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Staff Report Z-158-24-7
January 3, 2025
Central City Village Planning Committee
Meeting Date:
January 13, 2025
Planning Commission Hearing Date:
February 6, 2025
Request From:
R-3 (Multifamily Residence District)
(0.17-acres)
Request To:
R-5 (Multifamily Residence District–
Restricted Commercial) (0.17-acres)
Proposal:
Office for professional use – counseling
services
Location:
Approximately 560 feet north of the
northeast corner of 20th Avenue and
Van Buren Street
Owner/Applicant:
Neighborhood Christian Clinic, Inc.
Representative:
Peter Furlow, Quarles & Brady, LLP
Staff Recommendation:
Approval, subject to stipulations
General Plan Conformity
General Plan Land Use Map Designation
Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling units
per acre
Street Map
Classification
20th Avenue
Local
30-foot east half street
CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES & NEIGHBORHOODS CORE VALUE;
CERTAINTY & CHARACTER; DESIGN PRINCIPLE: Promote neighborhood
identity through planning that reinforces the existing landscaping and character
of the area. Each new development should contribute to the character identified
for the village.
As stipulated, the proposal will promote neighborhood identity by limiting the maximum
building height to two stories. This ensures that the site will be developed in alignment
with the existing urban form of the surrounding residential neighborhood.
ATTACHMENT B

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CONNECT PEOPLE AND PLACES CORE VALUE; BICYCLES; DESIGN
PRINCIPLE: Development should include convenient bicycle parking.

The proposal, as stipulated, includes shaded bicycle parking and electric bike charging
to encourage bicycling and transit use by leveraging its proximity to nearby parks,
schools, neighborhoods, and transit stops.
BUILD THE SUSTAINABLE DESERT CITY CORE VALUE; DESIGN PRINCIPLE:
Integrate trees and shade into the design of new development and
redevelopment projects throughout Phoenix.

The proposal includes existing mature shade trees and, as stipulated, includes shaded
bicycle parking. This will create a comfortable pedestrian environment by reducing the
urban heat island affect and making the walk to nearby destinations safer and more
comfortable.

Applicable Plans, Overlays, and Initiatives
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan: Background Item No. 6.

Transportation Electrification Action Plan: Background Item No. 7.

Tree and Shade Master Plan: Background Item No. 8.

Complete Streets Guidelines: Background Item No. 9.

Zero Waste PHX: Background Item No. 10.

Phoenix Climate Action Plan: Background Item No. 11.

Conservation Measures for New Development: Background Item No. 12.

Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning

Land Use
Zoning
On Site
Single family-residential
R-3
North
Single-family-residential
R-3
East
Church
A-1
West (Across 20th Avenue)
Single-family-residential
R-3
South
Duplex/multifamily-
residential
R-3

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R-5 (Multifamily Residence District–Restricted Commercial)
(Non-Residential Uses subject to C-1 District Standards)
Standards
Requirements of C-1
District
Provisions on the Proposed
Site Plan
Minimum Building Setbacks
Adjacent to Streets
(West, 20th Avenue)
(For Structures Not
Exceeding Two Stories
or 30 Feet)
Average 25 feet; minimum
20 feet for up to 50
percent of structure
20 feet (Not Met, Existing
Condition)

Not Adjacent to Streets
(Adjacent to A-1)
(For Structures Not
Exceeding Two Stories
or 30 Feet)
0 feet

East: 15 feet (Met)

Not Adjacent to Streets
(Adjacent to R-3)
(For Structures Not
Exceeding Two Stories
or 30 Feet)
North and South: 50 feet
North: 13 feet (Not Met,
Existing Condition)

South: 7 feet (Not Met)*

Minimum Landscaped Setbacks
Adjacent to Streets
(West, 20th Avenue)
Average 25 feet for
structures not exceeding
two stories or 30 feet,
minimum 20 feet permitted
for up to 50% of the
frontage
20 feet (Not Met, Existing
Condition)*
Not Adjacent to Streets
(Adjacent to A-1)
0 feet
East: Not depicted
Not Adjacent to Streets
(Adjacent to R-3)
North and South: 10 feet
North and south: Not depicted
Maximum Lot Coverage
50 percent
34% (Met)
Maximum Building Height Two Stories, 30 feet
Two stories, 22 feet and 1
inch (Met)
Minimum Parking
6 spaces
(1.5 space per unit and 1
space per 300 square feet
of office)
2 spaces (Not Met)*
*Variance or Site Plan modification may be needed

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Background/Issues/Analysis

SUBJECT SITE
1.
This request is to rezone 0.17-acres located approximately 560 feet north of the
northeast corner of 20th Avenue and Van Buren Street from R-3 (Multifamily
Residence District) to R-5 (Multifamily Residence District – Restricted Commercial)
for a counseling office. The subject site is currently a single-family residence and is
proposed to remain, with a proposed addition to be constructed at the rear of the
property for the counseling office.

GENERAL PLAN
2.
The subject site is
designated as Residential
3.5 to 5 dwelling units per
acre. The areas to the west
(across 20th Avenue), north,
and south are designated
Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling
units per acre. The area to
the east is designated as
Industrial. The proposed R-5
zoning district is not
consistent with the General
Plan Land Use Map
designation; however, a
General Plan Amendment
is not required because the site is less than 10 acres in size.

SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING
3.
To the west (across 20th Avenue), north,
and south are single-family and
duplex/multifamily residences zoned R-3;
and to the east is a church zoned A-1
(Light Industrial District).

General Plan Land Use Map; Source: Planning and Development Department
General Plan Land Use Map; Source: Planning and Development Department

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PROPOSAL
4.
Site Plan
The proposal is for a counseling office. The existing residence will remain as a
residential use and the counseling office will be accommodated in a new two-story
structure located at the rear of the property. The conceptual site plan, attached as
an exhibit, depicts the site layout including the location of the existing residence,
proposed counseling office, proposed breezeway, existing carport, two tandem
parking spaces, existing landscaping, and proposed pathway and pedestrian gate
at the rear of the property. The site will have one point of ingress/egress on 20th
Avenue. To the east, the subject site borders a church property that includes the
Neighborhood Christian Clinic, a non-profit medical and dental facility. Access to
the proposed counseling office is intended via the proposed rear gate, after
passing through the existing clinic building on the adjacent church property. The
subject site includes two tandem parking spaces and does not meet the required
number of on-site parking spaces; a variance will be required. The applicant stated
in their submittal materials that patients will be permitted to park on the adjacent
site to the east, via a cross-access agreement.

To ensure connectivity with the adjacent church site, staff recommends Stipulation
No. 2 to require a pedestrian gate at the rear of the property. To support cyclist
safety, convenience, and connectivity staff recommends Stipulation Nos. 3 through
5 to require a minimum of four shaded bicycle parking spaces and that once
bicycle parking space include an electric receptacle for electric bicycle charging
capabilities.

Conceptual Site Plan; Source: Eric Leibosohn + Associates Ltd.

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5.
Conceptual Building Elevations
The conceptual building elevations, included as an exhibit, depict the existing one-
story residence and the proposed two-story counseling office. Commercial uses in
the R-5 zoning district are limited to two stories and 30 feet in height, while
multifamily residential uses may reach up to four stories or 48 feet in height. To
ensure the site retains the character of the surrounding residential area, staff
recommends Stipulation No. 1 to limit the height of any proposed building to two
stories or 30 feet

Conceptual Building Elevations; Source: Eric Leibosohn + Associates Ltd.

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STUDIES AND POLICIES
6.
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan:
The City of Phoenix adopted the Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan in 2014 to
guide the development of its bikeway system and supportive infrastructure. The
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan supports options for both short- and long-term
bicycle parking as a means of promoting bicyclist traffic to a variety of destinations.

To create a bike-supportive environment for employees and patients, bicycle
infrastructure is incorporated into the proposed project. Staff recommends
Stipulation Nos. 3 through 5 which will require shaded bicycle parking and electric
bicycle charging facilities be provided on site.

7.
Transportation Electrification Action Plan
In June 2022, the Phoenix City Council approved the Transportation Electrification
Action Plan. The current market desire for the electrification of transportation is
both a national and global phenomenon, fueled by a desire for better air quality, a
reduction in carbon emissions, and a reduction in vehicle operating and
maintenance costs. Businesses, governments and the public are signaling strong
future demand for electric vehicles (EVs), and many automobile manufacturers
have declared plans for a transition to fully electric offerings within the coming
decade. This Plan contains policy initiatives to prepare the City for a future filled
with more EVs, charging infrastructure and e-mobility equity, and outlines a
roadmap for a five-step plan to prepare for the EV infrastructure needs of 280,000
EVs in Phoenix by 2030. One goal of the Plan to accelerate public adoption of
electric vehicles through workplace, business, and multifamily charging
infrastructure recommends a standard stipulation for rezoning cases to provide EV
charging infrastructure. This is addressed in Stipulation No. 4, which requires a
minimum of one bicycle parking space include outlets for electric bicycle charging.

8.
Tree and Shade Master Plan
The Tree and Shade Master Plan encourages treating the urban forest as
infrastructure to ensure the trees are an integral part of the City’s planning and
development process. Sidewalks on the street frontage should be detached from
the curb to allow trees to be planted on both sides of the sidewalk to provide
thermal comfort for pedestrians and to reduce the urban heat island effect. The
proposal, as stipulated, will require that all bicycle parking spaces be shaded
(Stipulation No. 5).

9.
Complete Streets Guidelines
The City of Phoenix City Council adopted the Complete Streets Guiding Principles.
The principles are intended to promote improvements that provide an accessible,
safe, connected transportation system to include all modes, such as bicycles,
pedestrians, transit, and vehicles. The proposed development, as stipulated, will
support walking, bicycling and transit use by including shaded bicycle parking,

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electric bicycle charging capabilities, and interconnectivity with the adjacent church
site. This is addressed in Stipulation Nos. 2 through 5.

10. Zero Waste Phoenix PHX
The City of Phoenix is committed to its waste diversion efforts and has set a goal to
become a zero waste city, as part of the city’s overall 2050 Environmental
Sustainability Goals. One of the ways Phoenix can achieve this is to improve and
expand its recycling and other waste diversion programs.

Section 716 of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance establishes standards to encourage
the provision of recycling containers for multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use
developments meeting certain criteria. The applicant stated in their submittal
materials that they will seek to provide recycling on the site if possible.

11. Phoenix Climate Action Plan
In October 2021, the Phoenix City Council approved the Climate Action Plan. The
Climate Action Plan will serve as a long-term plan to achieve greenhouse gas
emissions reductions and resiliency goals from local operations and community
activities as well as prepare for the impacts of climate change. This plan contains
policy and initiatives regarding stationary energy, transportation, waste
management, air quality, local food systems, heat, and water. Goal W2 (Water),
Action W2.4, pertains to the implementation of the Greater Phoenix Metro Green
Infrastructure (GI) and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater
Management to benefit the environment, promote water conservation, reduce
urban heat, improve the public health, and create additional green spaces. This
goal is addressed in Stipulation No. 6, which requires a minimum of one GI
technique for stormwater management to be implemented in this development.

12. Conservation Measures for New Development
In June 2023, the Phoenix City Council adopted the Conservation Measures for
New Development policy as part of a resolution addressing the future water
consumption of new development (Resolution 22129). This resolution addresses
the future water consumption of new development to support one of the City’s Five
Core Values in the General Plan which calls for Phoenix to - Build the Sustainable
Desert City. The Conservation Measures for New Development policy includes
direction to develop standards for consideration as stipulations for all rezoning
cases that will address best practices related to water usage in nine specific
categories. This is addressed in Stipulation Nos. 6 and 7.

COMMUNITY CORRESONDENCE
13. As of the writing of this report, no letters of support or opposition have been
received for the request.

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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMENTS
14. The Street Transportation Department requested that the developer construct all
improvements in the right-of-way with all required elements and to ADA standards,
which is addressed in Stipulation No. 8.

OTHER
15. The site is located in a larger area identified as being archaeologically sensitive. If
further review by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office determines the site and
immediate area to be archaeologically sensitive, and if no previous archaeological
projects have been conducted within this project area, it is recommended that
archaeological Phase I data testing of this area be conducted. Phase II
archaeological data recovery excavations may be necessary based upon the
results of the testing. A qualified archaeologist must make this determination in
consultation with the City of Phoenix Archaeologist. In the event archaeological
materials are encountered during construction, all ground disturbing activities must
cease within a 33-foot radius of the discovery and the City of Phoenix Archaeology
Office must be notified immediately and allowed time to properly assess the
materials. This is addressed in Stipulations Nos. 9 through 11.

16. Staff has not received a completed form for the Waiver of Claims for Diminution in
Value of Property under Proposition 207 (A.R.S. 12-1131 et seq.), as required by
the rezoning application process. Therefore, a stipulation has been added to
require the form be completed and submitted prior to final site plan approval. This
is addressed in Stipulation No. 12.

17. Development and use of the site are subject to all applicable codes and
ordinances. Zoning approval does not negate other ordinance requirements. Other
formal actions such as, but not limited to, zoning adjustments and abandonments
may be required.

Findings

1.
The proposal will be limited to two stories and will be compatible with the
character of the surrounding neighborhood.

2.
The proposal provides for an increase in intensity that is sensitive to local
conditions.

3.
The proposal will add additional office space to address the needs of the clinic to
the east of the subject site.

Stipulations:

1.
The maximum building height shall be limited to two stories or 30 feet.

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2.
A pedestrian gate shall be provided at the southeast corner of the site as
depicted on the site plan date stamped November 13, 2024, as approved by
the Planning and Development Department.

3.
A minimum of four bicycle parking spaces shall be provided through Inverted U
and/or artistic racks and installed per the requirements of Section 1307.H. of
the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as approved by the Planning and Development
Department. Artistic racks shall adhere to the City of Phoenix Preferred
Designs in Appendix K of the Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan.

4.
A minimum of one of the required bicycle parking spaces shall include standard
electrical receptacles for electric bicycle charging capabilities, as approved by
the Planning and Development Department.

5.
Bicycle parking spaces shall be shaded by a structure, landscaping, or a
combination of the two to provide a minimum of 75% shade, as approved by
the Planning and Development Department.

6.
A minimum of one green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) element for
stormwater management shall be implemented, as approved or modified by the
Planning and Development and/or Street Transportation departments. This
includes but is not limited to stormwater harvesting basins, bioswales,
permeable pavement, etc., per the Greater Phoenix Metro Green Infrastructure
and Low Impact Development Details for Alternative Stormwater Management.

7.
Prior to final site plan approval, documentation shall be provided that
demonstrates a commitment to participate in the Water Efficiency Checkup
program for a minimum of 10 years, or as approved by the Planning and
Development Department.

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.
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.

10.
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

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archaeologist, determines such data recovery excavations are necessary, the
applicant shall conduct Phase II archaeological data recovery excavations.

11.
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.

12.
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.

Writer
Samuel Rogers
January 3, 2025

Team Leader
Racelle Escolar

Exhibits
Zoning sketch map
Aerial sketch map
Conceptual Site Plan date stamped November 13, 2024 (2 pages)
Conceptual Elevations date stamped November 13, 2024 (3 pages)

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