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City of Phoenix

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

To: Alan Stephenson Date: November 8, 2024
Deputy City Manager

From: — Joshua Bednar
Planning and Devélopment Director

Subject: ITEM 77 ON THE NOVEMBER 13, 2024, FORMAL AGENDA — PUBLIC
HEARING - AMEND CITY CODE - ORDINANCE ADOPTION - ADAPTIVE
REUSE AND MULTI-FAMILY (ARM) ARM OVERLAY DISTRICT - Z-TA-3-24-Y
(ORDINANCE G-7318) - CITYWIDE

Item 77, is a request to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment Z-TA-3-24-Y
and to request City Council approval per the Planning Commission recommendation which
amends the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance Chapter 2, Section 202 (Definitions) to revise and
clarify definitions regarding affordable housing and related items; replace Chapter 6,
Section 632 (High-Rise H-R1 District - High-Rise and High Density District) and establish a
new Adaptive Reuse and Multi-family (ARM) Overlay District; and amend Section 662
(Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning Overlay District One (TOD-1)) and Section 663 (Transit-
Oriented Zoning Overlay District Two (TOD-2)) to clarify how the new Section 632
interacts with the provision of the TOD-1 and TOD-2 overlay districts.

The Planning Commission heard the case on November 7, 2024, and recommended
approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 9-0.

Staff recommends approval of Z-TA-3-24-Y as shown in the proposed text, per Planning
Commission recommendation:

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ECONOMICALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE: COMMERCIAL OR MIXED USE
BUILDING(S) ON A SITE THAT ARE IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR OR HAVE A FIFTY
PERCENT VACANCY IN THE TOTAL LEASABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A.R.S. §9-462.10.

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Affordable-Housing, AFFORDABLE: Residential or mixed-use development providing
HUD or other assisted low-income housing, as verified by the Phoenix Housing
Department; typically includes dwelling unit(s) committed for a minimum term through
covenants or restrictions to households with incomes at 80 percent or less of the area
median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban

Development-forthe-Gity.

HOUSING, WORKFORCE: RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDING HUD OR OTHER ASSISTED MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING, AS

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VERIFIED BY THE PHOENIX HOUSING DEPARTMENT; TYPICALLY INCLUDES
DWELLING UNIT(S) COMMITTED FOR A MINIMUM TERM THROUGH COVENANTS
OR RESTRICTIONS TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES OF AT LEAST 80 PERCENT
AND UP TO 120 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS DEFINED BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

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SECTION 2: That Chapter 6, Section 632 (High-Rise H-R1 District—High-Rise and

High Density District), is amended to strike everything and replace with the following text:

SECTION 632. ADAPTIVE REUSE AND MULTI-FAMILY (ARM) OVERLAY DISTRICT

A.

PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS OVERLAY IS TO ESTABLISH ZONING
REGULATIONS WHICH ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH A.R.S. §9-462.10, AS
FOLLOWS:

1.

PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE NON-
RESIDENTIAL ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS.

ALLOW MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BY RIGHT ON EXISTING
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS ALSO PROVIDED WITHIN THIS SECTION.

APPLICABILITY. THIS OVERLAY APPLIES TO ALL LAND WITHIN THE
ADOPTED TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES (TOC), PER THE MAP
PROVIDED BELOW, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

1.

NOT APPLICABLE TO ANY PROPERTY WITH HISTORIC DESIGNATION,
AS FOLLOWS:

a. PROPERTIES DESIGNATED HP OR HP-L.

b. PROPERTIES DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC ON THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

NOT APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN EITHER THE
GATEWAY TOC OR THE 50TH STREET STATION AREA.

NOT APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES ZONED DOWNTOWN CODE PER
CHAPTER 12.

NOT APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES ZONED WALKABLE URBAN CODE
PER CHAPTER 13.

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CONFLICTS.

1.

IF A PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT IS ALSO
SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL PLANNING DISTRICT, SPECIFIC PLAN,
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, OR SIMILAR REGULATORY PLAN ADOPTED
BY COUNCIL, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT APPLY
ONLY WHEN THEY DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER ADOPTED
REGULATORY PLANS.

IF A PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT IS ALSO
SUBJECT TO THE TOD-1 OR TOD-2 OVERLAYS (SECTIONS 662 AND
663, RESPECTIVELY), THE TOD-1 OR TOD-2 OVERLAYS DO NOT
APPLY WHEN CHAPTER 13 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE
UTILIZED FOR A DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
632.H.2.b.

VARIANCES. A PROVISION OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT MAY BE MODIFIED
THROUGH THE VARIANCE PROCESS DISCUSSED IN SECTION 307, BUT
ONLY WHEN THE VARIANCE REQUEST DOES NOT CAUSE NON-
COMPLIANCE WITH A.R.S. §9-462.10.

PERMITTED USES. THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USES OF LAND
AND STRUCTURES SHALL BE AS SET FORTH IN THE UNDERLYING ZONING
DISTRICTS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY MODIFIED BY THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS
APPLY TO ALL DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
OVERLAY DISTRICT:

1.

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PER SECTION 507 IS REQUIRED.

a. THE FINAL SITE PLAN SHALL EXPLICITLY STATE WHICH, IF
ANY, OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT ARE TO
BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT.

ADEQUATE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED, AS DETERMINED
BY THE WATER SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE
CODES IS REQUIRED.

THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
MUST BE ECONOMICALLY OR FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE, AS
DEMONSTRATED TO AND APPROVED BY PDD.

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5. THE EXISTING BUILDINGS MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN A UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT (APPROVED TOGETHER ON ONE SITE PLAN), AND
THE AREA INCLUDED WITHIN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT IS AT
LEAST ONE NET ACRE BUT DOES NOT EXCEED 20 NET ACRES.

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS—ADAPTIVE REUSE. THE FOLLOWING
REGULATIONS MAY BE APPLIED TO NON-RESIDENTIAL ADAPTIVE REUSE
OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, OR MIXED USE BUILDINGS WITHIN
THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHEN ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION
F, AS FOLLOWS:

1. AUTOMOBILE PARKING SHALL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY THE
UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT.

2. SETBACKS SHALL BE AS REQUIRED BY THE UNDERLYING ZONING
DISTRICT, WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS:

a. IF THE MINIMUM SETBACK FOR THE PROPOSED USE IS
GREATER THAN THAT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, THE
PROPOSED USE MAY BE PROVIDED AT THE EXISTING
SETBACK SO LONG AS THE PROPOSED USE IS PERMITTED BY
RIGHT WITHIN THE UNDERLYING ZONING.

IF THE PROPOSED USE HAS SPACING OR SEPARATION
REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE UNDERLYING ZONING,
THOSE PROVISIONS STILL APPLY.

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3. MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT SHALL BE AS REQUIRED BY THE
UNDERLYING ZONING, WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS:

a. IF THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR THE PROPOSED USE IS LESS
THAN THAT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, THE PROPOSED USE
MAY BE PROVIDED AT ANY HEIGHT WITHIN THE EXISTING
BUILDING SO LONG AS THE PROPOSED USE IS A USE
PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITHIN THE UNDERLYING ZONING
DISTRICT.

b. ANY NEW BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE HEIGHT
PROVISIONS OF THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT.

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS—MULTI-FAMILY AND MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS APPLY TO MULTIFAMILY
AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHEN
ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION F, AS FOLLOWS:

1. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE SHALL HAVE AN UNDERLYING
ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF R-5 (SECTION 618), R-4A (SECTION 619),
C-1 (SECTION 622), C-2 (SECTION 623), OR C-3 (SECTION 624).

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2. MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH ONLY ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING (a OR b):

a. ALL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTI-
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNDERLYING ZONING
DISTRICT, OR

ALL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTI-
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 13, WALKABLE
URBAN CODE, TRANSECT T5:5, WITH THE FOLLOWING
MODIFICATIONS:

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(1) DENSITY IS NOT RESTRICTED.

(2) HEIGHT IS RESTRICTED TO FIVE STORIES AND 56 FEET
IN HEIGHT, EXCEPT THAT FOR BUILDINGS LOCATED
WITHIN 100 FEET OF A SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
DISTRICT, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT SHALL BE
RESTRICTED TO TWO STORIES AND 30 FEET.

(3) AMINIMUM OF TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF DWELLING UNITS PROVIDED SHALL BE AFFORDABLE
AND/OR WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR A MINIMUM TERM
OF TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL OCCUPATION OF
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS APPROVED BY THE
CITY’S HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

3. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
USES) SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS STATED IN THIS SECTION, IN ADDITION TO ALL NON-
RESIDENTIAL USE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SUCH USES
WITHIN THE T5:5 TRANSECT. HOWEVER, NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
ARE ONLY PERMITTED IN MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE
UNDERLYING ZONING ALSO PERMITS THE PROPOSED NON-
RESIDENTIAL USES.

I, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS—OTHER. A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
NOT SUBJECT TO EITHER SUBSECTION G OR SUBSECTION H ABOVE MUST
COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE
UNDERLYING ZONING FOR THE SITE.

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SECTION 3: That Chapter 6, Section 662 (Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning Overlay

District One (TOD-1)), is amended to read as follows:

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B. Applicability. The City of Phoenix’ Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District
(TOD-1) shall apply to lands delineated on the City’s Official Supplementary Zoning
Map 1086 as adopted on November 19, 2003, AS AMENDED. All land uses and
development including, but not limited to buildings, drives, parking areas,
landscaping, streets, alleys, greenways, and pedestrian/bicycle ways designated to
be within this district, shall be located and developed in accordance with the
following provisions:

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Cc. Inconsistencies of Underlying Districts. In the event that the underiying zoning
district standards, or other ordinance or regulations are inconsistent with these
overlay Zoning Ordinance standards or any other provisions herein, the standards
of the TOD-1 shall apply-, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION:

1. PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO SECTION 632, ADAPTIVE REUSE AND
MULTI-FAMILY (ARM) OVERLAY DISTRICT, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
TOD-1 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT IS
CONSTRUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS OF CHAPTER 13. HOWEVER, ALL USE REGULATIONS
OF TOD-1 (BOTH PERMISSIONS AND PROHIBITIONS) SHALL STILL
APPLY TO SUCH PROPERTIES.

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SECTION 4: That Chapter 6, Section 663 (Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning Overlay

District Two (TOD-2)), is amended to read as follows:

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B. Applicability. The City of Phoenix’ Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District
(TOD-2) shall apply to lands delineated on the City’s Official Supplementary Zoning
Map 1086 as adopted on November 19, 2003, AS AMENDED. All land uses and
development including, but not limited to buildings, drives, parking areas,
landscaping, streets, alleys, greenways, and pedestrian/bicycle ways designated to
be within this district, shall be located and developed in accordance with the
following provisions:

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Cc. Inconsistencies of Underlying Districts. In the event that the underlying zoning
district standards, or other ordinance or regulations are inconsistent with these
overlay Zoning Ordinance standards or any other provisions herein, the standards
of the TOD-2 shall apply-, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION:
1. PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO SECTION 632, ADAPTIVE REUSE AND
MULTI-FAMILY (ARM) OVERLAY DISTRICT, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
TOD-2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT IS
CONSTRUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS OF CHAPTER 13. HOWEVER, ALL USE REGULATIONS OF
TOD-2 (BOTH PERMISSIONS AND PROHIBITIONS) SHALL STILL APPLY
TO SUCH PROPERTIES.
Approved:

Alan Stephenson, Députy City Manager