By Phineas Hogan | Phoenix Business Journal
The dividing lines were clear in an overflowed Phoenix City Council chamber on Nov. 5, between those who say yes, or no, to development in their backyards.
Phoenix is grappling with a state bill signed into law this spring that requires all Arizona towns and cities to build “middle housing” with multiple units in single-family zones or risk losing some zoning power. Council chose to delay for two weeks, until Nov. 19, the decision whether to add an overlay, including on the Willo and Encanto neighborhoods, to meet the requirements.
