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Yavapai consultants present stark housing needs assessment as code rewrite begins
Summary
Consultants told the Board of Supervisors and Planning & Zoning Commission that Yavapai County will need roughly 21,500 new housing units countywide by 2040 (about 6,700 in unincorporated areas), and urged zoning updates and incentives — from ADU rules to clustering and community land trusts — to close affordability gaps.
Roger Eastman, lead consultant with Logan Simpson, and Danny Court of Elliot D. Pollock & Company presented a housing needs assessment and a plan to update Yavapai County's 1968 zoning ordinance.
——"This presentation has often been described as bleak, but I prefer the term eye opening," Court said, framing findings that include a countywide demand for about 21,500 housing units by 2040 and nearly 6,700 units in unincorporated areas. Court explained federal affordability benchmarks tied to area median income (AMI), noting households at 30% AMI are generally eligible for deep rental subsidies while those in the 60–120% AMI band…
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