ARCHES (Arizona Research Center for Housing and Economic Solutions)

 

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The Arizona Research Center for Housing and Economic Solutions (ARCHES) was funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant establishing Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Research Centers of Excellence to advance knowledge and evidence-based solutions related to housing challenges focused on Hispanic and underserved communities in Arizona and the Southwest.

The center is co-located at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the University of Arizona’s (UA) Drachman Institute and includes researchers from Northern Arizona University (NAU) and the University of New Mexico (UNM), all Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

The center's mission is to become the hub for research addressing housing and its intersections with security, climate, and health in Arizona and the Southwest. The center aims to create connections between research and practice and values place-based research that is community-engaged, equitable, evidence-based, and solution-focused.

ARCHES was formerly named the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability.

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For information, please contact us at https://drachmaninstitute.arizona.edu/.

Recent Submissions

  • Accessory Dwelling Units and HB 2720 in Arizona
    George-Blazevich, Paul; Pérez, Lesley (Drachman Institute - The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2025)
    Signed into law on May 21st, 2024, Arizona House Bill 2720 requires that Arizona cities with at least 75,000 residents adopt regulations to legalize construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on residential parcels. The bill aims to provide more flexibility for property owners to develop accessory units, eventually increasing housing options and the number of housing units across the state. This bill provides standard regulations for ADUs in Arizona, which requires the affected cities to update their zoning ordinances to comply with the law. Arizona is following other states that have passed statewide ADU legislation. In addition to Arizona, thirteen states have passed ADU legislation that preempts local ADU regulations, including California, Colorado, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a summary of the HB 2720 requirements and a comparison with preexisting regulations of the Arizona cities impacted by the legislation.