FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council adopted the High Occupancy Housing (HOH) Zoning Code Text Amendment at their meeting on Nov. 17, 2020. Effective on March 1, 2021, the adopted amendment is the first Zoning Code Text Amendment to implement the HOH Specific Plan. This amendment impacts most residential and mixed-use (residential and non-residential) developments by regulating the number of bedrooms and the number of dwelling units that are allowed with and without obtaining separate approval (a Conditional Use Permit) from the city. Developments that are required to obtain Conditional Use Permit will be considered a HOH Development or Mixed-use HOH Development.
The HOH Plan (adopted in February 2018) addressed the community’s dialogue regarding high density residential and mixed-use developments in and near established neighborhoods and included goals and policies that are intended to enhance and maintain Flagstaff’s character and guide future HOH Development and Mixed-Use High Occupancy Housing Developments. This Zoning Code Text Amendment addresses several of the goals and policies of the Regional Plan and HOH Plan and incorporates provisions that will require certain single-family, duplex (two dwelling-units), multiple-family (three dwelling-units and greater) and mixed-use developments to obtain the approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a HOH Development or Mixed-use HOH Development. In addition, these developments will be required to comply with locational and development standards that are specific to these development types.
For additional information on the HOH Zoning Code Text Amendment, and how certain single-family, duplexes, multiple-family, and mixed-use developments may be affected and associated requirements, please visit the City’s website at: www.flagstaff.az.gov/HOHZoningCode.
For questions on the HOH Zoning Code Text Amendment, contact Dan Symer, Zoning Code Manager, at daniel.symer@flagstaffaz.gov or (928) 213-2613.