TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Tucson needs more affordable housing, but zoning laws may be getting in the way.

In a study done by the city, 35,000 housing units are needed in the next decade to keep up with demand.

One-third of those units need to be subsidized affordable housing funded by the federal government, and another third needs to be median-income housing.

Across the country, zoning laws can make or break a city’s affordable housing supply. Zoning expert Sara Bronin said that this can be especially true in areas that struggle with affordable housing.

“Zoning rules that are too restrictive deter new investments in new buildings, and because they don’t have that economic opportunity for somebody to come in, develop, and create housing,” said Bronin, author and founder of the Nat

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