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Coconino supervisors back using HB 2928 to add ADUs; board signals support for deed‑restricted units
Summary
County staff explained state law (HB 2928) requiring counties to allow increased accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and offered the option to deed‑restrict an additional detached ADU as affordable housing. Supervisors broadly signaled support for adopting deed restriction language and directed staff to prepare ordinance language before the statutory/
Arizona’s recent legislation on accessory dwelling units is now driving an immediate zoning update in Coconino County.
Jess McNeely of the Community Development Department briefed the Board of Supervisors on House Bill 2928, passed by the Arizona legislature this year. Under the statute the county must allow two ADUs on single‑family lots (one attached, one detached). The bill also requires counties to allow a third ADU (an additional detached unit) on parcels of 1 acre or larger. The statute gives counties one option: they may require that the additional detached ADU be deed‑restricted and rented to households earning up to 80% of area median income (AMI) at no more than 30% of gross income.
Staff recommendation and implementation questions: McNeely said the county can adopt the deed‑restriction option in local code but must do a zoning update before the calendar year deadline to retain local control; otherwise the right to require such restrictions may be lost. The county could coordinate deed restrictions with the county short‑term‑rental enforcement and Human Services income‑verification programs, she said, although administering income eligibility and deed restrictions would increase staff workload.
Board reaction: Chair Patrice Horstman and supervisors Tammy Ontiveros, Jeronimo Vasquez and Supervisor Begay all expressed support for trying the deed‑restriction option as a way to add affordable units and limit short‑term‑rental conversion. They emphasized a trial approach — adopt the restriction now, monitor results and revisit the requirement if it materially reduces ADU production. No ordinance was voted at the work session; the board asked staff to draft regulatory language for consideration at upcoming hearings so the county can meet the statutory deadline.
Why it matters: ADU policy can add modest rental housing without changing lot patterns; deed restrictions are a tool to steer new units into long‑term rental stock and reduce short‑term rentals, but they introduce administrative complexity and may affect homeowner decisions to build ADUs.
Sources: Presentation and board discussion at board work session (Jess McNeely; supervisors’ remarks).
