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Middle Housing
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA25-03)
Planning Commission Public Hearing, October 23, 2025
Alex Lerma
Senior Planner

Request
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Amend the Unified Development Code (UDC) by adding 
Section 35.2.1011 “Central Business District,” to 
address Middle Housing and align with Arizona Revised 
Statutes (ARS) Section 9-462.13 enacted through House 
Bill 2721.
Applicant/Owner:
Planning Commission Initiated / City of Glendale

Background
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• January 2019, Council approves R19-07 
designating the Central Business District.
• December 2023, UDC is adopted
• May 2024, House Bill 2721 signed into law by 
Governor Hobbs, creating Arizona Revised 
Statutes, Section 9-462.13.

Key Points
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Middle Housing:
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Means buildings that are compatible in scale, form 
and character with single-family houses and that 
contain two or more attached, detached, stacked or 
clustered homes.
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Includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and 
townhomes.

Key Points Continued
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Allowance of duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and 
townhomes as a permitted use:
(1) In lots zoned for single-family residential use 
within one (1) mile of the Central Business 
District; and
(2)At least twenty percent (20%) of any new
development of more than ten (10) contiguous 
acres.

Central Business District
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Public Involvement
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• Notification Letters mailed September 17, 2025
• Hearin Notices mailed on September 26, 2025
• Advertised in the Arizona Republic on October 1, 2025

Findings & Analysis
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• Consistent with the policies, objectives, and land use 
map of the Glendale General Plan
• Furthers the public health, safety, and general welfare 
of the citizens of Glendale

Recommendation
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Staff recommends Planning Commission forward a 
recommendation for approval of ZTA25-03, as written.

Middle Housing
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA25-03)
Planning Commission Public Hearing, October 23, 2025
Alex Lerma
Senior Planner