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PHOENIX — After a veto, a sweeping proposal to change housing rules is back at the Legislature with only minor changes.It would strip larger Arizona cities and towns of the right to set standards for single-family home lots and building sizes, and would bar them from setting design standards or requiring features such as fencing or garages. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the measure last year after massive pressure from cities and towns.But Republican Rep. Leo Biasiucci’s effort to address Arizona’s housing crisis by spurring construction of smaller and cheaper “starter homes” has only one tweak from last year’s version: It excludes areas around military airports, which Hobbs pointed to as a major issue in her veto letter.Hobbs cited larger concerns as well, saying last year’s measure was filled with “unexplored, unintended consequences that are of great concern” because they placed major limits on what could be required for new housing.
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