Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-36-26-1.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2026-09-09)

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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 ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING 
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED 
HEREIN (CASE Z-36-26-1) FROM S-1 DVAO (RANCH OR FARM 
RESIDENCE, DEER VALLEY AIRPORT OVERLAY) TO CP/GCP 
DVAO (COMMERCE PARK DISTRICT/GENERAL COMMERCE 
PARK OPTION, DEER VALLEY AIRPORT OVERLAY). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 5.20-acre site located approximately 450 feet 
south of the southwest corner of 15th Avenue and Whispering Wind Drive in a portion of 
Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit 
“A,” is hereby changed from “S-1 DVAO” (Ranch or Farm Residence, Deer Valley 
Airport Overlay) to “CP/GCP DVAO” (Commerce Park District/General Commerce Park 
Option, Deer Valley Airport Overlay). 
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. 
Landscape areas shall be planted with minimum 2-inch caliper, large canopy, 
drought-tolerant trees, 20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings, with five 5-
gallon shrubs per tree, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
2. 
A minimum of 25% of the employee/customer surface parking areas shall be 
shaded, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. Shade 
may be achieved by structures or by minimum 2-inch caliper, drought-tolerant, 
shade trees, or a combination thereof. 
 
 
3. 
All bicycle infrastructure and pedestrian pathways, including sidewalks, shall be 
shaded by a structure, landscaping, or a combination of the two to provide a 
minimum of 75% shade, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
4. 
One outdoor employee resting area of no less than 400 square feet or two 200-
square-foot areas shall be provided on site. Each required pedestrian area shall 
include a minimum of two pedestrian seating benches, constructed of quality 
and durable materials, and shaded to a minimum of 75% using minimum 2-inch 
caliper large canopy drought-tolerant shade trees and/or architectural shade, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
Where pedestrian walkways cross a vehicular path, the pathway shall be 
constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored concrete, or other 
pavement treatments that visually contrasts parking and drive aisle surfaces, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
6. 
A minimum of 10% of the required parking spaces shall include Electric Vehicle 
(EV) Capable infrastructure, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
7. 
A minimum of four bicycle parking spaces shall be provided through Inverted U 
and/or artistic racks located near the front office and installed per the 
requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. Artistic racks shall 
adhere to the City of Phoenix Preferred Designs in Appendix K of the 
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan. 
 
 
8. 
A minimum of one of the required bicycle parking spaces shall include standard 
electrical receptacles for electric bicycle charging capabilities, as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
9. 
Right-of-way for 15th Avenue shall be dedicated and constructed to meet the 
minimum Minor Collector F cross‑section standards, in accordance with design 
plans approved by the Street Transportation Department. Right-of-way 
dedications from adjacent parcels may be required to accommodate the 15th 
Avenue design to avoid the exiting power poles.

10. 
Prior to preliminary site plan approval, design plans for the off-set alignment of 
15th Avenue shall include connecting to existing improvements north of the 
subject site, as approved by the Street Transportation Department. 
 
 
11. 
A minimum 5-foot-wide detached sidewalk separated by a minimum 5-foot-wide 
landscape area shall be constructed on the west side of 15th Avenue, or as 
approved by the Street Transportation Department, and planted as follows:  
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper, single-trunk, large canopy, drought-tolerant, 
shade trees, planted 20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought-tolerant shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers 
maintained to with a maximum mature height of two feet to achieve a 
minimum of 50% live coverage. 
 
 
 
Where utility conflicts arise, the developer shall work with the Planning and 
Development Department on an alternative design solution consistent with a 
pedestrian environment. 
 
 
12. 
All mitigation improvements shall be constructed and/or funded as identified in 
the accepted Traffic Impact Analysis dated October 30, 2025. 
 
 
13. 
All streets within and adjacent to the development shall be constructed 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. 
 
 
14. 
A minimum of two green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) elements for 
stormwater management shall be implemented, as approved or modified by the 
Planning and Development and/or Street Transportation departments.  This 
includes but is not limited to stormwater harvesting basins, bioswales, 
permeable pavement, etc., per the Greater Phoenix Metro Green Infrastructure 
and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater Management. 
 
 
15. 
Prior to final site plan approval, documentation shall be provided that 
demonstrates a commitment to participate in the City of Phoenix Business 
Water Efficiency Program for a minimum of 10 years, or as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
16. 
Natural turf shall only be utilized for required retention areas (bottom of basin, 
and only allowed on slopes if required for slope stabilization) and functional turf 
areas, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
17. 
A leak detection device shall be installed for the irrigation system of landscape 
areas larger than 10,000 square feet.

18. 
Any wet-cooling systems shall be designed and installed per the standards in 
the latest adopted version of the International Green Construction Code 
(IGCC). 
 
 
19. 
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. 
 
 
20. 
Prior to final 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. 
 
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 9th day of September 
2026.  
 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
 
 
 
       MAYOR  
 
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
_________________________  
Denise Archibald, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
By: 
_________________________  
_________________________ 
 
 
REVIEWED BY:

_________________________  
Ed Zuercher, City Manager 
 
 
 
Exhibits: 
A – Legal Description (2 Pages) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-36-26-1 
 
THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST 
QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 4 
NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY DEED 
DOCUMENT 2021-1278121, RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7, MARKED 
BY A FOUND 3’’ CITY OF PHOENIX BRASS CAP IN HANDHOLE DOWN 0.60", 
FROM WHICH THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7 BEARS 
SOUTH  00 DEGREES 05  MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, (BASIS OF BEARINGS) 
A DISTANCE OF 2,644.32 FEET, SAID WEST QUARTER CORNER BEING 
MARKED BY A  FOUND CITY OF PHOENIX BRASS CAP FLUSH; 
 
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE 
NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7,  A 
DISTANCE OF 2,647.16 FEET TO THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID 
SECTION 7,  BEING MARKED BY A FOUND 3’’ MARICOPA COUNTY 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRASS CAP FLUSH FROM WHICH THE 
CALCULATED POSITION OF THE CENTER SECTION OF SAID SECTION 7 
BEARS SOUTH 01 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST,  A DISTANCE 
OF 2,644.02 FEET; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE 
EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7, A DISTANCE 
OF 1,322.01 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF  
THE  NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE  SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7, SAID CORNER BEING THE 
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; 
 
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOUTH 01 DEGREES 40 
MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 330.50 FEET TO THE 
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SAID NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST 
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER: 
 
THENCE LEAVING SAID EAST LINE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 16  MINUTES 50 
SECONDS WEST, A  DISTANCE OF 684.54 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST 
CORNER OF THE SAID NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE 
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER; 
 
THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 19 SECOND EAST, A DISTANCE 
OF 330.48 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID NORTH HALF  
OF  THE  NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE 
NORTHWEST QUARTER: 
 
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE 
OF 687.33 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST 
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7, AND THE  TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. 
 
THIS PARCEL CONTAINS 226,534 SQ. FT. (5.201 ACRES) OF LAND MORE OR 
LESS.