DRAFT- article 19- Design Standards

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“2025 Amendments to Chandler City Code Chapter 35”
The Chandler City Code Chapter 35- Property Maintenance, Chapter 35- Land Use and Zoning, is
hereby amended to read as follows (additions in ALL CAPS, deletions in strikethrough, omitted text
indicated by ellipses as “. . .”):
 ARTICLE XIX- DESIGN STANDARDS
35-1900. PURPOSE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS THAT SHALL FUNCTION TO
GUIDE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AT
A TIME IN WHICH DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ARE TAKING PLACE; AS SUCH
DEVELOPMENT ONCE ESTABLISHED PROVIDES THE LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES OVER NUMEROUS DECADES AND
GENERATIONS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS IS TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND
CONSISTENCY AND REDUCE SUBJECTIVITY IN THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR DEVELOPERS
AND BUILDERS. THIS SECTION COMPLIES WITH A.R.S. § 9-500.49, REQUIRING OBJECTIVE
DESIGN STANDARDS TO AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS
WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING.
35-1901. APPLICABILITY.
(1) ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN
A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD), COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, MOBILE HOMES,
MULTIPLE-FAMILY, OR SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IMPROVEMENTS:
(A) NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING OR BUILDINGS, IRRESPECTIVE OF
WHETHER THE PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED;
(B) ALTERING AN EXISTING FLOOR PLAN OR SITE PLAN WHICH INTENSIFIES A USE
IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL PARKING, OCCUPANCY CAPACITY, OUTDOOR DISPLAY
AREA, OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA, OR THE LIKE, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE
BUILDING OR USE IS PHYSICALLY EXPANDED BEYOND EXISTING CONFINES;
(C) INITIATING A NEW USE ON VACANT OR VACATED PROPERTY, OR CHANGING
ONE (1) USE TO ANOTHER AS DETERMINED UNDER THE ZONING CODE;
(D) EXPANSION OF A USE WHICH INCREASES ITS LAND AREA, EXCEPT THAT THE
IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFIED BY THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE REQUIRED ONLY FOR THAT
SITE AREA OF THE EXPANSION;
(E) ADDING ON TO AN EXISTING BUILDING, EXCEPT THAT AN ADDITION INVOLVING
LESS THAN TWENTY (20) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL EXISTING FLOOR AREA OR TWO
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (2,500) SQUARE FEET, WHICHEVER IS LESS, SHALL BE
EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE; HOWEVER, THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 35-1902(3)(A)2.B.,  CORNER OBSTRUCTIONS, AND

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SECTION 35-1906, "LANDSCAPING," SHALL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO THE
ADDITION.
THE REPAIR OF ANY BUILDING, SUCH AS ITS WALLS, ROOF OR OTHER
STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, OR THE RENOVATION OF ANY BUILDING FACADE,
INCLUDING RELOCATION OF DOORS AND WINDOW OPENINGS, OR THE REPAIR OF
EXISTING ON-SITE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS SCREEN WALLS AND FENCES,
PARKING LOT SURFACES, LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND THE LIKE, NONE OF WHICH
FALL INTO THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHALL BE EXEMPT
FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
(2) MODIFICATIONS TO THE APPROVED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
AMENDMENTS OF THE ZONING CODE ADOPTED SINCE THE APPROVAL DATE.
(3) PROJECT DESIGN GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS: PROJECT DESIGN GUIDELINES
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH MORE THAN ONE BUILDING, BUT
EXCLUDING SINGLE-FAMILY, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, AND FOUR PLEX DEVELOPMENTS, SHALL
BE DEVELOPED BY THE APPLICANT, SUBMITTED WITH THE EARLIEST ZONING
APPLICATION, AND APPROVED BY THE APPROVING AUTHORITIES (COUNCIL, PLANNING
COMMISSION, AND STAFF), BUT NO LATER THAN THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SUBMITTAL PRECEDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BUILDING PERMIT. THESE GUIDELINES
AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL DESCRIBE HOW THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
STANDARDS SHALL BE MET IN ANY PARTICULAR PROJECT. ONCE APPROVED BY THE
APPROVING AUTHORITY, THESE GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BECOME
BINDING ON ALL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THIS PROJECT. THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR MAY ACCEPT MINOR DEPARTURES FROM SUCH APPROVED GUIDELINES
AND SPECIFICATIONS WHEN SUCH REQUEST IS MADE IN WRITING AND UPON FINDING
THAT:
1. THE DEPARTURE IS MINOR AND DOES NOT CHANGE BASIC INTENT OR QUALITY;
OR
2. AN ALTERNATE DESIGN WHICH IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER IN QUALITY THAN
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
ANY OTHER CHANGES SHALL BE APPROVED ONLY BY THE APPROVING AUTHORITY. THE
ABOVE DESIGN CRITERIA SPECIFICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF
ADJOINING EXISTING OR APPROVED PROJECTS TO AVOID CLASHING AND TO PROMOTE
IDENTITY. THIS SHALL BE OBSERVED ALSO BY ALL DEVELOPERS AT THE INTERSECTIONS
OF ARTERIAL STREETS.
IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS PROVISION TO PROMOTE OR ATTAIN SIMILARITY OR
SAMENESS. THE INTENT OF THIS PROVISION IS TO ATTAIN IDENTITY FOR A PROJECT AND
TO ATTAIN IDENTITY AT INTERSECTIONS AT ARTERIAL STREETS SO THAT SUCH
INTERSECTIONS COULD BECOME UNIQUE AND READILY PERCEIVABLE NODES IN
CHANDLER. THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND CREATIVITY ARE RELIED UPON IN
FULFILLING THESE PURPOSES.
35-1902. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

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(1) THESE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY TO ALL DEVELOPMENTS EXCEPT FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, AND FOURPLEXES THAT OCCUR ON
AN INDIVIDUAL ISOLATED BASIS AND ARE NOT PART OF A LARGER PROJECT.
(2) THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHALL GRAPHICALLY AND VERBALLY INDICATE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(A) EXISTING DATA:
(1) NAME, ADDRESS OF OWNER, ENGINEER AND/OR ARCHITECT.
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
(3) BOUNDARY OF PROPERTY (DIMENSIONED).
(4) SCALE OF DRAWING AND NORTH POINT.
(5) AREA OF PROPERTY (SQUARE FEET).
(6) ZONING OF ADJOINING PROPERTY.
(7) EXISTING STREET(S), RIGHT-OF-WAY, NAME AND IMPROVEMENTS (CURB,
GUTTER, SIDEWALK, PAVING AND DRIVEWAYS).
(8) EXISTING ALLEY(S) RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT.
(9) EXISTING BUILDINGS ON PROPERTY.
(10) LOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES SERVING PROPERTY.
(11) LOCATION OF EXISTING DITCHES, CANALS, FENCES, EASEMENTS (WIDTH AND
USE) OR OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURES ON OR ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.
(12) LOCATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS WITHIN THREE HUNDRED (300) FEET OF
PROPERTY.
(13) EXISTING ELEVATION OF ALL PROPERTY CORNERS AND AT MIDPOINTS ALONG
ALL PROPERTY LINES.
(B) PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS:
(1) LOCATION, WIDTH AND TYPE OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL EXISTING
STREET(S) AND/OR ALLEY(S).
(2) LOCATION, WIDTH OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT FOR
PROPOSED STREET(S) AND/OR ALLEY(S).
(3) LOCATION, SIZE AND TYPE OF ALL PROPOSED UTILITY LINES, GAS, TELEPHONE,
ELECTRIC, WATER AND SEWER.
(4) LOCATION AND WIDTH OF PROPOSED DRIVEWAYS.
(5) LOCATION AND EXTENT OF PARKING AREA (SPACES AND AISLE DIMENSIONED).

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(6) LOCATION, SIZE, FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION AREA AND USE OF PROPOSED
BUILDING(S).
(7) DESIGNATION OF REFUSE SERVICE AREA.
(8) LOCATION AND AREA OF ALL LANDSCAPE AND/OR STORMWATER RETENTION
AREAS.
(9) PROPOSED FINISHED ELEVATIONS FOR PAVED AREAS, RETENTION AREAS AND
LANDSCAPE AREAS.
(10) TWO (2) SETS OF STORMWATER RETENTION CALCULATIONS; ARROWS SHALL
INDICATE DIRECTION OF SURFACE WATER FLOW.
(11) LOCATION AND SIZE OF DETACHED SIGN(S).
(12) LOCATION OF LIGHT POLES WITH ARROWS INDICATING DIRECTION OF LIGHT
RAYS.
(13) LOCATION, HEIGHT AND TYPE OF MATERIAL FOR FENCES, WALLS, ETC.
(14) CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL OFF-SITE
IMPROVEMENTS.
(3) SITE ORGANIZATION:
(A) SETBACKS:
1. FOR PARKING LOTS:
A. IN PROXIMITY TO STREET INTERSECTIONS. SEE BELOW 2.A.
B. ALONG ARTERIAL STREETS AND COLLECTOR STREETS, PARKING
LOTS SHALL BE SET BACK AT LEAST TWENTY (20) FEET FROM RIGHT-
OF-WAY LINES.
C. ALONG ALL OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PROPERTY LINES,
UNLESS SAID PROPERTY LINES ARE OF A SMALLER PARCEL (PAD)
WITHIN A LARGER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ALL PARKING SPACES
AND ACCESS DRIVES SHALL BE SET BACK AT LEAST TEN (10) FEET.
2. FOR STRUCTURES OR ANY PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT IN PROXIMITY TO
STREET INTERSECTIONS:
A. INTERSECTIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW ARE OF VALUE TO THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY. LAND SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF SUCH
STREET INTERSECTIONS SHALL BE LANDSCAPED, AND REMAIN
OPEN AND FREE OF BUILDINGS, PARKING AREAS, DRIVEWAYS, AND
WALLS IN EXCESS OF TWO (2) FEET SIX (6) INCHES IN HEIGHT.
INGRESS AND EGRESS DRIVES PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET
ARE EXPECTED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THESE OPEN AREAS SHALL
SATISFY AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:

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TYPE OF 
INTERSECTIONS
SETBACK FROM 
RIGHT-OF-WAY
SETBACK SHALL APPLY 
FOR A DISTANCE 
FROM THE 
INTERSECTION FOR
ARTERIAL STREET WITH
ARTERIAL STREET
50 FEET
250 FEET ALONG BOTH
STREETS
ARTERIAL STREET WITH
ANY OTHER STREET
50 FEET
100 FEET ALONG ARTERIAL
STREET
30 FEET
100 FEET ALONG OTHER
STREET
COLLECTOR STREET WITH
COLLECTOR STREET
30 FEET
60 FEET ALONG BOTH
STREETS
B. NO VEHICLE OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION EXCEEDING TWO (2) FEET
IN HEIGHT SHALL BE PARKED AT AN INTERSECTION OF TWO (2)
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES WITHIN TRIANGULAR AREA FORMED BY THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES AND THE LINE CONNECTING THEM BETWEEN
POINTS LOCATED THIRTY (30) FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF
SAID LINES.
IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE, ENCOURAGE, OR PROMOTE INFILL
DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN
THE INFILL INCENTIVE DISTRICT, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY
REDUCE THE LANDSCAPE INTERSECTION SETBACKS BY UP TO TWENTY-
FIVE (25) FEET FOR ARTERIAL STREETS AND UP TO FIFTEEN (15) FEET FOR
COLLECTOR STREETS AFTER HAVING MADE A FINDING IN WRITING THAT
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET:
A. SUCH DEVIATION, ON BALANCE, WILL RESULT IN A SUPERIOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND DESIGN QUALITY THROUGH ITEMS SUCH AS
BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
I. INCREASED LEVELS OF ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY
II. GREATER MATERIAL DIVERSITY
III. ENHANCED USABLE SPACE AND/OR PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTION
IV. ACTIVATION OF STREET FRONTAGE
V. HIGHER LEVEL OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN
VI. CREATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BACK-OF-HOUSE
FUNCTIONS
B. THE SITE IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE SAFE AND ADEQUATE ON-SITE
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND PREVENT DRIVE-THROUGH QUEUING
FROM BACKING ONTO MAIN DRIVEWAYS OR PUBLIC STREETS;
C. SUFFICIENT PARKING IS PROVIDED ON-SITE;

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D. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD BY DEVELOPING A VACANT LOT OR REDEVELOPING
AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR CENTER;
E. THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLIES WITH REQUIRED SETBACKS AND
LANDSCAPE BUFFERS FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES;
AND
(B) RETENTION BASINS:
1. RETENTION BASINS MAY BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD OF PARKING
LOTS AND BUILDINGS WHEN THEY:
A. DO NOT OCCUPY MORE THAN ONE-HALF (½) OF THE LANDSCAPED
AREA, WHEN DESIGNED TO MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ENGINEERING
SPECIFICATIONS.  THIS REQUIREMENT IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO NON-
RESIDENTIAL ZONED PROPERTIES THAT ARE 10 ACRES AND
LARGER.
(C) WALKWAYS: SAFE, CONVENIENT AND PLEASANT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
SHALL BE FACILITATED AND PROVIDED FOR WITH WALKWAYS, SPECIAL
PAVEMENTS, BRIDGES, SHADE, REST AREA, AND OTHER FEATURES APPROPRIATE
TO ANY ONE (1) SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT.
(D) BIKE STORAGE: BICYCLE STORAGE AND/OR SECURE BICYCLE PARKING SHALL
BE PROVIDED ADJACENT TO THE PRIMARY ENTRY OF ANY BUILDING. A MINIMUM
OF THREE (3) BICYCLE PARKING SPACES SHALL BE PROVIDED, OR AT LEAST ONE
BICYCLE SPACE PER 25 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES SHALL BE PROVIDED,
WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
1. DESIGN AND LOCATION. REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING SPACES MUST:
A. CONSIST OF RACKS OR LOCKERS ANCHORED SO THAT THEY
CANNOT BE EASILY REMOVED AND OF SOLID CONSTRUCTION,
RESISTANT TO RUST, CORROSION, HAMMERS, AND SAWS;
B. ALLOW BOTH THE BICYCLE FRAME AND THE WHEELS TO BE
LOCKED USING A STANDARD U-LOCK;
C. BE DESIGNED SO AS NOT TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BICYCLE;
D. FACILITATE EASY LOCKING WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM OR TO
ADJACENT BICYCLES;
E. BE LOCATED IN CONVENIENT, HIGHLY VISIBLE, ACTIVE, WELL-LIT
AREAS WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS; AND
F. HAVE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS OF TWO FEET IN WIDTH BY SIX FEET
IN LENGTH, WITH A MINIMUM OVERHEAD VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF
SEVEN FEET.

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(E) SCREEN WALLS: SCREEN WALLS SHALL BE DECORATIVE AND REFLECT COLOR,
MATERIAL AND/OR DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE TO WHICH IT PREVAILS.
(4) BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
(A) METAL BUILDINGS:
1. METAL BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON ROADS DESIGNATED BY
THE GENERAL PLAN AS ARTERIAL ROADS EXCEPT THAT:
A. A PORTION OF A BUILDING MAY BE CONSTRUCTED USING AN
EXTERIOR METAL FINISH WHERE SAID PORTION IS DETERMINED TO
ENHANCE THE DESIGN QUALITY OF THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
AND IS NOT THE PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL.
B. SHIPPING CONTAINERS MAY BE USED AS A BUILDING MATERIAL IF
THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND
FENESTRATION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE ARCHITECTURE
THAT TOGETHER PROVIDE A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. THE CHARACTER, SCALE, AND MASSING
OF SAID DESIGN SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BUILDINGS OF
THE SURROUNDING AREA.
(B) PARKING SHADE CANOPIES
1. CANOPY COVERS SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
A. PAINTED TO MATCH EXISTING/PROPOSED BUILDING(S) ON-SITE
B. IF ADDITIONAL MATERIALS ARE USED ON THE CANOPY, THEY
SHALL BE MATERIALS FEATURED ON THE SITE’S PRIMARY BUILDING
C. PROVIDE A 6” MINIMUM FASCIA ON ALL SIDES
D. PROVIDE LANDSCAPING ISLANDS BETWEEN CANOPIES
E. NO WIDE FLANGE BEAMS (I.E. “I” OR “H” BEAMS) ARE PERMITTED
UNLESS WIDE FLANGE BEAMS ARE USED AS A MATERIAL ON THE
EXISTING/PROPOSED BUILDING(S) ON-SITE
2. SOLAR CANOPY COVERS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ABOVE SECTION, IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING:
A. ANY EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO THE CANOPY SHALL BE PAINTED
TO MATCH THE CANOPY.
B. ANY GROUND-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT ADJACENT TO THE CANOPY
SHALL BE FULLY SCREENED BY SOLID MASONRY WALLS AND GATES
EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. ENCLOSURE WALLS SHALL USE
MATERIALS AND COLORS TO MATCH EXISTING MATERIALS AND
COLORS ON THE SITE.

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(C) ROOF-MOUNTED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SCREENING: ALL MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES SHALL BE CONCEALED AND/OR SCREENED
FROM VIEW IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BUILDING WHILE
MEETING THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS, AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:
1. NEW BUILDINGS: ALL ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL
BE FULLY SCREENED BY PARAPET WALLS EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN,
THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
2. EXISTING BUILDINGS: EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL USE A SECONDARY
ROOF SCREENING METHOD WHEN MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT CANNOT BE
SCREENED BY TOP OF PARAPET. SECONDARY SCREENING METHODS
SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
A. BUILDINGS UTILIZING SECONDARY SCREENING SHALL SCREEN
ALL EQUIPMENT WITHIN ONE ENCLOSURE. MEANING, THERE
CANNOT BE MULTIPLE, SEPARATE ENCLOSURES ON ONE ROOF TO
SCREEN INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR GROUPS OF EQUIPMENT.
B. SECONDARY SCREENING METHODS SHALL UTILIZE MATERIALS
AND COLORS FOUND ELSEWHERE ON THE BUILDING OR ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING METHODS:
I. LOUVER SYSTEM WITH SLATS ANGLED TO ENSURE NO
EQUIPMENT VISIBILITY; OR,
II. MESH SCREEN SYSTEM THAT MEETS ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING HOLE SIZE AND OPEN AREA (O/A)
MEASUREMENTS:
1. HOLE SIZE: 3/32"; O/A: 23%
2. HOLE SIZE: 1/8"; O/A: 23%
3. PARAPET OR ROOF SCREENING SHALL BE FULLY ENCLOSED WITH NO
OPENINGS. IF AN OPENING IS NEEDED FOR MAINTENANCE ACCESS, A
DOOR SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PARAPET/ROOF SCREENING RATHER
THAN AN OPENING. THE DOOR SHALL MATCH THE MATERIAL(S) AND
COLOR(S) USED FOR THE PARAPET/ROOF SCREENING IN WHICH THE DOOR
IS LOCATED.
4. ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES SHALL BE
INDICATED AND SHOWN ON BUILDING SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS
INDICATING DIMENSIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND SCREENING.
THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY REDUCE OR WAIVE SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT IF:
I. THE BUILDING IS A MID-RISE DEVELOPMENT AND ROOF-MOUNTED
EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM ANY ADJACENT PROPERTY AS

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SEEN FROM A POINT SIX (6) FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AT THE
PROPERTY LINE OR SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET; OR
II. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER OR BUSINESS
PARK AND ROOF-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM ANY
ARTERIAL STREET OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
(D) SERVICE ENTRANCE SECTION (SES): SCREENING FOR THE SERVICE ENTRANCE
SECTION (SES) SHALL BE ARCHITECTURALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE BUILDING
AND SHALL APPEAR AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BUILDING. THIS SHALL BE
ACCOMPLISHED USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
A. RECESS SES INTO BUILDING WITH BUILDING WALLS FLUSH TO EDGE OF
CABINET. A GAP OF NO LARGER THAN THREE (3) INCHES IS PERMITTED
BETWEEN THE SIDES AND TOP OF CABINET AND THE BUILDING WALL. SES
CABINET SHALL BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE BUILDING.
B. PROVIDE A ROOM WITHIN THE BUILDING WHERE THE SES IS LOCATED.
EXTERNAL DOORS SHALL BE PROVIDED. COLOR OF EXTERNAL DOORS
SHALL MATCH THE BUILDING.
(E) ALL GROUND-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW
BY A CONCRETE OR MASONRY WALL, EQUAL TO OR GREATER IN HEIGHT THAN
THE HEIGHT OF THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. SCREENING OF MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF SIMILAR MATERIALS AND PAINTED
COLORS SIMILAR TO THE BUILDING, AND SO ARRANGED THAT THE SCREENING IS
PERCEIVED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BUILDING MASS.
(F) ALL TRANSFORMER BOXES, METER PANELS, BACK-FLOW DEVICES AND ANY
OTHER UTILITY EQUIPMENT (EXCLUDING THE SERVICE ENTRANCE SECTION
(SES)), NOT ABLE TO BE SCREENED BY LANDSCAPING OR WALLS, SHALL BE
PAINTED TO MATCH THE BUILDING COLOR.
(G) ROOF ACCESS LADDERS SHALL BE LOCATED INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR NEW
BUILDINGS. EXTERIOR ROOF ACCESS LADDERS ON EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE
PAINTED TO MATCH THE BUILDING.
(H) ROOF DRAINAGE SHALL UTILIZE INTERIOR ROOF DRAINS FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
EXTERIOR ROOF DRAINAGE ON EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE PAINTED TO
MATCH THE BUILDING.
(I) TRASH COLLECTION AREAS
1. ALL TRASH AND/OR REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS SHALL BE ENCLOSED
BY A SIX-FOOT MASONRY OR CONCRETE WALL, EXCLUDING APPROVED
OPENINGS. THE LOCATION OF SUCH AREA SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
2. ENCLOSURES SHALL INCORPORATE THE SAME MATERIALS AND COLORS
AS THE PRIMARY BUILDING DESIGN.

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3. ENCLOSURES SHALL BE LOCATED AND POSITIONED AS TO ENSURE THAT
GATE OPENINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM ANY ARTERIAL ROAD OR
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
4. ENCLOSURES SHALL BE LOCATED AND POSITIONED AS TO ENSURE THAT
NO PORTION OF THE ENCLOSURE (WALLS, GATES, CURBING, ETC.)
OVERLAPS WITH ADJACENT REQUIRED DRIVE AISLE. THIS INCLUDES WHEN
THE TRASH ENCLOSURE GATES ARE OPEN.
5. SHOULD THE TRASH AND/OR REFUSE ENCLOSURE INCLUDE A TRASH
COMPACTOR OR OTHER EQUIPMENT, THEN THE TRASH ENCLOSURE WALLS,
AND GATE SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT
OF THE TRASH COMPACTOR OR EQUIPMENT.
(J) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
1. ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING (EVC) SPACES, CHARGING STATIONS,
AND ASSOCIATED TRANSFORMERS OR OTHER MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT,
SHALL BE PROVIDED ON SITE, SHALL NOT DISPLACE ANY REQUIRED
PARKING SPACES, AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN ANY REQUIRED
LANDSCAPE SETBACK OR REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREA.
2. ALL GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE FULLY SCREENED BY
SOLID MASONRY WALLS AND GATES EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, THE
HIGHEST POINT ON THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. ENCLOSURE WALLS
SHALL USE MATERIALS AND COLORS TO MATCH EXISTING MATERIALS AND
COLORS ON THE SITE.
3. ALL TRANSFORMER BOXES AND ANY OTHER UTILITY EQUIPMENT NOT
ABLE TO BE SCREENED BY WALLS, SHALL BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE
COLOR OF THE BUILDING(S) ON-SITE.
4. NO ADVERTISING SIGNAGE IS PERMITTED ON THE EVC SPACES OR
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
(K) ALL EXTERNAL LIGHTING SHALL BE SO LOCATED AND DESIGNED TO PREVENT
LIGHTING RAYS FROM BEING DIRECTED OFF OF THE PROPERTY UPON WHICH THE
LIGHTING IS LOCATED.  A PHOTOMETRIC STUDY SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SHOW
ZERO (0) FOOT CANDLES AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LINES.
35-1903. RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
(1) APPLICABILITY
(A) THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS SHALL BE APPLIED TO ALL
NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES AND FOURPLEXES,
DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A SUBDIVISION; AND MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

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(B) THESE STANDARDS ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT NEW SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCES, MIDDLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, AND MULTI-FAMILY
DEVELOPMENTS PROMOTE A HIGH-QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT BY
IDENTIFYING MINIMUM AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ALIGN
WITH POLICIES IN THE CHANDLER GENERAL PLAN.  THESE INCLUDE CREATING A
SENSE OF PLACE, A DESIRABLE STREETSCAPE APPEARANCE, AND WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ACCESS TO PARKS, COMMERCIAL AREAS AND
COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
(2) SITE LAYOUT
(A) HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATION FOR INDIVIDUAL LOTS:
HEIGHT, BUILDING SETBACKS, MINIMUM LOT SIZE, AND MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE
ARE REGULATED BY THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
THESE STANDARDS CAN BE FOUND IN THE RESPECTIVE SECTIONS OF THE CITY
OF CHANDLER LAND USE AND ZONING CODE AS FOLLOWS:
ZONING DISTRICTS
CODE SECTION
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AG-1)
35-403
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT (SF-33)
35-503
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT (SF-18)
35-603
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT (SF-10)
35-603.1
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT (SF-8.5)
35-703
MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT (MF-1)
35-803
MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT (MF-2)
35-903
HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
(MF-3)
35-1003
MIDDLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT
35-3503
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS FOR LOTS LOCATED IN PLANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING DISTRICTS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE
THAT ADOPTED THE PAD, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE DEVELOPMENT’S ZONING
FILE.  ZONING FILES ARE KEPT AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER’S DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
(B) SITE LAYOUT DESIGN STANDARDS SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY
LOTS, SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, FOURPLEX, AND MULTI-
FAMILY (5 UNITS OR MORE) AS DEPICTED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE WITH A “X.”
SITE LAYOUT DESIGN STANDARDS
SINGLE
-
FAMILY
(1-7
LOTS)
SINGLE
-
FAMILY
WITH 8
OR
DUPLEX
,
TRIPLE
X, AND
MULTI-
FAMILY
(5-20
UNITS)
MULTI-
FAMILY
(20
AND
UP)

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MORE
LOTS
FOUR-
PLEX
1.
PROJECT ARRIVAL: THE
PRIMARY ENTRANCE WHERE A
STREET OR DRIVEWAY
INTERSECTS AN ARTERIAL OR
MAJOR COLLECTOR SHALL
INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 3 OF
THE FOLLOWING:
a.
MONUMENT SIGN
b.
ENHANCED LANDSCAPING
WITH 15% MORE
LANDSCAPING THAN
WHAT IS REQUIRED
c.
SPECIALTY PAVEMENT
FOR A NON-GATED
COMMUNITY FOR A
MINIMUM OF 50FT IN
LENGTH MEASURED
FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT-
OF-WAY.
d.
SPECIALTY PAVEMENT
FOR A GATED
COMMUNITY SHALL BE
PROVIDED MEASURED
FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT-
OF-WAY TO 30 FEET
BEYOND THE CALL BOX.
e.
ARCHITECTURAL TOWER
OR OTHER SIMILAR
ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURE
f.
BOULEVARD STYLE
ENTRY WITH A
LANDSCAPED MEDIAN
FOR A MINIMUM OF 50FT
IN LENGTH FROM THE
PROPERTY LINE
X
X
2.
PROJECT THEME: EACH
DEVELOPMENT SHALL PROVIDE
A DISTINCTIVE PROJECT THEME
CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT
THE SITE, CONSISTING OF:
a.
DISTINCTLY DESIGNED
WALLS FOR THE
PROJECT THEME WALL
b.
SPECIALIZED FENCING
WHEN FENCING IS
PROPOSED; DETAILS OF
ACCENT WALLS WITH
TWO OR MORE
X
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X

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MATERIALS WHEN
ACCENT WALLS ARE
PROPOSED
c.
SPECIALIZED
PEDESTRIAN AND/OR
VEHICULAR GATES WHEN
SUCH GATES ARE
PROPOSED
d.
A PROJECT SPECIFIC
PLANT PALETTE
3.
PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
SYSTEM ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE
OF THE PRIMARY DRIVE AISLE(S)
AND/OR AROUND THE ENTIRE
SITE CONNECTING BUILDINGS,
GROUND-FLOOR RESIDENTIAL
UNITS, AMENITIES, PARKING,
AND ADJACENT STREETS. IF
THERE IS AN ADJACENT PUBLIC
AMENITY SUCH AS A PARK, THEN
A PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY SHALL
CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT
TO THE PARK WHERE
PERMISSIBLE BY THE CITY.
X
X
X
4.
COMMON OPEN SPACE AREAS IN
MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS SHALL
BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
a.
USABLE COMMON OPEN
SPACE AND RECREATION
AREA AT THE RATE OF
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
(150) SQUARE FEET PER
BEDROOM. SUCH AREA
MUST BE AT LEAST
TWENTY (20) FEET WIDE;
SHALL NOT BE
ENCUMBERED BY
NONRECREATIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS. ALL
OPEN SPACE AREA FOR
COMMUNITY PLAY SHALL
BE CENTRALLY LOCATED
AND DESIGNED INTO AND
FLOW THROUGHOUT THE
PROJECT BUT NOT
ADJACENT TO REFUSE
AREAS. THE FOLLOWING
AMENITY OPTIONS SHALL
X
X

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ENCOURAGE AND
ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT
WITHIN THE CITY, SUCH
AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
i.
SWIMMING POOL, A
PORTION OF
WHICH SHALL BE A
MINIMUM SIXTY-
FOOT LENGTH,
WITH COOL DECK
PERIMETER AND
RAMADA.
ii.
JACUZZI AREA
WITH RAMADA.
iii.
RAMADA WITH BBQ
AND SEATING
AREAS.
iv.
TOT LOT
v.
VOLLEYBALL
COURT.
vi.
CONCRETE MULTI-
USE COURT.
vii.
TENNIS COURTS,
PICKLEBALL
AND/OR
RACQUETBALL
COURTS.
viii.
WEIGHT ROOM.
ix.
DOG PARK.
x.
PUTTING GREEN.
xi.
WALKING PATH
b.
APPLICABILITY: MINIMUM
AREA REQUIRED
LESS THAN
TWENTY (20)
UNITS:
ONE (1)
AMENITY
TWENTY (20)
TO FIFTY (50)
UNITS
TWO (2) OR
MORE
AMENITIES
FIFTY (50) TO
ONE HUNDRED
(100) UNITS
THREE (3) OR
MORE
AMENITIES
ONE HUNDRED
(100) TO ONE
HUNDRED
FIFTY (150)
FOUR (4) OR
MORE
AMENITIES
ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY (150) TO
TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY (250)
FIVE (5) OR
MORE
AMENITIES

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TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY (250)
UNITS OR
LARGER:
SIX (6)
AMENITIES
PLUS SECOND
POOL,
RAMADA, ETC.
c.
LOCATION:
i.
ANY MULTI-
PERSON
ACTIVATED
OUTDOOR
AMENITIES SHALL
NOT BE LOCATED
CLOSER THAN 100
FEET FROM ANY
EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY.
d.
EXCLUDED AREAS: THE
FOLLOWING SHALL NOT
BE COUNTED TOWARDS
COMMON OPEN SPACE:
i.
DRIVEWAYS OR
PARKING SPACES
ii.
REQUIRED FRONT,
SIDE, AND REAR
YARD SETBACK
AREAS.
iii.
NON-FUNCTIONAL
LANDSCAPED
AREAS SUCH AS
STREET
FRONTAGE
LANDSCAPING,
BUILDING
FOUNDATION
LANDSCAPING,
AND LANDSCAPING
WITHIN THE
PARKING LOT.
e.
OPEN SPACE
REDUCTIONS-
i.
THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR
MAY REDUCE OR
WAIVE THE OPEN
SPACE
REQUIREMENTS IF:
1.
THE
SUBJECT
SITE IS
LOCATED
WITHIN THE

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INFILL
INCENTIVE
DISTRICT,
MIDDLE
HOUSING
OVERLAY
DISTRICT,
OR WITHIN
¼ MILE
(TRAVEL
PATH) OF
PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBL
E PARK,
PUBLIC
RECREATIO
N FACILITY.
5.
PRIVATE OPEN SPACE SHALL BE
PROVIDED FOR EACH UNIT.
SUCH SPACES SHALL HAVE AN
UNENCUMBERED AREA THAT IS
A MINIMUM OF 65 SQUARE FEET
OF WHICH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF
8 FEET AND A MINIMUM DEPTH
OF 5 FEET SHALL BE ENTIRELY
COVERED AS REQUIRED IN
SUBSECTION 3, BUILDING
ARCHITECTURE.
X
X
X
X
X
6.
VIEW FENCING SHALL BE
PROVIDED ALONG ARTERIAL
AND COLLECTOR STREETS IN
AREAS WHERE PRIVATE YARDS
DO NOT ABUT THOSE STREETS,
EXCEPT FOR NON-GATED
SUBDIVISIONS, WHICH MAY
PROVIDE VIEW FENCING OR
LEAVE THE AFOREMENTIONED
AREAS OPEN WITH NO WALL OR
FENCE.  VIEW FENCING MAY
INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF
MASONRY AND VIEW FENCING
PROVIDING THAT AT LEAST THE
TOP SIXTY (60%) PERCENT OF
THE FENCING IS VIEW FENCING
X
X
X
7.
IF A GATE IS PROVIDED TO THE
MAIN ENTRANCE OF A SINGLE-
FAMILY SUBDIVISION OR A MULTI-
FAMILY COMPLEX, THE GATES
SHALL NOT BE LOCATED
X
X
X

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FURTHER TOWARDS THE
STREET THAN THE CLOSEST
BUILDING WALL AND SHALL NOT
BE MADE OF A SOLID OR
OPAQUE MATERIAL.
8.
PARKING GARAGES FRONTING A
STREET SHALL BE PLACED NEXT
TO EACH OTHER ON ADJACENT
LOTS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE ON
-STREET PARKING, WHERE
APPLICABLE.
X
X
9.
FOR CORNER LOTS, PARKING
GARAGES SHALL BE LOCATED
ON THE INTERIOR LOT SIDE (NOT
THE STREET CORNER SIDE).
X
X
10. GARAGES FRONTING ONTO AN
INTERNAL DRIVEWAY OR STREET
SHALL BE SETBACK:
a.
3 – 5 FEET FROM SAID
DRIVEWAY OR STREET,
OR
b.
A MINIMUM OF 20 FEET
FROM SAID DRIVEWAY OR
STREET
X
X
X
X
X
11. A ONE-CAR GARAGE OR SHADE
STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO BE
10FT BY 20FT OF
UNENCUMBERED SPACE. A TWO-
CAR GARAGE OR SHADE
STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO BE
20FT BY 20FT OF
UNENCUMBERED SPACE.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE
REGULATED BY SECTION 35-
1804.
X
X
X
X
X
12. THE REQUIRED COVERED
PARKING SPACES SHALL BE
LOCATED ADJACENT TO UNITS,
AND THE GUEST PARKING
SPACES SHALL BE EVENLY
DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT.
X
X
13. PROVIDE SCREENING OR OTHER
ACCOMMODATION FOR TRASH
CONTAINERS, RECYCLING BINS,
HOUSEHOLD TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT.
X
X
X
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(A) BUILDING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STANDARDS APPLICABLE FOR SINGLE-
FAMILY LOTS, SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, AND FOURPLEX,
AND MULTI-FAMILY (5 UNITS AND UP) AS DEPICTED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE WITH
A “X.”
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
STANDARDS
SINGLE
-
FAMILY
SINGLE
-
FAMILY
WITH 8
OR
MORE
LOTS
DUPLEX
,
TRIPLE
X, AND
FOUR-
PLEX
MULTI-
FAMILY
(5-20
UNITS)
MULTI-
FAMILY
(20
AND
UP)
PRIMARY ENTRY DESIGN:
1.
THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE SHALL
BE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING:
a.
PORCH (A ROOF COVERED
AREA ATTACHED TO AND
PROJECTING A MINIMUM OF
SIX (6) FEET FROM THE
FRONT EXTERIOR WALL OF
THE STRUCTURE
COVERING THE ENTRANCE
AND AN EXTENDED AREA
ALONG THE FRONT FOR
SEATING)
b.
PORTICO (A COLUMN
SUPPORTED ROOF OVER
THE ENTRANCE OF THE
HOME THAT EXTENDS A
MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) FEET
FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL
TO PROVIDE SHELTER
FROM THE ELEMENTS)
c.
AWNING (A ROOF
COVERING THAT IS NOT
SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS
AND THAT IS ATTACHED TO
AND PROJECTS A MINIMUM
OF FOUR (4) FEET FROM
THE EXTERIOR WALL AND
IS LOCATED OVER THE
ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE
SHELTER FROM THE
ELEMENTS.  AWNINGS
SHALL BE METAL, ROOF
TILES, SHINGLES, OR
OTHER HARD NON-
FLEXIBLE MATERIALS.
d.
RECESS (A FRONT DOOR
THAT IS RECESSED A
X
X
X
X
X

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MINIMUM OF FOUR (4)) FEET
FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL
PLANE ON WHICH THE
DOOR IS LOCATED TO
CREATE A COVERED
LANDING AREA.)
2.
ORIENT FRONT DOORS TOWARD
THE FRONTING STREET OR A
COMMON COURTYARD THAT IS
SHARED WITH OTHER DWELLING
UNITS. THE USE OF DISTINCTIVE
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND
MATERIALS TO DENOTE
PROMINENT ENTRANCES IS
REQUIRED.
X
X
X
X
X
3.
BUILDING ORIENTATION: DESIGN
THE PRIMARY FACADE OF THE
BUILDINGS WITH VARIED
SETBACKS FOR A MINIMUM OF
FIVE (5) FEET TO CREATE AN
INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE
STREET EDGE WHILE MAINTAINING
THE REQUIRED BUILDING
SETBACK.
X
X
X
GARAGE PLACEMENT & ORIENTATION:
4.
GARAGES SHALL USE COLORS
AND MATERIALS USED ON THE
PRIMARY BUILDING FAÇADE TO
BLEND THE GARAGE WITH THE
FRONTAGE OF THE DWELLING.
X
X
X
X
X
5.
WHEN ORIENTED AS A SIDE ENTRY
GARAGE, A MINIMUM OF 25% OF
THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE FACING
THE STREET SHALL INCLUDE
WINDOWS AND ARCHITECTURAL
X
X
X

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DETAILING TO MATCH AND APPEAR
AS A LIVABLE PORTION OF THE
DWELLING UNIT.
MASSING & SCALE:
6.
IF THE FRONT ELEVATION IS
LONGER THAN 30 FEET,
INCORPORATE A MINIMUM OF 2
FEET DEEP BY 10 FEET WIDE
OFFSET FOR EACH 30 FEET OF
BUILDING WALL LENGTH AND
EXTEND TO THE FULL HEIGHT OF
THE BUILDING.  BUILDING
ENTRANCES AND FRONT
PORCHES MAY COUNT TOWARDS
MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT.
X
X
X
7.
HORIZONTAL OFF SETS: BREAKS
IN MASSING SHALL BE PROVIDED
FOR A MINIMUM OF TWENTY FIVE
PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE
BUILDING ELEVATION THROUGH
THE USE OF VARYING SETBACKS,
BUILDING ENTRIES, BUILDING
FACE OFF SET, OR MODULATION
OF BUILDING FACADES.
8.
VERTICAL VARIATION: CHANGE IN
ROOFLINES SHALL BE PROVIDED
FOR A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE
PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE
BUILDING ELEVATION THROUGH
CHANGE IN HEIGHT AND FORM.
9.
THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY
ACCEPT MINOR DEPARTURES
FROM THE HORIZONTAL OFF SET
AND VERTICAL VARIATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REAR
ELEVATIONS OF A BUILDING THAT
ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND ADJOINING
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR
OPEN SPACES.
X
X
10. WHERE THE SIDE FAÇADE AT THE
END OF A BUILDING IS ORIENTED
TO A STREET, DRIVEWAY, OR
COMMON OPEN SPACE AREA,
MASSING AND LEVEL OF
DETAILING OF THE SIDE FAÇADE
SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
FRONT FAÇADE. ARTICULATION OF
THE SIDE FAÇADE MAY INCLUDE
WINDOWS, DOORS, AND
PORCHES.
X
X
11. SIDE ELEVATIONS SHALL PROVIDE
A MINIMUM OF ONE HORIZONTAL
X
X
X

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PLANE BREAK OF AT LEAST 2 FEET
IN DEPTH.
12. PROVIDE SINGLE-STORY OR
COMBINATION ONE- AND TWO-
STORY HOMES ON ALL CORNER
LOTS, WITH THE TWO-STORY
PORTION ENCOMPASSING A
MAXIMUM 75% OF THE BUILDING
FOOTPRINT AND ORIENTED
FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE
STREET SIDE YARD.
X
X
X
13. FOR LOTS GREATER THAN 50 FEET
WIDE: NO MORE THAN THREE
DETACHED TWO-STORY SINGLE-
FAMILY HOMES SHALL BE
LOCATED NEXT TO EACH OTHER
ALONG ARTERIAL AND
COLLECTOR STREETS, EXCEPT
WHEN:
a.
REAR YARD SETBACKS ARE
STAGGERED A MINIMUM
DEPTH OF 10 FEET EVERY
150 FEET OR LESS, OR
b.
TWO-STORY HOMES HAVE A
SINGLE-STORY
COMPONENT THAT
COMPRISES AT LEAST 25%
OF THE LENGTH OF THE
BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND
THE TWO-STORY
COMPONENT IS ORIENTED
FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE
ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR
STREET AND WHICH NO
MORE THAN THREE ARE
LOCATED NEXT TO EACH
OTHER WITHOUT
STAGGERING THE REAR
YARD SETBACK A MINIMUM
OF 10 FEET OR LOCATING A
TWO-STORY HOME THAT
DOES NOT HAVE A ONE-
STORY COMPONENT.
X
14. STRUCTURES THAT ARE TWO
STORIES OR MORE SHALL COMPLY
WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO OF THE
FOLLOWING STRATEGIES TO
REDUCE MASSING AND DIMINISH A
BOX-ON-BOX APPEARANCE:
X
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a.
INCLUDE A SINGLE-STORY
ELEMENT ON THE REAR OR
FRONT ELEVATION THAT IS
AT LEAST 25% OF THE
LENGTH OF THE BUILDING
FOOTPRINT
b.
AT LEAST 3 SIDES OF THE
STRUCTURE PROVIDE A
MINIMUM OF ONE VERTICAL
BREAK STEPPING BACK A
MINIMUM DEPTH OF 3 FEET
FOR AT LEAST 25% OF THE
LENGTH OF EACH SIDE.
c.
PROVIDE MULTIPLE ROOFS
AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS, OR
PARAPET HEIGHTS
VARYING A MINIMUM OF 2
FEET.
d.
PROVIDE AT LEAST 3 OF
THE FOLLOWING FEATURES
THAT BREAK UP THE BOX-
ON-BOX EFFECT:
i.
COVERED REAR
PATIOS EXTENDING
FROM THE
EXTERIOR WALL OF
THE STRUCTURES
ii.
COVERED PORCHES
THAT RUN AT LEAST
50% OF THE FRONT
OF THE STRUCTURE
iii.
BAY WINDOWS
iv.
CANTILEVERS
v.
PROJECTING
BALCONIES
vi.
DORMERS
vii.
AWNINGS
ROOFLINES:
15. VARIATION OF ROOF FORMS
SHALL BE USED ON BUILDINGS
OVER 50 FEET IN LENGTH ALONG
THE STREET FRONTAGE AND
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE
USE OF DIFFERENCES IN ROOF
HEIGHT AND/OR FORM.
X
X
X
16. VARIED ROOF FORM SHALL BE
USED AS APPROPRIATE TO THE
X
X
X
X
X

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ARCHITECTURAL STYLE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE FOLLOWING: HIPPED ROOFS,
SHED ROOFS, GABLED ROOFS,
VARYING PITCHES, ROOF
DORMERS, AND FLAT ROOFS.
17. ROOFLINES SHALL BE DESIGNED
WITH CHANGES IN RIDGELINE
DIRECTION AND CONFIGURATION
TO ENSURE VARIATION IN
ROOFLINES BETWEEN
STRUCTURES.
X
X
X
X
X
18. NO MORE THAN TWO IDENTICAL
SIDE-BY-SIDE ROOF SLOPES
SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED
ALONG ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR
STREETS OR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
X
X
ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY & ARTICULATION
19. NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITH 4 OR
MORE CONTIGUOUS SINGLE-
FAMILY DETACHED LOTS SHALL
OFFER MULTIPLE DISTINCTLY
DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL
STYLES AS FOLLOWS:
TOTAL # OF
DWELLING UNITS
MINIMUM # OF
DISTINCT
ARCHITECTURAL
STYLES PER
FLOOR PLAN
1-7
1
8-15
2
16-30
3
>30
4
EACH ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
SHALL FEATURE AT LEAST FOUR
(4) DISTINCTIVE FEATURES, SUCH
AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
a.
ROOF FORM AND
MATERIALS
b.
MASONRY VENEER STYLE
c.
EXTERIOR MATERIALS
d.
WINDOW AND COLUMN
DETAILING
e.
ARCHES
f.
ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK
g.
EAVE DETAILS
X
X
20. A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
MUST HAVE A CLEARLY DEFINED
X
X
X

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ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, AND
EACH ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
SHALL FEATURE AT LEAST FOUR
(4) DISTINCTIVE FEATURES, SUCH
AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
a.
ROOF FORM AND
MATERIALS
b.
MASONRY VENEER STYLE
c.
EXTERIOR MATERIALS
d.
WINDOW AND COLUMN
DETAILING
e.
ARCHES
f.
ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK
g.
EAVE DETAILS
21. PROVIDE AT LEAST 5 OF THE
FOLLOWING ARCHITECTURAL
ELEMENTS ON ALL PORTIONS OF
THE BUILDING VISIBLE FROM THE
ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR
STREET, UNLESS PRECLUDED BY
A SPECIFIC ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE SUCH AS SANTA FE OR
SANTA BARBARA.
i.
COVERED PORCH
ii.
BAY WINDOWS
iii.
CANTILEVERS
iv.
PROJECTING
BALCONIES
v.
DORMERS
vi.
AWNINGS
vii.
TRIMS AROUND
DOORS AND
WINDOWS THAT
MATCH THE
ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE
viii.
WINDOW MULLIONS
AND MUNTINS
ix.
WINDOW SHUTTERS
x.
ACCENT MATERIALS
(E.G., DECORATIVE
TILE, DECORATIVE
METAL ACCENTS
xi.
DECORATIVE
BRACKETS UNDER
ROOF EAVES,
PROJECTING
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BALCONIES, OR
OTHER
xii.
AT LEAST 3
DIFFERENT
MATERIALS
xiii.
DECORATIVE
DOWNSPOUTS
22. DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES,
FOURPLEXES SHALL BE DESIGNED
TO APPEAR AS SEPARATE UNITS
BY THE USE OF CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED ENTRIES, STYLE AND
DESIGN DETAILS.
X
X
23. ALL PRIMARY ENTRANCES INTO
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR
INDIVIDUAL UNITS SHALL PROVIDE
WEATHER PROTECTION ON
EXTENDING A MINIMUM OF FOUR
FEET FROM THE BUILDING FAÇADE
AND FOUR FEET IN WIDTH.
X
X
X
X
X
24. THE FIRST FLOOR SHALL PROVIDE
PEDESTRIAN SCALED ELEMENTS
BY USING TWO OR MORE
ARCHITECTURAL FORMS,
FENESTRATION, OR DETAILS ON
THE FRONT ELEVATIONS (E.G.
ARCHES, AWNINGS, BALCONIES,
COLUMNS, CORNICES, MOLDINGS,
AND TRELLISES) THAT ARE NOT
USED IN THE SAME PATTERN ON
THE UPPER STORIES.
X
X
25. THE SAME ELEVATION SHALL NOT
BE BUILT SIDE-BY-SIDE OR
DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET
FROM ONE ANOTHER AS DEFINED
BY 60% OR MORE OF LOT WIDTH.
X
X
X
MATERIALS & COLORS
26. ALL EXTERIOR MATERIALS SHALL
BE DURABLE TO WITHSTAND THE
ELEMENTS SUCH AS BUT NOT
LIMITED TO BRICK, MASONRY,
STONE, VENEERS, CONCRETE,
COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS
AND STUCCO.
X
X
X
X
X
27. A UNIFIED PALETTE (COLOR,
TEXTURE, SHEEN) OF MATERIALS
SHALL BE USED ON ALL SIDES OF
BUILDINGS. EVERY BUILDING
SHALL INCLUDE NO LESS THAN
THREE NUMBERS OF COLORS
APPEARING ON THE BUILDING
EXTERIOR.
X
X
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28. NATURAL MATERIALS SUCH AS
STONE, RIVER ROCK, AND SLATE,
WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE SEEN
IN THEIR NATURAL STATE SHALL
NOT BE PAINTED.
X
X
X
X
X
29.  ROOFING MATERIALS SHALL
CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITE
SHINGLES, CERAMIC TILE, CLAY
TILE, CONCRETE TILE, AND
STANDING SEAM METAL. WOOD
SHINGLES SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
X
X
X
X
X
30. UNTREATED WOOD IS NOT
PERMITTED.
X
X
X
X
X
31. WHEN A MATERIAL WRAPS
AROUND A CORNER IT SHALL BE
TERMINATED BY AN
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT SUCH
AS AN OFFSET, COLUMN,
INTERSECTING WALL, OR FENCE.
X
X
X
X
X
32. BALCONY DESIGN SHALL MATCH
THE BUILDING IN TERMS OF
STYLE, COLOR AND MATERIALS.
X
X
X
X
X
35-1904. COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
(1) APPLICABILITY
(A) THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS SHALL BE APPLIED TO ALL
NEW COMMERCIAL USES, DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A LARGER
COMMERCIAL CENTER.
(B) THESE STANDARDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A CLEAR SET OF
ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT. THESE STANDARDS PROVIDE CLEAR AND QUANTIfiABLE
DIRECTION TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAINTAINS THE UNIQUE
CHARACTER AND HIGH QUALITY OF DESIGN WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER,
WHILE ENSURING BUILDING FORM AND SCALE ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE SITE.
(2) SITE LAYOUT
(a) HEIGHT, BUILDING SETBACK, AND LOT COVERAGE SHALL BE REGULATED BY THE
ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN. THESE REGULATIONS
CAN BE FOUND IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER LAND USE AND ZONING CODE AT THE
FOLLOWING LINKS:
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
CODE SECTION
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-1)
35-1203
COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-2)
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REGIONAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-3)
35-1403
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS FOR LOTS LOCATED IN PLANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING DISTRICTS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE
THAT ADOPTED THE PAD, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE DEVELOPMENT’S ZONING
FILE.  ZONING FILES ARE KEPT AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER’S DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WHEN COMMERCIAL PROJECTS ARE NEXT TO OR ACROSS AN ALLEY FROM A
REAR OR SIDE YARD OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT:
COMMERICAL BUILDINGS SHALL BE NO CLOSER THAN TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET,
PLUS ONE (1) ADDITIONAL FOOT FOR EACH FOOT OF HEIGHT OF THE COMMERCIAL
BUILDING, FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE.
(b) STAND-ALONE BUILDING PAD SITES:
1.
APPLICABILITY: FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, STAND-ALONE
BUILDING PAD SITES ARE USES THAT STAND APART FROM, AND HENCE NOT
PERCEIVABLE AS, PART OF THE MAIN BUILDING COMPLEX. STAND-ALONE
PAD SITES MAY BE DEVELOPED AS SINGLE FREESTANDING USES, SUCH AS
A RESTAURANT OR BANK, OR A CLUSTER OF USES SHARING COMMON
ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL AND MATERIALS, OPEN SPACES, AND SHADED
AREAS AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS. FREESTANDING BUILDING
ADJACENT TO THE MAIN COMPLEX STRUCTURES WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED STAND-ALONE BUILDING PAD SITES IF THE FREESTANDING
BUILDING IS NOT SEPARATED FROM THE LARGER COMPLEX BY VEHICULAR
MOVEMENT, IMPROVED VEHICULAR SURFACES, OR RETENTION AREA.
2.
NUMBER: THE NUMBER OF PAD SITES PERMISSIBLE IN A SHOPPING CENTER
SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE (1) PER ARTERIAL STREET FRONTAGE, WITH
CORNER PAD SITES TO COUNT AS ONE (1) OF THE FRONTAGE
ALLOWANCES. MULTI-USER PAD SITES ARE PERMITTED ONLY WHEN THE
USES ARE INTEGRATED AND CLUSTERED WITHIN A COMMON OPEN SPACE
WITH SEATING AREAS AND PEDESTRIAN WALKS, SHARE COMMON
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AND MATERIALS (I.E., COLOR, TEXTURE)
PORTRAYED BY THE MAIN COMPLEX, AND NOT SEPARATED BY VEHICULAR
MOVEMENT. THE NUMBER OF USES ON ONE (1) PAD SITE SHALL NOT
EXCEED TWO (2) ALTHOUGH MORE MAY BE APPROVED THROUGH THE
PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP) PROCESS WHEN
ENVIRONMENTALLY COMMENSURATE WITH THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THE
SHOPPING CENTER.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY
APPROVE MORE THAN TWO (2) FREE-STANDING PAD SITES PER
DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIVELY, UPON DETERMINING THAT ALL OF THE
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A. THE PAD WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT OR REVITALIZE AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL CENTER;
B. AN ADDITIONAL PAD WILL MAKE USE OF AN AREA THAT IS
CURRENTLY UNDERUTILIZED;
C. THERE IS SUFFICIENT AREA ON THE SITE TO ACCOMMODATE SAFE
AND ADEQUATE ON-SITE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND THE SITE HAS
BEEN DESIGNED TO PREVENT DRIVE-THROUGH QUEUING FROM
BACKING ONTO MAIN DRIVEWAYS OR PUBLIC STREETS;
D. NO MORE THAN ONE HIGH-TURNOVER USER PER STREET
FRONTAGE;
E. THE PAD(S) AND THE OVERALL COMMERCIAL CENTER IN WHICH IT IS
LOCATED COMPLY WITH ARTICLE XVIII PARKING AND LOADING
REGULATIONS;
F.
THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (I.E. BUILDING FORM AND MATERIALS)
OF THE PAD IS COMPATIBLE WITH AND SUPERIOR TO EXISTING
BUILDINGS IN THE SAME CENTER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO;
i.
INCREASED LEVELS OF ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY
ii.
GREATER MATERIAL DIVERSITY
iii. ENHANCED USABLE SPACE AND/OR PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTION
iv. ACTIVATION OF STREET FRONTAGE
v.
HIGHER LEVELS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN
vi. CREATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BACK-OF-HOUSE
FUNCTIONS
3.
LOCATION: ANY HIGH TURN-OVER USES (FAST FOOD, CONVENIENCE
STORES, SERVICE STATIONS, ETC.) MUST BE INTEGRATED WITHIN LARGER
PLANNED COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE CENTERS. HOWEVER, ON-SITES
WHERE THE CONTIGUOUS AREA IS GENERALLY INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW A
LARGER PLANNED CENTER, RELIEF MAY BE CONSIDERED THROUGH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) PROCESS,
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL.
4.
CONSTRUCTION:  ANY STAND-ALONE PAD SITE BUILDING(S) TWELVE
THOUSAND (12,000) SQUARE FEET OR GREATER IN BUILDING AREA,
LOCATED WITHIN ANY COMMERCIAL SITE THAT IS TEN (10) ACRES OR
GREATER IN SIZE, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO BE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO THE
BALANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTER. ANY PAD SITE BUILDINGS TWENTY
-FIVE THOUSAND (25,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS IN BUILDING AREA,
LOCATED WITHIN ANY COMMERCIAL SITE THAT IS LESS THAN TEN (10)
ACRES IN SIZE, SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED CONCURRENTLY OR
SUBSEQUENTLY WITH AT LEAST TWELVE THOUSAND (12,000) SQUARE FEET
OF ADDITIONAL BUILDING AREA IN THE COMMERCIAL CENTER.
(c) DRIVE THROUGHS AND PICK-UP WINDOWS
1.
ONE (1) DRIVE-UP OR DRIVE THROUGH USER PER STREET FRONTAGE IS
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PARKING MANEUVERING AREAS, MAIN-STREAM VEHICULAR MOVEMENT, OR
IN ITSELF CREATE AN UNSAFE TRAFFIC SITUATION.
2.
ALL QUEUING LANES FOR FAST FOOD AND SIMILAR HIGH TURNOVER USES
SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FOURTEEN (14) FEET IN WIDTH.
3.
ESTABLISHMENTS WITH QUEUING LANES THAT OFFER ON-SITE ORDERING
SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
a.
PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE (1) QUEUING LANE MEETING BOTH OF THE
FOLLOWING QUEUING LENGTH REQUIREMENTS:
i.
MINIMUM ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET IN LENGTH
MEASURED FROM THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW TO THE START OF
THE LANE
ii.
MINIMUM OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) FEET FROM THE
START OF THE LANE TO THE MENU BOARD
b.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUEUING LANES SHALL NOT BE COUNTED
TOWARDS THE MINIMUM QUEUING REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE
ORDERING
c.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUEUING LANES DEDICATED SOLELY FOR PICKING
UP PRE-ORDERED ITEMS AND WHICH DO NOT HAVE A MENU BOARD
SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF SIXTY (60) FEET IN LENGTH
MEASURED FROM THE PICK-UP WINDOW TO START OF THE LANE.
THIS QUEUING LENGTH STANDARD IS NOT INTENDED FOR SUCH
USES AS DRUG STORES, BANKS, DRY CLEANERS, ETC.
4.
DRIVE THROUGH LANE ENTRY AND EXIT SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
VEHICULAR PARKING AREAS, THROUGH CURBING, LANDSCAPING, ETC.
5.
AT EACH INTERSECTION OF DRIVE THROUGH LANES AND SIDEWALKS, A
CROSSWALK WITH TEXTURED, DECORATIVE PAVING AND PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING SIGNS SHALL BE PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES SHALL BE PROVIDED:
a.
CROSSWALK WITH RAISED SPEED TABLE
b.
SPEED BUMP PRIOR TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK
6.
ALL DRIVE-UP FACILITIES, INCLUDING DRIVE-UP LANES AND QUEUING
AREAS SHALL BE ADEQUATELY SCREENED FROM STREET VIEW BY
BUILDING ORIENTATION, OR BY A LANDSCAPED BERM AND RETAINING WALL
MEASURING FOUR (4) FEET FROM GRADE OF THE DRIVING LANE, AND
SITUATED SO AS NOT TO DISRUPT SAFE TRAFFIC FLOW.
7.
DRIVE THROUGH SPEAKER(S) SHALL NOT FACE PROPERTY ZONED FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.
8.
MENU BOARDS SHALL BE SCREENED FROM STREET VIEW BY BUILDING
ORIENTATION OR BY A MINIMUM FOUR (4) FOOT SOLID MASONRY WALL.
(d) PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY
1.
AN ON-SITE WALKWAY SHALL CONNECT THE MAIN ENTRY OF EACH
BUILDING OR EACH PRIMARY ENTRY TO A PUBLIC SIDEWALK ON EACH
STREET FRONTAGE OF THE SITE, AND TO ANY TRANSIT STOP ADJACENT TO
THE SITE.
2.
A SYSTEM OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS SHALL CONNECT ALL BUILDINGS ON
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AREAS, AND TO ANY ON-SITE RECREATIONAL OR OPEN SPACE AREAS OR
PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES.
3.
TEXTURED PAVING TREATMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL
CROSSWALKS, DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES, AND ON-SITE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALKS.
4.
BUS BAY LOCATIONS, WHERE APPLICABLE, SHALL BE INTEGRATED WITH
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE
PROPERTY.
5.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ONE (1) OF THE
FOLLOWING MANNERS:
a.
DETACHED AND SEPARATED FROM THE CURB BY LANDSCAPING
BARRIER;
b.
ATTACHED TO THE CURB;
c.
ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY MEANDERING AND DETACHED AND
SEPARATED FROM THE CURB BY LANDSCAPING BARRIER.
6.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL CONNECT TO EXISTING PERIMETER
SIDEWALKS ON ABUTTING PROPERTIES.
7.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) FEET IN WIDTH
EXCEPT THAT, IN LOCATIONS ANTICIPATED HEAVIER THAN NORMAL
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY REQUIRE THESE
TO BE EIGHT (8) FEET IN WIDTH.
(3) BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
(a) MASSING AND ARTICULATION
1.
HORIZONTAL OFF SETS: BREAKS IN MASSING SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION THROUGH THE USE OF VARYING SETBACKS, BUILDING ENTRIES,
BUILDING FACE OFF SET, OR MODULATION OF BUILDING FACADES.
2.
VERTICAL VARIATION: CHANGE IN ROOFLINES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION THROUGH CHANGE IN HEIGHT AND FORM.
3.
THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY ACCEPT MINOR DEPARTURES FROM THE
HORIZONTAL OFF SET AND VERTICAL VARIATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
REAR ELEVATIONS OF A BUILDING THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR OPEN
SPACES.
(b) ARCHITECTURAL CONSISTENCY
1.
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE SHALL PROMOTE CONSISTENT ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER AND DETAIL ON ALL SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING
THE CONTINUED USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS ON EACH SIDE, IN LIEU OF
COLOR CHANGES ONLY.
2.
IF A SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A LARGER EXISTING CENTER OR
DEVELOPMENT, THEN THE SUBJECT SITE SHALL BE ARCHITECTURALLY
INTEGRATED WITH THE LARGER CENTER OR DEVELOPMENT. TO BE
CONSIDERED ARCHITECTURALLY INTEGRATED, THE PROPOSAL SHALL
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i.
THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING COLOR(S) USED ON THE PROPOSED
BUILDING SHALL MATCH THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING COLOR(S)
FOUND IN THE LARGER CENTER.
ii.
THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING MATERIALS USED ON THE PROPOSED
BUILDING SHALL FEATURE AT LEAST TWO (2) PROMINENT BUILDING
MATERIALS FOUND IN THE LARGER CENTER.
iii.
THE PREDOMINANT ROOF FORM AND ROOF MATERIALS ON THE
PROPOSED BUILDING SHALL USE THE SAME PREDOMINANT ROOF
FORM AND ROOF MATERIALS FOUND IN THE CENTER.
3.
BUILDING FEATURES THAT ARE USED FOR ADVERTISING OR NATIONAL
IMAGE (CORPORATE STYLIZED ARCHITECTURE) SHALL BE LIMITED TO A
MAXIMUM OF ONE (1) ACCENT COLOR OR MATERIAL AND SHALL MEET ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING:
i.
WHEN THE COLOR OR MATERIAL IS NOT FOUND WITHIN THE
APPROVED COLOR PALATE FOR THE LARGER CENTER, THEN THE
COLOR OR MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED 10% OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION.
ii.
WHEN THE COLOR OR MATERIAL IS FOUND WITHIN THE APPROVED
COLOR PALATE FOR THE LARGER CENTER, THEN THE COLOR OR
MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED 20% OF A SINGLE BUILDING ELEVATION.
ADDITIONAL COLORS OR MATERIALS MAY BE CONSIDERED IF THEY
ARE PROMINENT BUILDING COLORS FOUND WITHIN THE APPROVED
COLOR PALATE FOR THE CENTER.
(c) BUILDING MATERIALS AND FACADE DETAILS
1.
BUILDING MATERIALS SHALL BE OF HIGH QUALITY AND DURABLE. THEY
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
i.
BRICK
ii.
STONE (NATURAL OR FAUX)
iii.
INTEGRAL COLOR, SAND BLASTED OR STAIN TEXTURED MASONRY
iv.
SPLIT-FACED MASONRY UNITS
v.
TILT-UP CONCRETE PANELS
vi.
STUCCO/EIFS
vii.
ARCHITECTURAL PRE-FINISHED METAL
viii.
CONCRETE AND CLAY TILE ROOFS
ix.
TREATED OR ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCT
2.
ANY ONE (1) BUILDING MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF
SIXTY-FIVE (65) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AREA OF EACH BUILDING FACADE,
UNLESS DICTATED BY AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT PRESCRIBES A
PARTICULAR BUILDING MATERIAL AS THE DOMINANT FEATURE (E.G.,
PUEBLO, SANTA FE STYLE, ETC.).
3.
AT LEAST TWO MATERIALS SHALL BE USED ON ANY BUILDING FRONTAGE, IN
ADDITION TO GLAZING AND ACCENT FEATURES. ACCENT FEATURES
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FENCE PANELS, TILE ACCENTS,
TRELLISES, ETC. ANY ONE (1) MATERIAL MUST COMPRISE AT LEAST 20% OF
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4.
SOLID COVERED CANOPIES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL PEDESTRIAN
BUILDING ENTRIES AT A MINIMUM DEPTH OF FOUR (4) FEET.
5.
WHERE EXISTING FLUSH CURBING IS UTILIZED, A COMBINATION OF
DECORATIVE BOLLARDS AND LANDSCAPE PLANTERS SHALL BE PROVIDED
WITH NO MORE THAN SIX (6) CONSECUTIVE BOLLARDS.
(d) SCREENING:
1.
ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT USING OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA FOR
EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES OR MATERIALS SHALL SCREEN SUCH AREA FROM
VIEW WITH A SIX-FOOT MASONRY OR CONCRETE WALL EXCLUDING
APPROVED GATED OPENINGS.
2.
DISMANTLING, SERVICING, REPAIRING, ETC., OF VEHICLES AND/OR
EQUIPMENT SHALL BE WITHIN COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDINGS OR
WITHIN AN AREA ENCLOSED BY A SOLID CONCRETE, MASONRY, OR SIMILAR
MATERIAL WALL EXCEPT FOR OPENINGS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS
WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH SOLID GATES.
3.
SERVICE BAYS SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS:
i.
SCREENING FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES ZONED FOR
RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1.
BAY DOORS LOCATED WITHIN 100 FEET OF AN ADJACENT
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE SHALL BE ORIENTED AWAY
FROM THE ADJACENT USE.
2.
BAY DOORS LOCATED BETWEEN 100 FEET AND 600 FEET OF
AN ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE AND ORIENTED
SUCH THAT THE BAY DOORS WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE
ADJACENT USE SHALL BE SCREENED WITH AN INTERVENING
BUILDING OR AN EIGHT (8) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL. THE
EIGHT (8) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL SHALL NOT BE LOCATED
IN THE REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACK.
ii.
SCREENING FROM ADJACENT STREETS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH THE USE OF INTERVENING BUILDING SUCH THAT THE BAY
DOORS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET(S). SITES THAT ARE
UNABLE TO SCREEN SERVICE BAYS USING AN INTERVENING
BUILDING SHALL USE AT MINIMUM ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING
METHODS:
1.
PREFERRED METHOD: ORIENT THE BUILDING SUCH THAT THE
BAY DOORS ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE ABUTTING STREET.
FOR CORNER LOTS, THE BAY DOORS SHALL BE ORIENTED
PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET WITH THE HIGHEST
FUNCTIONAL STREET CLASSIFICATION (I.E. ARTERIAL,
COLLECTOR, ETC.) IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL PLAN. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE STREET CLASSIFICATIONS ARE EQUIVALENT,
THE ORIENTATION CREATING THE SMALLEST NOISE IMPACT
ON ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE USED.
2.
BAY DOORS FACING THE STREET SHALL BE SETBACK AT
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3.
BAY DOORS LESS THAN 200 FEET FROM AN ADJACENT
STREET AND LESS THAN PERPENDICULAR TO A STREET
SHALL PROVIDE A SOLID SIX (6) FOOT MASONRY SCREEN
WALL. THE SIX (6) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL SHALL NOT BE
LOCATED IN THE REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACK.
4.
PROVIDE LONG-TERM STORAGE OF SHOPPING CARTS EITHER WITHIN THE
TENANT SPACE OR ADJACENT TO IT, BEHIND A DECORATIVE SCREEN WALL
EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT OF THE CARTS. SHOPPING CART STORAGE SHALL
NOT ENCROACH INTO ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS.
(e) GAS STATIONS:
1.
DESIGN OF GAS CANOPIES SHALL BE INTEGRATED WITH ADJACENT
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE USE OF SIMILAR MATERIALS,
COLORS AND ROOF FORMS.
2.
GAS CANOPY LIGHTS SHALL BE FLUSH WITH THE BOTTOM OF CANOPY.
3.
GAS CANOPY BOTTOM EDGE SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN (15) FEET
SIX (6) INCHES ABOVE FINISH GRADE, UNLESS CANOPY IS INTEGRATED
INTO CONVENIENCE STORE BUILDING.
4.
ALL VENTING AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SCREENED FROM
ARTERIAL STREETS AND PUBLIC VIEW, THIS INCLUDES GAS VENT STACKS.
GAS VENTS SHALL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE CANOPY OR MOUNTED
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND SHALL NOT BE A
SEPARATE STRUCTURE. THE CANOPY SHALL INCORPORATE ALTERNATIVE
MATERIALS (SUCH AS LOUVERS OR MESH SCREENING) TO ALLOW FOR
SUFFICIENT VENTILATION WHILE FULLY SCREENING ANY GAS VENTS OR
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
5.
NO OUTSIDE VENDING IS PERMITTED, INCLUDING ICE MACHINES.
(f) INTERFACE WITH SINGLE-FAMILY AREA: WHEN COMMERCIAL PROJECTS ARE NEXT
TO OR ACROSS AN ALLEY FROM A REAR OR SIDE YARD OF SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT:
1.
SECOND-STORY WINDOW BALCONIES AND OTHER OPENINGS ARE
ALLOWED ONLY WHEN DEMONSTRATED TO AND APPROVED BY THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR THAT BACK YARDS OF ADJACENT RESIDENCES WILL NOT
BE VISIBLE FROM SUCH BALCONIES OR OPENINGS BY PERSONS SITTING
OR STANDING IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
(3) LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR LARGE SINGLE
USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
(A) LOCATIONAL CRITERIA: LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 35-
200 OF THIS CODE, SHALL ONLY BE PERMITTED ON PROPERTY ZONED AS
PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) FOR SUCH USE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE XVII OF THIS CODE,
AND FURTHER SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATION CRITERIA. ANY
PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RETAIL USE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BRINGS
THE TOTAL BUILDING COVERAGE OF THAT USE TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND (150,000) SQUARE FEET OR MORE, SHALL ALSO REQUIRE
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DEVELOPMENT. COUNCIL MAY APPROVE DEPARTURE FROM THESE STANDARDS
UPON FINDING THAT SUCH DEPARTURE IS WARRANTED, BASED UPON
CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES, DESIGN INNOVATION, OR
OTHER MERITORIOUS FEATURE(S), AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE
XVII OF THIS CODE.
1. ANY PARCEL PROPOSED FOR A LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
SHALL BE ADJACENT TO A FREEWAY INTERCHANGE, OR SHALL FRONT ALONG
TWO (2) MAJOR ARTERIALS FORMING AN INTERSECTION DESIGNATED BY THE
CHANDLER GENERAL PLAN AS "COMMERCIAL NODE," OR AS "REGIONAL MAJOR
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT," OR OTHER SUCCESSOR DESIGNATION SPECIFIED
IN THE GENERAL PLAN, OR IN AN AREA PLAN APPROVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL, THAT EXPRESSLY PROVIDES FOR SUCH LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT.
2. A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) FEET, AS
MEASURED ON A STRAIGHT LINE, SHALL BE REQUIRED FROM THE NEAREST
PROPERTY LINE OF ANY PARCEL CURRENTLY ZONED FOR LOW DENSITY SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, TO THE NEAREST EXTERIOR WALL OF THE LARGE
SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING.
A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS MEASUREMENT, THE PHRASE "LOW DENSITY SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE" SHALL MEAN A SUBDIVISION OF LAND, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 35-200 OF THIS CODE, LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY JURISDICTION, WITH A
NET OVERALL DENSITY IN THE RANGE OF ZERO (0) TO FOUR AND ONE-HALF (4.5)
DWELLING UNITS/ACRE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS MEASUREMENT, NEITHER THE
AG-1 (AGRICULTURE) NOR THE MH-1 (MOBILE HOME) ZONING DISTRICT SHALL BE
CONSIDERED AS A LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION.
B. THE ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) FOOT DISTANCE MAY BE REDUCED
OR WAIVED ALTOGETHER BY COUNCIL IF BASED UPON A FINDING THAT OTHER
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES ALREADY EXIST ON, OR ADJACENT TO, THE SITE
PROPOSED FOR LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. SUCH MITIGATING
CIRCUMSTANCES MAY INVOLVE EXISTING NON-SINGLE-FAMILY LAND USES OR
ZONING DESIGNATIONS, OR OTHER PHYSICAL BARRIERS SUCH AS A MAJOR
ARTERIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY, FREEWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, RAILROAD OR CANAL RIGHT-
OF-WAY, WHICH COUNCIL MAY FIND ACHIEVES AN EFFECTIVE SEPARATION AND
BUFFER FROM THE LAND USE IMPACTS OF THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT.
C. THE ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) FOOT DISTANCE MAY BE REDUCED,
OR WAIVED ALTOGETHER, BY COUNCIL IF BASED UPON A FINDING THAT THE
LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL DEMONSTRATES A
COMBINATION OF SUPERIOR ARCHITECTURAL OR SITE DESIGN TECHNIQUES,
SUCH AS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, I) ATTACHING OTHER ACCESSORY RETAIL SHOP
SPACE AND STOREFRONTS TO DISPLACE AT LEAST A PORTION OF WHAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BE A LENGTHY EXTERIOR FRONT WALL PLANE OF THE LARGE SINGLE
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(100) FOOT IN WIDTH THAT FEATURE MATURE LANDSCAPING, ARCHITECTURAL
THEME WALLS, AND TERRACES THAT CAUSE THE FINISHED GRADE OF THE LARGE
SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING TO BE AT LEAST SIX (6) FEET LOWER THAN THE
FINISHED LOT GRADE OF THE NEAREST LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL USE; III) RELOCATION OF LOADING DOCKS AND OVERHEAD BAY
DOORS TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHICH DOES NOT FACE ANY
ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USE, AND WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ELIMINATION OF ANY
REAR SERVICE DRIVE OR OTHER MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THE
BUILDING OTHER THAN PEDESTRIAN DOORS; IV) COMPLETELY SEPARATING THE
LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING WITH SMALLER SCALE BUILDINGS
ACCOMMODATING LESS INTENSIVE LAND USE(S), WHICH PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE
TRANSITION TO ANY ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL USE.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION 35-1904(3)(A)2. SHALL NOT APPLY IF
THE DEVELOPER OF SUCH LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, WAS
REQUIRED BY CONDITION OF ZONING AS APPROVED BY THE CHANDLER CITY
COUNCIL, TO GIVE FULL AND ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE THAT SAID RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISION WAS WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) FEET TO
ANOTHER SITE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL USE, AS
SHOWN ON THE CHANDLER GENERAL PLAN, WHEREIN SUCH DESIGNATION MAY
PERMIT LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT.
3. AN APPLICATION REQUESTING ZONING APPROVAL FOR A LARGE SINGLE USE
RETAIL COMPONENT, MAY ALSO REQUEST ZONING FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY USE AS A
COMPONENT OF A MIXED USE PROJECT ONLY WHEN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS ARE MET:
A. THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL PARCEL SHALL BE EXPRESSLY
IDENTIFIED FOR SUCH USE AS PART OF A MIXED USE PLANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING APPLICATION, WHEREIN SUCH APPLICATION
AS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, ALSO DEPICTS THE SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL PARCEL(S), AND ANY TRANSITIONAL LAND USE PARCELS AND
BUFFERS ADJOINING THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL PARCEL.
B. FULL AND ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE OF SUCH LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL
LOCATION SHALL BE GIVEN BY THE DEVELOPER OR HOMEBUILDER OF THE
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN FIFTEEN HUNDRED (1,500) FEET,
TO ANY PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYER IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED AS A
CONDITION OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, FOR THE PLANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING APPLICATION.
C. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE LARGE SINGLE USE
RETAIL PARCEL, IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-1706 OF THIS CODE,
SHALL BE REQUIRED EITHER PRIOR TO, OR CONCURRENT WITH, PRELIMINARY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL FOR ONE (1) OR MORE SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL PARCELS WITHIN SAID MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.
D. THE REQUIRED PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING APPLICATION,
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SUFFICIENT BUFFER SEPARATIONS USING SUCH ELEMENTS AS STREET RIGHT-OF-
WAY, STORMWATER RETENTION AREA(S), LANDSCAPING TECHNIQUES, AND
MASONRY WALLS, IN COMBINATION TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE SEPARATION. IN NO
EVENT SHALL ANY PARCEL PROPOSED FOR LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL, SHARE A
PROPERTY LINE WITH ANY PARCEL PROPOSED FOR LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY
USE.
4. ANY PARCEL PROPOSED FOR LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SHALL
BE A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED (1,300) FEET FROM
ANY SITE CURRENTLY ZONED, OR BUILT, AS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, OR HIGH SCHOOL.
A. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY DEVELOPMENT SITE CONTAINING A LARGE
SINGLE USE RETAIL PARCEL, GAIN VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM A LOCAL
STREET, COLLECTOR STREET, OR PRIVATE DRIVE, THAT ALSO PROVIDES
VEHICULAR ACCESS OR FRONTAGE TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, OR HIGH SCHOOL.
B. THE MINIMUM DISTANCES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION 35-
1904(3)(A)4., BETWEEN THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING AND ANY
GIVEN SCHOOL, SHALL BE THE SHORTEST STRAIGHT LINE MEASUREMENT
FROM THE SCHOOL PROPERTY LINE TO THE NEAREST EXTERIOR WALL OF
THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION 35-1904(3)(A)4. SHALL NOT
APPLY TO ANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, OR
HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED ON PROPERTY ZONED FOR USES OTHER THAN
LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
NOTWITHSTANDING CONFORMANCE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE LOCATIONAL
CRITERIA, CITY COUNCIL MAY DENY AN APPLICATION FOR THE PLANNED
AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING DESIGNATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-1706(4) OF THIS CODE.
(B) SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: IN ADDITION TO THE SITE
DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPING STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 19
OF THIS CODE, LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO
CONFORMANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. COUNCIL
MAY APPROVE DEPARTURE FROM THESE STANDARDS UPON FINDING THAT
SUCH DEPARTURE IS WARRANTED, BASED UPON DESIGN INNOVATION OR
OTHER MERITORIOUS FEATURE(S) AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 35,
ARTICLE XVII OF THIS CODE:
1. MAXIMUM TOTAL SITE COVERAGE OF ALL BUILDINGS, SHALL NOT EXCEED
TWENTY-FOUR (24) PERCENT OF THE NET SITE AREA.
2. MINIMUM FRONT, SIDE, AND REAR SETBACKS FOR ALL LARGE SINGLE USE
RETAIL BUILDING(S) AND PARKING, AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 35-1902
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FOR EACH TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING COVERAGE OVER
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (150,000) SQUARE FEET. SUCH SETBACKS FROM
ANY PUBLIC STREET SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE FUTURE RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE, WHEREIN SUCH RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH IS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF THE CHANDLER GENERAL PLAN.
3. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE LARGE SINGLE USE RETAIL BUILDING, TOGETHER
WITH ANY PAD BUILDING(S) OR IN-LINE SHOPS, SHALL DEMONSTRATE VISUAL
INTEREST ON ALL EXTERIOR SIDES THROUGH THE USE OF SUCH TECHNIQUES,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS WALL PLANE CHANGES, COLOR AND MATERIAL
CHANGES, POP-OUTS, REVEAL LINES, SCORING, VARIED ROOF LINES AND SLOPES,
RECESSED FEATURES, ARTICULATED CUSTOMER ENTRANCES, CANOPIES,
COLONNADES, AND OTHER ELEMENTS, ALL OF WHICH EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE
THE BUILDING MASS WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND BRING PROPORTION TO ITS
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIMENSIONS.
4. ENTRY DRIVES SHALL BE ALIGNED WITH ANY POINT OF ACCESS TO AN
ARTERIAL STREET THAT PROVIDES FULL TURNING MOVEMENTS, AS APPROVED BY
THE CITY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER. SAID ENTRY DRIVE(S) SHALL BE DEFINED
AS A BOULEVARD, THEREBY SEPARATING ENTRY/EXITING MOVEMENTS FROM
PARKING SPACE SEARCH MANEUVERS.
5. SIDEWALKS NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) FEET IN WIDTH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN
THE SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING DIRECT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM THE
ARTERIAL SIDEWALKS TO PRIMARY CUSTOMER ENTRY DOORS. SUCH ON-SITE
SIDEWALKS SHALL BE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT BY USE OF LANDSCAPING, COLOR,
AND MATERIAL CHANGES. IN ADDITION, A MINIMUM TEN (10) FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK
SHALL BE PROVIDED PARALLEL TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE LARGE SINGLE
USE RETAIL BUILDING FOR ITS ENTIRE LENGTH, AND SEPARATE FROM ANY
PARKING SPACE OVERHANG, DRIVING AISLE OR LANDSCAPING AS REQUIRED IN
SECTION 35-1906 OF THIS CODE.
6. ANY OUTDOOR DISPLAY AREAS FOR MERCHANDISE SHALL BE ENCLOSED BY
FENCE WALLS INTEGRATED WITH THE ARCHITECTURE, COLOR, AND MATERIALS
OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING, AND MAY INCLUDE WROUGHT IRON FOR VISIBILITY.
SUCH FENCE WALL ENCLOSURES SHALL BE A MINIMUM FOUR (4) FEET OR
GREATER IN HEIGHT.
7. ANY AREAS USED FOR SHOPPING CART CONTAINMENT AS MAY BE PROVIDED
ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING, SHALL BE FULLY ENCLOSED AND SCREENED BY A
MINIMUM FOUR (4) FOOT HIGH MASONRY WALL, WITH BERMING AND LANDSCAPING
IN THE QUANTITIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-1906 OF THIS CODE.
8. OUTDOOR STORAGE OF MERCHANDISE OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL,
INCLUDING CONTAINMENT IN METAL BINS, SHALL NOT DISPLACE ANY PORTION OF
THE SITE DEVELOPMENT INTENDED FOR PARKING, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING, OR
LOADING, AND SHALL BE SCREENED IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN SECTION 35-
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9. A TRAFFIC STUDY SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY THE CITY
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRELIMINARY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-1706
OF THIS CODE. RECOMMENDED MEASURES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MITIGATE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPER.
10. A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 35-1706 OF THIS CODE. SAID PLAN SHALL
DEMONSTRATE AN ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN THE RANGE OF ONE AND ONE-HALF
(1.5) TO TWO (2.0) FOOT-CANDLES, FOR APPROVAL BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR
DESIGNEE. SUCH SUBMITTAL SHALL INCLUDE CATALOGUE CUTS OF ALL LIGHTING
FIXTURES WITH SHIELDS TO INSURE DOWN LIGHTING ONLY, CONCEALED POINT
SOURCES OF LIGHT, AND PREVENT OVERSPILL ONTO ADJOINING PROPERTIES.
11. OVERNIGHT PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ANYWHERE WITHIN THE
SITE DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
35-1905. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
(1) APPLICABILITY
(A) THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS SHALL BE APPLIED TO ALL
NEW INDUSTRIAL USES, DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A LARGER
INDUSTRIAL PROJECT.
(B) THESE STANDARDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A CLEAR SET OF
ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT. THESE STANDARDS PROVIDE CLEAR AND QUANTIfiABLE
DIRECTION TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAINTAINS THE UNIQUE
CHARACTER AND HIGH QUALITY OF DESIGN WITHIN THE CITY OF CHANDLER,
WHILE ENSURING BUILDING FORM AND SCALE ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE SITE.
(2) SITE LAYOUT
(a) HEIGHT, BUILDING SETBACK, AND LOT COVERAGE SHALL BE REGULATED BY THE
ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN. THESE REGULATIONS
CAN BE FOUND IN THE CITY OF CHANDLER LAND USE AND ZONING CODE AT THE
FOLLOWING LINKS:
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
CODE SECTION
PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-1)
35-1503
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-2)
35-1603
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS FOR LOTS LOCATED IN PLANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT (PAD) ZONING DISTRICTS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE
THAT ADOPTED THE PAD, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE DEVELOPMENT’S ZONING
FILE.  ZONING FILES ARE KEPT AT THE CITY OF CHANDLER’S DEVELOPMENT
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WHEN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ARE NEXT TO OR ACROSS AN ALLEY FROM A REAR
OR SIDE YARD OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS SHALL BE NO CLOSER THAN TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET, PLUS ONE (1)
ADDITIONAL FOOT FOR EACH FOOT OF HEIGHT OF THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING,
FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE.
(b) BUILDING ORIENTATION
1.
THE BUILDING FRONT SHALL BE ORIENTED TO A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR AN
INTERNAL PRIMARY DRIVE FOR MULTI-BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS.
2.
THE OFFICE, SHOWROOM OR OTHER PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PORTIONS OF
THE BUILDING SHALL BE LOCATED OR ORIENTED IN THE BUILDING SO AS
TO BE HIGHLY VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR THE PUBLIC REALM.
3.
A BUILDING LOCATED ON A CORNER SITE SHALL BE ORIENTED TO ADDRESS
BOTH STREET FRONTAGES, AND SHALL HAVE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING
AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FEATURES SUCH AS STREET-FACING
WINDOWS AND DOORS.
4.
WAREHOUSES SHALL BE LOCATED TO THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE BUILDING
TO MINIMIZE THE VISUAL IMPACTS OF WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION
ACTIVITIES, VEHICLE MANEUVERING AREAS AND BACK-OF-HOUSE
FUNCTIONS FROM THE PEDESTRIAN AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE.
(c) VEHICULAR ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY
1.
PUBLIC/VISITOR AREAS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM TRUCK DELIVERY AND
MANEUVERING AREAS.
2.
ON MULTI-BUILDING PROJECTS, A HIERARCHY OF DRIVES SHALL BE
PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE SITE SEPARATING TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM
CUSTOMER TRAFFIC. THE PROPOSED HIERARCHY OF DRIVES SHALL
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
a.VARIETY OF MATERIALS (I.E., TEXTURIZED PAVING, COLORED
PAVEMENT)
b.THEMED LANDSCAPE PALATE THROUGH THE SITE
(d) PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY
1.
AN ON-SITE WALKWAY SHALL CONNECT THE MAIN ENTRY OF EACH
BUILDING OR EACH PRIMARY ENTRY TO A PUBLIC SIDEWALK ON EACH
STREET FRONTAGE OF THE SITE, AND TO ANY TRANSIT STOP ADJACENT TO
THE SITE.
2.
A SYSTEM OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS SHALL CONNECT ALL BUILDINGS ON
A SITE TO EACH OTHER, TO ON-SITE AUTOMOBILE AND BICYCLE PARKING
AREAS, AND TO ANY ON-SITE RECREATIONAL OR OPEN SPACE AREAS OR
PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES.
3.
TEXTURED PAVING TREATMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL
CROSSWALKS, DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES, AND ON-SITE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALKS.
4.
BUS BAY LOCATIONS, WHERE APPLICABLE, SHALL BE INTEGRATED WITH
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5.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ONE (1) OF THE
FOLLOWING MANNERS:
a.DETACHED AND SEPARATED FROM THE CURB BY LANDSCAPING
BARRIER;
b.ATTACHED TO THE CURB;
c.ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY MEANDERING AND DETACHED AND
SEPARATED FROM THE CURB BY LANDSCAPING BARRIER.
6.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL CONNECT TO EXISTING PERIMETER
SIDEWALKS ON ABUTTING PROPERTIES.
7.
PERIMETER SIDEWALKS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) FEET IN WIDTH
EXCEPT THAT, IN LOCATIONS ANTICIPATED HEAVIER THAN NORMAL
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY REQUIRE THESE
TO BE EIGHT (8) FEET IN WIDTH.
8.
MULTI-BUILDING PROJECTS WITH THREE (3) OR MORE BUILDINGS SHALL
PROVIDE FUNCTIONAL OUTDOOR AMENITIES AND COMMUNAL AREAS FOR
EMPLOYEES. SUCH AMENITIES SHALL BE LOCATED NEAR BUILDING
ENTRANCES OR OTHER FOCAL POINTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT WHERE
THEY WILL BE CONVENIENT AND COMFORTABLE FOR USERS. OUTDOOR
AMENITIES AND COMMUNAL AREA INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
a.ACTIVE RECREATIONAL SPACES SUCH AS SPORT COURTS, PUTTING
GREENS, ETC. ACTIVE RECREATIONAL SPACES SHALL BE LOCATED
NO CLOSER THAN 100FT TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF ANY PROPERTY
ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USES;
b.OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS SHADED BY TREES AND/OR
STRUCTURES SUCH AS TRELLISES, PERGOLAS, AND CANOPIES.
(3) BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
(a) MASSING AND ARTICULATION
1.
HORIZONTAL OFF SETS: BREAKS IN MASSING SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION THROUGH THE USE OF VARYING SETBACKS, BUILDING ENTRIES,
BUILDING FACE OFF SET, OR MODULATION OF BUILDING FACADES.
2.
VERTICAL VARIATION: CHANGE IN ROOFLINES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION THROUGH CHANGE IN HEIGHT AND FORM.
3.
THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MAY ACCEPT MINOR DEPARTURES FROM THE
HORIZONTAL OFF SET AND VERTICAL VARIATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
REAR ELEVATIONS OF A BUILDING THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR OPEN
SPACES.
(b) ARCHITECTURAL CONSISTENCY
1.
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE SHALL PROMOTE CONSISTENT ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER AND DETAIL ON ALL SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING
THE CONTINUED USE OF BUILDING MATERIALS ON EACH SIDE, IN LIEU OF
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2.
IF A SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A LARGER EXISTING CENTER OR
DEVELOPMENT, THEN THE SUBJECT SITE SHALL BE ARCHITECTURALLY
INTEGRATED WITH THE LARGER CENTER OR DEVELOPMENT. TO BE
CONSIDERED ARCHITECTURALLY INTEGRATED, THE PROPOSAL SHALL
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING AT MINIMUM:
a.THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING COLOR(S) USED ON THE PROPOSED
BUILDING SHALL MATCH THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING COLOR(S)
FOUND IN THE LARGER CENTER.
b.THE PREDOMINANT BUILDING MATERIALS USED ON THE PROPOSED
BUILDING SHALL FEATURE AT LEAST TWO (2) PROMINENT BUILDING
MATERIALS FOUND IN THE LARGER CENTER.
c.THE PREDOMINANT ROOF FORM AND ROOF MATERIALS ON THE
PROPOSED BUILDING SHALL USE THE SAME PREDOMINANT ROOF
FORM AND ROOF MATERIALS FOUND IN THE CENTER.
3.
BUILDING FEATURES THAT ARE USED FOR ADVERTISING OR NATIONAL
IMAGE (CORPORATE STYLIZED ARCHITECTURE) SHALL BE LIMITED TO A
MAXIMUM OF ONE (1) ACCENT COLOR OR MATERIAL AND SHALL MEET ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING:
a.WHEN THE COLOR OR MATERIAL IS NOT FOUND WITHIN THE
APPROVED COLOR PALATE FOR THE LARGER CENTER, THEN THE
COLOR OR MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED 10% OF A SINGLE BUILDING
ELEVATION.
b.WHEN THE COLOR OR MATERIAL IS FOUND WITHIN THE APPROVED
COLOR PALATE FOR THE LARGER CENTER, THEN THE COLOR OR
MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED 20% OF A SINGLE BUILDING ELEVATION.
ADDITIONAL COLORS OR MATERIALS MAY BE CONSIDERED IF THEY
ARE PROMINENT BUILDING COLORS FOUND WITHIN THE APPROVED
COLOR PALATE FOR THE CENTER.
(c) BUILDING MATERIALS
1.
BUILDING MATERIALS SHALL BE OF HIGH QUALITY AND DURABLE. THEY
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
a.BRICK
b.STONE (NATURAL OR FAUX)
c.INTEGRAL COLOR, SAND BLASTED OR STAIN TEXTURED MASONRY
d.SPLIT-FACED MASONRY UNITS
e.TILT-UP CONCRETE PANELS
f. STUCCO/EIFS
g.ARCHITECTURAL PRE-FINISHED METAL
2.
A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF GLAZING SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
DESIGN OF THE BUILDINGS. GLAZING SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE
FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BUILDING ELEVATION:
a.FRONT ELEVATIONS AND/OR OTHER ELEVATIONS THAT DIRECTLY
FACE A PUBLIC ROADWAY, FREEWAY, OR INTERNAL PRIMARY DRIVE:
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b.SIDE ELEVATIONS THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC ROADWAY,
FREEWAY, OR AN INTERNAL DRIVE BUT NOT DIRECTLY FACING THE
ROADWAY OR DRIVE: 10%
c.REAR ELEVATIONS THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC ROADWAY,
FREEWAY OR INTERNAL DRIVE: 5%
3.
AT LEAST TWO MATERIALS SHALL BE USED ON ANY BUILDING FRONTAGE, IN
ADDITION TO GLAZING AND ACCENT FEATURES. ACCENT FEATURES
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FENCE PANELS, TILE ACCENTS,
TRELLISES, ETC. ANY ONE (1) MATERIAL MUST COMPRISE AT LEAST 20% OF
THE BUILDING FACADE.
(d) FACADE DETAILS
1.
BUILDING ENTRANCES
a.EACH PRINCIPAL BUILDING SHALL HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED, HIGHLY
VISIBLE PRIMARY ENTRANCES FOR OCCUPANTS AND PATRONS.
EVERY PRIMARY ENTRANCE SHALL HAVE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS
WHEN COMPARED TO THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING. THIS
SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING THE THREE (3) BELOW
ENHANCED DESIGN ELEMENTS NEAR THE ENTRANCES:
1.
INCREASED USE AND HEIGHT OF GLAZING, ENCOMPASSING A
MINIMUM OF 75% OF THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING
2.
RAISED PARAPETS WITH A MINIMUM INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF
TWO (2) FEET
3.
CANOPIES OR PORTICOS
b.IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIRED DESIGN ELEMENTS, A
MINIMUM OF TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ENHANCED DESIGN ELEMENTS
SHALL BE PROVIDED NEAR THE ENTRANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
1.
RECESSES/PROJECTIONS
2.
PEAKED ROOF FORMS
3.
ARCHES
4.
INTEGRAL PLANTERS OR WING WALLS
5.
ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN SURFACES
c.WHEN A BUILDING ENTRANCE IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF A
BUILDING, THE DESIGN ELEMENTS INCORPORATED INTO THE ENTRY
SHALL WRAP AROUND THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING. DESIGN
ELEMENTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE CORNER ENTRY SHALL SPAN THE
SAME LENGTH OF THE BUILDING.
d.BUILDING ENTRIES SHALL BE ORIENTED TOWARD THE
PREDOMINANT PUBLIC VIEW, USUALLY THE STREET FRONTAGE. THIS
ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO MORE EASILY DETERMINE WHERE THE
FRONT ENTRANCE IS LOCATED AND PROVIDES A MORE ATTRACTIVE
STREET FRONTAGE.
e.LARGE BUILDINGS WHICH FRONT MULTIPLE STREETS SHALL
PROVIDE MULTIPLE ENTRANCES.
2.
SOLID COVERED CANOPIES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL PEDESTRIAN
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(e) SCREENING:
1.
ANY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT USING OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA FOR
EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES OR MATERIALS SHALL SCREEN SUCH AREA FROM
VIEW WITH A MINIMUM SIX-FOOT MASONRY OR CONCRETE WALL
EXCLUDING APPROVED GATED OPENINGS.
2.
DISMANTLING, SERVICING, REPAIRING, ETC., OF VEHICLES AND/OR
EQUIPMENT SHALL BE WITHIN COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDINGS OR
WITHIN AN AREA ENCLOSED BY A SOLID CONCRETE, MASONRY, OR SIMILAR
MATERIAL WALL EXCEPT FOR OPENINGS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS
WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH SOLID GATES.
3.
SERVICE BAYS SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS:
a.SCREENING FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES ZONED FOR
RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1.
BAY DOORS LOCATED WITHIN 100 FEET OF AN ADJACENT
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE SHALL BE ORIENTED AWAY
FROM THE ADJACENT USE.
2.
BAY DOORS LOCATED BETWEEN 100 FEET AND 600 FEET OF
AN ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE AND ORIENTED
SUCH THAT THE BAY DOORS WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE
ADJACENT USE SHALL BE SCREENED WITH AN INTERVENING
BUILDING OR AN EIGHT (8) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL. THE
EIGHT (8) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL SHALL NOT BE LOCATED
IN THE REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACK.
b.SCREENING FROM ADJACENT STREETS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH THE USE OF INTERVENING BUILDING SUCH THAT THE BAY
DOORS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET(S). SITES THAT ARE
UNABLE TO SCREEN SERVICE BAYS USING AN INTERVENING
BUILDING SHALL USE AT MINIMUM ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING
METHODS:
1.
PREFERRED METHOD: ORIENT THE BUILDING SUCH THAT THE
BAY DOORS ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE ABUTTING STREET.
FOR CORNER LOTS, THE BAY DOORS SHALL BE ORIENTED
PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET WITH THE HIGHEST
FUNCTIONAL STREET CLASSIFICATION (I.E. ARTERIAL,
COLLECTOR, ETC.) IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL PLAN. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE STREET CLASSIFICATIONS ARE EQUIVALENT,
THE ORIENTATION CREATING THE SMALLEST NOISE IMPACT
ON ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE USED.
2.
BAY DOORS FACING THE STREET SHALL BE SETBACK AT
LEAST 200 FEET.
3.
BAY DOORS LESS THAN 200 FEET FROM AN ADJACENT
STREET AND LESS THAN PERPENDICULAR TO A STREET
SHALL PROVIDE A SOLID SIX (6) FOOT MASONRY SCREEN
WALL. THE SIX (6) FOOT TALL SCREEN WALL SHALL NOT BE
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c.ALL STAIRWAYS TO UPPER LEVELS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE
BUILDING.
d.SCREEN WALLS EXCEEDING 80 FEET IN LENGTH THAT ARE VISIBLE
FROM STREET VIEW, OPEN SPACE, OR PROPERTIES ZONED FOR
COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE BROKEN UP
THROUGH THE USE OF PILASTERS, AND/OR OFFSETS IN THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE WALL OR FENCE.
e.TRUCK COURTS SHALL BE FULLY SCREENED FROM STREET VIEW,
OPEN SPACE, AND ANY SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ZONED FOR
COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL USES THROUGH THE USE OF AT
LEAST ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
1.
USE OF INTERVENING BUILDINGS SUCH THAT THE ENTIRETY
OF THE TRUCK COURTS ARE NOT VISIBLE
2.
USE OF SOLID EIGHT (8) FOOT TALL MASONRY OR CONCRETE
SCREEN WALL(S) AND OPAQUE GATE(S)
f. WHEN SECURITY FENCING IS REQUIRED, IT SHALL BE PROVIDED AS
VIEW FENCING. VIEW FENCING MAY INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF
MASONRY AND VIEW FENCING, PROVIDED THAT AT LEAST THE TOP
SIXTY (60%) PERCENT OF THE FENCING IS VIEW FENCING.
g.THE USE OF CONCERTINA WIRE OR BARBED WIRE IS PROHIBITED
UNLESS NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
(f) INTERFACE WITH SINGLE-FAMILY AREA: WHEN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ARE NEXT
TO OR ACROSS AN ALLEY FROM A REAR OR SIDE YARD OF SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT:
1.
SECOND-STORY WINDOW BALCONIES AND OTHER OPENINGS ARE
ALLOWED ONLY WHEN DEMONSTRATED TO AND APPROVED BY THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR THAT BACK YARDS OF ADJACENT RESIDENCES WILL NOT
BE VISIBLE FROM SUCH BALCONIES OR OPENINGS BY PERSONS SITTING
OR STANDING IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
35-1906. Landscaping
(1) Purpose: The purpose of this section is to provide minimum landscape development standards
which will promote the general welfare of Chandler residents through the provision of an outdoor
environment which will:
(a) Create aesthetically pleasing views and vistas along public streets.
(b) Complement and enhance the functional and aesthetic design of new building and site
development projects.
(c) Provide visual screening of parking, service and storage areas.
(d) Mitigate the adverse impacts of higher intensity land uses upon lower intensity uses through
the provision of needed "landscape buffers."
(e) Promote water conservation by restricting the use of turf and ornamental water features and
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(f) Promote climate modifications for enhancement of pedestrian environments at street
frontages, parking lots and building facades.
(g) Provide maximum shade on ground surfaces to reduce the "urban heat island effect."
(2) Applicability: These landscape standards shall apply to all new developments, EXCEPT FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, AND FOURPLEX DWELLINGS, excepting single- and two-
family dwellings, which require the approval of a site development plan or subdivision plat by the City
of Chandler.
(3) Definitions:
(a) Director: The Development and Community Services Director or his/her designated
representative.
(b) Landscaping: Shall include all living plants such as trees, shrubs, vines, vegetative ground
cover, organic or inorganic materials, earthen berms, walls, walkways, plazas, courtyards,
lighting, benches, trash containers, ponds, fountains, sculptures and other site furnishings
creating an attractive environment.
(c) Landscape plan: A graphic representation of the development of a site which illustrates the
nature, design and location of all landscaping elements and materials.
(d) Interior open space: That open space encompassed by line extensions of the exterior walls
of one (1) or more buildings constructed on a common building site.
(E) NON-FUNCTIONAL TURFGRASS:

ANY NARROW STRIPS OF GRASS ESPECIALLY AREAS WITH ANY SINGLE
DIMENSION OF TEN (10) FEET OR LESS.

GRASS AREAS EXCEEDING A 4:1, OR TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%), SLOPE.

GRASS AREAS THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE BY PAVED PATHWAYS AND/OR
ARE RESTRICTED BY PHYSICAL BARRIERS THAT PROHIBIT ACCESSIBILITY.

GRASS AREAS INSTALLED CLOSER THAN TEN (10) FEET TO A STREET
AND/OR IN FRONT ENTRYWAYS TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR
SUBDIVISIONS WHERE OTHER RECREATIONAL AMENITIES DO NOT EXIST.

GRASS AREAS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO DRAINAGE CONVEYANCES, STORM
BASINS, EROSION CONTROL, OR OPERATIONAL DISCHARGE AND ARE NOT
HISTORICALLY UTILIZED FOR ACTIVE PROGRAMMED RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES.

ANY GRASS AREA NOT HISTORICALLY USED FOR RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES AND ARE PRIMARILY AESTHETIC OR ORNAMENTAL.
(e) Reclaimed water: Water which has been processed by a municipal wastewater treatment
plant and made available for reuse.
(f) Salvaged/harvested water: Collected stormwater for landscape use.
(4) Landscape design plan: All landscape plans shall be drawn at a minimum scale of one (1) inch
equals thirty (30) feet (maximum sheet size thirty-inch by forty-two-inch) and contain the following
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(a) Building footprints and roof overhangs, walkways, parking surfaces and vehicular overhang
lines, property lines, right-of-way lines, easement lines and sight angle clearance lines.
(b) Calculations of the square footage and percent of total site of all site elements, including
building footprints, parking, and landscape area. Landscape area shall also be further
subdivided into subcategories of turf, shrubs/ground cover, and inorganic materials.
(c) The location of existing and proposed plant materials.
(d) Plant schedule, including botanical and common names, planting size, number of plants,
and on-center spacing of massed shrubs and ground cover plants on each landscape sheet.
(e) Plant graphic symbol legend or key on each landscape sheet. (Items (d) and (e) may be
combined.)
(f) Planting details, specifications and required guaranty.
(g) Proposed treatment (type and depth) of all added inorganic ground surface materials.
(h) Inorganic materials schedule including type of material (i.e. decomposed granite, river rock,
screened rock, etc.) and quantities.
(i) Irrigation plan showing location of controller, existing or proposed meters, backflow
preventor, water lines, heads, and materials schedule on each sheet.
(j) Irrigation details and pressure loss calculations.
(5) Landscape design guidelines: Landscaping shall be designed, installed and maintained in
general accordance with the following guidelines:
(a) Xeriscape principles: Landscape developments shall be designed, installed and maintained
in accordance with the following seven (7) basic principles of xeriscape.
1. *Planning and design: Use a water conservation design. Implement a "mini-oasis"
concept. Water-using plants and turf should be concentrated in small areas near buildings
where they may be enjoyed at the pedestrian level.
2. *Limited turf areas: Limit the use of turf to small areas where it will be actively used and
efficiently watered.
3. Efficient irrigation: Utilize the most efficient irrigation system for the area being served.
Drip individual plants rather than flood larger areas. Group plantings together with
common water requirements to be watered on the same control zone.
4. *Soil improvements: Add soil amendments (improvements) within planted areas to
increase the water-holding capacity of the soil and improve the health and vigor of plants.
5. Mulching: Cover final soil surfaces with organic or inorganic mulches to insulate soil
temperature extremes and conserve moisture.
6. *Lower-water-demand plants: Utilize only those plants listed on an officially approved
low-water-use plant list.
7. Appropriate maintenance: Maintain irrigation systems so they operate at peak efficiency.
Lessen water demand by keeping weed growth down and by thinning unwanted wood
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*Except when reclaimed water is used.
(b) Unity and continuity: Landscape unity and continuity may be significantly enhanced through
the selection of a dominant tree and shrub species. Such dominance shall be established by
making the selected species clearly in the majority (sixty (60) percent plus).
Note: Plant palettes, except for turf areas in excess of the limitations established by these
landscape standards, partially implemented through the construction of one (1) or more phases
of a previously approved master planned project shall be continued throughout the
development of that project.
(c) Plant massing: The massing of trees and shrubs into groups containing three (3) or more
plants is required unless standards elsewhere within these regulations only require a single
element, e.g. single trees within parking lot planter islands. Planting of single-shrub specimens,
unless used to repeat an element already established within a massed planting within the same
visual area, is prohibited. Shrub and ground cover spacing within massed beds shall be spaced
in accordance with the spacing standards contained within appendix C [to this section].
(d) Plant associations: The grouping of plant species commonly found together in natural
associations or of common environmental requirements (soil type, water, sun exposure,
temperature limitations, etc.) is required.
(e) Plant spacing: In order to foster a more natural look, an uneven spacing of plants; unless
such plants are being used to create a massed shrub or ground cover bed, is required. Unless
dense massing is needed for screening or other specific design purposes, shrub spacing
should be sufficient to allow plants to reach their natural mature size and form.
(f) Consistency with adopted streetscape standards: Street frontage landscaping shall be
consistent with previously adopted specific streetscape standards (i.e., Ray Road Streetscape
Standards).
(6) Standards: All turf areas equal to or greater than five (5) acres in size shall be watered
exclusively with reclaimed water when reclaimed water is available in the arterial street. All
infrastructure need to accept reclaimed water when it is available in the arterial street shall be
installed as a part of the development. When effluent is used, all turf areas equal to or greater than
five (5) acres in size shall be overseeded with a winter lawn. All new developments and
modifications to existing developments shall be landscaped in accordance with the following
minimum standards.
(a) Plant material:
1. Low-water-use plants required: Except when reclaimed water is used, plant material
species (trees, shrubs, ground cover, vines, etc.) shall be limited to those which are
included within the latest amended edition of the "Low-Water-Using Plant List" approved
by the Director of the Phoenix Active Management Area of the Arizona Department of
Water Resources (appendix A). Any plant material species may be used if irrigated by a
reclaimed water source.
2. Arizona Nursery Association-Tree specifications: All trees shall comply with the latest
amended edition of the "Arizona Nursery Association — Recommended Tree
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3. Minimum planting size: Unless specified elsewhere, all plant material shall be of the
following minimum sizes:
Plant Type
Minimum 
Planting Size
Trees (for office, industrial, and commercial
development adjoining arterial streets)
24-inch box (50% of required trees) 
36-inch box (25% of required trees)* 
48-inch box (25% of required trees)*
Trees (interior of office, industrial, and
commercial development)
24-inch box
Trees (for non-commercial development
common open space adjoining arterial streets)
24-inch box (50% of required trees) 
36-inch box (50% of required trees)*
Trees (for non-commercial interior common
open space)
24-inch box
Trees (quantities that exceed minimum
standards under Section 35-1903(6)(c))
24-inch box
Shrubs
5-gallon
Ground Cover
1-gallon
Vines
1-gallon
Annuals
4-inch pots or flats
*Date palm or fan palm trees in excess of fifteen (15) feet in trunk height may qualify as a
required thirty-six-inch box or forty-eight-inch box planting size.
(b) Landscape area requirements: All portions of a development site not utilized for building
development, service areas, paved or improved storage areas, parking driveways, etc., shall be
landscaped. Minimum areas of landscaping are as follows:
1. Front yard/street right-of-way areas: All front yard areas and street right-of-way areas
located between developed on-site improvements and the back of existing or future public
sidewalks or street curbs, except needed access driveways, shall be fully landscaped.
All street frontage landscaping located adjacent to driveway exits and street intersections
shall be designed, installed and maintained in accordance with the height, location and
sight visibility requirements of the City of Chandler Standard Details (detail C-246, C-247,
and C-248).
2. Parking lot area: A minimum of ten (10) percent of the interior surface area of all parking
lots shall be landscaped. Planter islands, uniformly distributed throughout the interior
parking area, a minimum of nine (9) feet in width (measured from outside face of curb to
outside face of curb) and protected by raised curbs. Diamond planters shall be installed in
commercial and office development and uniformly distributed between planter islands.
Such planters shall be a minimum of five (5) feet square in size, oriented in a diagonal
fashion, and shall occur at the following minimum frequencies:
Frequency
Type of 
Development
One (1) planter/ten (10) spaces
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One (1) planter and two (2) diamond
planters/twelve (12) spaces
Commercial
One (1) planter and two (2) diamond
planters/twelve (12) spaces
Office
One (1) planter/twenty (20) spaces
Industrial
Note: Planters, as required above, may not meet the ten (10) percent planting
requirement. The deficiency shall be made up by increasing the size of the planter islands
and/or increasing the width of perimeter landscape areas created by building and parking
setback requirements.
3. Landscape buffers/perimeter landscape strips: A landscape strip a minimum of ten (10)
feet in width shall be provided along all site boundary lines.
4. Building structures: Foundation planting shall be provided at walkways adjacent to
buildings and planters up to building edge, where appropriate.
(c) Landscape improvement requirements: the following minimum landscape improvements are
required within the following several different landscape areas:
1. Single- and multi-family residential developments:
a. Common open space/retention basins: A minimum of one (1) tree and six (6)
shrubs per one thousand (1,000) square feet of open space plus such additional
vegetative ground cover, including turf subject to the limitations established within
subsection (6)(d)(e) of these standards, needed to cover a minimum of fifty (50)
percent of the total landscaped area with shrubs and ground cover.
b. Arterial and collector street rights-of-way: Arterial and collector street rights-of-way
adjacent to and within single- and multi-family residential developments shall be
landscaped at a rate of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per thirty (30) lineal feet plus
such additional shrubs and vegetative ground cover, excluding turf which is
prohibited within street rights-of-way (unless reclaimed water is utilized), necessary
to cover a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total landscaped area with shrubs and
ground cover.
2. Commercial/office/institutional developments: One (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per one
thousand (1,000) square feet of open space plus such additional ground cover, including
turf subject to the limitations established within subsection (6)(d)(e) of these standards,
that upon maturity a minimum of fifty (50) percent of all interior "nonhardscape" open
space surfaces shall be covered with shrubs and ground cover.
3. Industrial developments: One (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per one thousand (1,000)
square feet of interior open space plus such additional vegetative ground cover, including
turf subject to the limitations established within subsection (6)(d)(e) of these standards,
that upon maturity a minimum of fifty (50) percent of all interior open space surfaces shall
be covered with shrubs and ground cover.
4. Parking areas: Normal-size Single-row planter islands (nine (9) by nineteen (19) feet)
shall contain a minimum of one (1) SINGLE-TRUNK tree and five (5) shrubs. Double-row
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SINGLE-TRUNK trees and ten (10) shrubs. Planter island larger than those described
above shall contain one (1) additional shrub per each additional twenty-five (25) square
feet of area. Trees shall have a minimum clear canopy distance of SEVEN (7) FEET and
achieve a MINIMUM mature canopy width of twenty (20) feet. Diamond planters (five (5)
feet square and oriented diagonally) shall contain a minimum of one (1) SINGLE-TRUNK
tree. Angled parking shall include diamond planters (five (5) feet by seven (7) feet and
oriented diagonally) and shall contain a minimum of one (1) SINGLE-TRUNK TREE.
5. Front yard/street right-of-way areas:
a. Twenty-foot setback areas: Landscaping shall be provided at a minimum rate of
one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per thirty (30) lineal feet of frontage plus sufficient
ground cover, to provide a combined shrub and ground cover coverage of half of the
total landscaped area.
b. Intersection setback areas (section 35-1902(3)(a)2.) 35-1902(4)(a)2.).
Landscaping shall be provided at a minimum rate of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs
per eight hundred (800) square feet plus sufficient ground cover plantings to provide
a combined shrub and ground cover coverage of half of the total landscaped area.
6. Landscape buffer areas/dissimilar land uses:
a. A six-foot masonry wall reflecting the design, material and/or color of the primary
structures within the project, excluding approved gated openings; and
b. Evergreen trees a minimum of seven (7) feet in height; twelve (12) feet in height if
abutting existing or planned residential development, planted at a maximum spacing
of twenty (20) feet on center and shrubs planted at a rate of four (4) per twenty (20)
lineal feet.
7. Other perimeter landscape strips: All other perimeter landscape strips shall be
landscaped at a rate of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per thirty (30) lineal feet.
8. Parking lot screening: When parking areas abut a front yard or road frontage
landscaped area, such parking area shall be screened with a decorative masonry wall(s)
and OR earth berm(s) ranging between thirty (30) and forty-two (42) inches in height.
Horizontal and vertical variation in the design of screening wall is required whenever linear
alignments exceed eighty (80) feet.
Tree, shrub and ground cover planting shall be as required in paragraph 5., "Front
yard/street right-of-way areas," listed above.
9. Front yard/setback grading: Front yard areas shall be graded in a manner which creates
natural and pleasing ground forms in accordance with the following guidelines:
a. A maximum of fifty (50) percent of the front yard setback area (that area which is
behind the street frontage) may be used for stormwater retention.
b. Soil excavation to create needed retention basins shall, within the slope limitations
established below, be used to create complimentary earth mounds elsewhere within
the same front yard/setback area. Height of earth berms shall be measured from
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c. Earth mounds, natural and pleasing in size and shape, with a maximum slope ratio
of 4 to 1 (horizontal/vertical) shall be located and designed to minimize street views
into retention basins.
d. Rain and/or irrigation water run-off from landscaped surfaces onto paved surfaces
is prohibited.
e. Stormwater retention is prohibited against retaining walls when adjacent to a
street/right-of-way. Retention basins shall be designed to appear natural and
pleasing, avoiding rectangular shapes or straight side slopes. Retention basins may
be allowed to immediately adjoin retaining walls where they are located along side or
rear property lines, only if they are not visible from any street frontage.
10. Protection of landscaped areas: Landscaped areas adjacent to vehicular drives or
parking areas shall be protected by a six-inch vertical curb. Areas surfaced with different
materials (i.e. lawn and decomposed granite) shall be separated by masonry, wood or
steel headers. Steel headers shall not be used to edge turf areas within residential or
recreational projects and developments.
11. Finished grade surfaces: All landscape areas shall be graded so that finished grade
surfaces of all nonliving materials (i.e. decomposed granite, crushed rock, mulch, etc.) are
one and one-half (1½) inches below concrete or other paved surfaces.
12. Irrigation systems: All landscaping shall be serviced with a permanent underground
automated irrigation system designed PER CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS. in
compliance with the "Minimum Standards for Landscape Irrigation" by the Arizona
Chapter, American Society of Irrigation Consultants, three (3) copies of which are on file
with the City Clerk, and which is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if
set forth at length herein.
(d) Additional quality standards: The intent of the following standards is to encourage creative
and innovative design techniques, quality and merit. A minimum of four (4) of the following
items shall be achieved for shopping centers, office and commercial developments.
1. Provide alternative means for surface stormwater storage in addition to or in lieu of
surface retention basins along all arterial street frontage areas.
2. Common open space/retention basins: A minimum of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per
five hundred (500) square feet of open space, plus such additional vegetative ground
cover, including turf subject to the limitations established within subsection (6)(d) of these
standards, needed to cover a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total landscaped area
with shrubs and ground cover.
3. A maximum of twenty (20) percent of the front yard setback area (that area which is
behind the public right-of-way) may be used for stormwater retention.
4. Provide placement of turf next to retention basins that are completely visible from all
arterial streets.
5. Provide landscape berms that are a minimum of two (2) feet in height along at least fifty
(50) percent of all adjacent arterial streetscapes outside the right-of-way. Berms shall
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6. Provide enhanced landscape planters at base of screen walls at each entry to
commercial center.
7. Provide enhanced design configuration of screen walls adjoining arterial streets.
8. Provide at least one (1) landscape focal point element that serves as a terminus feature
for a vehicular entry or pedestrian walkway.
9. Any other design amenity, which is otherwise not required but which meets the general
intent for design innovation, may be substituted for any of the above additional quality
standards.
(e) Limitations on use of turf: Unless watered with "reclaimed" water, use of turf shall be limited
to the following:
 Land Use/Area
Turf Permitted as a Percent of Total Landscape
Area
*Street rights-of-way
0%
Commercial/Office/ Institutional
10%
Industrial
10%
**Multi-family residential
40%
**Common open space/retention basins
40%
Within SF residential developments
LIMITATIONS BASED ON ADWR FIFTH
MANAGEMENT PLAN
***Parks, schools, golf course and cemeteries
LIMITATIONS BASED ON ADWR FIFTH
MANAGEMENT PLAN
*Landscape extensions of residential lots are excepted from the turf limitations. Turf is
prohibited in all rights-of-way; however, when reclaimed water is used the following shall
apply:
Turf is prohibited in all arterial street medians. Turf is allowed in arterial street rights-of way
from the back of sidewalk to the right-of-way line. No turf shall be installed in arterial
streets from back of street curb to the sidewalk.
On streets other than arterial streets, when reclaimed water is used, the following shall
apply if the landscaping is maintained by a homeowners association:
Turf may be installed in the street right-of-way. All landscaping shall be designed and
installed such that the final median and street landscape elevation is two (2) inches below
the top of curb.
** NON-FUNCTIONAL TURFGRASS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
***Although the area of turf is not limited, the amount of water which can be applied to it
shall be subject to the limitations of the Second Management Plan for the Phoenix Active
Management Area as adopted by the Director of the Arizona Department of Water
Resources.
(f) DECORATIVE WATER/WATER FEATURES SHALL BE PROHIBITED.  Limitations on use of
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of a publicly oriented outdoor recreation facility, water features (i.e. pools, ponds, fountains,
streams, waterfalls, etc.), shall be allowed only within small-scale pedestrian/oriented places.
Water feature design which reduces evaporation, e.g. cascading rather than vertical sprays, is
required. Entrance water features placed to be seen and enjoyed primarily from moving
vehicles are prohibited.
(g) Model home complexes: Model home complexes, unless they are utilizing "reclaimed
water," shall be landscaped in accordance with xeriscape landscape principles and shall meet
the following minimum requirements:
1. Plant materials: Plant materials shall be limited to those contained within the "Low-
Water-Use Plant List" referred to in these standards (app. A).
2. Turf and water surfaces/features: Combined turf* and water surfaces of all water
features, except for swimming pools which shall be exempt from these calculations, shall
not occupy more than twenty (20) percent of the landscapable area within each lot in the
model home complex. All water intensive landscaped areas shall be located immediately
adjacent to the model homes.
*Does not apply to turf which has been officially recognized by the Director of the Phoenix
Active Management Area of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and included on
the latest amended edition of the "Low Water Using Plant List."
3. Literature package: A literature package describing water-conserving landscaping shall
be on display within all model sales offices. Such display, if copies are not made available
by the homebuilder, shall include information regarding where such literature is available.
The following literature is suggested:
Xeriscape—Water Conservation through Creative Landscaping
Arizona Municipal Water Users Association 505 N. 2nd Street, Suite 385 Phoenix,
Arizona 85004
The Unthirsty One Hundred
Reprint from Sunset Magazine- October 1988 Lane Publishing Company Menlo
Park, California 94025
(h) Landscape maintenance: All installed landscaping shall be maintained (watering, fertilizing,
weeding, mowing, trash pickup, and pruning) by the landowner or the lessor in accordance with
the following:
1. Sites shall be kept clean and attractive at all times. Weeds and trash shall not be
allowed to accumulate on the site.
2. Living plant material shall receive sufficient water and fertilization to maintain health and
vigor and shall, to the maximum extent possible, be allowed to attain its natural size and
shape.
3. Pruning shall be used to maintain plant health and vigor while enhancing its form and
structure. Cropping of trees, unless necessary to protect traffic safety or overhead power
lines is prohibited. All pruning shall be in accordance with the adopted pruning standards
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4. All dead or obviously unhealthy plant materials shall be replaced with material equal to
that which was originally specified on the approved landscape plan.
(i) Landscape guaranty: The owner shall, prior to building permit approval, provide evidence
that all plant materials are guaranteed for a minimum period of sixty (60) days from the date of
final approval by the city. Terms of the guarantee shall also specify that any plant materials
which are not approved by the city prior to October 1 of the calendar year in which they are
installed shall be further guaranteed until May 20 of the following calendar year. Trees, shrubs,
vines, ground cover, and turf which have to be replaced under terms of the guarantee shall be
guaranteed for an additional 60 days from the date of replacement.
All plant materials requiring replacement under the conditions of the contractor's guarantee
shall be replaced within ten (10) working days from the date of written notification from the
owner or the City of Chandler.
(j) Miscellaneous provisions:
1. Restrictions on tree and shrub placement: Trees measured from trunk center shall be
placed a minimum of SIX (6) five (5) feet from sidewalks, public accessways, or rear of fire
hydrants. Shrubs as measured from their mature perimeter shall be located a minimum of
five (5) feet from the rear of a fire hydrant. In no case shall any material other than ground
cover be placed between the street or roadway and fifteen (15) feet either side of a fire
hydrant.
2. Spacing of massed shrubs/ground cover plantings: The spacing of all massed shrubs
and living ground cover plant materials shall be in accordance with appendix C,
Recommended Spacing of Massed Shrubs and Ground Covers.
3. Paving against building and screening walls prohibited: A minimum of three (3) feet of
foundation landscaping surrounding the building shall be provided. Paving of sidewalk,
access driveways and parking surfaces adjacent to building or screen walls, unless part of
a screened service area, is prohibited.
4. Plastic under ground cover areas prohibited: Use of plastic under ground cover
materials is prohibited.
5. Inorganic ground cover: Inorganic ground covers (decomposed granite, crushed stone,
etc.) shall be of a natural color harmonious with other site and architectural materials and
shall be installed to a minimum depth of two (2) inches.
6. Plant cover/dust control: All portions of a development site (including future building
PAD sites) not occupied by buildings, structures, paved improvements, and required
landscape areas shall be temporarily landscaped with plant materials in accordance with
these standards or treated with an appropriate inorganic ground cover and maintained in a
weed-free condition.
7. Cacti and succulents: Cacti and succulents, while being low-water users, shall be
limited to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of the required shrub material.
8. Energy conservation: The development shall incorporate those energy conservation
measures that can only be provided at the time of land development or initial construction,
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A) Shading of south and west sides of building by overhangs and/or trees.
B) Provision of shade trees on the south and west side of streets.
(7) THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK, IS HEREBY ADOPTED
BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART IF HEREOF AS IF SET FORTH AT LENGTH HEREIN:
PHOENIX ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA (AMA) FIFTH MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES- PHOENIX AMA LOW WATER USE PLANT LIST.
(7) The following documents, three copies of which are on file with the City Clerk, are hereby
adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth at length herein: Low Water Using Plant
List—Phoenix Active Management Area, August 1998 Revision, published by the Arizona
Department of Water Resources; Pruning Standards, adopted by the Western Chapter ISA
Executive Committee on May 18, 1988; City of Chandler Landscape Standards—Recommended
Spacing of Massed Shrubs and Ground covers; Arizona Nursery Association—Recommended
Average Tree Specifications, 1997 Revision published by the Arizona Nursery Association.
35-1903.1 35-1906.1. Rights-of-way landscape.
Except as provided in Section 35-1906 35-1903. public or private rights-of-way located in the City of
Chandler shall only be planted with plants listed on the low-water-use plant list as approved by the
city zoning administrator. Exceptions to the approved plant list through use of various water-
conserving techniques shall be subject to review and approval by the Arizona Department of Water
Resources, City Engineer, and Planning Director.
It is in the best interests of the City to promote water conservation techniques within rights-of-way,
thereby encouraging innovative landscape design through low-water-use plant material. Location of
said landscape materials shall conform to standards outlined in the Zoning Code, Section 35-1908
35-1903, including but not limited to size, ratio of plantings to street frontage, and percentage of
coverage. It is not the intent of the water conservation program to promote installation of turf or other
high-water-use plant materials located within rights-of-way.
35-1907 35-1904. Site development compliance for certificate of occupancy.
All on-site improvements, including but not limited to:
(a) Landscape/irrigation;
(b) Outdoor lighting for buildings and parking areas;
(c) Landscape and paving area walkways;
(d) Parking areas paved and striped, and covered parking structures completed;
(e) Six-inch vertical concrete or precast curb in place where required;
(f) Complete cleanup of trash and construction materials;
shall be completed and accepted prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, except in cases
where the Zoning Administrator finds circumstances such as prohibitions of weather or other acts of
God have prevented compliance with this requirement, whereupon the Zoning Administrator may
extend compliance for a maximum period of thirty (30) days. Noncompliance with such extension
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installed in phases, provided that no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any phase prior to
completion and acceptance of the required on-site improvements for that particular phase. In
addition, all sign permits shall be obtained prior to occupancy, in accordance with applicable code
requirements.
Compliance with this requirement shall be recorded in written form and released through the Zoning
Administrator to the Building Code Enforcement Manager.
ARTICLE XII. - C-1 – NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
35-1203. Height and area regulations.
…
(2) Front Yard: Buildings shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way line along
arterial streets and at least thirty (30) feet from the right-of-way line along all other streets. In the
proximity of street intersections, see section 35-1902(3). 35-1902(4).
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F. The reduced setback maintains the goals of providing landscaping along streets and street
intersections as identified in section 35-1906.1. 35-1903.1
ARTICLE XV. - I-1 – PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
35-1503. Height and area regulations.
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(2) Front yard: Buildings shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way line along
arterial streets and at least thirty (30) feet from the right-of-way line along all other streets. In the
proximity of street intersections, see section 35-1902(3). 35-1902(4).
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F. The reduced setback maintains the goals of providing landscaping along streets and street
intersections as identified in section 35-1906.1. 35-1903.1.
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ARTICLE XVII. - PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENTS
35-1703. Intensity of land use.
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F. The reduced setback maintains the goals of providing landscaping along streets and street
intersections as identified in section 35-1906.1.  35-1903.1.
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ARTICLE XVIII. - PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
35-1803. Design standards.

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(1) All vehicular egress from parking lots to public rights-of-way shall be by forward motion only,
except in the case of single-family, duplex, triplex, and fourplex and two-family residences fronting
on a local street or a primary or secondary collector street.
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(4) Landscaping standards: See Section 35-1906 35-1903 for details.
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ARTICLE XXI. - TABLE OF PERMITTED USES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS
35-3200. - Purpose.
Footnotes:
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2 Large single use retail, as defined in section 35-200 of this Code, shall only be permitted at
permitted at locations specified, and when developed in accordance with section 35-1904(3) 35
-1902(10) of this Code.
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ARTICLE XXIX. P.C.O. - PLANNED COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
35-2903. Preliminary site development plan.
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(2) Preliminary site development plan standards: The standards outlined in Article XIX, section
35-1902, will apply to all preliminary plans.
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ARTICLE XXXI. - AP-1 – AIRPORT DISTRICT[5]
35-3103. Site development standards.
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(e) Adding on to an existing building except that an addition involving less than twenty (20)
percent of the total existing floor area or two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet,
whichever is less, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article; however, the
requirements of section  35-1902(3)(a)2.b., 35-1902(4)(a)2.b., relating to corner obstructions,
and section 35-1906, "LANDSCAPING,” shall be met with respect to the addition.
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