Resolution No. 5938

RESOLUTION NO. 5938 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, 
ARIZONA, ADOPTING A NEW “DOWNTOWN REGION AREA PLAN,” 
ESTABLISHING 
RECOMMENDED 
FUTURE 
LAND 
USES 
AND 
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THEMES AND PRINCIPLES FOR PROPERTY 
WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN REGION AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE 
AREA BOUNDED BY RAY ROAD, MCQUEEN ROAD, LOOP 202 SANTAN 
FREEWAY, AND ALMA SCHOOL ROAD.  
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-461.08, a municipality may adopt specific area plans 
that regulate land development within the area specified in the plan; and  
 
WHEREAS, in July 1995 the Chandler City Council adopted Resolution 2374, creating the City 
of Chandler Redevelopment Plan Element for the purpose of encouraging redevelopment and 
revitalization within one and three-quarters square miles of downtown Chandler in an area 
bounded by Ray Road, McQueen Road, Pecos Road, and Hartford Street; and  
 
WHEREAS, in September 2006 the Chandler City Council approved and accepted the South 
Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study for the purpose of creating a vibrant downtown corridor 
“gateway” in response to the opening of the Loop 202 Santan Gateway Freeway, covering three-
quarter square miles of the downtown within the Chandler Redevelopment Plan Element bounded 
by Chandler Boulevard, the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Pecos Road, and Palm Lane; and  
 
WHEREAS, in January 2010 the Chandler City Council adopted Resolution 4333, creating the 
City of Chandler South Arizona Avenue Design Guidelines for the purpose of adopting 
development design guidelines to assure quality growth in an urban and pedestrian-oriented 
environment within the area defined by the South Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Chandler City Council finds that it is essential for the economic health of the City 
that future land use development within the Downtown Region reflects current and expected 
development trends while maintaining a thriving downtown; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Chandler City Council finds that adopting a new Downtown Region Area Plan to 
clarify recommended future land uses and conceptual design standards will improve the City’s 
economic well-being by promoting new housing, job creation and sustaining the economic growth 
of the Downtown Region; and  
 
WHEREAS, the update will expand the boundaries of the Redevelopment Plan Element and the 
South Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study to include a total of 2.4 square miles by expanding 
the boundary north to Ray Road and east and west to include existing neighborhoods north of 
Chandler Boulevard, expanding the boundary south to the Loop 202 Santan Freeway to include 
the entire entry corridor into the downtown, and expanding the boundary west to Alma Schol Road 
to include the historic San Marcos Golf Course and surrounding development, because these areas 
are either gateway locations to the downtown or have strong connections to Downtown Chandler;  
and

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WHEREAS, the City sought public input on the area plan update through a variety of means, 
including stakeholder interviews, online surveys, community meetings, briefings before the 
Historic Preservation Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission and Chandler City 
Council, and a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to Ariz. Rev. 
Stat. § 9-461.09; and 
 
WHEREAS, this resolution has been acted upon as a published agenda item at a regular public 
meeting of the Chandler City Council; 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, 
as follows: 
 
Section 1.  Adopts the “Downtown Region Area Plan,” as published on the City’s website at,  
https://www.chandleraz.gov/sites/default/files/departments/development-
services/City-of-Chandler-Downtown-Region-Area-Plan-Draft.pdf, a hard copy of 
which is on file with the City Clerk’s office under the document titled “2025 
Downtown Region Area Plan,” to apply to the area described in Exhibit A to this 
Resolution.  
 
Section 2.  Rescinds and replaces the previous Chandler Redevelopment Plan Element as adopted 
by Resolution 2374 and City of Chandler South Arizona Avenue Design Guidelines 
as adopted by Resolution 4333 and as amended thereafter.  
 
Section 3.  Authorizes staff to publish and maintain the Downtown Region Area Plan on the 
City’s website in digital format. 
 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this ___  day of 
_______________________, 2025. 
 
ATTEST: 
 
_______________________________________ 
____________________________________ 
CITY CLERK                                                  
 
 
MAYOR

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                                                          CERTIFICATION 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5938 was duly passed and 
adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting was held on the 
_______ day of ________________________, 2025, and that a quorum was present thereat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
____________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY CLERK 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
_______________________________________ 
CITY ATTORNEY

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EXHIBIT ‘A’ 
Legal Description