Attachment E - PC Summary - Z-TA-10-23-7.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
June 6, 2024 
ITEM NO: 22 
DISTRICT NO.: 7
SUBJECT:
Application #: 
Z-TA-10-23-7
Request:  
Text Amendment 
Location: 
Generally located between the alley east of Central Avenue and the alley 
west of 1st Avenue, between Portland Street and McKinley Street 
Proposal: 
Amend Section 1212.B (Downtown Gateway, Development Standards) of 
the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to allow for a height bonus up to 30 percent 
within the Downtown Gateway Character Area between Portland Street 
and McKinley Street 
Applicant: 
Paul Kilgallon, Mainstreet Capital 
Owner: 
Kell Duncan, KDCD, LLC 
Representative: 
Tom Chinnock, Shepley Bulfinch 
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, as shown in the recommended text in Exhibit A of the Staff 
Report. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Central City 2/12/2024 Information only. No quorum. 
Central City 5/13/2024 Approval, per the staff recommendation with modifications. Vote: 13-1. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Central City Village Planning 
Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: NA 
Motion details: Commissioner Boyd made a MOTION to approve Z-TA-10-23-7 per the Central 
City Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
 
Maker: Boyd 
 
Second: Hu 
 
Vote: 8-0 
Absent: Mangum 
 
Opposition Present: Yes 
Findings: The proposal to allow additional height through sustainability bonus points in the area 
defined in the text is appropriate, given the immediate proximity to transit and the transition to 
greater heights directly to the south, and offers community benefits through a sustainability 
bonus in exchange for the option for additional height. 
Proposed Language:  
Amend Section 1212.B (Downtown Gateway, Development Standards) of the Phoenix Zoning 
Ordinance to allow for a height bonus up to 30 percent within the Downtown Gateway Character 
Area between McKinley Street and Portland Street as follows: 
ATTACHMENT E

B. Development Standards. 
 
 
1. Maximum height. 
 
 
 
a. Main building: governed by the height map, Section 1202.C. 
 
 
 
 
(1) Height bonus: None., EXCEPT NORTH OF MCKINLEYGARFIELD 
STREET, AND SOUTH OF PORTLANDROOSEVELT STREET, AND 
EAST OF CENTRAL AVENUE: 30% MAXIMUM 
 
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