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Cave Creek staff to draft broad zoning and subdivision code changes after planning‑commission guidance
Summary
Planning staff will draft multiple text amendments — including rules for accessory living quarters in R18/R35, revisions to commercial landscaping/undisturbed requirements, updates to the commercial uses table, and changes to hillside and subdivision rules — and return to the commission with proposals and possible workshops.
Planning staff told the commission March 19 that they will prepare draft ordinance changes on several fronts and return for public hearings and possible workshops.
Luke and town planner Stephen summarized four main text‑amendment topics staff wants commission guidance on: allowing accessory living quarters (guest houses/ADUs) in R18 and R35 zoning districts (maintaining a 50% size cap of the primary residence and limiting one guest house per lot); reconsideration of the commercial requirement for 'undisturbed' open‑space (staff said smaller commercial parcels struggle to meet the…
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