Affordable housing bill passes committee

By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times

A new version of a bipartisan housing measure intended to help first-time homebuyers purchase starter properties advanced through a House panel Tuesday, but it may have to compete with an alternative proposal from Arizona’s cities and towns looking to achieve the same goal.

The House Commerce Committee on Tuesday passed HB2371, this year’s version of the “Arizona Starter Homes Act,” as lawmakers are preparing to negotiate with municipal leaders to avoid last year’s veto outcome. 

“This is the start of the process,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Lake Havasu City, said. “We need to figure something out.” 

The measure would prevent cities from regulating specific design features of homes, including walls, fences, garages and specific building materials used for construction. Under the bill, cities also couldn’t require minimum lot sizes to be built any larger than 1,500 square feet for new developments that are at least five acres in size.

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