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ORDINANCE NO. 5127 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 35 LAND USE AND ZONING, ARTICLE XXII, SECTION 35-2213, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SITES, AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA INFUSION FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR USE PERMIT TIME PERIODS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS, in accordance with Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-240, the City Council may adopt by ordinance, any change or amendment to the regulations and provisions set forth in the Chandler City Code; and WHEREAS, notice of this amendment 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, 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 on May 21, 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as follows: Section 1. Subsection 3(F) of Section 35-2213 of the Chandler City Code is hereby amended to read as follows (additions in ALL CAPS, deletions in strikethrough): 3(F). Issuance of use permit. 1. A use permit issued under this subsection shall be valid for aANY period of one (1) year from the date of City Council approval of the use permit application TIME AS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, except as provided in paragraph 3(F)(2) below. 2. A use permit issued under this subsection 3(F) shall be deemed void and to have automatically expired if the permitted use is not commenced by the permit holder or substantial construction has not taken place within nine (9) months after the date of City Council approval. 3. The validity of a use permit under this subsection 3(F) is further conditioned upon the permit holder and the permitted premises being at all times in compliance with applicable City building codes, development standards and other land use regulations stated in the Zoning Code or any other ordinance or code adopted by the City of Chandler. Ordinance No. 5127 Page 2 Section 2. Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, or any parts hereof, are hereby repealed. Section 3. Providing for Severability. 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, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. 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 CERTIFICATION I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5127 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: