Arizona legislation to speed up the zoning process and require cities to track how much housing they need was signed by the governor earlier this week. Both are moves to address the state’s housing shortage.
Republican-backed SB 1162 sets a deadline of 180 days for municipalities to decide on zoning requests that are complete when filed. Governments also must decide within 30 days if a zoning request is complete.
Housing developers say two- to four-year delays in getting zoning decisions is a big reason behind Arizona’s housing crisis…