Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoed a housing reform bill that would have prevented local governments from regulating certain home design aspects and lot sizes.
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday vetoed a housing reform bill that would have prevented local governments from regulating certain home design aspects and lot sizes.
“Unfortunately, this expansive bill is a step too far and I know we can strike a better balance,” Hobbs, a Democrat, said in her veto letter. “This is unprecedented legislation that would put Arizonans at the center of a housing reform experiment with unclear outcomes.“Just turning neighborhoods upside down just as a result of this and there’s no proof that it will result in more affordable housing,” Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix president Neal Haddad said.
President and Yuma Mayor, Douglas Nicholls, said the bill would have overwhelmed current infrastructure and decades of local zoning planning.
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