Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-TA-2-23.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 PORTIONS OF THE CODE OF THE 
CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, PART II, CHAPTER 41, THE 
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX BY AMENDING  
CHAPTER 2, SECTION 202 (DEFINITIONS) TO ADD OFFSITE 
MANUFACTURED HOME, OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME 
DEVELOPMENT, AND CLARIFY MODULAR HOME AND PARK 
MODEL. AMEND CHAPTER 6, SECTION 608.F (RESIDENCE 
DISTRICTS) TO ADD PARAGRAPH F.9 AND SECTION 647.A.2.K 
TO DELETE MOBILE HOME DEVELOPMENTS. 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1: That Chapter 2, Section 202 (Definitions), is amended to read: 
Amend Chapter 2, Section 202 (Definitions) to add offsite manufactured home, 
offsite manufactured home development and clarify modular home and park model 
as follows: 
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Manufactured Home: A multi-sectional dwelling unit manufactured after June 15, 1976, 
and built to the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards and the State 
of Arizona Installation Requirements For Manufactured Housing. 
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Mobile Home: A structure built prior to June 15, 1976 that is a movable or portable 
dwelling unit constructed either to be towed on its own chassis, or designed to be installed 
or parked with or without a permanent foundation for human occupancy. 
Mobile Home Development: Any lot, tract, or parcel of land used or offered for use in 
whole or in part, with or without charge, for the parking of occupied mobile homes. 
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Modular Home: A dwelling unit which is either wholly or in substantial part manufactured 
at an off-site location to be assembled on-site, except that it does not include a 
manufactured home, mobile home, park model, or recreational vehicle as defined in this

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section. MODULAR HOME CAN INCLUDE SHIPPING CONTAINER BUILT FOR 
RESIDENTIAL USE. 
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OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME: A DWELLING UNIT WHICH IS EITHER WHOLLY 
OR IN SUBSTANTIAL PART MANUFACTURED AT AN OFF-SITE LOCATION TO BE 
ASSEMBLED ON-SITE, WHICH INCLUDES A MANUFACTURED HOME, MOBILE 
HOME, PARK MODEL, OR MODULAR HOME AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. 
 
OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT: ANY LOT, TRACT, OR PARCEL 
OF LAND USED OR OFFERED FOR USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH OR 
WITHOUT CHARGE, FOR THE PARKING OF OCCUPIED OFFSITE MANUFACTURED 
HOMES. 
 
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Park Model: A trailer type unit not exceeding 400 square feet that is primarily designed to 
provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use that is built 
TO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) STANDARDS AND on a 
single chassis mounted on wheels.  PARK MODEL CAN INCLUDE STRUCTURE 
COMMONLY REFERRED AS “TINY HOME”.  
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Recreational Vehicle: A vehicular type unit thirty-two (32) feet or less in length and eight 
(8) feet or less in width, primarily designed as a temporary living quarters for recreational, 
camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn 
by another vehicle. 
 
 
Recreational Vehicle Park: Any lot, tract, or parcel of land used or offered for use in whole 
or in part with or without charge, for the parking of occupied recreational vehicles, tents, 
park models, or similar devices used for temporary living quarters for recreational 
camping or travel purposes. 
 
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SECTION 2: That Chapter 6, Section 608.F (Residence Districts), is amended to 
read: 
Amend Chapter 6, Section 608.F. (Residence Districts) to add paragraph F.9 
accordingly: 
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9. 
OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENTS.  
 
 
a. 
OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED R-2,  
R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, R-4A, C-1, C-2, AND C-3 ZONING DISTRICTS 
SUBJECT TO A USE PERMIT AND THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED 
BELOW:  
 
 
(1) 
PLACEMENT FOR EACH OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME 
SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 
 
 
(a) THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF TWENTY FEET 
BETWEEN OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND TEN 
FEET BETWEEN AWNINGS AND CANOPIES. ALL 
ANNEXES OR STRUCTURAL ADDITIONS SHALL BE 
CONSIDERED PART OF THE OFFSITE MANUFACTURED 
HOME. 
 
 
 
 
 
(b) THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST FORTY FEET BETWEEN 
OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOMES ON OPPOSITE SIDES 
OF A PRIVATE ACCESSWAY. 
 
 
 
 
 
(c) NO OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME, ANNEX OR 
STRUCTURAL ADDITION SHALL BE CLOSER THAN 
EIGHT FEET TO ANY PRIVATE ACCESSWAY OR PRIVATE 
DRIVE. 
 
 
 
 
(2) 
EACH OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE SHALL HAVE 
PRIVATE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE OF AT LEAST 150 SQUARE 
FEET. THE DIMENSION OF THIS SPACE SHALL BE AT LEAST 
FIFTEEN FEET IN WIDTH. 
 
 
 
(3) 
FOR EACH OCCUPIED OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME 
SPACE, THERE SHALL BE AN ENCLOSED STORAGE LOCKER 
FOR YARD TOOLS AND OTHER BULKY ITEMS CONVENIENT TO 
THE SPACE WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF AT LEAST ONE 
HUNDRED FIFTY CUBIC FEET. 
 
 
 
(4) 
ALL AREAS NOT COVERED BY STRUCTURES OR PAVED

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SURFACES SHALL BE LANDSCAPED AND MAINTAINED IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLANS REQUIRED UNDER 
SECTION 507. 
 
 
 
(5) 
SCREENING THE PERIMETER OF AN OFFSITE 
MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT BY A WALL OR 
OTHER APPROVED MATERIAL MAY BE REQUIRED. 
 
 
 
(6) 
THERE SHALL BE A NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN WALKS 
CONNECTING OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME SPACES WITH 
EACH OTHER AND WITH DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES. 
 
 
 
(7) 
IF STORAGE YARDS ARE PROVIDED, THERE SHALL BE A 
SCREENED STORAGE YARD OR YARDS FOR BOATS, 
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, ETC. SUCH STORAGE YARDS 
SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF SIXTY SQUARE FEET OF 
STORAGE SPACE FOR EACH OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME 
SPACE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO 
AS TO NOT DETRACT FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. ALL 
BOATS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES SHALL BE PARKED IN 
THE STORAGE YARD. 
 
 
 
(8) 
EACH OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME SHALL A): BE AFFIXED 
PERMANENTLY TO THE GROUND OR B): HAVE "SKIRTING" 
AROUND ITS PERIMETER TO SCREEN ITS WHEELS AND 
UNDERCARRIAGE. 
 
 
 
(9) 
ALL UTILITIES AND THE WIRES OF ANY CENTRAL TELEVISION 
OR RADIO ANTENNA SYSTEM SHALL BE UNDERGROUND. 
 
 
 
(10) NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE SPACES IN ANY 
ONE OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT SHALL 
BE DEVELOPED OR USED FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. 
 
 
 
(11) DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME 
COMMUNITIES SHALL BE UNDER THE PLANNED RESIDENTIAL 
DEVELOPMENT OPTION OF THE UNDERLYING ZONING 
DISTRICT. 
 
 
 
(12) PRIVATE DRIVES MAY BE USED FOR ACCESS TO EACH 
OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOMES ONLY WHEN THERE IS NO 
SUBDIVISION OF THE MOBILE HOME DEVELOPMENT INTO 
INDIVIDUAL LOTS. 
 
 
 
(13) THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE 
TOTAL AREA OF THE OFFSITE MANUFACTURED HOME

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DEVELOPMENT DEDICATED OR RESERVED AS USABLE 
COMMON "OPEN SPACE" LAND. COMMON "OPEN SPACE" 
LANDS SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED ON THE PLAN AS TO 
THE CHARACTER OF USE AND DEVELOPMENT BUT SHALL 
NOT INCLUDE: 
 
 
 
 
(a) AREAS RESERVED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OR 
BENEFIT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TENANT OR OWNER; NOR 
 
 
 
 
 
(b) DEDICATED STREETS, ALLEYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY; NOR 
 
 
 
 
 
(c) VEHICULAR DRIVES, PARKING, LOADING, AND 
STORAGE AREAS; NOR 
 
 
 
 
 
(d) REQUIRED SETBACK AREAS AT EXTERIOR 
BOUNDARIES OF THE SITE; NOR 
 
 
 
 
 
(e) GOLF COURSES. 
 
 
 
 
 
ADEQUATE GUARANTEES MUST BE PROVIDED TO ENSURE 
PERMANENT RETENTION OF "OPEN SPACE" LAND AREA 
RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF THESE 
REGULATIONS, EITHER BY PRIVATE RESERVATION FOR THE 
USE OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT OR BY 
DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF. 
 
 
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SECTION 3: That Chapter 6, Section 647.A.2.k. (Special Permit Uses), is 
amended to read: 
Amend Chapter 6, Section 647.A.2.k. (Special Permit Uses) to delete mobile home 
developments and renumber remaining section accordingly: 
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k. 
Mobile home developments.  
 
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this mobile home park development section is to 
allow an alternative living style and dwelling type to conventional single-
family and multifamily housing. Mobile homes can provide a major source of 
acceptable housing for moderate income persons with minimal 
maintenance. The standards contained in this section are intended to afford 
adequate air and space between units, screening, open and pedestrian 
spaces, and storage areas and other customary accessory facilities. In

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addition, the district regulations and development review are designed to 
protect and enhance the mobile home site and its environs. 
 
(2) Permitted uses. Mobile home development only when located in an R-2 
and R-3 district, and subject to the following conditions: 
 
 
(a) 
The site shall be at least ten acres unless it is an expansion of an 
existing development. 
 
 
 
(b) 
Open space for each mobile home shall be provided as follows: 
 
 
 
 
(i) There shall be twenty feet of open space between mobile 
homes. The width of any common walk between mobile 
homes shall not be counted as part of this required open 
space. All annexes or structural additions shall be considered 
part of the mobile home. This space may be reduced to ten 
feet between awnings or canopies. 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii) There shall be at least forty feet between mobile homes on 
opposite sides of a private accessway. 
 
 
 
 
 
(iii) No mobile home shall be closer than eight feet to any private 
accessway or private drive. 
 
 
 
 
(c) 
Each mobile home space shall have private outdoor living space of 
at least three hundred square feet. The least dimension of this space 
shall be at least fifteen feet. 
 
 
 
(d) 
For each occupied mobile home space, there shall be a storage 
locker for yard tools and other bulky items convenient to the space. It 
shall be at least six feet high with a storage capacity of at least one 
hundred fifty cubic feet. 
 
 
 
(e) 
All areas not covered by structures or paved surfaces shall be 
landscaped and maintained in accordance with the site plans 
required under Section 507. 
 
 
 
(f) 
Screening the perimeter of a mobile home development by a wall or 
other approved material may be required. 
 
 
 
(g) 
There shall be a network of pedestrian walks connecting mobile 
home spaces with each other and with development facilities. 
 
 
 
(h) 
There shall be a laundry with a screened clothes drying yard. 
 
 
 
(i) 
There shall be a screened storage yard or yards for boats,

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recreational vehicles, etc. Such storage yards shall have a minimum 
of sixty square feet of storage space for each mobile home space in 
the development and shall be located so as to not detract from 
surrounding properties. All boats and recreational vehicles shall be 
parked in the storage yard. 
 
 
 
(j) 
Each mobile home shall have "skirting" around its perimeter to 
screen its wheels and undercarriage, or the mobile home shall be 
placed in an excavation specifically designed to hide the wheels and 
undercarriage from view. 
 
 
 
(k) 
All utilities and the wires of any central television or radio antenna 
system shall be underground. 
 
 
 
(l) 
Not more than fifteen percent of the spaces in any one mobile home 
development shall be developed or used for recreational vehicles. 
 
 
 
(m) Development shall be under the planned residential development 
option of the underlying zoning district. 
 
 
 
(n) 
Private drives may be used for access to each mobile home only 
when there is no subdivision of the mobile home development into 
individual lots. 
 
 
 
(o) 
There shall be a minimum of five percent of the total area of the 
mobile home development dedicated or reserved as usable common 
"open space" land. Common "open space" lands shall be clearly 
designated on the plan as to the character of use and development 
but shall not include: 
 
 
 
 
(i) Areas reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of an 
individual tenant or owner; nor 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii) Dedicated streets, alleys, and other public rights-of-way; nor 
 
 
 
 
 
(iii) Vehicular drives, parking, loading, and storage areas; nor 
 
 
 
 
 
(iv) Required setback areas at exterior boundaries of the site; nor 
 
 
 
 
 
(v) Golf courses. 
 
 
 
 
 
Adequate guarantees must be provided to ensure permanent 
retention of "open space" land area resulting from the application of 
these regulations, either by private reservation for the use of the 
residents within the development or by dedication to the public, or a 
combination thereof.

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(p) 
Manufactured homes are permitted in mobile home developments 
which were existing prior to May 7, 2010 and shall not be subject to 
the design review standards outlined in the Guidelines for Design 
Review Section of the Zoning Ordinance. 
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PASSED by the Council of the City of Phoenix this 28th day of June, 2023  
 
 
 
________________________________ 
 
 
 
       MAYOR  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
____________________________City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
____________________________City Attorney 
 
 
REVIEWED BY:  
 
____________________________City Manager