Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-29-A-14-1.docx

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 ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING 
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE SITE DESCRIBED 
HEREIN (CASE Z-29-A-14-1) FROM PUD (PLANNED UNIT 
DEVELOPMENT) TO PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT). 
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, as 
follows: 
SECTION 1. The zoning of a 42.61-acre site located approximately 550 
feet south of the southwest corner of Thunderbird Road and Black Canyon Highway in a 
portion of Section 14, Township 3 North, Range 2 East, as described more specifically 
in Exhibit “A,” is hereby changed from PUD (Planned Unit Development) to “PUD” 
(Planning Unit Development) to allow for a Major Amendment regarding data centers, 
setbacks, and design standards. 
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.  
An updated Development Narrative for the Metro North Corporate PUD reflecting 
the changes approved through this request shall be submitted to the Planning 
Department within 30 days of City Council approval of this request. The updated 
Development Narrative shall be consistent with Development Narrative date 
stamped October 28, 2025, as modified by the following stipulations. 
 
 
 
a.  
Front Cover:  
Revise Hearing Draft date to reflect October 28, 2025. 
Add “City Council adopted: [Insert Adoption date]”. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Page 17: Section H, Data Center Use Criteria, Second Bullet. Revise as 
follows: 
 
• “A contractual agreement from a local utility company that affirms its 
capacity and commitment to serve the energy demand for the proposed 
data center shall be submitted to PDD prior to preliminary site plan 
approval.” 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Page 18: Section H, Data Center Use Criteria, Noise Generation. Revise 
as follows: 
 
• “Noise Generation:  
o Noise generated by the data center, including but not limited to 
noise generated by mechanical equipment, cooling systems, and 
on-site power generators shall not exceed 55 dBA during daytime 
hours (7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.) or 45 dBA during nighttime hours 
(10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. as measured at the nearest residentially 
zoned property.” 
o Noise levels shall be measured using an ANSI-certified sound level 
meter on an A-weighted scale at ground level. 
o Compliance shall be demonstrated through submission of a sound 
study prepared by a qualified acoustical engineer or other 
equivalent measurement documentation.” 
 
 
 
 
d. 
Page 19: Section H, Data Center Use Criteria, Law Enforcement and 
Emergency Management Coordination. Please delete last sentence.

2. 
All improvements to the I-17 frontage road shall be reviewed and approved by 
the Arizona Department of Transportation. Documentation of ADOT review and 
approval shall be provided prior to Preliminary Site Plan approval.  
 
 
3. 
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. 
 
 
4. 
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. This stipulation shall not be applicable if 
the property is owned by the City of Phoenix. 
 
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 19th day of November, 
2025.  
 
 
 
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       MAYOR  
 
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
_________________________  
Denise Archibald, City Clerk 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Julie M. Kriegh, City Attorney 
 
 
By: 
_________________________

_________________________ 
 
 
REVIEWED BY:  
 
 
_________________________  
Ed Zuercher, City Manager 
 
 
Exhibits: 
A – Legal Description (1 Page) 
B – Ordinance Location Map (1 Page)

EXHIBIT A 
 
Lot 7, of Metro North Corporate Park, per Book 445 of Maps, Page 3, at Recording No. 
97-0460983 dated July 8, 1997 in the Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, being 
located in a part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 3 North, Range2 
East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona.  
Containing 42.11 Acres+-.

EXHIBIT B