A proposed bill in Arizona would provide more affordable housing options for seniors, according to a zoning lawyer.
Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, introduced Senate Bill 1096, which would permit religious institutions to develop senior living communities on their property without rezoning.
The bill would apply to all Arizona cities, towns and counties. SB 1096 would prevent these entities from imposing additional zoning requirements or singling out religious institutions for stricter zoning.
Jason Morris, a founding partner of the Phoenix law firm Withey Morris Baugh PLC, called the bill a "positive" step for housing. He said the legislation would permit assisted living and independent living facilities to be “built more efficiently and to be built without having to go through a full land-use rezoning.”
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