Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-112-25-8.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 ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING 
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED 
HEREIN (CASE Z-112-25-8) FROM S-1 (APPROVED R1-18) 
(RANCH OR FARM RESIDENCE, APPROVED SINGLE-FAMILY 
RESIDENCE 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 20.86-acre site located approximately 995 
feet south of the southeast corner of 15th Avenue and Baseline Road in a portion of 
Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit 
“A,” is hereby changed from “S-1 (Approved R1-18)” (Ranch or Farm Residence, 
Approved Single-Family Residence 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 Meritage Homes 15th Ave. and 
Baseline Rd. 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 June 15, 2026, as 
modified by the following stipulations: 
 
 
 
 
a.  
Front cover: Revise the submittal date information to add the following:  
1st Submittal: August 12, 2025 
2nd Submittal: April 6, 2026 
Hearing Draft: June 15, 2026 
City Council Adopted: [Add adoption date]. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Page 8, D. Development Standards, 2. Landscape Standards Table, 
Table 2: Landscape Standards Table, A. Planting Materials (Minimum), i. 
Landscape Areas within Perimeter Setbacks along 15th Avenue and 
Western Canal: Update “Type of trees required: Large canopy, drought-
tolerant shade trees” to state “Types of trees required: Minimum 2-inch 
caliper, large canopy, shade trees planted 20 feet on center, or in 
equivalent groupings.“ 
 
 
 
 
c.  
Page 8, D. Development Standards, 2. Landscape Standards Table, 
Table 2: Landscape Standards Table, A. Planting Materials (Minimum): 
Add a “Perimeter Landscape Setbacks (Other)” section that states the 
following:  
 
Type of trees required: Minimum 2-inch caliper, large canopy, shade 
trees planted 20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings.  
 
Note: Where utility conflicts exist, developer shall work with Planning 
and Development Department on alternative design solution consistent 
with a pedestrian environment.  
 
 
 
 
d. 
Page 8, D. Development Standards, 2. Landscape Standards Table, 
Table 2: Landscape Standards Table, A. Planting Materials (Minimum): 
Add a “Landscape Strip between back of curb and sidewalk along 15th 
Avenue” section that states the following:

Type of trees required: Minimum 2-inch caliper, single-trunk, large 
canopy, shade trees planted 20 feet on center, or in equivalent 
groupings.  
 
Drought-tolerant shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers to 
achieve a minimum of 75% live coverage at maturity  
 
Note: Where utility conflicts exist, developer shall work with Planning 
and Development Department on alternative design solution consistent 
with a pedestrian environment. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
Page 9, D. Development Standards, 3. Parking, Table 3: Parking 
Standards: Add a footnote that applies to Single-Family Attached PDUs, 
that states that Zoning Ordinance sections 702.F.1.a and b shall not 
apply. 
 
 
 
2. 
The property owner shall record documents that disclose the existence, and 
operational characteristics of the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to future owners 
or tenants of the property. The form and content of such documents shall be 
according to the templates and instructions provided which have been reviewed 
and approved by the City Attorney. 
 
 
3. 
The developer shall dedicate a minimum of 25 feet of right-of-way for the south 
half of Gary Way, unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Development 
and Street Transportation Departments. If the development does not provide 
access and dedicates a 1 foot vehicular non-access easement along the south 
side of Gary Way, street improvements shall not be required.  
 
 
4. 
The developer shall deposit $45,000 into an escrow account to the Street 
Transportation Department to fund a traffic control device at the Western Canal 
Crossing on South Mountain Avenue, east of 15th Avenue, prior to final site 
plan approval for the first phase of development. If the traffic control device is 
not installed within five years of the deposit being completed, the developer 
shall be refunded the full contribution amount. 
 
 
 
5. 
Development shall provide continuous asphalt pavement with a thickened edge 
along APN 300-48-011C, matching and connecting to the existing asphalt to 
the north, and provide a minimum 4-foot-wide DG trail connecting to the 
existing sidewalk to the north as approved by the Street Transportation 
Department. 
 
 
6. 
All existing electrical utilities within the public right-of-way shall be 
undergrounded, adjacent to the development. The developer shall coordinate 
with the affected utility companies for their review and permitting.

7. 
Replace unused driveways with sidewalk, curb and gutter. Also, replace any 
broken or out-of-grade curb, gutter, sidewalk, and curb ramps on all streets and 
upgrade all off-site improvements to be in compliance with current ADA 
guidelines. 
 
 
8. 
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. 
 
 
9. 
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. 
 
 
10. 
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 (1 page) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-112-25-8 
 
That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 3 East, of the 
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described as 
follows: 
 
Commencing at the North Quarter Corner of said Section 6, from which the ½” rebar 
marking the Center of said Section 6 bears South 00°02’18”W, a distance of 2649.93 
feet; 
 
Thence South 00°02’13” West, along the West line of the Northeast Quarter of said 
Section 6, a distance of 999.41 feet; 
 
Thence South 89°36’44” East, departing said West line, a distance of 66.00 feet to the 
Point of Beginning; 
 
Thence continuing South 89°36’44” East, a distance of 592.18 feet; 
Thence North 00°01’59” East, a distance of 191.50 feet; 
Thence South 89°49’23” East, a distance of 663.81 feet; 
 
Thence South 00°11’05” East, a distance of 557.24 feet to a point on the Northerly right-
of-way of the Western Canal; 
 
Thence South 54°04’01” West, a distance of 360.17 feet to the beginning of a tangent 
curve of 2,924.00 foot radius, concave Southeasterly; 
 
Thence Southwesterly, along said curve, through a central angle of 09°18’00”, a 
distance of 474.61 feet to the beginning of a tangent compound curve of 2,810.81 foot 
radius, concave Southeasterly; 
 
Thence Southwesterly, along said curve, through a central angle of 00°25’22”, a 
distance of 20.73 feet; 
 
Thence North 00°01’59” East, a distance of 348.50 feet; 
 
Thence North 89°35’40” West, a distance of 592.22 feet to a point on a line which is 
parallel with and 66.00 feet Easterly from said West line; 
 
Thence North 00°02’13” East, along said parallel line, a distance of 553.66 feet to the 
Point of Beginning. 
 
Containing 866,078 Square Feet or 19.882 Acres, more or less.