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Fountain Hills adopts downtown overlay to encourage mixed‑use development; sets 35 units/acre with 15‑unit/acre block cap
Summary
Council adopted a revised downtown overlay that allows up to 35 units per acre by right on upper floors while capping average density for a full block at 15 units per acre; the council left ground‑floor commercial mix and specific retail percentage requirements for future discussion.
The Town Council adopted amendments to the downtown overlay to encourage mixed‑use redevelopment and to make higher residential densities easier to build, approving a text amendment that allows up to 35 units per acre on upper floors while limiting a whole‑block average to 15 units per acre.
John, the town’s Development Services Director, walked the council through density concepts and examples showing how higher per‑lot densities translate across blocks. Staff argued that…
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