Ordinance #5068

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-10-19)

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ORDINANCE NO.  5068 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AMENDING THE ZONING CODE AND MAP ATTACHED 
THERETO 
BY 
REZONING 
PARCELS 
FROM 
PLANNED 
AREA 
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR COMMERCIAL TO PAD FOR MULTI-FAMILY 
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AS SHOWN IN CASE PLH22-0044 
(CHANDLER FARMS) GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST 
CORNER OF ARIZONA AVENUE AND QUEEN CREEK ROAD 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 the 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, 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 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 Planned Area Development (PAD) for 
commercial to PAD for multi-family residential and commercial, subject to the 
following conditions: 
 
1. Development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development 
Booklet, entitled “Chandler Farms,” and kept on file in the City of Chandler 
Planning Division, in File No. PLH22-0044, 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.

Ordinance No. 5068 
Page 2 
 
2. Multiple-family residential shall be permitted at a maximum density of 24 
dwelling units per acre. 
 
3. Uses permitted within the commercial buildings shall be limited to retail, 
restaurants, and personal services, except the following uses shall be prohibited: 
tattoo and body piercing parlors, dry cleaners and laundromats, and sexually 
oriented businesses. 
 
4. 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. 
 
5. The landscaping 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. 
 
6. The landscaping in all rights-of-way shall be maintained by the adjacent property 
owner or property owners’ association. 
 
7. Minimum building setbacks shall be as provided below and further detailed in 
the development booklet: 
 
Property Line 
Building Setback 
North (Queen Creek Rd.) 
50 feet at commercial, and 165 feet at 
multi-family  
East (Arizona Ave.) 
50 feet at commercial, and 100 feet at 
multi-family 
West 
95 feet at multi-family adjacent to 
existing single-family, and 
80 feet at multi-family adjacent to 
existing multi-family 
South 
10 feet at multi-family adjacent to 
existing multi-family 
 
8. Right-of-way dedications to achieve full half-widths, including turn lanes and 
deceleration lanes, per the standards of the Chandler Transportation 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.

Ordinance No. 5068 
Page 3 
 
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 ______________, 2023. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day 
of _______________, 2023. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
CERTIFICATION 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5068 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
____ day of _____________, 2023, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY CLERK 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY ATTORNEY 
 
Published in the Arizona Republic on:

EXHIBIT “A” 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION – CHANDLER FARMS