Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Queen Creek staff: town has zoned land for next five years of housing growth
Summary
Town planner Sarah Clark presented a state-required housing needs assessment that found Queen Creek has sufficient zoned land to meet a five‑year growth projection but recommended steps to encourage housing types and speed permitting.
Sarah Clark, senior planner in Queen Creek’s Development Services Department, told the Town Council on Jan. 14 that a housing needs assessment prepared with consultant Michael Baker shows the town has enough vacant zoned single‑family and multifamily land to accommodate projected growth over the next five years.
The presentation summarized demographic and housing data, projected unit needs and recommended next steps to encourage a range of housing types and reduce development timelines.
The report was prepared to satisfy 2024 legislation, SB 1162, which requires municipalities to publish a housing needs assessment and a housing plan that addresses projected population and job growth, available…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
