Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-55-25-8.docx

City of Phoenix — Formal (2025-10-15)

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ATTACHMENT A 
 
THIS IS A DRAFT COPY ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE FINAL, 
ADOPTED ORDINANCE 
 
 
 
 
 
ORDINANCE G- 
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP 
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 601 OF THE CITY OF 
PHOENIX ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING 
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED 
HEREIN (CASE Z-55-25-8) FROM R-3 RSIOD AIOD 
(MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, RIO SALADO INTERIM 
OVERLAY DISTRICT, AIRPORT NOISE IMPACT OVERLAY 
DISTRICT) TO A-2 RSIOD AIOD (INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, RIO 
SALADO INTERIM OVERLAY DISTRICT, AIRPORT NOISE 
IMPACT OVERLAY DISTRICT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 0.57 acre site located at the northwest 
corner of 14th Street and University Drive in a portion of Section 16, Township 1 North, 
Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit “A,” is hereby changed from “R-
3 RSIOD AIOD” (Multifamily Residence District, Rio Salado Interim Overlay District, 
Airport Noise Impact Overlay District) to “A-2 RSIOD AIOD” (Industrial District, Rio 
Salado Interim Overlay District, Airport Noise Impact Overlay District).

SECTION 2. The Planning and Development Director is instructed to 
modify the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix to reflect this use district classification 
change as shown in Exhibit “B.” 
SECTION 3. Due to the site’s specific physical conditions and the use 
district applied for by the applicant, this rezoning is subject to the following stipulations, 
violation of which shall be treated in the same manner as a violation of the City of 
Phoenix Zoning Ordinance: 
1. 
A minimum 20-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along 14th Street 
and University Drive. This landscape setback shall be planted with minimum 2-
inch caliper trees, planted 20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings, and five 
5-gallon shrubs per tree, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. When possible, the developer shall use existing trees and 
landscaping to meet the landscaping requirements. Where utility conflicts exist, 
the developer shall work with the Planning and Development Department on 
alternative design solutions. 
 
 
2. 
Outdoor site lighting shall be fully shielded, as approved or modified by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
3. 
Fencing and walls oriented towards a public street or trail shall have a finished 
appearance and contain decorative elements including but not limited to 
adobe, glass, metal (including rusted metal), stone (stone veneer), wood, or 
other material consistent with a natural environment, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. Where gates are provided for 
vehicular access, these gates shall be decorative and may include minor 
perforations to accommodate wind loads. The perforation shall not exceed 50% 
of the gate surface area. 
 
 
4. 
A minimum of 10% of the required shrubs, shall be a native milkweed or other 
native nectar species, and shall be planted in groups of three or more, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
If a building is proposed, a minimum 20-foot building setback shall be provided 
along the east perimeter of the site. 
 
 
6. 
If a building is proposed, where pedestrian walkways cross a vehicular path, 
the pathway shall be constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored 
concrete, or other pavement treatments that visually contrasts parking and

drive aisle surfaces, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
7. 
A minimum of one green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) element for 
stormwater management shall be implemented, as approved or modified by the 
Planning and Development and/or Street Transportation departments. This 
includes but is not limited to stormwater harvesting basins, bioswales, 
permeable pavement, etc., per the Greater Phoenix Metro Green Infrastructure 
and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater Management. 
 
 
8. 
A minimum of 25% of the surface of the designated employee or customer 
parking areas shall be shaded, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. Shade may be achieved by structures or by minimum 2-inch 
caliper, drought tolerant, shade trees, or a combination thereof. 
 
 
9. 
Natural turf shall only be utilized for required retention areas (bottom of basin, 
and only allowed on slopes if required for slope stabilization), as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
10. 
A minimum 30 feet of right-of-way shall be dedicated and constructed for the 
west side of 14th Street and the south side of University Drive, to complete the 
transition from 14th Street to University Drive. 
 
 
11. 
A minimum 4-foot wide sidewalk shall be constructed on the west side of 14th 
Street and the south side of University Drive, adjacent to the development. 
 
 
12. 
Replace any broken or out-of-grade curb, gutter, sidewalk, and curb ramps on 
all streets and upgrade all off-site improvements to be in compliance with 
current ADA guidelines. 
 
 
13. 
All streets within and adjacent to the development shall be constructed with 
paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps, streetlights, median islands, 
landscaping and other incidentals, as per plans approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. All improvements shall comply with all ADA 
accessibility standards. 
 
 
14. 
If determined necessary by the Phoenix Archaeology Office, the applicant shall 
conduct Phase I data testing and submit an archaeological survey report of the 
development area for review and approval by the City Archaeologist prior to 
clearing and grubbing, landscape salvage, and/or grading approval. 
 
 
15. 
If Phase I data testing is required, and if, upon review of the results from the 
Phase I data testing, the City Archaeologist, in consultation with a qualified 
archaeologist, determines such data recovery excavations are necessary, the 
applicant shall conduct Phase II archaeological data recovery excavations.

16. 
In the event archaeological materials are encountered during construction, the 
developer shall immediately cease all ground-disturbing activities within a 33-
foot radius of the discovery, notify the City Archaeologist, and allow time for the 
Archaeology Office to properly assess the materials. 
 
 
17. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a Proposition 207 
waiver of claims form. The waiver shall be recorded with the Maricopa County 
Recorder's Office and delivered to the City to be included in the rezoning 
application file for record. 
 
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or 
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the 
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity 
of the remaining portions hereof.  
PASSED by the Council of the City of Phoenix this 15th day of October, 
2025.  
 
 
 
 
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       MAYOR  
 
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
_________________________  
Denise Archibald, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
By: 
_________________________  
_________________________ 
 
 
REVIEWED BY:

_________________________  
Jeffrey Barton, City Manager 
 
 
 
Exhibits: 
A – Legal Description  
B – Ordinance Location Map

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-55-25-8 
 
A portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 1 North, Range 3 East of 
the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly 
described as follows: 
 
The south 75.00 feet of Lot 11, of STEPHEN SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Book 11 of 
Maps, Page 1, in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona. 
 
Commencing at the southeast corner of said Lot 11; 
 
Thence North 00°11'49" West, along the east line of said Lot 11, a distance of 75.00 
feet; 
 
Thence North 89°31'12" West, parallel with the south line of said Lot 11, a distance of 
314.30 feet to a point on the west line of said Lot 11; 
 
Thence South 00°11'50" East, along the west line of said Lot 11, a distance of 75.00 
feet to the southwest corner of said Lot 11; 
 
Thence South 89°31'12" East, along the south line of said Lot 11, a distance of 314.30 
feet to the Point of Beginning. 
 
Containing 23,572 square feet or 0.541 acres, more or less.