Get up to speed quickly via this feature from Rose Law Group land use attorney Sam DeMoss, who summarizes Arizona municipal agendas for the week of September 16th to 20th.
| Meeting Agendas 9/16-9/20 | Action | Relevance |
| Apache Junction City Council Work Session 09/16/2024 | City Council discusses “Home Sweet Home” program, a program that will offer pre-vetted and paid for building plans through the City of Apache Junction Building Safety Division for one, two, and three bedroom housing plans. | Cost of housing in the City of Apache Junction is at an all-time high and these pre-approved plans will save residents looking to build $10,000-$20,000 in City permitting costs. This may be an opportunity for home builders to be able to build for a group of customers that would not have otherwise been able to afford permitting fees for a new-build. |
| Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting 09/18/2024 | Approved text amendment to City of Apache Junction Zoning Code in response to recent changes to State Law, passing HB-2325 which allows single-family detached residences to keep up to six chickens in their backyard. | Provides potential to integrate more rural lifestyles in suburban and urban cities. Other municipalities likely to respond similarly in coming months. The Town of Oro Valley Town Council is scheduled to discuss a similar ordinance on September 18, 2024. |
| Avondale City Council Study Session 09/16/2024 | Central Arizona Project (CAP) presents regarding Post-2026 Colorado River Operations. | The Lower Basin states have developed a draft alternative for consideration:Improve Colorado Rive reliability over a broad range of future conditionsShare the risks and benefits of the system within and between the basinsImprove predictability of reductions to stabilize Lake Mead |
| Avondale City Council Regular Meeting 09/16/2024 | City Council discusses staff recommendation to contract with Elliot D. Pollack & Company to produce and Affordable Housing Plan in response to State Senate Bill 1162 and City of Casa Grande’s recent contract for an Affordable Housing Plan. | State Senate Senate Bill 1162, signed into law by the Governor of Arizona this year requires municipalities of more than 75,000 residents to publish regular housing needs assessments that include:• Total population growth projected over the next five years; • The total job growth projected over the next five years; • The total amount of residentially zoned land by single family and multifamily; • The total need for additional residential housing to meet: *Any deficiencies in housing the existing population. *Any deficiencies in existing workforce housing. *Population growth projections. *Job growth projections. *Housing needs across all various income levels. Municipalities of over 75,000 residents will be conducting these studies and publishing plans in the coming months. The Arizona Legislature passed the bill with the intent to address the housing shortage in Arizona. |
| Cave Creek Special Town Council Meeting 09/09/2024 | Town of Cave Creek Town Council elects councilmember to fill the current vacancy until the results of the Town election on December 2, 2024. | Cynthia Driskell will serve as a member to the City of Cave Creek Town Council until December 2, 2024. Driskell was elected by Town of Cave Creek at-large in the Jul 30, 2024 primary elections. She will begin that term on December 2, 2024. Town of Cave Creek is among a handful of Valley towns that send all of their elected officials to the ballot every two years. |
| Pinal County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 09/18/2024 | Pinal County Board of Supervisors to vote on Supervisor McClure’s appointment of Gary Joseph Pranzo of Florence, Arizona to the Planning and Zoning Commission. | The vote is currently on the consent agenda, so Pranzo will likely be approved to sit on the Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission for the appointment term of September 19, 2024- September 18, 2028. |
