Attachment G - Addendum A - Z-TA-5-18.pdf

ADDENDUM A 
Staff Report: Z-TA-5-18-2 
(Modification to the Desert Character Overlay District) 
April 26, 2022 
Application No. Z-TA-5-18-2: Amend Section 653 of the Zoning Ordinance to modify 
the boundaries of the Desert Character Overlay District. 
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of Z-TA-5-18-2 per Addendum A. 
The applicant’s original request was to modify the boundaries of both Sub-District A and 
Sub-District B. Sub-District A standards are proposed to be removed from the area 
south of Sonoran Desert Drive and west of Cave Creek Wash. Land south of Sonoran 
Desert Drive and east of Cave Creek Wash, currently in Sub-District A, would become a 
part of Sub-District B. 
The applicant proposed to modify their request to align with the staff recommendation to 
remove Sub-District A standards for approximately 155.06 acres of the Desert 
Character Overlay District. 
The associated text updates and sketch maps are attached to reflect this update. 
Exhibits 
Proposed Language (4 pages) 
Sketch Map 
Attachment G

EXHIBIT A 
Text Amendment Z-TA-5-18-2:  
Modification of Boundaries of the Desert Character Overlay Districts 
 
Proposed Language: 
 
Amend Chapter 6, Section 653.A. (General Purpose of Desert Character Overlay 
Districts) to replace Figure A and read as follows: 
A. 
General Purpose of Desert Character Overlay Districts. The purpose of the 
Desert Character Overlay Districts is to implement the north land use plan, to 
define the nature of development while maintaining undisturbed areas, and to 
provide guidance for new development to occur within the context of the fragile 
undisturbed desert. The Desert Maintenance, Rural Desert and Suburban Desert 
Overlay Districts are designed in response to existing undisturbed conditions and 
pressures placed on them by increased development. The key to successful 
development within the three districts, which maintain interconnected undisturbed 
desert and washes, lies in analysis of individual subdivision sites before laying out 
the design of streets and lots. 
The Desert Maintenance Overlay District is divided into Subdistricts A and B,. as 
illustrated on Figure A. in order to address specific requirements of this area. 
Subdistrict A includes approximately one mile on both sides of the Cave Creek 
Wash and includes the area along the wash, that is not part of any Parks, 
Recreation and Library Department managed open space, such as the a Sonoran 
Preserve. With the many washes to be maintained in an undisturbed condition 
crossing this area, Subdistrict A is intended to provide a transition from the 
preserve to areas with greater density. A very low density, scale and intensity of 
residential development characterize this area. The Desert Maintenance Overlay 
Subdistrict A is the least intensive with regards to density allowed and the most 
restrictive in order to maintain the fragile undisturbed areas and the wildlife corridor 
along the Cave Creek Wash. Subdistrict B is characterized by low 
density development which may be sited in clusters along with provision for an 
area to allow access to the Cave Buttes Recreational Area. Through clustering of 
development in this area the ability to maintain large connected undisturbed areas 
and washes becomes possible. 
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Figure A: Desert Maintenance Character DistrictS

Amend Chapter 6, Section 653.B.2. (Desert Maintenance Overlay (Sub-Districts A 
and B), Applicability) to read as follows: 
 
2. 
Applicability. The Desert Maintenance Overlay District applies to all land 
within the area as depicted on the Desert Character District Map (Figure A). 
More specifically, the Desert Maintenance Overlay Sub-District A applies to 
all land within the area bounded by Carefree Highway on the north, the 
Dynamite Boulevard alignment on the south, a line running parallel to the 
Cave Creek Wash connecting the 24th Street alignment at Carefree 
Highway to the 16th Street alignment at the Dynamite Boulevard alignment 
along the west, and the west boundary of Dove Valley Ranch extending 
south along the Black Mountain Parkway to Ashler Hills Drive and then

running parallel to the Cave Creek Wash to the 32nd Street alignment at the 
Dynamite Boulevard alignment along the east. 
The Desert Maintenance Overlay Sub-District B applies to all land within the 
area bounded by Sub-District A on the north, the Cave Buttes Recreation 
Area along the south and west, and Cave Creek Road (excluding the 
commercially designated parcel at the northwest corner of Cave Creek Road 
and Dynamite Boulevard) together with the south and west boundary of the 
Tatum Ranch Planned Community District (west of Cave Creek Road) and 
Black Mountain Parkway along the east. 
A site plan approved in accordance with Section 507 of the Zoning 
Ordinance is required for all development, plus adherence to the design 
guidelines and standards detailed below and in Section 507 Tab A of the 
Zoning Ordinance. 
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APPLICATION NO:
VILLAGE:
APPLICANT:
COUNCIL DISTRICT:
ACRES:
EXISTING:
PROPOSED CHANGE:
6465.72 +/-
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Susan Demmitt, Gammage & Burnham, PLC
Desert View
DCOD A  ( 4681.97 +/- Acres)
DCOD B  ( 2001.87 +/- Acres)
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CITY OF PHOENIX
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
200 W WASHINGTON ST
PHOENIX, AZ 
85003
(602) 262-6882
N CAVE CREEK RD
E JOMAX RD
E CAREFREE HWY
E SONORAN DESERT DR
N CAVE CREEK RD
E JOMAX RD
E CAREFREE HWY
E SONORAN DESERT DR
Z-TA-5-18-2
Text Amendment
Desert Maintenance Character A
Overlay District
Desert Maintenance Character B
Overlay District
DCOD A  ( 4526.91 +/- Acres) 
DCOD B  ( 2001.87 +/- Acres)
Desert Maintenance Character
A Overlay District
Desert Maintenance Character
B Overlay District