Ordinance No. 5174

ORDINANCE NO. 5174
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER,
ARIZONA, AMENDING CHANDLER CITY CODE CHAPTER 35 LAND USE
AND ZONING SECTION 35-305(4) ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMIT (EUP),
BY REMOVING EXTERNAL SPEAKERS IN OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS
FROM TRIGGERING THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN EUP WHEN NO
ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-240, the City Council may adopt by ordinance,
any change or amendment to the regulations and provisions set forth in the Chandler City Code;
and
WHEREAS, notice of this amendment has been published in a local newspaper with general
circulation in the City of Chandler, giving fifteen (15) days’ notice of the time, place, and date of
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the probable impact of this ordinance on the cost to
construct housing for sale or rent; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 19,
2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona,
as follows:
Section 1. The Zoning Code 35-305(4) is amended as follows (additions in ALL CAPS,
deletions in strikethrough, omitted text indicated by ellipses as “. . .”):
4) Entertainment use permits: A use permit to provide entertainment activity, as defined
in section 35-200 of this chapter, or outdoor seating with external speakers, shall be
obtained pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. Approval of an entertainment use
permit shall be subject to the following standards and procedures:
(a) Applicability:
1. Entertainment activity shall require a use permit, when all ENTERTAINMENT
ACTIVITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 35-200 IS PROVIDED, ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES ARE SOLD TO BE CONSUMED ON-SITE, AND ONE of the
following criteria EXIST are met:
i. Entertainment activity, as defined in section 35-200, is provided, or outdoor
seating with external speakers is provided; and

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ii. Alcoholic beverages are sold or served and consumed on-site; and
i iii. If live LIVE entertainment is not SOLELY provided INDOORS outdoors,
AND the property is located six hundred (600) feet or less from a residentially
zoned property. Said distance shall be measured from the closest exterior wall or
fence of any indoor or outdoor space occupied by the subject establishment to
the closest property line of a residentially zoned property; and OR
ii iv. If live LIVE entertainment is provided outdoors, AND the property is
located one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet or less from a
residentially zoned property. Said distance shall be measured from the closest
exterior wall or fence of any indoor or outdoor space occupied by the subject
establishment to the closest property line of a residentially zoned property.
2. A property with a current liquor use permit shall not be required to obtain an
entertainment use permit, unless subject to a condition of approval related to a time
limit. Liquor use permit conditions related to entertainment activity shall remain in
effect.
3. OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS UTILIZING EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
SOLELY FOR AMBIENT MUSIC, BACKGROUND PRERECORDED MUSIC,
OR TELEVISION AUDIO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN
ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMIT ON THE BASIS OF SUCH SPEAKERS
ALONE. THIS EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY WHERE LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY IS ALSO PROVIDED, OR WHERE ALL
OTHER CRITERIA OF SECTION 35-305(4)(A)(1) ARE MET.
4. NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTDOOR SPEAKERS ON THE PATIO MUST BE
CONTROLLED SO AS TO NOT UNREASONABLY DISTURB AREA
RESIDENTS AND MAY NOT EXCEED THE AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL AS
MEASURED AT THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LINE.
Section 2. Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance, or any parts hereof, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Providing for Severability.
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 thereof.

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INTRODUCED AND TENTATIVELY APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler,
Arizona, this ____ day of ______________, 2026.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _______________________________
CITY CLERK MAYOR
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day
of _______________, 2026.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _______________________________
CITY CLERK MAYOR
CERTIFICATION
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5174 was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the
____ day of _____________, 2026, and that a quorum was present thereat.
__________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Published: