Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-TA-8-25-Y.pdf

ATTACHMENT A 
 
THIS IS A DRAFT COPY ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE FINAL, 
ADOPTED ORDINANCE 
 
 
 
 
ORDINANCE G- 
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE CODE OF THE 
CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, PART II, CHAPTER 41, THE 
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX BY AMENDING 
SECTION 1203 (LAND USE MATRIX, DOWNTOWN CODE) TO 
ADDRESS RECENT CHANGES TO STATE STATUTE REGARDING 
DESIGN REVIEW BASED ON OBJECTIVE STANDARDS. 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1: That Chapter 12, Section 1203.D (Land Use Matrix), is amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 1203. Land Use Matrix 
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D. 
Land Use Conditions. The following shall apply to uses that are permitted with 
conditions (pc) OR USE PERMIT (up) as indicated with a number that 
corresponds with the Land Use Matrix in Section 1203.C: 
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28. 
Public utility buildings and facilities shall be fully screened and subject to 
the following: MUST COMPLY WITH ALL DEVELOPMENT 
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE PROPOSED SITE AS SET 
FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS THE APPLICANT REQUESTS 
THAT THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE APPROVE A DESIGN 
ALTERNATIVE APPEAL PER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1224.A 
AS MODIFIED IN (A) THROUGH (F) BELOW:

a. 
Mixed use opportunities should be prioritized for locating utility 
buildings and facilities. The applicant shall submit a written analysis 
to the Planning and Development Director or his/her designee of 
possible mixed use opportunities to allow for an integrated 
development project that minimizes the visual impact of the 
proposed utility. (R*) 
b. 
All public utility buildings and facilities AND EQUIPMENT SHALL 
BE FULLY SCREENED FROM ABUTTING STREETS, WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF REQUIRED UTILITY POLES subject to the 
provisions of this land use condition shall be reviewed and acted 
upon by the Design Review Committee as a design alternative 
appeal, per the provisions of Section 1224.A. (R*) 
c. 
The applicant must hold a public neighborhood meeting and send 
written notification of the public neighborhood meeting and the DRC 
hearing date to real property owners and to neighborhood 
associations registered with the City pursuant to the DRC process 
handout. 
d. 
The use cannot be located on a light rail street or adjoining Hance 
Park, or only separated by a street from Hance Park, unless the 
mixed use opportunity outlined in Section 1203.D.28.a is satisfied. 
e. 
For the required street frontage(s), the Design Review Committee 
(DRC) may approve one of the following: 
(1) 
A wall designed to mimic the frontage type which meets the 
intent of both the applicable character area and the 
streetscape standards, and that appears to be a conforming 
building as viewed from street. 
(2) 
A creative use or frontage design alternative that surrounds 
the public utility building and facilities, as determined by the 
DRC as appropriate for scale of the area. 
(3) 
A micro-park, which shall include at least three of the 
following elements, as indicated below, and as determined by 
the DRC as appropriate for scale of the area: 
A minimum of two of the following installations:

(a) 
Recreational amenities such as but not limited to a 
single basketball hoop, swing, and/or climbing 
equipment. 
(b) 
Landscape areas designed to create outdoor rooms or 
useful spaces, which may include extensive 
hardscape, decorative paving and/or artificial turf. 
(c) 
Shade trees or shade structures. 
(d) 
Lighting and seating designed to discourage camping. 
In addition, a minimum of one of the following more 
significant scale installations: 
(e) 
A local public art component and/or wall displays for 
local public arts organizations. 
(f) 
An educational component that describes the history 
or setting. 
(g) 
Facilities for pop-up retail, restaurant, farmers markets, 
and/or public events, which may include programming 
that changes seasonally, if permitted in the character 
area. 
(h) 
Facilities for pets, which may include water sources, 
enclosures for off-leash activity, and stations for pet 
washing. 
f. 
When considering an alternative frontage proposal in accordance 
with Section 1203.D.28.e, the DRC is authorized to provide relief 
from other streetscape and frontage zone regulations, including 
those indicated as (R). TECHNICAL APPEALS CANNOT BE 
APPROVED BY THE DRC. 
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PASSED by the Council of the City of Phoenix this 3rd day of December, 2025. 
 
 
 
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       MAYOR  
 
 
 
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
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Denise Archibald, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
By: 
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REVIEWED BY:  
 
 
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Ed Zuercher, City Manager