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Planning commission backs ordinance to implement new state rules on ADUs and short-term rentals
Summary
Maricopa County planning staff presented an emergency ordinance to align county rules with recent state legislation on accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals; the commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 on Oct. 23 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance updating county rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and short-term rentals to comply with recent Arizona state legislation.
County planning staff said the ordinance creates a new definition of an ADU, permits at least one attached ADU by right on parcels zoned for single-family residences of 1 acre or less, and allows detached ADUs subject to size and setback standards. For parcels of 1 acre or larger, staff said the ordinance must also allow a second detached ADU; that second unit must be restricted to…
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