Ordinance No. 5120

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2025-03-27)

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ORDINANCE NO.  5120 
 
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 A COMMERCIAL OFFICE TO PLANNED 
AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IN THE 
CASE PLH24-0041 (NIRVANA AT ELLIS) LOCATED SOUTH OF THE 
SOUTHEAST 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 parcel is hereby rezoned from PAD for a commercial office to PAD for multi-
family residential, subject to the following conditions: 
 
1. The development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development 
Booklet, entitled “Nirvana at Ellis” and kept on file in the City of Chandler 
Planning Division in file No. PLH24-0041, except as modified by conditions 
herein.

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2. Uses permitted on the property shall be those permitted in the Multiple-Family 
Residential (MF-2) zoning district. 
 
3. Development standards, including maximum density of eighteen (18) dwelling 
units per acre, shall be consistent with the Multiple-Family Residential (MF-2) 
zoning district, except as modified by conditions herein.  
 
4. Minimum building setbacks shall be as follows, except that a zero setback may 
be applied to a trash enclosure located at the southeast corner of the property: 
 
West setback 
 
25 feet 
North setback  
 
10 feet 
East setback  
 
10 feet  
South setback  
 
10 feet 
  
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.

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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 ______________, 2025. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this _____ day 
of _______________, 2025. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
______________________________ 
 
_______________________________ 
CITY CLERK  
 
 
 
 
MAYOR

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CERTIFICATION 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5120 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 
____ day of _____________, 2025, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY CLERK 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY ATTORNEY 
 
Published:

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Exhibit “A” 
 
That portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 31, Township 1 South, 
Range 5 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more 
particularly described as follows: 
 
COMMENCING at South quarter corner of said Section 31;  
 
THENCE North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the North-South Mid-Section line 
of said Section 31, a distance of 1732.63 feet to the TRUE POINT of BEGINNING; 
 
THENCE Continuing North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 East, a distance of 224.52 feet; 
 
THENCE South 89 degrees 53 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 352.42 feet; 
 
THENCE South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 190.91 feet; 
 
THENCE South 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 142.22 feet to a point on a 
non-tangent curve to the left, concave Southwesterly, with a radius bearing South 42 degrees 16 
minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 260.29 feet; 
 
THENCE along said curve to the left, through a central angle of 43 degrees 45 minutes 43 
seconds West, a distance of 198.81 feet, to a point of tangency; 
 
THENCE North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 70.00 feet, to the TRUE 
POINT OF BEGINNING. 
 
Said parcel is also known as Lot 2, MINOR LAND DIVISION MAP FOR VILLA 
PALLAVICINI, according to Book 694 of Maps, page 26, records of Maricopa County, Arizona.  
 
APN:303-24-220