Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-58-25-6.docx

City of Phoenix — Formal (2025-09-03)

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ATTACHMENT A 
 
THIS IS A DRAFT COPY ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE FINAL, 
ADOPTED ORDINANCE 
 
 
 
 
 
ORDINANCE G- 
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP 
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 601 OF THE CITY OF 
PHOENIX ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING 
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED 
HEREIN (CASE Z-58-25-6) FROM R1-6 (SINGLE-FAMILY 
RESIDENCE DISTRICT) TO R-O (RESIDENTIAL OFFICE – 
RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 1.12-acre site located at the southeast 
corner of 17th Street and Griswold Road in a portion of Section 34, Township 3 North, 
Range 3 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit “A,” is hereby changed from 
“R1-6” (Single-Family Residence District) to “R-O” (Residential Office – Restricted 
Commercial District). 
SECTION 2. The Planning and Development Director is instructed to 
modify the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix to reflect this use district classification 
change as shown in Exhibit “B.”

SECTION 3. Due to the site’s specific physical conditions and the use 
district applied for by the applicant, this rezoning is subject to the following stipulations, 
violation of which shall be treated in the same manner as a violation of the City of 
Phoenix Zoning Ordinance: 
1. 
All building elevations shall contain architectural embellishments and detailing 
such as textural changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, variation in window size 
and location, and/or overhang canopies, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
2. 
A minimum 20-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along the 
property line adjacent to Griswold Road. 
 
 
3. 
A minimum 10-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along the 
property line adjacent to 17th Street. 
 
 
4. 
A minimum 10-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along the east 
property line. 
 
 
5. 
Landscape setbacks shall be planted to the following standards, as approved 
by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper, large canopy, drought-tolerant, shade trees, 
planted 30 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
b. 
A minimum of five, 5-gallon drought-tolerant shrubs per tree. 
 
 
 
c. 
A mixture of drought-tolerant shrubs, accents, and vegetative 
groundcovers, evenly distributed throughout the landscape areas to 
achieve a minimum of 50% live coverage. 
 
 
6. 
Where pedestrian walkways cross a vehicular path, the pathway shall be 
constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored concrete, or other 
pavement treatments that visually contrast parking and drive aisle surfaces, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
7. 
No vehicular access, except for fire access, may be permitted along Griswold 
Road. All fire access shall be mountable curb with reinforced concrete per MAG 
detail, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
8. 
Right-of-way shall be dedicated at the southeast corner of 17th Street and 
Griswold Road to encompass all public infrastructure, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.

9. 
Should the applicant be successful in obtaining a variance to allow access from 
other than a collector or arterial street, a shared driveway and access 
easement shall be identified on the plat along 17th Street, between the subject 
site and the property to the south (APN No. 165-21-006A). 
 
 
10. 
All streets within and adjacent to the development shall be constructed with 
paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps, streetlights, median islands, 
landscaping and other incidentals, as per plans approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. All improvements shall comply with all ADA 
accessibility standards. 
 
 
11. 
A minimum of 5% of the required parking spaces shall include EV Installed 
infrastructure. 
 
 
12. 
A minimum of four bicycle parking spaces shall be provided through Inverted U 
and/or artistic racks located near building entrances and installed per the 
requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. Artistic racks shall 
adhere to the City of Phoenix Preferred Designs in Appendix K of the 
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan. 
 
 
13. 
All bicycle parking spaces and pedestrian pathways, including sidewalks, shall 
be shaded by a structure, landscaping, or a combination of the two to provide a 
minimum of 75% shade, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department.  
 
 
14. 
Natural turf shall only be utilized for required retention areas (bottom of basin, 
and only allowed on slopes if required for slope stabilization), as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
15. 
A minimum of 25% of the surface parking areas shall be shaded, as approved 
by the Planning and Development Department. Shade may be achieved by 
structures or by minimum 2-inch caliper, drought tolerant, shade trees, or a 
combination thereof. 
 
 
16. 
Prior to final site plan approval, documentation shall be provided that 
demonstrates a commitment to participate in the Phoenix Water Efficiency 
Checkup program for a minimum of 10 years, or as approved by the Planning 
and Development Department 
 
 
17. 
A minimum of two green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) elements for 
stormwater management shall be implemented, as approved or modified by the 
Planning and Development and/or Street Transportation departments. This 
includes but is not limited to stormwater harvesting basins, bioswales,

permeable pavement, etc., per the Greater Phoenix Metro Green Infrastructure 
and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater Management.   
 
 
18. 
If determined necessary by the Phoenix Archaeology Office, the applicant shall 
conduct Phase I data testing and submit an archaeological survey report of the 
development area for review and approval by the City Archaeologist prior to 
clearing and grubbing, landscape salvage, and/or grading approval. 
 
 
19. 
If Phase I data testing is required, and if, upon review of the results from the 
Phase I data testing, the City Archaeologist, in consultation with a qualified 
archaeologist, determines such data recovery excavations are necessary, the 
applicant shall conduct Phase II archaeological data recovery excavations. 
 
 
20. 
In the event archaeological materials are encountered during construction, the 
developer shall immediately cease all ground-disturbing activities within a 33-
foot radius of the discovery, notify the City Archaeologist, and allow time for the 
Archaeology Office to properly assess the materials. 
 
 
21. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a Proposition 207 
waiver of claims form. The waiver shall be recorded with the Maricopa County 
Recorder's Office and delivered to the City to be included in the rezoning 
application file for record. 
 
 
22. 
All vegetation planted in association with this site, including the streetscape, 
shall consist entirely of plant species indigenous to the Upper Sonoran Desert, 
as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
23. 
All sidewalks adjacent to the streets shall be detached with a minimum 5-foot-
wide continuous landscape area located between the back of curb and 
sidewalk. The landscape area shall be planted to the following standards, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper, single-trunk, large canopy, shade trees, planted 
20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
b. 
A mixture of shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers, maintained 
to a maximum height of 24 inches to provide a minimum of 75% live 
coverage. 
 
 
24. 
The following lighting standards shall apply on-site, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
All lighting shall be shielded to prevent direct visibility of the light source 
from adjacent property.

b. 
Lighting shall be shielded with cut-off fixtures and deflectors to direct 
light downward and limit on-site lighting levels to a maximum of 1 foot 
candle at the property line. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Any lighting shall not exceed a maximum of 15 feet in height including 
lamp, pole, and base. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
The color temperature of any lighting shall be limited to 2,700 kelvins. 
 
 
 
25. 
A sign shall be installed at any driveway along 17th Street to discourage right 
turn egress on 17th Street. 
 
 
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or 
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the 
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity 
of the remaining portions hereof.  
PASSED by the Council of the City of Phoenix this 3rd day of September, 
2025.  
 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
 
 
 
       MAYOR  
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
_________________________  
Denise Archibald, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
By: 
_________________________  
_________________________

REVIEWED BY:  
 
 
_________________________  
Jeffrey Barton, City Manager 
 
Exhibits: 
A – Legal Description (1 Page) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-58-25-6 
 
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 3 
NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 3 
NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 
649.16 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 
653.59 FEET TO A FOUND BRASS CAP AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHERN 
AVENUE AND 17TH STREET; 
 
THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST, A 
DISTANCE OF 270.37 FEET ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF 17TH STREET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 
25.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID 17TH 
STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; 
 
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 
215.41 FEET TO A TANGENT CONCAVE CURVE TO THE RIGHT; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 25.48 FEET, 
AND A DEL TA OF 76°16'04", 33. 91 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 
131.65 FEET;  
 
THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 
271.31 FEET;  
 
THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 58 SECOND WEST A DISTANCE OF 
5.01 FEET; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 
142.35 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.