Ordinance 5105

City of Chandler — Study Session (2024-06-24)

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ORDINANCE NO.   5105 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, AMENDING THE ZONING CODE AND MAP ATTACHED 
THERETO, BY REZONING TWO PARCELS FROM PLANNED INDUSTRIAL 
DISTRICT (I-1) AND PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR OFFICE 
DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR DATA 
CENTER USES AND PLANNED INDUSTRIAL (I-1) USES WITH A MID-RISE 
OVERLAY FOR BUILDING HEIGHTS UP TO 95 FEET IN CASE PLH23-0063 
CBREIM FRYE, LOCATED AT 2500 WEST FRYE ROAD, GENERALLY AT 
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FRYE ROAD AND ELLIS STREET 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, 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 parcels are hereby rezoned from I-1 and PAD for Office Development to PAD 
for Data Center uses and Planned Industrial (I-1) uses with a Mid-Rise Overlay 
for building heights up to 95 feet, subject to the following conditions: 
 
1. 
Development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development 
Booklet, entitled "CBRE Data Center Expansion" and kept on file in the City 
of Chandler Planning Division, in File No. PLH23-0063 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 the 
Chandler City Council.  
 
2. 
Allowed uses include data centers and all uses permitted in I-1 Planned 
Industrial District provided that parking requirements are met pursuant to 
Article XVIII Parking and Loading Regulations of the Chandler City Code. 
 
3. 
The Midrise Overlay applies only to the new building addition and shall be 
limited to a maximum height of ninety-five (95) feet. All other buildings shall 
be subject to a maximum height of forty-five (45) feet. 
 
4. 
All water-based cooling systems operating on the property to cool electrical 
equipment must be removed before the City will issue a certificate of 
occupancy (including temporary certificate of occupancy) for the proposed 
data center expansion area south of the existing data center and such water-
based cooling systems may not be used on the property at any time following 
the issuance of such certificate of occupancy.  For purposes of this ordinance, 
"water-based cooling systems" means cooling systems that reject heat from the 
refrigeration process to the atmosphere by means of water evaporation or other 
water-based methods that use and discard water as part of the process of 
transferring heat away from equipment that generates heat on the property. 
 
5. 
Right-of-way dedications to achieve full half-widths, including turn lanes and 
deceleration lanes, per the standards of the Chandler Transportation Plan. 
 
6. 
Future median openings shall be located and designed in compliance with City 
adopted design standards (Technical Design Manual #4). 
 
7. 
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. 
 
8. 
The landscaping in all rights-of-way shall be maintained by the adjacent 
property owner or property owners' association. 
 
9. 
The landscaping in all open-spaces shall be maintained by the adjacent 
property owner or property owners' association, and shall be maintained at a 
level consistent with or better than at the time of planting. 
 
10. Development standards shall comply with I-1 Planned Industrial District 
standards, except as modified by conditions here within. 
 
11. Minimum building setbacks shall be as provided below and further detailed in 
the development booklet.

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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 ______________, 2024. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day 
of _______________, 2024. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
Property Line 
Building Setback 
North 
25 feet 
South 
50 feet 
West 
30 feet 
East 
30 feet

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CERTIFICATION 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5105 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
____ day of _____________, 2024, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY CLERK 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY ATTORNEY 
 
Published:

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Exhibit A 
Legal Description