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Queen Creek staff: town has enough zoned land to meet five-year housing growth
Summary
Senior planner Sarah Clark told the Town Council that under SB 1162 the town has sufficient vacant single-family and multifamily zoned land to meet projected five‑year growth, and the report recommends steps to facilitate a range of housing types.
Sarah Clark, senior planner in Queen Creek’s Development Services Department, told the Town Council on Jan. 14 that a state law passed in 2024 required municipalities to produce a housing needs assessment and a plan to meet five‑year growth projections. "SB 1162 ... required all cities and towns to develop and publish a housing needs assessment by Jan 1, 2025," Clark said.
Clark said the town worked with consultant Michael Baker to complete the assessment and that the analysis found Queen Creek currently has enough vacant zoned residential land — both single‑family and multifamily — to accommodate projected five‑year population and job growth. Using the town’s planning inputs, Clark said the report projects roughly 5,000 single‑family units and 1,800…
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