Ordinance No. 4958

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2021-03-22)

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ORDINANCE NO.  4958 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AMENDING 
THE ZONING CODE AND MAP ATTACHED THERETO, BY REZONING A 
PARCEL 
FROM 
AGRICULTURAL 
(AG-1) 
TO 
PLANNED 
AREA 
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IN CASE 
PLH19-0063 (ELUX AT MCQUEEN) LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST 
CORNER OF MCQUEEN ROAD AND SANTAN 202 FREEWAY WITHIN 
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA; 
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND 
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. 
 
WHEREAS, an application for rezoning certain property within the corporate limits of Chandler, 
Arizona, has been filed in accordance with Article XXVI of the Chandler Zoning Code; and 
 
WHEREAS, the application has been published in a local newspaper with general circulation in 
the City of Chandler, giving fifteen (15) days’ notice of time, place, and date of public hearing; 
and 
 
WHEREAS, a notice of such hearing was posted on the property at least seven (7) days prior to 
the public hearing; and 
 
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning Commission as required by 
the Zoning Code. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, 
as follows: 
 
Section 1. 
Legal Description of Property:  
 
 
 
EXHIBIT ‘A’ 
 
Said parcel is hereby rezoned from AG-1 to PAD for multi-family residential, 
subject to the following conditions: 
 
1. 
Development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development 
Booklet, entitled “Elux at McQueen” and kept on file in the City of Chandler 
Planning Division, in File No. PLH19-0063, modified by such conditions 
included at the time the Booklet was approved by the Chandler City Council 
and/or as thereafter amended, modified or supplemented by the Chandler 
City Council. 
 
2. 
The multi-family apartment manager shall display, in a conspicuous place 
within the rental office, a map illustrating the location of the development 
Elux at McQueen in the context of the Chandler Airpark Area Plan. The map 
shall identify the Airport Impact Overlay District, the noise contours and

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over flight patterns as depicted in Exhibit 6A in the FAR Part 150 Noise 
Compatibility Study document as adopted by Chandler City Council 
(Resolution No. 2590, 11-5-98), and the noise contours as identified in the 
Chandler Airpark Area Plan. Such map or aerial photo shall be a minimum 
size of 24” x 36”. Compliance with this condition shall be demonstrated by 
the property owner or multifamily apartment manager submitting to the 
Zoning Administrator of a signed affidavit and photograph that 
acknowledges such map is on display prior to beginning any rental activity. 
 
3. 
Prior to execution of any lease, prospective apartment tenants shall be given 
written disclosure in their lease and in a separately signed disclosure 
statement acknowledging that this apartment community is located proximate 
to the Chandler Municipal Airport that includes a heliport, aircraft engine 
testing facility, and an aircraft storage facility, that an avigational easement 
exists on the property, the property lies within the Chandler Municipal 
Airport Impact Overlay District, and that the property is subject to aircraft 
noise and over flight activity. The requirement for such disclosure shall be 
confirmed in an avigation notice covenant that runs with the land and is 
recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder prior to issuance of the first 
building permit for this development. 
 
4. 
The developer shall provide the city with an avigational easement over the 
subject property in accordance with Section 3004 of the City of Chandler 
Zoning Code. 
 
5. 
Prior to building permit issuance for any structures the developer shall 
provide a DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD TO AVIATION approval 
as issued by the FAA after filing an FAA Form 7460, Notice of Proposed 
Construction or Alteration. 
 
6. 
The Final Plat shall contain the following statement on the cover sheet in a 
prominent location and in large text: “This property is located within the 
Chandler Municipal Airport Impact Overlay District and is subject to aircraft 
noise and frequent over flight activity, and is encumbered by an avigational 
easement to the City of Chandler.” 
 
7. 
All leases at Elux at McQueen shall provide that all questions, concerns, or 
complaints any tenant may have about the Chandler Municipal Airport or the 
operation of aircraft landing at, taking off from, or operating at or on 
Chandler Municipal Airport shall be directed solely to the manager of Elux at 
McQueen development and not to the Chandler Municipal Airport, the City 
of Chandler, the FAA, any aircraft owner, or any pilot. All leases shall also 
provide that it shall be within the sole and absolute discretion of the manager 
of Elux at McQueen (and not the tenant) to determine (after the manager’s 
due consideration of all airport related acknowledgments and disclosures that 
are required by the Zoning Stipulations and consideration of all information

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known to Elux at McQueen’s Manager) whether or not, when, and how to 
communicate any tenants question, concern, or complain to the manager of 
the Chandler Municipal Airport. 
 
8. 
All apartment buildings shall be designed and built to achieve an interior 
noise level not to exceed 45 decibels (Ldn) from aircraft noise.  A 
professional acoustical consultant, architect or engineer shall certify that the 
project’s construction plans are in conformance with this condition. 
 
9. 
In the event the multi-family residential is platted to allow unit ownership, 
prior to the time of making any lot reservations or subsequent sales 
agreements, the subdivider/homebuilder/developer shall provide a written 
disclosure statement, for the signature of each buyer, acknowledging that this 
subdivision lies within the Chandler Municipal Airport Impact Overlay 
District, as specified in the Chandler Zoning Code.  The disclosure statement 
shall acknowledge the proximity of this subdivision to the Chandler Airport 
and that an avigational easement exists and/or is required on the property, 
and further, shall acknowledge that the property is subject to aircraft noise 
and overflight activity and other externalities.  This document signed by the 
homebuyer shall be recorded with Maricopa County Recorder’s Office upon 
sale of the property. The “Public Subdivision Report”, “Purchase Contracts”, 
CC&R’s, and the individual lot/unit property deeds shall include a disclosure 
statement outlining that the site is adjacent to or nearby an existing municipal 
airport, and the disclosure shall state that such uses are legal and should be 
expected to continue indefinitely. This responsibility for notice rests with the 
subdivider/homebuilder/developer and shall not be construed as an absolute 
guarantee by the City of Chandler for receiving such notice. 
 
10. Multi-family dwelling units shall be permitted up to a maximum density of 
12.6 dwelling units per acre. 
 
11. The developer shall be responsible for the design and installation of a traffic 
signal at the intersection of McQueen Road and Armstrong Way during the 
initial phase of construction. 
 
12. Completion of the construction of all required off-site street improvements 
including but not limited to paving, landscaping, curb, gutter and sidewalks, 
median improvements and street lighting to achieve conformance with City 
codes, standard details, and design manuals. 
 
13. The developer shall be required to install landscaping in the arterial street 
median(s) adjoining this project. In the event that the landscaping already 
exists within such median(s) the developer shall be required to upgrade such 
landscaping to meet current City Standards.

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14. Right-of-way dedications to achieve full half-widths, including turn lanes and 
deceleration lanes, per the standards of the Chandler Transportation Plan. 
 
15. Minimum setbacks shall be as provided below and further detailed in the 
development booklet: 
 
Property Line Location 
Minimum Building 
Setback 
McQueen Road 
50’ 
North Property Line  
10’ 
East Property Line 
10’ 
South Property Line 
35’ 
 
 
Section 2. 
The Planning Division of the City of Chandler is hereby directed to enter such 
changes and amendments as may be necessary upon the Zoning Map of said 
Zoning Code in compliance with this Ordinance.  
 
Section 3. 
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this 
Ordinance, or any parts hereof, are hereby repealed. 
 
Section 4. 
In any case, where any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this 
Ordinance, the Planning Division of the City of Chandler may institute an 
injunction or any other appropriate action in proceeding to prevent the use of such 
building, structure, or land.  
 
Section 5. 
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, then this entire ordinance is invalid and shall have no 
force or effect. 
 
Section 6. 
A violation of this Ordinance shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor subject to the 
enforcement and penalty provisions set forth in Section 1-8.3 of the Chandler City 
Code.  Each day a violation continues, or the failure to perform any act or duty 
required by this Ordinance or the Zoning Code, shall constitute a separate offense.

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INTRODUCED AND TENTATIVELY APPROVED by the City Council of the City of 
Chandler, Arizona, this ____ day of ______________, 2021. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day 
of _______________, 2021. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
CERTIFICATION 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 4958 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
____ day of _____________, 2021, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY CLERK 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY ATTORNEY 
 
Published:

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EXHIBIT ‘A’