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Gilbert staff present middle-housing text amendment; Nov. 5 hearing and Nov. 18 council action scheduled
Summary
Development Services presented a draft text amendment to implement 2024 middle-housing legislation, clarifying where duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes may be allowed, limiting townhome size and parking, and scheduling a Nov. 5 public hearing and Nov. 18 council action to meet a Jan. 1, 2026 statutory deadline.
Development Services presented a proposed text amendment to the Gilbert Town Council on middle housing — duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes — and recommended scheduling a public hearing on Nov. 5 with council action on Nov. 18 to meet a Jan. 1, 2026 compliance deadline.
Ashley, Development Services staff, told council the revisions are intended to implement requirements from the 2024 legislative session. "If the municipality does not adopt these regulations prior to 01/01/2026, middle housing would be allowed by right on all single family lots, without limitation," Ashley said, summarizing the consequence of not adopting local rules.
The draft would allow middle housing on lots zoned single-family that are entirely within 1 mile of the Central…
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