code manager for the City of Flagstaff, briefed the Heritage Preservation Commission on state legislation (identified during the meeting as SB 2719) that would require municipalities to permit so-called "middle housing" — duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes — on lots zoned for single-family use in specified locations.
Antal told the commission the city is under a deadline to update local code by Jan. 1, 2026, if it is to craft local implementing language. She emphasized that no code has been drafted yet and that staff are seeking direction from commissions before preparing text.
"We cannot discourage the development of these types of housing, or make it impractical," Antal said, describing statutory limits on how municipalities may regulate middle housing. She explained the statute applies only to…
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