Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-31-19-1.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2020-06-24)

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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 ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT 
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PARCEL DESCRIBED HEREIN 
(CASE Z-31-19-1) FROM R1-18 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 
DISTRICT), R-3A (MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT), AND 
C-2 (INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT) TO R1-6 
(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT) AND R1-18 (SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT). 
 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 138.28-acre site located at the southwest 
corner of I-17 and Dixileta Drive in a portion of Section 26, Township 5 North, Range 2 
East, as described more specifically in Exhibit “A”, is hereby changed from 118.41 acres 
of “R1-18” (Single-Family Residence District), 1.41 acres of “R-3A” (Multifamily 
Residence District), and 18.46 acres of “C-2” (Intermediate Commercial District) to 
19.87 acres of “R1-6” (Single-Family Residence District) and 118.41 acres of “R1-18” 
(Single-Family Residence 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. 
Prior to the issuance of Final Site Plan Approval, the owner shall convey 118 acres 
(or an area mutually agreed by the city and the owner) of hillside land selected by the 
City of Phoenix and located in the area as depicted as Tract A of the final plat, to the 
City of Phoenix for use as a City of Phoenix desert park and/or mountain preserve. 
 
2. 
The conceptual elevations shall be administratively approved by the Planning Hearing 
Officer prior to single-family design review diversity exhibit 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. Building materials and colors shall express a desert character and shall blend 
with, rather than strongly contrast with the desert environment.   
 
 
b. All elevations of the homes shall contain three of the following architectural 
embellishments and detailing: textural changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, 
variation in window size or location, overhang canopies, or similar features. 
 
c. 
Covered porches a minimum of 60 square feet in area at a depth of at least 
six feet, courtyard areas with low surrounding walls a minimum of 60 square 
feet in area, or homes with livable space a minimum of 3 feet in front of the 
front line of the garage, shall be provided in the front façades of a minimum 
of 50 percent of the elevations offered within the subdivision.  
 
d. Decorative garage treatments, including but not limited to, windows, raised 
or recessed panels, architectural trim, and/or single garage doors. 
 
3. 
The maximum building square footage per home is 3,600 square feet.  
 
4. 
All landscape plant material shall comply with the approved plant species list in 
Appendix A of the North Black Canyon Overlay District, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.

5. 
A minimum of 20 percent of the gross project area shall be retained as open space, 
exclusive of landscape setbacks, washes and hillside preserve area, with a 
minimum of 5 percent improved as active/useable open space and centrally located 
within the subdivision, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
6. 
Interior walls and privacy fencing, excluding walls located between lots, shall be 
integral in color or painted to blend with the natural desert environment, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.  
 
7. 
A minimum building setback of 120 feet for residential structures shall be required 
along the ADOT frontage road right-of-way, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
8. 
Perimeter walls shall incorporate stone veneer, stonework, varying types of CMU 
block, or faux stone, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
9. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the development 
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. 
 
10. Right-of-way totaling 70 feet shall be dedicated for the south half of Dixileta Drive.  
Frontage of the site plan extending west of the access roadway may be reserved as 
a right-of-way easement in lieu of dedication, at the discretion and approval of the 
Street Transportation Department. Construction of Dixileta Drive is required with the 
initial phase of development, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
11. Right-of-way totaling 208 feet shall be dedicated for the west half of Interstate 17 
(178 feet existing and 30 feet new) for the frontage road, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.  
 
12. The applicant shall complete and submit the Developer Project Information Form for 
the MAG Transportation Improvement Program to the Street Transportation 
Department.   
 
13. 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. 
 
14. 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.

15. 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. 
 
16. The developer shall record a Notice to Prospective Purchasers of Proximity to 
Airport in order to disclose the existence and operational characteristics of Phoenix 
Deer Valley Airport (DVT) to future owners or tenants of the property as approved 
by the Aviation Department. 
 
17. The developer shall provide documentation to the City prior to final site plan 
approval that Form 7460-1 has been filed for the development and that the 
development received a “No Hazard Determination” from the FAA. If temporary 
equipment used during construction exceeds the height of the FAA and a “NO 
Hazard Determination” obtained prior to the construction start date. 
 
18. Prior to preliminary site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a Proposition 
207 waiver of claims in a form approved by the City Attorney's Office.  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 24th day of June 2020.  
 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
 
 
 
       MAYOR  
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
____________________________City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

____________________________City Attorney 
 
 
REVIEWED BY:  
 
____________________________City Manager 
 
 
 
Exhibits: 
A – Legal Description (1 Page) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR Z-31-19-1 
 
 
That part of the West Half of Section 26, Township 5 North, Range 2 East of the Gila 
and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described as 
follows:  
Beginning at the Maricopa County Department of Transportation Aluminum Cap 
stamped LS#29891 marking the Northwest Corner of said Section 26, from which the 
Brass Cap in hand hole marking the North Quarter Corner of said Section 26 bears 
North 89°41'20'' East, a distance of 2,651.71 feet;  
Thence North 89°41'20'' East, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said 
Section 26, a distance of 1,863.60 feet to a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of 
Interstate 17; 
Thence along said Westerly right-of-way line of Interstate 17 the following courses: 
Thence South 00°16'47” East, a distance of 120.06 feet; 
Thence South 83°22'04” East, a distance of 318.13 feet;  
Thence South 47°14'48” East, a distance of 13.69 feet;  
Thence South 16°19'44” East, a distance of 738.28 feet; 
 
Thence South 89°41'20” West, departing said Westerly right-of-way line, a distance of 
851.08 feet;  
Thence South 40°33'28” East, a distance of 746.19 feet; 
Thence South 01°42'59” East, a distance of 363.68 feet;  
Thence South 48°29'19” West, a distance of 834.59 feet;  
Thence South 25°33'53” West, a distance of 933.52 feet;  
Thence South 39°49'17” West, a distance of 500.27 feet;  
Thence South 81°46'08” West, a distance of 295.31 feet;  
 
Thence North 68°09'56” West, a distance of 423.73 feet to a point on the West line of 
the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26;  
Thence North 00°03'04” West, along said West line, a distance of 817.74 feet to the 
Maricopa County Department of Transportation Aluminum Cap stamped LS#29891 
marking the West Quarter of said Section 26;  
Thence North 00°10'46” West, along the West line of the Northwest Quarter of said 
Section 26, a distance of 2645.98 feet to the Point of Beginning.   
Containing 5,980,986 Square Feet or 137.305 Acres, more or less.