Phoenix weighs Rio Salado plan designating 127 acres for housing — Oct 13–27

Phoenix City Council — October 21, 2026

• Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption — General Plan Amendment GPA-CC-SM-1-26-7-8 (Rio Salado District Policy Plan) — Resolution 22400 — Districts 7 and 8: Phoenix's council holds a public hearing on Resolution 22400, which would adopt the Rio Salado District Policy Plan for about 4,364 acres bounded by Interstate 17, 32nd Street, Broadway Road and 19th Avenue in Districts 7 and 8. The plan carries goals, actions and design guidelines for development in the corridor, and a staff-recommended revision adds an affordable housing bonus under which extra building height may be supported. View item
• Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption — General Plan Amendment GPA-CC-SM-2-26-7-8 — Resolution 22401 — Districts 7 and 8: Companion Resolution 22401 would amend the 2025 General Plan land use map for the same 4,364 acres. As revised for the Planning Commission, it designates a roughly 130-acre inactive mining pit between 16th and 24th streets south of the Rio Salado as Residential 10 to 15 dwelling units per acre / Mixed Use, with about 127 acres in the previous version's acreage table showing that new designation. View item
• Proposed 32nd Avenue and Dobbins Road Annexation — Public Hearing — District 8: A public hearing covers annexation No. 566, about 28.1173 acres roughly 400 feet west of the southwest corner of 30th Avenue and Dobbins Road in District 8; the applicant is requesting annexation to allow uses under City of Phoenix R-3 zoning, including up to 489 apartments, condominiums and/or townhomes. The council report also describes the water and sewer mains serving W. Dobbins Road. View item
• Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption — Rezoning Application Z-24-26-7 (SWC State Route 202 & Lower Buckeye Road PUD) (Ordinance G-7553) — District 7: Council takes up Ordinance G-7553, which would rezone 65.59 acres at the southeast corner of 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road from 3.85 acres of C-2, 53.62 acres of CP/GCP and 8.12 acres of A-1 to planned unit development for commercial and commerce park uses. The proposal has no residential component, and the Riverside Elementary School District wrote in strong opposition, saying the project had been presented to neighbors as housing. View item
• Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption — General Plan Amendment GPA-EST-1-26-7 — Southeast Corner of 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road (Resolution 22404) — District 7: Resolution 22404 would change the General Plan land use for 77.49 acres of vacant land at the southeast corner of 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road from Industrial to 27.48 acres of Mixed Use / Commercial and 50.01 acres of Mixed Use / Commerce/Business Park. It is the companion to the PUD rezone on the same corner (Z-24-26-7), which allows commercial and commerce park uses. View item
• Modification of Stipulation — Ratification of September 16, 2026 Planning Hearing Officer Action PHO-2-26--Z-174-87-2(1) — SWC Deer Valley Road and 27th Avenue — District 1: Council takes up ratification of a Sept. 16 Planning Hearing Officer action setting density limits at the southwest corner of Deer Valley Road and 27th Avenue: 4 dwelling units per acre in R1-6, 8 in R-2, 12 in R-3 and 22 in R-3A. The stipulations also require the Scatter Wash floodway to be preserved in a natural desert state and dedicated trails within the wash. View item
• Amend City Code — Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1309 (Ordinance G-7533) — District 5 (continued from August 26, 2026): Council takes up Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1309 (Ordinance G-7533) for District 5, continued from Aug. 26 so staff could clarify the supplementary zoning process to the property owner. The published materials do not describe the use or density involved. View item
• Amend City Code — Ordinance Adoption — Rezoning Application PHO-2-26--Z-101-07-5 — approx. 345 feet east of NEC 75th Avenue and Weldon Avenue (Ordinance G-7552) — District 5: Council takes up Ordinance G-7552, which would modify the stipulations on rezoning application Z-101-07-5, originally approved by Ordinance G-6369, for a site in District 5 about 345 feet east of the northeast corner of 75th Avenue and Weldon Avenue. The revised terms reference a site plan and elevations date stamped July 28, 2026, and require a 50-foot right-of-way dedication for the east half of 75th Avenue. View item

Chandler City Council — October 15, 2026

• Resolution No. 6048 — approving use of up to $1,500,000 in Public Housing Authority federal reserves to support development fees for the Haven on Hamilton Redevelopment Project: Chandler's council takes up Resolution No. 6048, which would authorize up to $1,500,000 in available federal Public Housing reserves for eligible development fees on the Haven on Hamilton redevelopment project. The resolution says the project is anticipated to include approximately 250 affordable housing units and that recent interest rate increases threatened its viability. View item
• Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5178 — Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: Council gives a first reading — introduction and tentative adoption — to Ordinance No. 5178 (case PLH26-0017), rezoning about 4.51 gross acres (4.16 net) near Vineyard Way and Gatling Way from planned area development for church uses to PAD for single-family residential at a maximum of 3.85 dwelling units per net acre. The Porchlight Homes plan is a 16-lot single-family subdivision. View item

Board of Supervisors — October 21, 2026

• Adopt a resolution approving issuance of bonds for the benefit of Dist. at Laveen Apartments, LLC — up to $74,800,000 aggregate principal: Supervisors vote on a resolution approving four series of Industrial Development Authority multifamily housing revenue bonds for Dist. at Laveen Apartments, LLC — Series 2026A through 2026D — in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $74,800,000, in Supervisorial District 5 (C-20-27-002-X-00). View item
• Termination of the Desert Whisper Development Agreement (DMP2006-003 and DMP2007-004): Supervisors take up termination of the Desert Whisper development agreement between the Lallian Family Trust and Elgh Indian School Rd. and 371st, LLC (successors in interest for DB-Desert Whisper Investments, LLC) and Maricopa County. The agreement, recorded as 2009-0189231, sets planning and development conditions for the Desert Whisper Development Master Plan, cases DMP2006-003 and DMP2007-004, in Supervisorial District 4; the item says termination must be approved by the Board and recorded under A.R.S. §11-1101. View item
• Development Agreement with DB – Desert Whisper Investments (termination; property owner pursuing rezone from Residential to Industrial): A second Desert Whisper item, recommended by the Transportation Director, would terminate a development agreement approved with master plan case DMP 2006003 on May 7, 2008 (C-64-27-037-X-00). The item says the property owner is pursuing a rezone from residential to industrial and that the change of use requires updated traffic and civil engineering analysis to determine required public infrastructure. View item

Industrial Development Authority — October 13, 2026

• Resolution granting final approval for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $74,800,000 of multifamily revenue notes for the District at Laveen Apartments project: The Industrial Development Authority of Maricopa County takes up a resolution granting final approval for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $74,800,000 of its multifamily revenue notes for the District at Laveen Apartments project. The agenda entry frames the action as discussion and action 'as determined'; no outcome appears in the published agenda. View item
• Discussion and action regarding a grant request from Arizona Housing Acceleration Fund: The authority takes up a grant request from the Arizona Housing Acceleration Fund. The agenda does not name the project or the amount, so the housing impact is unclear from the published record. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — October 14, 2026

• ZON26-00162 "Hawes Crossing Village 6 Remainder" — 44± acres at NWC of South Hawes Road alignment and East Warner Road; rezone RM-5-PAD/OC-PAD/LC-PAD to RSL-2.5-PAD: Staff recommend approval with conditions of a rezone of 44± acres at the northwest corner of the South Hawes Road alignment and East Warner Road, from 15± acres of RM-5-PAD, 9± acres of OC-PAD and 20± acres of LC-PAD to RSL-2.5-PAD for small-lot single-family homes, with a maximum density of 4.1 dwelling units per acre described in the applicant's citizen participation plan. The parcel is owned by the Arizona State Land Department, and the request from Pew & Lake PLC for Blandford Homes was filed in preparation for a future state land auction. View item
• ZON25-00943 "Waffle Flower Warehouse Rezone" — 2.4± acres rezone from Single Residence-90 (RS-90) to Light Industrial (LI), Site Plan Review, Special Use Permit: Commissioners hear a request from owner ZEE Properties, LLC and applicant William Erwin to rezone 2.4± acres at the northwest corner of East Thomas Road and North 54th Street from Single Residence-90 to Light Industrial, plus a site plan review and a special use permit for a parking reduction for an 18,000± square foot Waffle Flower Crafts building. Staff recommend approval with conditions, and the 2.4 acres would move from residential zoning to light industrial. View item

Flagstaff Flagstaff Housing Authority — October 15, 2026

• Consideration and Adoption of Resolution 2026-06: recommending submittal of a RAD application to HUD and redevelopment of the Flagstaff public housing portfolio: The Housing Authority board takes up Resolution 2026-06, which recommends submitting an application to HUD for the Rental Assistance Demonstration program and redeveloping the Flagstaff public housing portfolio with the City of Flagstaff Housing Authority as developer or co-developer. It also recommends that City Council direct the city manager or designee to implement and operate all phases of the redevelopment and disburse public housing and affordable housing funds for related projects. View item

Avondale City Council — October 19, 2026

• Public Hearing and Ordinance 2042-1026 — Avondale Commons Major Planned Area Development Amendment (PL-26-0210), 25.23 gross acres at NWC Avondale Blvd and McDowell Rd: Avondale holds a public hearing on Ordinance 2042-1026, a major amendment to the 25.23-gross-acre Avondale Commons planned area development at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road (PL-26-0210). The amendment would remove Stipulation No. 2 from the original rezone, which the agenda describes as relating to commercial construction and the timing of multi-family residential development; approval would authorize the mayor or city manager, city attorney and city clerk to execute the necessary documents. The agenda does not state the stipulation's exact terms. View item
• Consent Agenda — appointments to boards and commissions, including Ben Ruoti as Planning Commission Alternate Member (term to 12/31/2028): The consent agenda includes board and commission appointments: Ben Ruoti as a Planning Commission alternate member on a partial term expiring 12/31/2028, and Cimone Rogers as a Municipal Art Committee alternate on a partial term expiring 12/31/2026. View item

Tempe City Council — October 15, 2026

• Public hearing — Zoning and Development Code Text Amendment, Section 3-409 Group Homes for Adult Care, Persons with Disabilities, and Child Shelter: Tempe holds a public hearing on Ordinance No. O2026.45, which amends the Zoning and Development Code section covering group homes for adult care, persons with disabilities and child shelters. The item's attachments include a document labeled SB1473 assisted living legislation, an ordinance exhibit and a housing impact statement for the code text amendment. View item
• Public hearing — Zoning Map Amendment from GID to MU-4 and Planned Area Development Overlay for Emerald Center Mixed-Use, 8550 South Priest: Council holds a public hearing on Ordinance No. O2026.44 (case PL260207), which would amend the zoning map at 8550 South Priest Drive from GID to MU-4 with a planned area development overlay for Emerald Center Mixed-Use. Staff report exhibits identify The Widewaters Group, with Trammell Crow Companies, as the applicant. View item
• Public hearing — Zoning Map Amendment from R/O to CSS for approx. 0.34 acres, Assisted Living Training School, 1843 East Southern Ave: A separate hearing covers Ordinance No. O2026.42 (case PL260008), a zoning map amendment on about 0.34 acres at 1843 East Southern Avenue from R/O to CSS, filed for an assisted living training school. The staff report attachment is filed as PL260008, but the published excerpt does not describe the building or enrollment. View item
• Public hearing — resolution authorizing activities and proposed funding within the Community Development Block Grant Action Plan Substantial Amendment: Council holds a hearing on Resolution No. R2026.127, authorizing submission of a substantial amendment to the city's Community Development Block Grant action plan for fiscal year 2026-27. The published excerpt does not list the funded projects or amounts. View item

Avondale City Council — October 26, 2026

• Revitalization Area Development Fees — proposed amendments to City Code Chapter 19, Article IV, Infill Incentive Program: Council gets a presentation from the Development Services Department on proposed amendments to City Code Chapter 19, Article IV, the Infill Incentive Program, covering application, plan review and permit fees for development, redevelopment and property maintenance in Avondale's three oldest neighborhoods. The item is for presentation and Council direction only. View item

Avondale Planning & Zoning Commission — October 21, 2026

• Public Hearing Items — The BLVD Specific Plan Text Amendment (PL-26-0174) and Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments, Chapter 28 Article 5 (PL-26-0175): Commissioners hold hearings on two requests from Carolyn Oberholtzer of BFSO Law for Pederson Group, Inc.: text changes to The BLVD Specific Plan's Village District concept and development form (PL-26-0174), and changes to The BLVD zoning rules that modify the location of drive-through uses and add approximately 12 acres of employment with light manufacturing, warehousing and wholesaling (PL-26-0175). The commission would forward a recommendation to City Council on each. View item

Chandler Planning & Zoning Commission — October 21, 2026

• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vale Sereno: The commission takes up Vale Sereno (PLH26-0021), a K. Hovnanian request to rezone about 12.6 gross (12.1 net) acres near Cooper Road and Chandler Heights Road for 53 single-family lots at 4.38 dwelling units per net acre, plus a preliminary development plan and preliminary plat. A neighbor letter asks the commission to make the 20-foot buffer behind Lot 53 permanent and enforceable. View item
• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, The Station at Park Place: The commission hears The Station at Park Place (PLH26-0012), a request to amend planned area development zoning on about 17.7 acres to allow multi-family residential as part of a mixed-use development, along with preliminary development plan site layout and building architecture. View item
• Area Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Hamstra Crossing: The commission acts on Hamstra Crossing (PLH26-0027/PLH26-0022), an area plan amendment, rezone and development plan for a gas station and convenience store, car wash and RV storage at the northwest corner of McQueen Road and Germann Road. An Airport Commission memorandum records a 5-0 vote finding that the project does not constitute a conflict with existing or planned airport operations. View item

Chandler Planning & Zoning Commission — October 21, 2026

• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vale Sereno: A study session previews Vale Sereno, K. Hovnanian's 53-lot single-family plan on about 12.6 gross (12.1 net) acres near Cooper Road and Chandler Heights Road, at 4.38 dwelling units per net acre. The traffic study describes two driveways, with the primary full-access driveway on Cooper Road about 550 feet south of Chandler Heights Road. View item
• Area Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Hamstra Crossing: The study session covers Hamstra Crossing (PLH26-0027/PLH26-0022), the proposed gas station, convenience store, car wash and RV storage at McQueen and Germann roads. The file includes the Airport Commission memorandum finding no conflict with airport operations and amended and original Airpark land use maps. View item

Flagstaff City Council — October 20, 2026

• Ordinance No. 2026-28 — amending the Flagstaff zoning map to rezone approx. 13.01 acres from Rural Residential (RR) with partial Resource Protection Overlay to Single-Family Residential (R1) with full RPO: Council votes on Ordinance No. 2026-28, which would rezone approximately 13.01 acres from Rural Residential with a partial Resource Protection Overlay to Single-Family Residential (R1) with the overlay applied to the full site. View item
• Resolution No. 2026-52 and Ordinance No. 2026-27 — PZ-26-00136 Zoning Map Amendment Process, amending Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code: Council takes up Resolution No. 2026-52 and Ordinance No. 2026-27 (case PZ-26-00136), which would amend the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code, with a document titled 'Zoning Map Amendment Process.' The agenda text does not describe the specific procedural changes. View item

Buckeye City Council — October 20, 2026

• Resolution No. 96-26 approving the Development Impact Fee Credit: Council votes on Resolution No. 96-26, approving a sewer line development impact fee credit and reimbursement agreement with D.R. Horton for the Farallon property. The council report says Horton built an offsite 18-inch and 24-inch sewer line between Southern Avenue and Beloat Road at a cost of $4,639,213.16, is eligible for a $1,975,746.01 credit against wastewater development impact fees on 882 residential lots, and will be reimbursed $2,663,467.15 from the Wastewater Impact Fee Fund. View item
• Resolution No. 84-26 accepting a petition for enlarging MID2006-016 to include the Festival Ranch Parcel 84 Development: Council acts on Resolution No. 84-26, accepting a petition for enlarging district MID2006-016 to include the Festival Ranch Parcel 84 Development. The published agenda text is cut off after 'and ordering the,' so the district's purpose and assessment terms are not described. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 13, 2026

• 2028 General Obligation Bond Program Development and Report of the Fiscal Capacity Committee — Citywide: Council gets an update on developing the 2028 General Obligation Bond program and the report of the Fiscal Capacity Committee, which is charged with recommending an appropriately sized bond program without raising the secondary property tax rate. No housing line item is listed; nonprofit organizations may submit one project, with project submittals due March 1, 2027. View item

Fountain Hills Town Council — October 20, 2026

• Ordinance 26-16 amending Subdivision Ordinance Article 3, Section 3.03 B — require plats of 50 acres or more to designate a location for future wireless telecommunications facilities: Council considers Ordinance 26-16, which adds a subdivision standard requiring a preliminary plat for 50 gross acres or more to identify and propose to preserve at least one location suitable for a future wireless communications tower, prioritizing separation from residential lots and screening. Identification does not approve a facility; any future tower still needs all otherwise required approvals. View item

Scottsdale City Council — October 20, 2026

• Select Education Conditional Use Permit (UP-0005-2026) — educational service on a ±5-acre site zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-190 ESL), 9201 E. Happy Valley Road: Council votes on Resolution No. 13790, a conditional use permit for an educational service, elementary and secondary school, including a preschool, in an existing 18,000-square-foot building on about 5 acres zoned single-family residential at 9201 E. Happy Valley Road. The report lists enrollment of 40 with potential for 250, and the Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 9, 2026. View item

HOME Consortium — October 15, 2026

• Updates on PY26 CHDO/EN Funding Adjustments: The HOME Consortium gets an update on program year 2026 funding adjustments for community housing development organizations, presented by Jamie Macfarlane. View item
• General Updates — PY27 NOFA Schedule, HOME Consortium SharePoint, reimbursement requests: The consortium reviews the program year 2027 notice of funding availability schedule, a reminder that reimbursement requests go to HSDFinance@maricopa.gov, and other general updates including a HOME Consortium SharePoint. View item

Board of Adjustment — October 15, 2026

• Hernandez Property (Case BA260071): The county Board of Adjustment hears case BA260071, a request to allow 438 square feet of hillside disturbance outside the principal building envelope on a 45,256-square-foot Rural-43 lot at 27th Avenue and Wolftrap Road in the New River area, to accommodate a primary residence and septic system. The staff report notes 37.4% of the lot contains hillside slopes. View item

Buckeye Planning & Zoning Commission — October 13, 2026

• (see details) — regular agenda case item: The item is approval of the minutes from the Sept. 22, 2026 meeting. Those draft minutes record a 7-0 vote approving a conditional use permit for a first responder communications tower (BUCKAZ0281) with FirstNet and AT&T as providers, and commissioner questions on data center water use and school sites during the Elianto major community master plan amendment (PLZZ-26-0003). View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — October 13, 2026

• Use Permits — residential parking in front yard setbacks (Neri, Hamm, Sowar), RV garage height (Minton), trailer parking (Casey), resale business (Cheap Thrillz Apache): The commission hears six use permits: two required parking spaces in the front yard setback at 1309 West 10th Street, two at 1340 West 10th Place and one at 1644 North Camellia Street, a detached accessory building (RV garage) over 15 feet tall at 1720 East Minton Drive, a trailer within the front yard setback at 1941 East Pebble Beach Drive, and a resale business (clothing and books) in the CSS district at 1519 East Apache Boulevard. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — October 27, 2026

• Use Permits — including tandem parking for a new duplex (S Farmer Duplex), second-story addition (Estrada Remodel), RV garage and side setback reduction (Shadle Residence): An eight-item use permit list includes a massage establishment at 218 West Southern Avenue, an engineered shade structure over a driveway at 1224 East Loyola Drive, a tobacco retailer at 655 West Warner Road, a second-story addition at 6720 South Towers Street and an entertainment business (arcade) at 4 East University Drive. It also covers two tandem parking spaces for a new duplex at 1201 South Farmer Avenue and an RV garage over 15 feet tall with a side setback reduction from 9 feet to 8 feet at 2065 East Pebble Beach Drive. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — October 27, 2026

• Presentations: Tempe Residential Parking Permit Program and Draft Downtown Tempe Historic Core Plan: A study session covers the Tempe Residential Parking Permit Program, presented by Cory Steele, Senior Civil Engineer in the Transportation & Sustainability Department, and the draft Downtown Tempe Historic Core Plan. Both are listed as presentations with no action noted. View item

Tempe City Council — October 22, 2026

• Council Subcommittee Status Updates — including 6B6 Tenants and Rental Properties Council Subcommittee: Council reviews status updates from its standing subcommittees, listed as 6B1 through 6B6, including the Tenants and Rental Properties Council Subcommittee (6B6). View item

Fountain Hills Board of Adjustment — October 15, 2026

• Variance request to reduce the rear yard setback in R1-8 from 25' to 15' for a shade cover at 11037 N. Indian Wells Dr.: The Board of Adjustment hears case VAR26-000002, a request to reduce the rear yard setback in the R1-8 district at 11037 N. Indian Wells Dr. from 25 feet to 15 feet for a 16-foot by 16-foot shade cover over an existing pool. Town staff findings do not support the variance, finding no special circumstances and noting an area in excess of 1,400 square feet north of the pool available for a shade structure that would meet the setback. View item

Litchfield Park City Council — October 21, 2026

• Ordinance 26-303 Tierra Verde Shopping Center Rezone — discussion and possible action to postpone the introduction indefinitely: Council takes up Ordinance 26-303, which would rezone about 2.32 acres at 111 W. Honeysuckle Street from Neighborhood Commercial planned development to City Center, and staff recommend postponing the introduction indefinitely. Staff's conditions are a development agreement, adherence to the Litchfield Square CC&Rs and nullifying the reciprocal parking agreement with the city. View item

Litchfield Park Planning and Zoning Commission — October 13, 2026

• Tierra Verde Shopping Center Rezone (PZ-26-41) — recommend postponing indefinitely a rezoning from NC PD to CTR at Old Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard: Staff ask the commission to recommend postponing indefinitely a rezone of the Tierra Verde Shopping Center at the northwest corner of Old Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard from Neighborhood Commercial planned development to City Center. The staff report supports adding the property to the surrounding City Center district, dependent on the applicant agreeing to three conditions, and says the development agreement has not been finalized; as developed, the center is legal nonconforming and cannot build further. View item

Youngtown Town Council — October 15, 2026

• Community Development report — business outreach, economic development projects, and code enforcement operations and activity reports: Youngtown's Community Development manager and/or coordinator may report on business outreach, economic development projects and code enforcement operations and activity. No specific housing item or action is listed. View item

Yuma City Council — October 20, 2026

• Director of Community Development department update — presentation, questions and discussion: Alyssa Linville, Yuma's Director of Community Development, presents a department update, followed by questions and discussion with City Council. The agenda lists no specific housing action. View item