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Avondale adopts middle-housing code changes to comply with state law
Summary
To meet a state deadline, Avondale designated three Boulevard subdistricts as a Central Business District for middle-housing rules and adopted zoning and general-plan text amendments that allow duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes under specified conditions and require 20% middle housing in large new developments.
Avondale City Council voted Nov. 17 to adopt general-plan and zoning-code text amendments to implement the state’s middle-housing requirements (referenced by staff as House Bill 2721). Senior Planner Monica Smirky explained the three-step approach: designate a Central Business District (CBD) for middle housing from existing Boulevard subdistricts (Gateway, Village and Park Avenue), amend the…
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