021026_STUDYSESSIONMINUTES.PDF

Minutes of the study session of the Development Review Commission, of the City of Tempe, was held in Council Chambers 
31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Arizona 
 
Present: 
City Staff Present: 
Chair Andrew Johnson 
Jeff Tamulevich, Director, Community Development 
Vice Chair Michelle Schwartz 
Ryan Levesque, Deputy Director, Community Development 
Commissioner Barbara Lloyd 
Michelle Dahlke, Principal Planner 
Commissioner Linda Spears 
Diana Kaminski, Principal Planner 
Commissioner Joe Forte 
Karen Stovall, Senior Planner 
Commissioner Larry Tom 
Joanna Barry, Administrative Assistant 
 
 
Absent: 
 
Commissioner Stefan Richter  
Alt Commissioner Rhiannon Corbett 
Alt Commissioner Charles Redman 
Alt Commissioner Robert Miller 
 
 
 
 
1) CALL TO ORDER: Hearing convened at 5:35 p.m. and was called to order by Chair Johnson 
 
2) REVIEW OF REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 
 
CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: 
2A) Development Review Commission – Study Session 1/27/26 
2B) Development Review Commission – Regular Meeting 1/27/26 
 
REVIEW OF PROJECTS ON FEBRUARY 10, 2026 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 
 Item #4A – BONBARDEN 8 HOMES (PL250446) – on consent 
 
 
 
 
3) PROJECT UPDATES BY STAFF (CITY COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS): NONE 
 
4) REVIEW OF PAST AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS WITH STAFF 
 
5) PRESENTATION(S): 
5A) Presentations of proposed Zoning and Development Code Text Amendments for Part 4 signs, and for Part 3 
clarifications, corrections and reorganization of sections pertaining to Accessory Structures, Part 4 updates, 
clarifications and modifications to Use Permit Standards, General Development Standards, Parking, Landscape and 
Lighting, Part 6 updates to Applications and Part 7 additions to Definitions. 
 
6) ADJOURNMENT: The Study Session adjourned at 6:17 p.m. 
 
 
      
 
Prepared by: Michelle Dahlke, Principal Planner 
Reviewed by: Joanna Barry, Administrative Assistant 
Minutes 
Development Review Commission 
STUDY SESSION 
February 10, 2026