Attachment A - Resolution - GPA-12-23.pdf

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Resolution   
 
ATTACHMENT A 
 
THIS IS A DRAFT COPY ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE FINAL, 
ADOPTED RESOLUTION 
 
 
 
RESOLUTION  
 
 
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PHOENIX GENERAL PLAN, 
APPLICATION GPA-12-23. 
 
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WHEREAS, the Phoenix City Council adopted the Phoenix General Plan 
on March 4, 2015; and,  
WHEREAS, the General Plan was ratified by the voters on August 25, 
2015; and,   
WHEREAS, State law requires a city or town council to readopt an 
existing general plan or adopt a new general plan by July 1, 2025; and,  
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, PlanPHX Leadership Committee, 
village planning committees, City residents, and City staff worked together to create 
an update to the General Plan; and, 
WHEREAS, the goals and policies produced as part of the update to the 
General Plan have received extensive review by the general public and have been 
further refined to reflect public input and the need for consistency, coordination, and 
the need of the City as a whole; and,

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WHEREAS, a comprehensive, long-range plan that complies with Arizona 
statutory requirements is needed to provide a vision and sense of direction for a city; 
and,  
WHEREAS, such a plan is also needed to provide a framework for growth, 
redevelopment, conservation, and infrastructure investment that will inform the 
decisions of residents, developers, land owners, City staff, the Planning Commission 
and the City Council;  
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE 
CITY OF PHOENIX, as follows: 
SECTON 1. That the 2025 Phoenix General Plan dated March 18, 2024, 
is hereby adopted. 
SECTON 2. That the Planning and Development Department, as the 
City’s planning agency, with the input from the village planning committees and other 
boards and commissions and recommendations from the Planning Commission, shall 
monitor, evaluate and recommend revisions to the General Plan annually, and 
comprehensively every ten years.  
PASSED by the Council of the City of Phoenix this 3rd day of April 2024.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M A Y O R 
 
 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
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Denise Archibald, City Clerk

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APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
 
By:___________________________ 
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REVIEWED BY:  
 
 
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Jeffrey Barton, City Manager