Disclaimer: The comments in this blog are my personal opinion and may or may not reflect an adopted position of the city of Glendale and its city council.

These bills could and will affect your property values if passed by the Arizona Legislature. I ask you, no… I urge you to email these Arizona Senators letting them know you oppose these bills.

Cities such as Glendale did not find out until 4 pm today that these bills will be voted upon at 10 am tomorrow, Wednesday morning.

This was done deliberately so as to offer no time for opposing them.

Please email the senators listed below at the email addresses I have provided. You can email them tonight and up until 10 am tomorrow morning. Let’s flood them with opposition.

Thank you,

Joyce Clark

Councilmember, Yucca district, Glendale

Over the past few months, the Legislature has debated several zoning and housing bills, under a premise of improving housing supply at the expense of reducing community input or infringing on existing property owners. The city of Glendale has worked diligently to negotiate reasonable compromises, but the proponents behind these housing bills have accepted very few of our requests. Now it is up to you to determine the impact that these bills will have on your community. If you read the bill summaries and feel these bills will impact your property or communities, I encourage you to engage with your state Senators. 

HB2720 Accessory Dwelling Unit

If passed, HB2720 would require the city of Glendale to allow up to two accessary dwelling units (mother-in-law suite or casita) to be built in a backyard. This bill is expected to be voted on by the Arizona State Senate tomorrow. Unfortunately, the Senate has rejected our ask to allow cities the authority to prohibit the use of ADUs for AirBNB’s which is something Glendale residents asked for when Glendale updated our zoning ordinance last year. Under this bill, cities are also prohibited from establishing design standards for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that are visible from the street. The bill sponsor, Representative Michael Carbone, has agreed with these requests, but the Senate has rejected them. We thank Representative Carbone for his efforts, but still remain concerned with the bill as written. 

HB2584 Building Materials; Prohibition

If passed, HB2584 would prohibit the city of Glendale from requiring certain building materials in construction, renovation, maintenance or other alteration of a residential building if the building materials are approved by a national model code. These codes are very broad which allows cities to adopt building codes and require certain materials based on the location of their city. For example, Glendale and other cities in Maricopa County require different building materials than colder climates like Flagstaff. The city adopts building material requirements after thoughtful consideration and feedback from our residents.  

Both bills are scheduled to be voted on tomorrow at 10 a.m. If you wish to share your feedback, please email the following Senators who represent Glendale.

Senator Flavio Bravo – fbravo@azleg.gov

Senator Anna Hernandez – anna.hernandez@azleg.gov

Senator Frank Carroll – fcarroll@azleg.gov

Senator Sine Kerr – skerr@azleg.gov

Senator Anthony Kern – akern@azleg.gov

Senator Eva Diaz – eva.diaz@azleg.gov

Senator Janae Shamp – jshamp@azleg.gov

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