By Mara Knaub | Yuma Sun
Yuma is proposing to expand housing opportunities by redefining two-family and multifamily housing, while also increasing allowable densities for medium- and high-density residential projects.
“The City of Yuma is continually exploring opportunities to provide expanded housing solutions for the community,” staff noted in a report.
The proposed two-part text amendment would allow two-family and multifamily dwellings to be attached or detached.
The code currently requires that a two-family dwelling on a single parcel be attached, resulting in the construction of a duplex. The same applies to multifamily dwellings with three or more units on a single parcel.
