Attachment E - PC Summary - GPA-DSTV-2-22-2.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
October 6, 2022  
ITEM NO: 3 
DISTRICT NO.: 2  
SUBJECT:  
Application #: 
GPA-DSTV-2-22-2  
Location: 
Approximately 3,300 feet west of the southwest corner of Tatum 
Boulevard and the Loop 101 Freeway 
Acreage:
108.34
Proposal: 
Amendment to the Desert Ridge Specific Plan to modify standards for 
Superblock 9, Development Parcel 9.CP.2 regarding uses permitted, 
accessory uses, maximum building height and floor area ratio. 
Applicant: 
City of Phoenix, Planning Commission 
Owner: 
State Land Department 
Representative: 
City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department 
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, as shown in the recommended text in Exhibit A. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Desert View 8/2/2022 Information only.  
Desert View 9/13/2022 Approval, per the staff recommendation. Vote: 9-0.  
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Desert View Village Planning 
Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Busching made a MOTION to approve GPA-DSTV-2-22-2, per 
the Desert View Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
 
Maker: Busching 
Second: Vice-Chair Mangum 
 
Vote: 9-0 
Absent: None   
 
Opposition Present: No 
Findings: 
1.
The proposed amendment to the Desert Ridge Specific Plan will reinforce Parcel
9.CP.2 as a future destination for investment within the Loop 101 employment corridor.
2.
The proposal updates development standards to allow flexibility to meet the needs of
modern corporate office requirements.
3.
The subject site is appropriate for additional height and floor area for commerce park
uses, as it is strategically located near freeways and undeveloped land, away from
single-family residential uses.
ATTACHMENT E

Proposed Language:  
 
Amend Chapter 6 (DEVELOPMENT PARCEL REGULATIONS), Section C.5. 
(Development Regulations by Superblock), Pages 6-39 to 6-40 as follows: 
 
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9.CP.2 – Development Parcel 9.CP.2 
 
 
 
Size: 109 acres  
 
Uses permitted: 
 
x 
Except as modified below, permitted uses shall be as indicated in Section 626, 
Commerce Park District, and public assembly uses pursuant to Section 
647.A.1.i, Special Permits, of the City of Phoenix Zoning Ordinance. 
 
 
 
 
Zoning to be applied: 
 
 
 
 
1. 
Commerce Park District per Section 626 of the City of Phoenix Zoning 
Ordinance (as modified below) to include the following options:  
x 
Research Park Option  
x 
Business Park Option  
 
 
2. 
SP (special permit - only to allow public INDOOR AND OUTDOOR assembly-
related uses per Section 647.A.1.i). A SPECIAL PERMIT SHALL NOT BE 
REQUIRED WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 
 
 
 
 
 
a. 
ASSEMBLY USES ARE ANCILLARY TO THE PRINCIPAL USE. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
b. 
ASSEMBLY USES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
c. 
ASSEMBLY USES SHALL NOT REQUIRE PARKING BEYOND WHAT 
CAN BE PROVIDED ONSITE. 
 
 
 
 
Additional Uses Permitted: The following uses not typically allowed in Phoenix CP/BP 
are permitted in this parcel:  
 
 
 
 
a. 
ART GALLERIES, PRIVATE. 
 
 
 
 
a.b. 
Car washes. 
 
 
 
 
b.c. 
Childcare centers.  
 
 
 
 
c.d. 
Self-service “mini-storage” complex (retail storage warehousing).  
 
 
 
 
d.e. 
Motion picture production and televisions broadcast studio.  
 
 
 
 
f. 
MUSEUM, PRIVATE. 
 
 
 
 
e.g. 
Veterinary offices. The building and use shall be constructed and operated so as 
to prevent objectionable noise and odor outside the walls of the office. No 
boarding or keeping of animals is permitted, except for short periods of 
observation necessary for medical care.

Accessory Uses: In addition to the CP/BP accessory uses, the following accessory 
uses shall also be permitted in this parcel:  
 
Limited incidental retail uses including gift shops, flower shops, snack bars, cafeterias, 
pharmacy, office supplies, shoe repair, HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTERS, HEALTH 
CLINICS, and travel bureaus, financial institution offices as accessory uses conducted for 
the convenience of the employees on the premises, wholly within a principal building:  
 
 
 
 
a. 
The entrance to said accessory use shall be from within the exterior walls of the 
building only. 
 
 
 
 
a. 
INDOOR OR OUTDOOR EMPLOYEE AMENITIES AND GATHERING SPACES. 
 
 
 
 
c.b. 
No sign or other external evidence of said accessory use shall be visible from a 
public thoroughfare or adjacent property.  
 
 
 
 
d. 
No individual use described herein shall exceed 2,500 square feet of GLA in the 
complex. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
The total building square footage of the above limited incidental accessory uses 
above shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total allowable building square 
footage in development parcel 9.CP.2. 
 
 
 
 
Locational Criteria for Certain Uses: Within this parcel, certain additional locational 
criteria apply: 
 
 
a. 
Only professional administrative, clerical and sales offices are permitted 
adjacent to roadways surrounding this parcel. Manufacturing and industrial park 
uses must be screened from Mayo Boulevard by office buildings. 
 
 
 
 
Yard, Height, and Intensity: The following standards apply in place of the standards 
which would otherwise be applicable: 
 
 
 
 
a. 
Maximum Building Height: 2 5 stories not to exceed 40 85 feet, MEZZANINE 
LEVELS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A STORY. 
 
 
 
 
b 
Lot Coverage: none. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Floor Area Ratio: .20 0.60 overall limit for Parcel 9.CP.2. THIS SHALL 
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE UNDERGROUND PARKING; individual 
developments may be up to .25. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
Required Setbacks: 
 
 
 
 
 
1) 
50 feet from Mayo Boulevard rights-of-way; 30 feet from perimeter lot line 
on other streets; 20 feet not on a street. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2) 
30 feet from interior lot line on a street; 10 feet not on a street. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3) 
No maneuvering or parking is permitted in these required setback areas 
except for ingress and egress to allowable parking areas. All setback area 
except driveways must be landscaped. 25% of the required trees in the 
arterial and collector street rights-of-way and adjacent setback areas shall 
be 24-inch box or larger.

Building Orientation: Service storage and delivery areas shall be screened from any 
public rights-of-way, including the Pima Freeway.  
 
 
 
 
Additional Standards: Section C.4.D in Chapter 6 of the Desert Ridge Specific Plan 
apply.  
 
 
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