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To: From: Subject: City of Phoenix PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Alan Stephenson Deputy City Manager Joshua BednareÒÓ Planning and Deve(opment Director Date: October 25, 2023 CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 82 ON THE NOVEMBER 1, 2023, FORMAL AGENDA - PUBLIC HEARING - AMEND CITY CODE - ORDINANCE ADOPTION - PARKING REDUCTIONS FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS- Z-TA-8-23-Y (ORDINANCE G-7161) Item 82, Z-TA-8-23-Y is a request to amend Chapter 2, Section 202 (Definitions) to add definitions for affordable housing, passenger loading space, passenger loading zone, and revise parking space, unreserved; amend Chapter 6, Section 608.J (Density Bonus For Low or Moderate Income Housing); amend Chapter 7, Sections 702.C (Parking Requirements) and Section 702.E (Modifications to Parking Requirements); and amend Chapter 13, Section 1307 (Parking Standards) to modify the parking requirements for multifamily, single family attached, and affordable housing, and add requirements for passenger loading zones. Staff provided an overview of the text amendment to the City Council Transportation Infrastructure and Planning (TIP) Subcommittee on October 18, 2023. Staff also provided the Subcommittee a summary of the feedback and recommendations received during the public review process. In response to the feedback and recommendations staff presented several changes to the text amendment language for the Subcommittee's consideration. Changes included modifications to the proposed parking standards for multi-family development citywide, an adjustment to the parking standard for properties with Walkable Urban Code zoning and the introduction of new reduction provisions for projects serving special needs populations. The Subcommittee recommended approval of the proposed changes to the text amendment by a 3-1 vote and directed staff to meet with all City Council members to the discuss the changes prior to the text amendment returning to the City Council Formal meeting for action. In order to provide sufficient time to engage with each of the City Councilmembers, finalize language for the proposed text changes and meeting notice requirements, staff requests the text amendment be continued to the January 24, 2024, City Council Formal meeting. Approved: