Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-SP-3-26-7.pdf

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-SP-3-26-7) FROM A-1 SP CMOD MH (LIGHT 
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, SPECIAL PERMIT, CAPITOL MALL 
OVERLAY DISTRICT, MIDDLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT) 
TO A-1 SP CMOD MH (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, SPECIAL 
PERMIT, CAPITOL MALL OVERLAY DISTRICT, MIDDLE 
HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 5.50-acre site located at the southwest 
corner of 15th Avenue and Jackson Street in a portion of Section 7, Township 1 North, 
Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit “A,” is hereby changed from “A-
1 SP CMOD MH” (Light Industrial District, Special Permit, Capitol Mall Overlay District, 
Middle Housing Overlay District) to  “A-1 SP CMOD MH” (Light Industrial District, 
Special Permit, Capitol Mall Overlay District, Middle Housing Overlay District) to allow a 
safe outdoor space/structured campground for unsheltered individuals.

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. 
The site shall contain a maximum of 200 safe outdoor spaces, and no more 
than 300 total individuals.   
 
 
2. 
The Special Permit shall be removed per Section 504.1.C.2 of the Phoenix 
Zoning Ordinance four years after the effective date of the ordinance. 
 
 
3. 
The existing Operational Plan shall be maintained to govern operational 
features of the safe outdoor space. The plan shall address at minimum the 
following: 
 
 
 
 
a.  
Priority shall be given to unsheltered individuals camping around the 
Keys to Change campus. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Basic hygiene services shall be provided such as restrooms and 
showers. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Supportive services shall be available on site, such as case 
management. 
 
 
 
 
d.  
On-site security shall be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
An email address shall be maintained for surrounding businesses to 
notify the operator of any potential issues. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
Drugs and/or alcohol are to be prohibited. 
 
 
 
 
g. 
Camping shall be prohibited along the perimeter of the property and 
signage discouraging camping shall be posted and visible from public 
rights-of-way. 
 
 
 
 
h. 
A code of conduct acknowledgement shall be signed by all participants.

i. 
Trash/recycling receptacles shall be provided within the property 
boundaries. 
 
 
 
4. 
The operator shall provide a summary of the Operational Plan to all registered 
neighborhood associations within one mile of the site. 
 
 
5. 
The perimeter of the site shall be fenced to secure the site, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
6. 
Site lighting shall be provided at building entrances/exits and refuse areas, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
7. 
All safe outdoor spaces (camping spaces) shall be fully shaded by structural 
shade. 
 
 
8. 
No outdoor fires shall be permitted by anyone residing on the property. 
 
 
9. 
A staff advisory committee shall hold quarterly community outreach meetings 
for the first two years following approval and then semiannually thereafter, 
unless the Planning and Development Department Director requests that 
additional meetings are necessary during any particular calendar year.  
 
 
 
a. 
The meetings shall discuss the following: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
i. 
Compliance with the rezoning stipulations; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ii. 
Number of people served and the outcomes of the services 
provided; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
iii. 
Any issues/concerns from the community, and how those 
concerns could be addressed by the operator; 
 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Notification for each meeting shall be sent to all property owners and all 
registered neighborhood associations within one mile of the site. 
 
 
 
 
 
c. 
A summary of the community meetings and any notes from the public 
shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department. The 
community meeting summaries shall include the following meeting 
details: 
 
 
 
 
 
i. 
Date, time, and location; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ii. 
Number of participants; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
iii. 
Questions or concerns that arose; and

iv. 
How the questions or concerns were addressed. 
 
 
 
10. 
The operator shall maintain all on site walkways free from any hazards or 
accumulation of garbage, debris, rubble, hazardous waste, litter, rubbish, 
refuse, waste material, or blight. 
 
 
11. 
Storage space shall be provided for each person/designated safe space area 
for personal belongings. Bicycle racks shall also be provided on-site for any 
participant that needs secure bicycle parking. 
 
 
12. 
Bike racks shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner and located in a 
secure area in close proximity to the on-site security. 
 
 
13. 
Artificial turf or other comparable material located within the safe outdoor space 
area (under the shade canopy) and box trees/shrubs along the perimeter of the 
safe outdoor space area shall be maintained and/or replenished. 
 
 
14. 
Upon complete redevelopment or development that modifies the cumulative 
floor area of any building by more than 15%, including demolition, from that 
depicted on the site plan date stamped March 24, 2026 the following shall 
apply:   
 
 
 
a. 
A minimum 30 feet of right-of-way shall be dedicated for the west side of 
15th Avenue, adjacent to the development. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
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. 
 
 
15. 
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. 
 
 
16. 
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. 
 
 
17. 
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.

18. 
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. This stipulation shall not be applicable if the property 
is owned by the City of Phoenix. 
 
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 (1 Page) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-SP-3-26-7 
 
Within a portion of Section 7, Township 1 North, Range 3 East of the Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, being more particularly described as 
follows: 
 
PARCEL NO. 1: 
Lots 1 through 30, inclusive, Block 25, of CAPITAL ADDITION, according to the plat 
recorded in Book 1 of Maps, page 62, records of Maricopa County, Arizona. 
 
PARCEL NO. 2: 
The East 30 feet of that part of Safford Avenue (now known as 16th Avenue) lying 
South of the line which extends from the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 26 to the 
Northwest corner of lot 15 in Block 25 and lying North of the line which extends from the 
Southeast corner of Lot 30 in Block 26 to the Southwest corner of Lot 16 in Block 25, 
said Avenue, Lots and Blocks being shown on the plat of CAPITOL ADDITION, a plat of 
subdivision recorded in Book 1 of Maps, page 62, records of Maricopa County, Arizona; 
EXCEPT an easement thereupon for existing drainage installations. 
 
PARCEL NO. 3: 
All of the public street right of way, shown as Harrison Street on the plat of CAPITOL 
ADDITION, lying East of the Southerly prolongation of the East line of Lot 30 in Block 26 
and lying West of the Southerly prolongation of the East line of Lot 30 in Block 25 in 
CAPITOL ADDITION, the plat thereof being recorded in Book 1 of Maps, page 62, 
records of Maricopa County, Arizona; EXCEPT an easement on the West 60 feet 
thereof for drainage purposes; and EXCEPT an easement on all of said portion of 
Harrison Street for existing sewer; and EXCEPT the West 30 feet thereof.