Tusayan building heights ordinance draws fire

By Emery Cowan | Arizona Daily Sun

The town of Tusayan recently approved an increase in the maximum allowable building height in town, but the new ordinance may be put to voters if a signature drive is determined to be successful.

A controversial decision to increase building heights in the Grand Canyon gateway town of Tusayan now may be put to voters to make the final call.

In April, the town council unanimously approved an ordinance that increases maximum allowable building heights from between 35 and 40 feet to 65 feet for commercial, multifamily residential and planned community development.

That allows for a building five to six stories tall. By comparison, the city of Flagstaff allows for buildings up to 60 feet tall in most commercial districts and up to seven stories tall in the downtown transect district that encompasses about nine blocks north of Route 66.

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