O23-07

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2023-03-14)

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ORDINANCE NO. O23-07 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING 
THE 
GLENDALE 
CITY 
CODE, 
CHAPTER 
2 
(ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE 1 (IN GENERAL), SECTION 
2-3 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING PERMIT 
FEES, ANNUAL REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT, PAYMENT, 
AND WAIVER) AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE 
DATE. 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Glendale City Charter provides that the council may, by ordinance, 
waive or rebate any of the community development fees upon a finding that the waiver or rebate 
is in the best interests of the city of Glendale; and, 
 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale City Council finds that waiving community 
development fees for affordable housing is in the best interests of the community and is 
consistent with policies identified in the General Plan.   
 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
 
SECTION 1.  That Glendale City Code Chapter 2 (Administration), Article 1 (In 
General), Section 2-3 (Community development and building permit fees; annual review and 
adjustment; payment; waiver) is hereby amended by adding subsection (e) as follows:   
 
Sec. 2-3. - Community development and building permit fees; annual review and 
adjustment; payment; waiver. 
 
(a) The community development fee schedule of the City of Glendale shall be set forth in 
Appendix B of the city code.  
 
(b) The City of Glendale Community Development Fee Schedule and the building permit 
fees shall be reviewed and approved by the city council on an annual basis. The 
community development fee schedule shall be adjusted annually in accordance with 
the CPIU (Consumer Price Index Urban Users) inflationary index; and building 
permit fees shall be adjusted annually in accordance with the International Code 
Council Building Valuation Data. The adjusted fees shall be posted on the city's 
website and published in the city's official newspaper as required by state law.  
 
(c) Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as 
an economic development incentive upon a finding that the waiver or rebate is in the 
best interests of the City of Glendale. The city council delegates its authority to the 
city manager to waive or rebate, in writing, community development fees up to fifty 
thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Any fee waiver or rebate shall be conditioned upon 
timely completion of the development or additional improvements which comprise 
the project.

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(d) Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as 
an incentive to attract privately-produced events in the city-council adopted 
redevelopment area upon a finding that the waiver or rebate is in the best interests of 
the City of Glendale. The city council delegates its authority to the city manager or 
designee to make the finding as to whether a waiver or rebate is in the best interests 
of the city and to waive or rebate, in writing, community development fees up to 
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). Any fee waiver or rebate is conditioned 
upon adherence to all applicable federal, state, or county laws; city codes and 
ordinances; and administrative policies or procedures.  
 
(e) Any of the community development fees may be waived or rebated by the city council as 
an incentive to attract the development of housing units that will be maintained as 
affordable for a period of no less than 30 years upon a finding that the waiver or 
rebate is in the best interests of the City of Glendale.  The city council delegates its 
authority to the city manager to waive or rebate, in writing, 100% of community 
development fees for recipients of Arizona Department of Housing tax credit awards.  
The city manager is further required to provide a copy of the waiver or rebate notice 
to the City Council and report overall program performance and aggregate fees 
waived each fiscal year. 
 
(Ord. No. 2260, § 1, 6-11-02; Ord. No. 2871, § 1, 1-14-14; Ord. No. 2901, § 1, 8-12-14; Ord. 
No. 3001, § 1, 8-9-2016) 
 
Editor's note — Ord. No. 2901, § 1, adopted Aug. 12, 2014, changed the title of § 2-3 from 
"Community development fees; annual review and adjustment; payment; waiver" to 
"Community development and building permit fees; annual review and adjustment; payment; 
waiver," as set out herein.  
 
 
 
(Signatures on the following page)

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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 14th day of March, 2023. 
 
 
 
                                                 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
                                                         
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk        (SEAL) 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
                                                        
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
                                                        
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager