Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-62-18-2.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 ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT 
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED HEREIN 
(CASE Z-62-18-2) FROM S-1 DCOD (RANCH OR FARM 
RESIDENCE DISTRICT, DESERT CHARACTER OVERLAY 
DISTRICT), S-1 (RANCH OR FARM RESIDENCE DISTRICT), AND 
RE-35 DCOD (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, DESERT 
CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT) TO PUD (PLANNED UNIT 
DEVELOPMENT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 488.63-acre site located at the southwest 
corner of the 24th Street alignment and Sonoran Desert Drive in a portion of Sections 22 
and 27, Township 5 North, Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit “A”, is 
hereby changed from 144.82 acres of “S-1 DCOD” (Ranch or Farm Residence District, 
Desert Character Overlay District), 333.57 acres of “S-1” (Ranch or Farm Residence 
District), and 10.24 acres of “RE-35 DCOD” (Single-Family Residence District, Desert 
Character Overlay District) to “PUD” (Planned Unit Development).

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. 
An updated Development Narrative for the Verdin PUD reflecting the changes 
approved through this request shall be submitted to the Planning and 
Development Department within 30 days of City Council approval of this 
request.  The updated Development Narrative shall be consistent with the 
Development Narrative date stamped March 3, 2022, as modified by the 
following stipulations: 
 
 
 
a. 
Pages 6, 8, 26, and 28: Revise all references to the maximum density to 
2.6 dwelling units per acre. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Pages 6, 8, 26, and 28: Revise all references to the maximum number 
of units to 1,250 dwelling units. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Pages 23, 26, 28, 29, 35, 36, 59, 63, 75, 134, 135, and 136: Remove all 
references to the “Single-Family Residential – Small Lot (SFR-3)” land 
use district. Unit counts and percentages related to this removal shall be 
updated accordingly. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
Pages 20, 52, 61, 102, and 113: Revise all references to the width of the 
multi-use trail easement along the Mesquite Wash corridor to 30-feet-
wide. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
Pages 51, 71, 75, 76, 83, 86, 87, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 
119, and 121: Revise all references to the “Approved Plant Palette” to 
“Plant Palette”. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
Pages 8-22, Section 2. Land Use Plan, and pages 97-123, Section 9. 
Certified Open Space Design Guidelines: Add language regarding 
conveyance of approximately 16 acres addressed in Stipulation No. 8.  
There shall be a provision for both on site open space and the dedicated 
16 acres to count towards total open space. 
 
 
 
 
g. 
Page 16, Off-Site Connectivity: Add language regarding public trail 
access easements provided for the Mesquite Wash corridor trail and

community paseo paths, per Stipulation No. 6.  The section shall 
specifically note that the access easements will ensure permanent 
public access and restrict unauthorized motor vehicle access through 
the residential community to the Sonoran Preserve.   
 
 
 
 
h. 
Page 23, Section 1.d.Accessory uses.(1): Revise to read, “permanent 
and/or temporary alcoholic beverage and/or food sales and/or 
consumption;” 
 
 
 
 
i. 
Page 35, Single-Family Land Use District Development Standards 
Table: Add a row after Max. Dwelling Unit Density that reads “Maximum 
Units: 1,250 dwelling units for the entire PUD area”. 
 
 
 
 
j. 
Pages 36-37, Single-Family Land Use District Development Standards 
Table: Add a footnote that refers to the development parcel allocation 
table in Section 4.c. (Regulatory Standards & Land Use Districts – 
Development Standards) for the maximum unit counts for each 
development parcel. 
 
 
 
 
k. 
Page 41, Section 6.1: Revise to read, “When not prohibited by City 
Code, Section 31-13, primary ornamental entries no higher than 16-feet 
are allowed…” 
 
 
 
 
l. 
Page 41, Section 6.3.a: Add the following sentence under the existing 
sentence: “Any walls or fencing along a preserve edge/MCFCD property 
boundary, other than walls or fencing for individual residential lots, shall 
be comprised of the barrier fencing type, which are designed with 
sufficient openings to allow the regular passage of wildlife.”  
 
 
 
 
m. 
Page 42, Section 6.3.B: Revise the reference to ‘a maximum 6-foot, 4-
inch high full view fencing” to ‘a maximum 5-foot high full view fencing’. 
 
 
 
 
n. 
Page 46, Section 6.6: Change ‘14 feet’ to ‘12 feet’.   
 
 
 
 
o. 
Pages 52-53, Section 2.C: Add language regarding public trail access 
easements provided for the Mesquite Wash corridor trail and community 
paseo paths, per Stipulation No. 6.  The section should specifically note 
that the access easements will ensure permanent public access and 
restrict unauthorized motor vehicle access through the residential 
community to the Sonoran Preserve.   
 
 
 
 
p. 
Page 79-80, Section 5.A, Last bullet point: Add the following after the 
first sentence: “The use of retaining walls in excess of 4 feet is 
discouraged and should be limited to locations where necessary to 
accommodate specific site topography.” 
 
 
 
 
q. 
Pages 90-91, Section 6.H: Delete “Chilopsis Linearis – Desert Willow” 
tree from the Green List and add it to the Yellow List trees on page 91.

r. 
Pages 90 and 92, Section 6.H: Delete “Celtis Reticulata – Netleaf 
Hackberry” shrub from the Yellow List and add it to the Green List 
shrubs on page 90. 
 
 
 
 
s. 
Page 101, Certified Area Open Space Types Exhibit: Update the exhibit 
to include the 25-foot open space tract that will be provided along the 
eastern boundary of the site as a certified area Type “B” – natural 
revegetated area. 
 
 
 
 
t. 
Page 105-108, Section 1.D.2:  Add language regarding the minimum 25-
foot open space tract that will be provided along the eastern boundary of 
the site to provide a transition to the Cave Creek Wash corridor. Explain 
that the area’s plant material will be from the Plant Palette Green List. 
 
 
 
 
u. 
Pages 119 and 121, 1.E. Plant and Wildlife Relationship Matrix, Plant 
Palette: Green List: Remove the image and information regarding 
“Chilopsis Linearis – Desert Willow” and add to the Plant Palette: Yellow 
List on page 121. 
 
 
 
 
v. 
Pages 119 and 122, 1.E. Plant and Wildlife Relationship Matrix, Plant 
Palette: Yellow List: Remove the image information regarding “Celtis 
Reticulata – Netleaf Hackberry” and add to the Plant Palette: Green List 
on page 119. 
 
 
 
 
w. 
Page 123, Section 10.1.B: Revise to read, “The maximum height for 
primary ornamental entry sign lettering and copy is 16 feet…” 
 
 
2. 
The applicant shall submit a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) to the City for this 
development. No preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the study 
is reviewed and approved by the City. The TIS shall provide signal warrant 
analysis for development access points along Sonoran Desert Drive as well as 
7th Street and Dove Valley Road. The developer will be responsible for all 
additional dedications and/or roadway and signal improvements as identified 
by the approved study. 
 
 
3. 
The developer shall submit Master Street Design and Phasing Plans for each 
Development Unit, as required by Section 636, Planned Community District 
(PCD), of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance. 
 
 
4. 
All designated public roadways shall meet the City of Phoenix Storm Water 
Design Manual Standards for wash crossings. 
 
 
5. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the 
development 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.

6.  
The developer shall provide public trail access easements for the Mesquite 
Wash corridor trail and community paseo paths that provide connection to the 
Sonoran Preserve as depicted on Exhibit 6, Pedestrian Circulation Plan, in the 
development narrative, as modified and approved by the Parks and Recreation 
Department and Planning and Development Department. The public access 
shall be designed to restrict unauthorized motor vehicle access, as approved 
by the Parks and Recreation Department and Planning and Development 
Department. The location and design of trail connections shall be coordinated 
with the Parks and Recreation Department and Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
7. 
A minimum 12-foot-wide multi-use trail (MUT) shall be constructed within a 30-
foot-wide multi-use trail easement (MUTE) along the Mesquite Wash in 
accordance with Section 429 of the City of Phoenix MAG supplemental detail, 
as modified to address wash corridor constraints and approved by the Planning 
and Development Department. 
 
 
8. 
The developer shall convey approximately 16 acres located at the southeast 
corner of the site within the erosion hazard setback area along the Cave Creek 
Wash corridor, as generally shown on Exhibit 11 of the development narrative, 
to the City of Phoenix for inclusion in the Sonoran Preserve, as modified and 
approved by the Parks and Recreation Department and Planning and 
Development Department. The final acreage and configuration of the property 
to be conveyed, along with timing of the conveyance, shall be mutually agreed 
upon by the developer, the Parks and Recreation Department, and Planning 
and Development Department. 
 
 
9. 
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. 
 
 
10. 
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. 
 
 
11. 
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. 
 
 
12. 
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.

13. 
The developer shall notify the following individuals by email a minimum of 15 
days prior to any preliminary site plan review meetings with the Planning and 
Development Department, Planning Hearing Officer requests to modify 
stipulations, or any zoning adjustment requests. The notice shall include the 
date, time and location of the meeting/hearing. 
 
 
 
a. 
Dr. Gary Kirkilas: garykirkilas@gmail.com 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Members of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve and Mountain 
Parks/Preserves Committee 
 
 
 
 
c 
Vashti “Tice” Supplee: vsupplee25@gmail.com 
 
 
14. 
Approval of the Planned Unit Development shall be conditioned upon the final 
execution of a development agreement between the City and the developer 
within 24 months of City Council approval of this change of zone. Additionally, 
the development agreement shall be executed prior to final site plan approval 
and issuance of any grading and drainage permits. The development 
agreement shall at a minimum outline the requirements for initial improvements 
to Sonoran Desert Drive, as well as financial contributions for the ultimate 
buildout of Sonoran Desert Drive, as modified and approved by the Street 
Transportation and Planning and Development departments. 
  
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 1st day of June, 2022. 
 
 
 
 
 
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       MAYOR  
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
_________________________  
Denise Archibald, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Cris Meyer, 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-62-18-2 
 
PARCEL NO. 1: 
 
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 3 
EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA 
COUNTY, ARIZONA; 
 
EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 3 
EAST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22; 
 
THENCE NORTH 00° 20' 16" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 
22, A DISTANCE OF 2,501.66 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; 
 
THENCE NORTH 90° 00' 00" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2,642.12 FEET TO THE 
NORTH-SOUTH MID-SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 22; 
 
THENCE NORTH 00° 28' 49" EAST, ALONG SAID MID-SECTION LINE, A 
DISTANCE OF 141.23 FEET TO THE EAST-WEST MID-SECTION LINE OF SAID 
SECTION 22; 
 
THENCE NORTH 89° 48' 35" EAST, ALONG SAID MID-SECTION, LINE A 
DISTANCE OF 2,641.83 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID 
SECTION 22; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 00° 20' 16" WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 
22, A DISTANCE OF 150.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.  
 
PARCEL NO. 2: 
 
THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF 
THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, 
ARIZONA; 
 
EXCEPT ALL THE COAL AND OTHER MINERALS, AS RESERVED IN THE 
PATENT. (AFFECTS THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND 
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 
27). 
 
EXCEPT ALL MINERALS IN SAID LAND AS RESERVED TO THE UNITED 
STATES IN PATENT; AND 
 
EXCEPTING ALL URANIUM, THORIUM, OR OTHER MATERIAL WHICH IS OR 
MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE PECULIARLY ESSENTIAL TO THE PRODUCTION

OF FISSIONABLE MATERIALS, WHETHER OR NOT OF COMMERCIAL VALUE 
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 1, 1946 (60 STAT. 
755), AS SET FORTH IN THE PATENT ON SAID LAND. (AFFECTS THE 
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2).