Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-39-23-2.pdf

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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-39-23-2) FROM S-1 DRSP (APPROVED R1-6 
DRSP) (RANCH OR FARM RESIDENCE, DESERT RIDGE 
SPECIFIC PLAN) (APPROVED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 
DISTRICT, DESERT RIDGE SPECIFIC PLAN) AND S-1 DRSP 
(APPROVED R-2 DRSP) (RANCH OR FARM RESIDENCE, 
DESERT RIDGE SPECIFIC PLAN) (APPROVED MULTIFAMILY 
RESIDENCE DISTRICT, DESERT RIDGE SPECIFIC PLAN) TO 
C-2 DRSP (INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL, DESERT RIDGE
SPECIFIC PLAN).
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 20.52-acre property located at the 
southwest corner of Black Mountain Boulevard and Deer Valley Drive in a portion of 
Section 24, Township 4 North, Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit 
“A,” is hereby changed from 1.71 acres of “S-1 DRSP (Approved R1-6 DRSP)” (Ranch 
or Farm Residence, Desert Ridge Specific Plan) (Approved Single-Family Residence 
District, Desert Ridge Specific Plan) and 18.81 acres of “S-1 DRSP (Approved R-2 
DRSP)” (Ranch or Farm Residence, Desert Ridge Specific Plan) (Approved Multifamily

Residence District, Desert Ridge Specific Plan) to “C-2 DRSP” (Intermediate 
Commercial, Desert Ridge Specific Plan). 
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. 
All on site lighting shall comply with the following: 
 
 
 
 
a. 
Maximum of 20 feet in height including lamp, pole, and base. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
All outdoor lighting fixtures must be designed, installed, and maintained to 
prevent light trespass, glare, and skyglow. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
All outdoor fixtures must be full cutoff, ensuring zero light output emitted 
above the horizontal (90-degree plane). 
 
 
 
 
d. 
Utilize LED lights with a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3000K or 
lower. 
 
 
2. 
A minimum 5,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza shall be provided and maintained 
by the developer as a gathering place for the public, adhering to the following 
standards, and as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
The plaza shall be designed to allow pedestrian access and shall not be 
restricted during the time the shopping center is open. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
The plaza shall include seating for public use and a minimum of two 
additional amenities, such as a water feature, outdoor game area, splash 
pad, shaded seating, enhanced landscaping, performance stage, fire pit, or 
other similar amenities. 
 
 
3. 
A minimum 6-foot-wide pedestrian pathway, providing cross-block access and 
connecting with the public plaza, shall be provided consistent with the following 
standards, and as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

a. 
The pathway shall adhere to the requirements of Section 1304.H of the 
Phoenix Zoning Ordinance. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
The pathway shall connect with the HAWK crossing provided at Mayo 
Boulevard. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
The pathway shall be lined on both sides with either of the following 
elements, or a combination of the two, except where a pedestrian pathway 
is a minimum of 16 feet wide: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
A minimum 5-foot-wide landscape strip, except where drive aisles 
cross the pathway where necessary. Structural shade elements may 
be used, and footers may be placed within the landscape strip along 
the pathway. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) 
Building frontages meeting the glazing requirements of a minimum 
of 75 percent of the ground floor frontages facing the pedestrian 
pathway, measured as the area between 3 and 8 feet above grade 
for the entire width of the facade, consisting of clear windows that 
will allow a minimum of 75 percent of the visible light (as specified by 
the manufacturer) to be visible on either side of the window. 
 
 
4. 
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 contrast parking and drive aisle surfaces, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
All pedestrian pathways, including sidewalks and shared-use paths, shall be 
shaded by a structure or landscaping at maturity, or a combination of the two to 
achieve a minimum of 75 percent shade, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
6. 
All uncovered surface parking lot areas shall be landscaped with minimum 2-inch 
caliper drought-tolerant shade trees. Landscaping shall be dispersed throughout 
the parking area and achieve 25 percent shade at maturity, as approved by 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
7. 
Bicycle parking shall be provided, consistent with Section 1307.H of the Phoenix 
Zoning Ordinance, except that Section 1307.H.6.c shall not apply, as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
8. 
A minimum of 2 percent of the required parking shall be EV installed. 
 
 
9. 
A minimum of 10% of the required shrubs, shall be a milkweed or other native 
nectar species, and shall be planted in groups of three or more, as approved by

the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
10. 
The developer shall dedicate right-of-way and construct a bus stop pad on 
southbound Black Mountain Boulevard. Bus stop pad shall be constructed 
according to City of Phoenix Standard Detail P1260 with a minimum depth of 10 
feet. Bus stop pad shall be spaced from Deer Valley Drive according to City of 
Phoenix Standard Detail P1258. Trees shall be placed to provide 50 percent 
shade coverage to bus stop pad at full maturity. 
 
 
11. 
A minimum number of pedestrian connections shall be provided from the 
development to the adjacent sidewalk, as follows: 2 connections to Deer Valley 
Drive, 3 connections to Mayo Boulevard, and 3 connections to Black Mountain 
Boulevard, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
Pedestrian connections shall be sufficiently spaced to allow convenient 
pedestrian access to the sidewalk from any portion of the proposed development. 
 
 
 
12. 
The landscape planters along all streets, separating the curb from the sidewalk, 
shall be planted to the following standards, as approved or modified by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper shade trees planted 20 feet on center or in 
equivalent groupings to provide a minimum of 75 percent shade at tree 
maturity. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought-tolerant shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers to achieve 
a minimum of 75 percent live coverage at maturity. 
 
 
 
 
Where utility conflicts arise, the developer shall work with the Planning and 
Development Department on an alternative design solution consistent with a 
pedestrian environment. 
 
 
13. 
A 20-foot-wide shared-use path easement (SUPE) shall be dedicated along Black 
Mountain Boulevard and a minimum 10-foot-wide shared-use path (SUP) shall be 
constructed within the easement in accordance with the MAG supplemental detail 
and as approved or modified by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
14. 
A minimum 5-foot-wide detached sidewalk separated by a minimum 5-foot-wide 
landscape strip located between the back of curb and sidewalk, shall be provided 
along 34th Street, as approved or modified by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
15. 
A minimum 70 feet of right-of-way shall be dedicated for the west half of Black 
Mountain Boulevard, adjacent to the development.   
 
 
16. 
A minimum 55 feet of right-of-way shall be dedicated for the north half of Mayo

Boulevard, adjacent to the development.   
 
 
17. 
Mayo Boulevard shall be consistent with the Desert Ridge Specific Plan and the 
approved cross sections in the forthcoming Super Block 12 Master Street Plan. 
 
 
18. 
The existing median in Black Mountain Boulevard shall be modified to extend 
northward to the Deer Valley Drive intersection. 
 
 
19. 
The existing traffic signal at the intersection of Mayo Boulevard and Black 
Mountain Boulevard shall be fully funded and reconstructed to meet City of 
Phoenix standards. 
 
 
20. 
A Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) and Master Street Plan shall be submitted to the 
City for this development and Super Block 12 of the Desert Ridge Specific Plan. 
The Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) shall also be expanded to address the proposed 
development’s impact and funding responsibility on the Sonoran Desert Drive 
Corridor. No preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the study and 
master street plan are reviewed and approved by the Street Transportation 
Department. 
 
 
21. 
A HAWK traffic control device shall be fully funded and constructed on Mayo 
Boulevard between 34th Street and Black Mountain Boulevard, as approved by 
the Street Transportation Department. 
 
 
22. 
Decorative metal view fencing shall be constructed in the landscape median 
along Mayo Boulevard, as approved by the Street Transportation Department. 
 
 
23. 
Acquire, dedicate sufficient right-of-way, and construct a southbound right turn 
lane, including incidental intersection improvements, on the northwest corner of 
the Deer Valley Drive and Black Mountain Boulevard intersection. 
 
 
24. 
Acquire, dedicate sufficient right-of-way, and construct a westbound right turn 
lane, including incidental intersection improvements, on the northeast corner of 
the Deer Valley Drive and Black Mountain Boulevard intersection. 
 
 
25. 
Acquire, dedicate sufficient right-of-way, and construct an eastbound right turn 
lane, including incidental intersection improvements, on the southwest corner of 
the Deer Valley Drive and 40th Street intersection. 
 
 
26. 
Acquire, dedicate sufficient right-of-way, and construct a westbound right turn 
lane, including incidental intersection improvements, on the northeast corner of 
the Deer Valley Drive and 40th Street intersection. 
 
 
27. 
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. 
 
 
28. 
The property owner shall record documents that disclose the existence, and 
operational characteristics of the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport to future owners or 
tenants of the property. The form and content of such documents shall be 
according to the templates and instructions provided which have been reviewed 
and approved by the City Attorney. 
 
 
29. 
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. 
 
 
30. 
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. 
 
 
31. 
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. 
 
 
32. 
Prior to preliminary 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 4th day of December, 
2024.  
 
 
 
 
________________________________

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 (2 Pages) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-39-23-2 
 
A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, 
TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER 
BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, BEING MORE 
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
BEGINNING AT THE NORTH QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, FROM 
WHICH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 24 BEARS 
SOUTH 89 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 
2,628.51 FEET; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, ALONG 
THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, 
A DISTANCE OF 1,206.07 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF MAYO 
BOULEVARD AS SHOWN IN BOOK 487 OF MAPS, PAGE 46, MARICOPA 
COUNTY RECORDS; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, NORTH 64 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 09 
SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1,207.00 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF 
THAT CERTAIN ACCESS ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY SHOWN IN ASLD DOCUMENT 
NO. 16-116983 AND DOCUMENT NO. 2017-136250, MARICOPA COUNTY 
RECORDS; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID CENTER LINE OF ACCESS ROAD THE FOLLOWING FIVE 
(5) COURSES: 
 
THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST, A 
DISTANCE OF 263.99 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE TO THE RIGHT 
HAVING A RADIUS OF 505.00 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, THROUGH 
A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 16 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 54 SECONDS, A 
DISTANCE OF 143.95 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, A 
DISTANCE OF 125.83 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING 
A RADIUS OF 245.00 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, THROUGH A 
CENTRAL ANGLE OF 41 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 00 SECONDS, A 
DISTANCE OF 178.10 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST, A 
DISTANCE OF 60.82 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, NORTH 89 DEGREES 46 
MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 744.62 FEET TO THE 
POINT OF BEGINNING. 
 
SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 893,555 SQUARE FEET OR 20.513 ACRES, MORE OR 
LESS.