By Gabriela Rico | Daily Star
Tucson’s older neighborhoods could soon look very different as the city complies with a new state law that relaxes zoning rules to allow homeowners to build up to four small dwellings — or casitas — on their property.
Or some homeowners may choose to cash in on the new laws by selling their backyards to developers to build and rent the tiny homes.
Under the new state law, Arizona cities with a population of 75,000 or more must easily allow for the development of duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes on all lots zoned for single-family use within one mile of the city’s central business district. In Tucson, those boundaries are roughly Prince Road on the north, Silverlake Road on the south, Country Club Road on the east and Silverbell Road on the west.
Newer home subdivisions with established homeowner associations in that area are not subject to the new state law.
