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2026 General Plan Update City of Chandler City Council & Planning and Zoning Commission Joint Session February 6, 2025 General Plan Update Overview ▪General Plan Requirements ▪Comprehensive Housing Plan Update ▪Update Process ▪Innovative Public Participation ▪Changes since 2016 ▪Joint Meeting Focus Group Slide 2 General Plan Requirements 17 Elements required by state law • Land Use • Circulation • Bicycling • Growth Areas • Neighborhood Planning • Housing • Conservation, Rehabilitation, and Redevelopment • Public Services & Facilities • Cost of Development • Recreation • Open Space • Energy • Conservation • Environmental Planning • Water Resources • Public Buildings • Safety Comprehensive Housing Plan ▪ Comprehensive Housing Plan (CHP) ▪ Analyze current housing stock, affordability, & future needs ▪ Community Engagement- online surveys, focus group meetings with interested stakeholders, & public workshops ▪ Develop strategy approach ▪ Final report to City Council anticipated Summer 2025 General Plan Process and Timeline ❖CHP Completed Innovative Public Participation ▪Public Participation Plan ▪ Website Live! ▪ Online Questionnaires- Q1 Posted ▪ ChandlerTalk- Host experts to discuss hot topics items ▪ Immersive 360 experience ▪ Resident Advisory Committee ▪ Social Media ▪ Planning lab- open houses to discuss different topics ▪ Provide booth at community events ▪ Input from grade school students ▪ Interview interested stakeholders How has Chandler changed since 2016? ▪ Where and how we work ▪ How we interact ▪ How we get around ▪ Housing costs increase ▪ E-commerce ▪ Brick and mortar demand ▪ Where our dollars go Changes since 2016 August 2016 Approaching Build Out 85% Build Out 2,215 Acres Remain Vacant 94% Build Out 832 Acres Remain Vacant Changes since 2016 ▪ Approximately 70% remaining land planned for non-residential uses ▪ Housing Aug. 2016- Jan. 2025 12,048 units built ▪ 40% single-family ▪ 60% multi-family ▪ Finite water resources; plan accordingly How will the General Plan affect and be affected by other plans? Change in land uses could affect: ▪Area plans Chandler Airpark Area Plan (2021) Southeast Chandler Area Plan (1999) Downtown Regional Area Plan (2025) ▪Transportation Master Plan (2019) ▪Water Master Plan (2018) ▪Parks Strategic Master Plan (2021) ▪Airport Master Plan (2021) ▪Infill Incentive Plan (2023) Joint Meeting Discussion Focus Areas Starter Questions 1. How should the City balance protecting employment corridors (e.g. Price Corridor) with the demand for increased housing supply and mixed-use projects (e.g. employment campuses featuring jobs, housing, and amenities)? 2. What types of housing make sense for Chandler with the limited amount of land available? 3. Development height: In what areas of the city do tall, high-density developments make sense? Should the City require minimum heights in certain areas? Starter Questions 4. What are the most important elements of an effective redevelopment and infill strategy? What must we maintain and what are we willing to change (e.g. traffic and neighborhood character vs. demand for high-turnover uses)? 5. What should be the City’s role in promoting sustainability through development, such as combatting the urban heat island effect (e.g. more shade trees in developments and on streets, alternative paving materials, etc.)?