Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-113-23-3.pdf

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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-113-23-3) FROM C-O (COMMERCIAL OFFICE 
– RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL) TO WU CODE T5:5 (WALKABLE 
URBAN CODE, TRANSECT T5:5 DISTRICT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 7.20-acre site located approximately 810 feet 
west of the northwest corner of 23rd Avenue and Townley Avenue in a portion of 
Section 36, Township 3 North, Range, 2 East, as described more specifically in Exhibit 
“A,” is hereby changed from “C-O” (Commercial Office – Restricted Commercial) to “WU 
Code T5:5” (Walkable Urban Code, Transect 5:5 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. 
The site plan and conceptual elevations shall be administratively approved by 
the Planning Hearing Officer prior to final site plan approval with specific regard 
to the inclusion of the below elements. This review is for conceptual purposes 
only. Specific development standards and requirements will be determined by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
a. 
The development shall contain a minimum of one north-south public 
pedestrian accessway that complies with Section 1304.H. of the Phoenix 
Zoning Ordinance which shall be located approximately on the 25th 
Avenue alignment.   
b. 
The building elevations along Townley Avenue shall contain a minimum 
of 10 percent premium materials such as brick, stone, metal, or other 
comparable materials. 
 
 
2. 
A public pedestrian accessway shall be situated approximately (no less than 
100 feet from) the 25th Avenue alignment to facilitate pedestrian and bicyclist 
travel toward the light rail station at 25th Avenue and Dunlap Avenue. The 
public pedestrian accessway shall be no less than 10 feet in width and comply 
with the following, as approved or modified by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
a. 
Shall comply with Section 1304.H. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance. 
 
 
b. 
A minimum of one continuous building frontage lining one side of the 
public pedestrian accessway for no less than 50 percent of the total 
distance. 
 
 
c. 
Include no less than 45 percent of the required publicly accessible open 
space under Section 1304.G of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance in or 
adjacent to the accessway. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
Include signage for wayfinding from Townley Avenue to the stipulated 
paseo within the site.  
 
 
3. 
The following ground-level activation shall be provided with some frontage on 
the 25th Avenue public pedestrian accessway or Townley Avenue, as 
approved or modified by the Planning and Development Department:  
 
 
 
a. 
The ground floor shall include a minimum of 5,000 square feet of non-
residential uses. Non-residential uses shall not include lobby, exercise, 
reception areas, or other similar uses intended for exclusive use by

residents.  
 
 
 
 
b. 
Five Live-Work units shall be provided. Live-Work units may be 
characterized as two-level units that are designed to allow for 
professional services or sale of goods (inside) Live-Work units shall 
have a storefront “frontage type” (outside). Live-Work Units shall be 
designed for small commercial entrepreneurs and/or professional 
servicers to live and work in their unit. 
 
 
4. 
A minimum 6-foot-wide sidewalk detached from the back of curb by a minimum 
8-foot-wide landscape area shall be constructed on the north side of Townley 
Avenue, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. Where 
utility conflicts exist, the developer shall work with the Planning and 
Development Department on alternative design solutions consistent with the 
creation of a comfortable pedestrian environment. 
 
 
 
a. 
Large canopy, single-trunk, drought-tolerant shade trees shall be 
planted 25 feet on center or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought-tolerant shrubs and vegetative groundcovers shall be 
maintained at maximum height of 24 inches to provide a minimum of 75 
percent live coverage at maturity. 
 
 
5. 
Within the sidewalk easement adjacent to the Townley Avenue right of way, 
there shall be a minimum of one foot candle illumination throughout the 
easement. Uniform lighting shall be placed along the entire easement to avoid 
bright high glare areas and low visibility dark areas.  
 
 
6. 
A Traffic Impact Study shall be required for this development, and no 
preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the City has reviewed and 
approved the study. The developer shall be responsible for funding and 
construction of all recommendations of the study. 
 
 
7. 
Replace unused driveways with sidewalk, curb, and gutter. Also, replace any 
broken or out-of-grade curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps on all streets and 
upgrade all off-site improvements to comply current ADA guidelines. 
 
 
8. 
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. 
 
 
9. 
Along Townley Avenue, there shall be no continuous frontage type exceeding 
200 linear feet. For the purpose of this requirement, “common entry” frontage 
types do not interrupt the above-referenced measurement because they

provide street access to upper units.  
 
 
10. 
A minimum of four building entries shall be provided with the building frontage 
design along Townley Avenue to provide direct pedestrian access from upper 
and interior units to adjacent sidewalks, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.   
 
 
11. 
Pedestrian pathways shall be provided to connect building entrances, public 
sidewalks, bus stops, and community amenities, using the most direct route for 
pedestrians, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
12. 
The following bicycle infrastructure shall be provided, and as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
 
a. 
All required bicycle parking for multifamily use, per Section 1307.H.6.d 
of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, shall be secured parking. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Guest bicycle parking for multifamily residential use shall be provided at 
a minimum of 0.05 spaces per unit spaces near entrances of buildings 
and installed per the requirements of Section 1307.H of the Phoenix 
Zoning Ordinance. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
A minimum of one bicycle repair stations (“fix it stations”) shall be 
provided and maintained along public pedestrian accessway or Townley 
Avenue.  
 
 
 
 
d. 
Standard electrical receptacles shall be installed for a minimum of 10 
percent of the required bicycle parking spaces for electric bicycle 
charging capabilities. 
 
 
13. 
A minimum five percent of the required parking spaces shall be EV capable. A 
minimum of five of the required parking spaces shall have EV infrastructure 
installed.  
 
 
14. 
A minimum of two green infrastructure (GI) techniques for stormwater 
management shall be implemented per the Greater Phoenix Metro Green 
Infrastructure and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater 
Management, as approved or modified by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
15. 
A minimum of 25 percent 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 at maturity, or a combination thereof. 
 
 
16. 
Only materials listed in the Phoenix Active Management Area Low-Water-

Use/Drought-Tolerant Plant List shall be utilized, as approved or modified by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
17. 
Pressure regulating sprinkler heads and drip lines shall be utilized in any turf 
areas to reduce water waste.  
 
 
18. 
Landscaping shall be maintained by permanent and automatic/water efficient 
WaterSense labeled irritation controllers (or similar smart controller) to 
minimize the maintenance and irrigation water consumption for all on and 
offsite landscape irrigation.  
 
 
19. 
Natural turf shall only be utilized for required retention areas (at the bottom of 
the basin, and only allowed on slopes if required for slope stabilization), and 
functional turf areas, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department.  
 
 
20. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the developer shall provide a qualified 
engineer’s report certifying the average annual interior noise exposure for any 
residential unit or enclosed public assembly area will not exceed 45 decibels, 
as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
21. 
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. 
 
 
22. 
A minimum of 10 percent of the required shrubs, shall be a milkweed or other 
native nectar species, and shall be planted in groups of three or more, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
23. 
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. 
 
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 1st day of July, 2024.

________________________________ 
 
 
 
       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-113-23-3 
 
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED WITHIN A PORTION OF 
SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT 
RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, BEING MORE 
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2 BANK ONE PLACE, 
ACCORDING TO BOOK 425 OF MAPS, PAGE 14, RECORDS OF MARICOPA 
COUNTY, ARIZONA THENCE S 00°21'15" W A DISTANCE OF 242.45 FEET TO THE 
CENTERLINE OF TOWNLEY AVENUE (60' PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY); 
THENCE ALONG SAID CENTERLINE N 89°51'33" W A DISTANCE OF 1018.47 FEET; 
THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE N 00°20'52" E A DISTANCE OF 335.04 FEET; 
THENCE S 89°53'32" E A DISTANCE OF 215.01 FEET; 
THENCE S 00°57'34" W A DISTANCE OF 7.90 FEET; 
THENCE S 89°51'30" E A DISTANCE OF 321.38 FEET;  
THENCE N 00°00'07" W A DISTANCE OF 5.12 FEET;  
THENCE S 89°53'56" E A DISTANCE OF 171.83 FEET;  
THENCE S 44°50'31" E A DISTANCE OF 127.55 FEET; 
THENCE S 89°54'11" E A DISTANCE OF 219.89 FEET TO THE POINT OF 
BEGINNING, HAVING AN AREA OF 313611.40 SQUARE FEET, 7.200 ACRES MORE 
OR LESS. 
 
THE DESCRIPTION DERIVED HEREIN WAS PROVIDED AT THE REQUEST OF THE 
CLIENT TO AID IN REZONING EFFORTS. IT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE THE GROSS 
ACREAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS DEFINED BY THE CITY OF PHOENIX 
FOR ZONING BOUNDARIES. IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A LEGAL 
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION TO BE USED FOR CONVEYANCE PURPOSES