Staff is requesting feedback from the Commission on a zoning code text amendment updating High Occupancy Housing standards that are tied to designations within the current Regional Plan that are not proposed to be carried over into the new Regional Plan. 

No recommendation.

On November 17, 2020, the Flagstaff City Council adopted the High Occupancy Housing Zoning Code Text Amendment which became effective on March 1, 2021. A conditional use permit is required for any development meeting the definition of High Occupancy Housing Development (HOHD) or a Mixed-Use High Occupancy Housing Development (MHOHD).

A High Occupancy Housing Development (HOHD) is any of the following:

• Single-family dwelling unit with seven or more bedrooms, or five or more sanitation facilities.
• Duplex or two dwelling units on a lot or parcel with more than a total of seven bedrooms, or if any of the dwelling units contain four or more sanitation facilities.
• Multiple-family developments with three dwelling units on a lot or parcel with more than a total of nine bedrooms, or if any of the dwelling units contain four or more sanitation facilities.
• Multiple-family development with four dwelling units or greater on a development site with any of the following:
  • More than 20 percent of the total dwelling units have four bedrooms or more;
  • One or more of the dwelling units contain four or more sanitation facilities;
  • The total number of dwelling units per acre, or bedrooms per acre, requires a Conditional Use Permit for an HOHD in accordance with the building form and property development standards of the property's designated zone;
  • Or, if the property elects the transect zone, the density is greater than 29 dwelling units per acre or 72.5 bedrooms per acre.
• A Mixed-Use High Occupancy Housing Development includes any of the following
  • More than 20 percent of the total dwelling units have four bedrooms or more;
  • One or more of the dwelling units contain four or more sanitation facilities;
  • The total number of dwelling units per acre, or bedrooms per acre, requires a Conditional Use Permit for an MHOHD in accordance with the building form and property development standards of the property's designated zone.
  • Or, if the property elects the transect zone, the density is greater than 29 dwelling units per acre or 72.5 bedrooms per acre.