Ordinance No. 5037

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2022-11-10)

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ORDINANCE NO.  5037 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AMENDING THE ZONING CODE AND MAP ATTACHED 
THERETO, BY REZONING A PARCEL FROM PLANNED AREA 
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR OFFICE, RETAIL, AND HOTEL TO PAD FOR 
MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING MULTI-FAMILY, OFFICE, 
AND COMMERCIAL USES AS PERMITTED UNDER COMMUNITY 
COMMERCIAL (C-2) TYPE USES WITH MID-RISE OVERLAY ALLOWING 
HEIGHTS UP TO ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120) FEET IN CASE 
PLH22-0035 (THE DISTRICT DOWNTOWN) LOCATED NORTHWEST 
CORNER OF ARIZONA AVENUE 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 the 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 PAD for office, retail, and hotel to PAD for 
mixed used development including multi-family, office, and commercial uses as 
permitted under Community Commercial (C-2) type uses a with Mid-Rise Overlay 
allowing for building heights up to 120 feet, subject to the following conditions: 
 
1. Development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development 
Booklet, entitled, “The District Downtown” and kept on file in the City of 
Chandler Planning Division, in File No. PLH21-0094, modified by such 
conditions included at the time the Booklet was approved by the Chandler City

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Council and/or as thereafter amended, modified, or supplemented by Chandler 
City Council. 
  
2. Building heights shall not exceed 120 (one hundred and twenty) feet in 
height as measured to the top of parapet of the building façade. 
  
3. Commercial development must occur prior to any multi-family use under 
Phase I. 
  
4. Residential uses shall be permitted only on Parcel 4 and 5 up to a maximum 
density of forty-five (45) dwelling units per acre for Parcel 5 and fifty-
two (52) dwelling units per acre for Parcel 4.   
  
5. 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. 
  
6. Right-of-way dedications to achieve full half-widths, including turn lanes 
and deceleration lanes, per the standards of the Chandler Transportation 
Plan. 
  
7. 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. 
  
8. The landscaping and all other improvements in all open spaces shall be 
maintained by the property owner or property owners' association and shall 
be maintained at a level consistent with or better than at the time of planting. 
  
9. The landscaping in all rights-of-way shall be maintained by the adjacent 
property owner or property owners' association. 
  
10. Minimum building setbacks shall be as follows: 
Property Line 
Location 
Minimum Building Setback  
 
Arizona 
Avenue  
30 feet  
Pecos Road   
30 feet  
West 
20 feet

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South 
10 feet  
 
11. Commercial development must occur adjacent to Arizona Avenue in 
Parcels 1 and 2, excluding any mixed-use building, prior to any multi-
family use on Parcel 4, as depicted within the development booklet on the 
site plan. 
 
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. 
 
 
INTRODUCED AND TENTATIVELY APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, 
Arizona, this ____ day of ______________, 2022. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day 
of _______________, 2022. 
ATTEST: 
______________________________ 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
MAYOR 
CERTIFICATION 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5037 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
____ day of _____________, 2022, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
__________________________ 
CITY CLERK 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
CITY ATTORNEY 
Published in the Arizona Republic on:

“Exhibit A”