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Maricopa County calls to cut zoning red tape, press federal agency on flood‑map reviews to speed housing
Summary
An unidentified speaker at a Maricopa County meeting urged cutting nonessential regulations, modernizing zoning to allow greater density and pressing the federal government to let the county’s flood control district oversee FEMA flood‑plain map revisions to shorten housing review times.
An unidentified speaker at a Maricopa County meeting urged county leaders to cut regulations that raise housing costs, modernize zoning to allow greater density and press the federal government to let the county’s flood control district oversee revisions to FEMA flood‑plain maps to speed housing construction reviews.
The speaker said: "I'm committed to taking a hard look at county policies and regulations that stand in the way of building homes that people can afford. So I've convened a kitchen cabinet of housing experts, and here's what I believe we can we can accomplish this year. Cut red tape that doesn't serve a public safety purpose because unnecessary…
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