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Phoenix council pauses vote on state-mandated middle-housing rules after hours of public testimony
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing with dozens of pro- and anti-middle-housing speakers, Phoenix City Council voted to continue two state-required zoning items (51–52) to Nov. 19 so staff and council can address concerns about historic neighborhoods, parking and enforcement.
Phoenix City Council on Wednesday delayed action on two zoning items meant to implement Arizona’s new middle-housing law, choosing to continue the measures to Nov. 19 after an extended public hearing that drew hundreds of residents.
The items — a text amendment to revise the zoning code and a companion rezoning to convey rights for middle housing near downtown — were presented by Planning Deputy Director Tricia Gomes, who said state law requires municipalities to allow duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes on single-family lots in specified areas and warned the city risks losing local zoning controls if it does not adopt compliant…
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