By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Residents of historic Phoenix neighborhood seek exemption from new zoning law
- Law requires cities to allow duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes in certain areas
- Phoenix residents are divided on the law, with some supporting affordable housing
Neighborhood leaders in the Willo Neighborhood Association are pushing back against a 2024 law that would allow property owners to build higher density housing options in the Phoenix neighborhood, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes.
Brad Brauer, president of the association, told the Arizona Capitol Times the group is seeking to preserve Arizona’s history by obtaining an exemption from House Bill 2721.
“We don’t want to prevent someone from having a place to live or a better first house to own, but I don’t think that taking away from a neighborhood is the way to go about that,” Brauer said. “I really wish that the city and our state would come up with a better idea than to come in here with a bulldozer.”
