Attachment F - PC Summary - GPA-SA-CC-1-19-8.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
October 1, 2020  
ITEM NO: 7 
DISTRICT NO.: 8 
SUBJECT: 
Application #:  
GPA-SA-CC-1-19-8 (Companion Case Z-TA-5-19-8) 
Request: 
Special Amendment - Map
Location: 
Approximately 432 acres generally bounded by 12th Street and 16th 
Street on the west, Interstate 10 on the north, Interstate 10 on the 
east, and the existing Infill Development District boundary on the 
south (Washington Street and Roosevelt Street, and lots directly 
north of those streets); and  
approximately 618 acres generally bounded by 10th Street, 9th 
Street, and 8th Place on the west; Harrison Street, Buckeye Road, 
and Interstate 17 on the north; 12th Street, 16th Street, and 21st 
Street on the east; and University Drive on the south. 
Acreage: 
Approximately 1,050
Proposal: 
Amend Page 65, “Policy Documents and Maps” of the City of 
Phoenix General Plan to expand the boundary of the Infill 
Development District.
Applicant: 
City of Phoenix, Planning Commission
Representative: City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department  
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, as proposed in Exhibit A. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Central City 5/11/2020 Information Only. 
Central City 6/8/2020 Denial. Vote: 14-0. 
Central City 9/14/2020 Approval, per the staff recommendation with additional direction. 
Vote: 14-0.  
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Central City Village Planning 
Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Mangum made a MOTION to approve GPA-SA-CC-1-19-
8, per the Central City Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
Maker: Mangum 
Second: Johnson 
Vote: 7-0 
Absent: Montalvo, Shank 
Opposition Present: No 
Attachment F

Findings: 
 
1. 
Vacant and underdeveloped land in the older parts of the city should be developed or 
redeveloped in a manner that is compatible with viable existing development and the 
long-term character and goals for the area.
 
 
2. 
Infill policies are tools that facilitate development of vacant lots within the central 
villages. The two expansion areas will benefit from these tools to activate vacant lots 
and encourage reinvestment.
 
Proposed Language: 
 
Amend Page 65, “Policy Documents and Maps” of the City of Phoenix General Plan to 
expand the boundary of the Infill Development District. 
 
Remove the existing Infill Development District Map from the 2015 General Plan and 
replace it with the proposed map as follows: 
 
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