Talks of where to put middle housing continue with the City of Tucson and members of the community.

Middle housing are smaller residential buildings such as duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts, and townhomes that are more affordable.

City of Tucson Planning and Development Services held a meeting Wednesday night to go over their proposal they recently released.

Daniel Bursuck, Tucson's Planning and Development Services Department Planning Administrator, says these developments all have to be within a mile of a defined downtown area.

The reason for these changes is because Arizona House Bill (HB) 2721 that passed in May 2024 requires more middle housing to be developed throughout Tucson.

The housing law states this action must be taken by cities with more than 75,000 reside

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