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Staff Report Z-3-D-10-5  
(Grand Canyon University PUD Amendment) 
September 18, 2020 
Alhambra Village Planning 
Committee Meeting Date: 
September 22, 2020 
Planning Commission Hearing 
Date: 
October 1, 2020 
Request From: 
PUD (Planned Unit Development) (258.36 
acres), P-2 (Parking) (4.99 acres), R1-6 
(Single-Family Residence District) (8.54 acres), 
R1-6 (Single-Family Residence District) 
(Approved R-3) (1.04 acres), R-3 (Multifamily 
Residence District) (11.13 acres), R-3A 
(Multifamily Residence District) (0.42 acres), R-
4 (Multifamily Residence District) (1.42 acres), 
C-1 (Neighborhood Retail) (0.45 acres), C-2 
(Intermediate Commercial) (3.85 acres), and C-
3 (General Commercial) (5.87 acres) 
Request To: 
PUD (Planned Unit Development (296.07 
acres)  
Proposed Use: 
A major amendment to the Grand Canyon 
University Planned Unit Development (PUD) to 
add additional property to the PUD and modify 
the PUD standards 
Location: 
The area generally bounded by 35th Avenue to 
Interstate-17, and Missouri Ave to Camelback 
Road and a property approximately 130 feet 
east of the southeast corner of 27th Avenue 
and Camelback Road, and a property at the 
southwest corner of 29th Avenue and 
Camelback Road 
Owner:  
Grand Canyon University c/o J Kossler 
Applicant: 
Grand Canyon University c/o J Kossler 
Representative: 
Taylor Earl, Earl & Curley, P.C. 
Attachment B

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General Plan Conformity 
General Plan Land Use Map Designation 
Current: Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling 
units per acre, Residential 10 to 15 
dwelling units per acre, Residential 
15+ dwelling units per acre, 
Commercial, Public/Quasi-Public 
 
Proposed (GPA-AL-1-20-5): 
Public/Quasi-Public 
Street Map 
Classification 
35th Avenue 
Major 
Arterial 
Varies, 33-40-foot east 
half street  
Camelback Road 
Arterial 
Varies, 40-52-foot north 
half street 
27th Avenue 
Arterial 
40-foot east half street 
Missouri Avenue 
Minor 
Collector 
Varies, 15-40-foot south 
half street 
Black Canyon 
Highway 
Freeway 
Varies, Approximately 
100-190 foot west half 
street 
Colter Street 
Local 
30 foot south half street / 
30 foot north half street 
Georgia Avenue 
Local 
20-25-foot south half 
street / 10-30-foot north 
half street 
Vermont Avenue 
Local 
25 foot north half street / 
25 foot south half street 
Medlock Drive 
Local 
25 foot south half street /  
25 foot north half street 
28th Drive 
Local 
25 foot west half street / 
25 foot east half street 
29th Avenue 
Local 
30 foot west half street / 
30 foot east half street 
30th Drive 
Local 
30 foot west half street / 
30 foot east half street 
Orange Drive 
Local 
25 foot south half street

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STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY CORE VALUE; EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING FACILITIES (HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE); LAND USE 
PRINCIPLE: Support the expansion of education and training facilities where 
appropriate.   
The proposed expansion of Grand Canyon University will expand the educational 
opportunities and social services in the west valley.   
 
 
CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS CORE 
VALUE; CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS; LAND USE PRINCIPLE: Provide 
neighborhood-based social services (senior centers, Head Start Programs, job 
training, counseling) appropriate to the area’s needs in convenient facilities 
compatible in scale and character with the surrounding neighborhood. 
Grand Canyon University has developed and will continue to expand elementary and 
high school student tutoring programs, free college for local high school students, 
affordable housing through partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, crime reduction 
campaigns, and other efforts to support and enrich the community. 
 
 
CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS CORE 
VALUE; CERTAINTY AND CHARACTER; DESIGN PRINCIPLE: Create new 
development or redevelopment that is sensitive to the scale and character of 
the surrounding neighborhoods and incorporates adequate development 
standards to prevent negative impact(s) on the residential properties. 
The development standards include building and landscape setbacks and building 
stepback standards to promote compatibility with the surrounding land uses. 
 
 
CONNECT PEOPLE AND PLACES CORE VALUE; OPPORTUNITY SITES; LAND 
USE PRINCIPLE: Promote and encourage compatible development and 
redevelopment with a mix of housing types in neighborhoods close to 
employment centers, commercial areas, and where transit or transportation 
alternatives exist. 
The development will consolidate several underutilized parcels and redevelop them 
into an asset for the community in close proximity to the I-17 Black Canyon Freeway. 
 
 
BUILD THE SUSTAINABLE DESERT CITY CORE VALUE; TREE AND SHADE; 
DESIGN PRINCIPLE: Integrate trees and shade into the design of new 
development and redevelopment projects throughout Phoenix. 
The development will create shaded pedestrian ways and gathering places 
throughout the Grand Canyon University Campus through regulatory shade standards 
for both architectural and vegetative shade.

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Applicable Plans, Overlays, and Initiatives 
 
Tree and Shade Master Plan: See Background Item No. 14. 
 
Complete Streets Guidelines: See Background Item No. 15. 
 
Black Canyon/Maricopa Freeway Specific Plan: See Background Item No. 16. 
 
27th Avenue “To Do List”: See Background Item No. 17. 
 
Housing Phoenix: Background Item No. 18. 
 
Reimagine Phoenix: See Background Item No. 19. 
 
 
Background/Issues/Analysis 
 
SUBJECT SITE 
1. 
This request will add multiple sites to the Grand Canyon University Planned Unit 
Development (PUD) and amend regulatory standards which apply to the existing 
PUD area. Collectively, the request includes 296.07acres and generally bounded by 
35th Avenue on the west, Missouri Avenue on the north, Black Canyon Freeway on 
the east, Camelback Road on the south, and several additional properties south of 
Camelback Road. 
 
The current zoning of the subject site follows: 
• PUD (Planned Unit Development) (258.36 acres);  
• P-2 (Parking) (4.99 acres);  
• R1-6 (Single-Family Residence District) (8.54 acres): 
• R1-6 (Single-Family Residence District) (Approved R-3) (1.04 acres);  
• R-3 (Multifamily Residence District) (11.13 acres); 
• R-3A (Multifamily Residence District) (0.42 acres); 
• R-4 (Multifamily Residence District) (1.42 acres); 
• C-1 (Neighborhood Retail) (0.45 acres); 
• C-2 (Intermediate Commercial) (3.85 acres); and  
• C-3 (General Commercial) (5.87 acres) 
 
 
 
2. 
This request will expand the PUD boundary from 258.36 acres to 296.07 acres, 
change development standards, and add uses. The subject request is the fourth 
major amendment to the original PUD (Z-3-10-5), which established new zoning 
standards for the University in 2010.

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Figure A. Geographic Change from Addendum C (Top) to Proposed Addendum D (Bottom). 
 
 
 
Source: Planning and Development Department 
 
The first major amendment to the PUD (Z-3-A-10-5) expanded the boundaries of 
the PUD from 101.90 acres to 110.85 acres by adding two sites, one of which was 
previously part of the Little Canyon Park, and the other a former apartment complex 
at the northwest corner of 30th Drive and Colter Street. 
 
The second major amendment to the PUD (Z-3-B-10-5) further expanded the 
boundaries of the PUD to approximately 205.62 acres, changed the development 
standards to include provisions which reduce heights and increase setbacks near 
residential properties, and included additional sign standards, as well as several 
additions to the approved uses list.

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The third major amendment to the PUD (Z-3-C-10-5) further expanded the 
boundaries of the PUD to approximately 259.36 acres, changed the development 
standards to include provisions pertaining to height and stepbacks, signage, and 
several additions to the permitted use list.  
 
 
 
3. 
The General Plan Land Use Map designation for the subject site is a mixture of 
several designations including Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling units per acre, 
Residential 10 to 15 dwelling units per acre, Residential 15+ dwelling units per acre, 
Commercial, and Public / Quasi Public. A companion case, General Plan 
Amendment GPA-AL-1-20-5, has been filed to designate the General Plan Land 
Use Map designation to consolidate the entire campus under the Public/Quasi 
Public designation.   
 
 
 
SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING 
4. 
North of Missouri Avenue 
The area immediately north of Missouri Avenue primarily consists of single family 
homes with a small multifamily property at the northeast corner of 35th Avenue and 
Missouri Avenue. The request will not include any sites north of Missouri Avenue. 
The zoning districts adjacent to the subject site at this location include R1-6, R-3, 
and R-5. 
 
West of 35th Avenue 
The area immediately across 35th Avenue from the subject site consists of single-
family homes with a small multifamily property at the southwest corner of 35th 
Avenue and Missouri Avenue. The request will not include any sites west of 35th 
Avenue. The zoning districts adjacent to the subject site at this location include R1-
6, R-4, and C-2. 
 
South of Camelback Road 
The south side of Camelback Road is composed of primarily single-family homes, 
with limited commercial uses east of 28th Avenue. The request includes a vacant 
parcel at the southwest corner of 29th Avenue and Camelback Road and a 
commercial site near the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and Camelback Road. 
The zoning districts adjacent to the subject site at this location include R1-6, R1-6 
(approved R-3), C-2, and C-2 SP (for automobile sales). 
 
Within the Core Campus (Missouri Avenue to Camelback Road and 35th 
Avenue to the Black Canyon Freeway). 
Within the Core Campus Area, several properties exist under private ownership 
which are not associated with Grand Canyon University and are not part of the 
request. This area consists of single-family homes, multifamily properties, small

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commercial businesses, vacant land, and the Little Canyon Park (a city facility). The 
zoning districts adjacent to the subject site at this location include R1-6, R-3, R-4, 
R-4, R-5, C-2, C-3, and P-1 
 
A small piece of Little Canyon Park was previously removed from the park and 
added to the GCU PUD through rezoning case Z-3-A-10-5 which was approved by 
City Council on July 3, 2012. The remainder of Little Canyon Park has remained a 
park, and the city has no plans to remove it from the citywide park system.   
 
 
 
PROPOSAL 
5. 
The proposal was developed utilizing the PUD zoning designation. The Planned 
Unit Development (PUD) is intended to create a built environment that is superior to 
that produced by conventional zoning districts and design guidelines. Using a 
collaborative and comprehensive approach, an applicant authors and proposes 
standards and guidelines that are tailored to the context of a site on a case by case 
basis. Where the PUD Development Narrative is silent on a requirement, the 
applicable Zoning Ordinance provisions will be applied.  
 
The applicant provided a conceptual master plan for the full extent of the campus; 
while helpful for illustrative purposes, it is illustrative only and does not serve any 
regulatory role in the request for zoning entitlement.  
 
 
 
 
Figure B. Conceptual Site Plan 
 
Source: SouLL Architecture

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Below is a summary of the regulatory standards for the subject site as described in 
the PUD narrative date stamped September 10, 2020. 
 
 
 
6. 
Land Use 
Use Categories. The proposed amendment includes three “Use Categories” that 
apply to different sections of the PUD. The “Use Categories” follow: 
 
• University Campus. Pertaining to the full extent of the subject site, this list 
specifically permits uses that are complementary to the long-term function 
and vision of the Grand Canyon University campus as it continues to evolve.  
 
• Enhanced Commercial C-2. Including one parcel along the west and one 
along the south perimeter of the PUD, the purpose of this use category is to 
allow the flexibility to permit commercial uses that are independent of the 
campus, semi-independent of campus, or interim prior to campus expansion. 
Permitted uses in this category include all within the “University Campus” in 
addition those permitted in C-2 (Intermediate Commercial) with many of the 
most intensive uses prohibited. 
 
• Enhanced Commercial C-3. Generally located along 27th Avenue, the 
purpose of this use category is to allow the flexibility to permit commercial 
uses that are independent of the campus, semi-independent of the campus, 
or interim prior to campus expansion. Permitted uses in this category include 
all within the “University Campus” in addition those permitted in C-3 (General 
Commercial) with many of the most intensive uses prohibited. 
 
 
Figure C. Land Use Categories 
 
Source: SouLL Architecture

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7. 
Permitted Uses.  
The narrative proposes uses associated with a university such as classrooms, 
assembly halls, offices, with dormitories and additional housing at a maximum 
density of 50 dwelling units per acre.  All allowed uses are associated with the 
larger campus and will contribute to the institution’s ability to provide educational 
opportunities for the valley. The subject request added a series of uses such as an 
“Enterprise Business” and “Innovation Center” uses to house start-ups, job training 
facility, movie theater, and mini-storage. 
 
Staff is recommending a stipulation to require the following statement be added to 
the final development narrative. The purpose of the statement is to prompt 
thoughtful consideration of how 27th Avenue will continue to evolve with future 
expansions of the GCU Campus and with community visions and investments in 
making the corridor more pedestrian oriented. The General Commercial Uses along 
27th Avenue are envisioned as an interim use in the development narrative and 
Stipulation No. 1.b. will encourage the thoughtful review of what uses will be 
appropriate in the future.  
 
 
 
8.  
Development Standards 
The proposed development standards allow the applicant to develop a university 
campus while creating buffers from surrounding single-family residential 
neighborhoods. The request makes no significant changes from the previously 
approved development standards; in summary, the narrative prescribes the 
following perimeter standards for major streets including Camelback Road, Missouri 
Avenue, 27th Avenue, and 35th Avenue: 
 
 
 
Street Frontage 
 
Camelback Road 
 
Missouri Avenue 
 
27th Avenue 
 
 
35th Avenue 
 
 
Interstate 17 
Building Setback 
 
50 feet 
 
20 feet 
 
10 feet, 20 foot 
side yard 
 
50 feet 
 
 
20 feet 
Landscape Setback 
 
20 feet 
 
20 feet 
 
20 feet 
 
 
20 feet, 0 feet where adjacent 
to sport fields 
 
20 feet

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9. 
Northwest corner of Interstate 17 and 
Camelback Road. The narrative 
establishes an option for additional 
height at the northwest corner of 
Interstate 17 and Camelback Road if the 
proposal meets a series of design and 
use conditions. This site is of special 
importance as a gateway and landmark; 
therefore, the additional height is subject 
to a series of conditions to ensure that if 
the full height is developed, that the 
development is exceptional and 
community-oriented in terms of use and 
design. 
 
If the following conditions are met, the 
site would be permitted a height 
increase from the PUD maximum of 95 
feet to a maximum of 135 feet.  
 
Figure D. Height Incentive Zone 
 
 
 
 
• Mixed use. The development shall contain at least two of the primary uses 
from the following categories: retail; academic; offices; housing; and 
recreation or amenities. 
• Prohibited uses. The development shall not contain uses listed in the 
narrative that are not generally conducive to creating a walkable urban 
community. 
• Ground level activation. 
o Some ground floor uses shall be open to the general public 
o There shall be indoor / outdoor connectivity using treatments such as 
dining patios, plazas, courtyards, and walkways.  
o Surface drainage shall be integrated with the overall landscape to 
create usable outdoor spaces. 
o Enhanced design and development standards such as, prohibited 
parking in front yards, four-sided architecture, 75 percent shade for 
pedestrian, publicly accessible open space, and a connection from the 
site, through GCU Boulevard, to 27th Avenue 
• Enhanced transit station developed in collaboration with the Public Transit 
Department. 
 
 
 
10. Shade and detached sidewalks. Whereas the previous PUD amendments did not 
address shade in a significant manner, this PUD amendment includes a provision 
requiring shaded and detached sidewalks along Missouri Avenue, 27th Avenue,

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35th Avenue, and Camelback Road, except along the historic palm streetscape 
exists.  
 
The narrative also prescribes the creation of 13,000 square feet of permanent 
structural shade throughout the most developed places on the campus on specific 
sites as depicted on the following exhibit. 
 
 
 
 
Figure E. Regulatory Structural Shade Exhibit 
 
Source: SouLL Architecture 
 
 
 
11. Design Guidelines 
The design guidelines for this PUD are primarily related to edge treatment for the 
campus, and lighting, two components which are highly visible from the exterior of 
the campus. Where the PUD Development Narrative is silent, all other applicable 
design principles outlined in the Guidelines for Design Review Section 507 Tab A of 
the Zoning Ordinance will apply.   
 
 
 
12. Signage 
The Development Narrative details the type and quantity of signage permitted for 
different sites on the campus. Various types of signage are permitted such as 
monument signs, freeway pylon signs, building mounted signs, projected light signs 
and aerial view signs.  
 
Additional signage is proposed via this amendment and includes: 
• One ground level monument sign on the site of the Kingdom Hall if the 
portion of Georgia Avenue, west of 29th Avenue and east of 30th Drive is 
abandoned by the City of Phoenix.

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• The addition of banner signs mounted on the palm trees located along 
Camelback Road.  Temporary banner signs are currently permitted on walls 
and fences. 
• One wall-mounted digital display board along the east elevation of any new 
building erected on the northwest corner of Camelback Road and the 31st 
Avenue alignment. 
 
Staff is recommending the removal of the provision regarding palm tree-mounted 
temporary signs in addition to several additional standards for the wall-mounted 
digital display board to provide consistency with established sign standards.  These 
provisions are addressed in Stipulation No. 1.c and 1.d. 
 
 
 
13. Sustainability 
The Development Narrative proposes several options to incorporate sustainability 
principles including locally sourcing building materials when possible, providing 
bicycle facilities, orienting buildings to reduce energy consumption and utilizing 
LEED-Accredited Professionals as part of the design process. 
 
 
 
STUDIES AND POLICIES 
14. 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 frontages should be detached from 
the curbs 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 Planned Unit Development contains regulatory standards for enhanced tree 
plantings and architectural shade over a portion of the parking area and sidewalks. 
These standards will enhance thermal comfort and generally reduce the urban heat 
island effect. 
 
 
15. Complete Streets Guidelines 
In 2014, 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 Planned Unit Development 
contains regulatory standards to require detached sidewalks in new development 
along perimeter streets to facilitate pedestrian travel as a comfortable and viable 
transportation option.

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16. Black Canyon/Maricopa Freeway 
Specific Plan 
The Freeway Mitigation Program, 
created in the City of Phoenix by 
the 1988 approval of Proposition 
17, authorized general obligation 
bonds to prepare plans and fund 
projects to mitigate the blighting 
effects on neighborhoods from 
existing and proposed freeway 
construction. The Black Canyon/ 
Maricopa Freeway Specific Plan 
study area is 32 miles long from 
Pinnacle Peak Road  
to Pecos Road. The width of the 
study area is one-quarter mile on 
each side of the freeway.  
 
In the vicinity of the subject site, the 
plan includes the portion located 
between Interstate 17 and 27th 
Avenue and between Camelback 
Road and Missouri Avenue as 
shown on the following exhibit. 
 
The plan calls for this portion of the 
interstate corridor to host a variety 
of uses, most notably with a 
transition from heavy commercial to 
neighborhood retail along 27th 
Avenue. The expansion of the 
Grand Canyon University and the 
inclusion of additional mixed use 
components will advance the vision 
of the plan. 
Figure E. Black Canyon / Maricopa Freeway Specific 
Plan Land Use Except 
 
 
Source: Planning and Development Department 
 
 
 
17. 27th Avenue “To Do List” 
The 27th Avenue “To Do List” was developed by the community with assistance by 
the Planning and Development Department. The guide applies to the area from 
23rd Avenue to 29th Avenue and from Indian School Road to Dunlap Avenue.

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The neighborhood led effort is focused on achieving the vision for “an active, safe, 
and welcoming community with vibrant retail and sustainable housing.” The guide 
articulates goals and strategies focused on pedestrian-friendly design and 
connectivity, pedestrian safety on roadways, branding, advocacy, and placemaking 
initiatives. The expansion of the Grand Canyon University Campus will bring new 
opportunities to the corridor including the opportunity for direct pedestrian 
connections, the uses permitted in the PUD, and streetscape enhancements.  
 
 
18. Housing Phoenix 
In June 2020, the Phoenix City Council approved the Housing Phoenix Plan. This 
Plan contains policy initiatives for the development and preservation of housing with 
vision of creating a stronger and more vibrant Phoenix through increased housing 
options for residents at all income levels and family sizes. Phoenix’s rapid 
population growth and housing underproduction has led to a need for over 163,000 
new housing units. Current shortages of housing supply relative to demand are a 
primary reason why housing costs are increasing.  
 
The narrative permits housing and dormitories at a maximum density of 50 dwelling 
units per acre within close proximity to campus services, employment, and 
transportation; therefore, the proposal supports the goal of preserving or creating 
50,000 housing units by 2030 by contributing to a variety housing types that will 
address the supply shortage at a more rapid pace. 
 
 
19. Reimagine Phoenix 
As part of the Reimagine Phoenix Initiative, the City of Phoenix is committed to 
increasing the waste diversion rate to 40 percent by 2020 and to better manage its 
solid waste resources. The provision of recycling containers was not addressed in 
the applicant’s submittals. 
 
 
COMMUNITY INPUT SUMMARY 
20. As of the writing of this report, staff has not received any written community 
correspondence on this matter. 
 
 
 
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMENTS 
21. The Fire Department commented that the site plan must comply with the Phoenix 
Fire Code and further indicated there are no problems anticipated with the case. 
Further, the Department commented that they do not know what the water supply is 
at this site and noted that additional water supply may be required to meet the 
required fire flow per the Phoenix Fire Code. 
 
 
22. The Public Works Department, Floodplain Management Division determined the 
parcel is not in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), but located in a Shaded Zone

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X, on panel 1710 L of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated October 16, 
2013. 
 
 
23. The Public Transit Department stated that they will require the dedication of right-of-
way and the construction of bus stop pads at the following locations: westbound 
Camelback Road west of 33rd Avenue; westbound Camelback Road west of 31st 
Avenue; and northbound 35th Avenue north of Colter Avenue. The dedication and 
construction of bus stop pads has been incorporated into the narrative.  
 
The Public Transit Department also provided comment regarding a desire for a 
system of shaded pedestrian circulation routes throughout the campus and 
providing direct connections to the bus stops and public sidewalks. The inclusion of 
a pedestrian circulation network has been incorporated in the Development 
Narrative. 
 
 
24. The Street Transportation Department provided a series of stipulations related to 
constructing all on-site and street improvements related to development and a 
requirement for a Traffic Impact Study or Statement being provided to the Street 
Transportation Department. These items are addressed in Stipulation Nos. 2 and 3. 
 
 
OTHER 
 
 
25. The site has not been identified as being archaeologically sensitive. However, in the 
event archaeological materials are encountered during construction, all ground 
disturbing activities must cease within 33-feet 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 Stipulation No. 4. 
 
 
26. Development and use of the site is 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 would consolidate and redevelop several smaller parcels into one 
larger development. 
 
 
2. 
Through the use of landscape and building setbacks, the proposal will be 
appropriately buffered from the surrounding single family residential development.

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3. 
The proposed expansion of Grand Canyon University would create additional 
educational opportunities for area residents. 
 
 
Stipulations 
 
1. 
An updated Development Narrative for the Grand Canyon University 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 September 10, 2020 as modified by the following stipulations.   
 
a. Front Cover: Add “City Council adopted: [Insert Adoption date]” below 
“Hearing Draft: September 10, 2020, 2020. 
 
b. Page 17: Add “If GCU acquires more property in the vicinity of the 
Commercial Parcels area and seeks to add those areas to the PUD in a 
future amendment, the City and GCU will review the Enhanced 
Commercial C-3 Permitted Use List for compatibility with proposed campus 
development and the surrounding area.” 
 
c. Page 54: Remove first paragraph and images referencing palm-mounted 
temporary banner signs. 
 
d. Page 54: Replace existing criteria for wall mounted digital display board 
with the following provisions: 
i. 
The sign shall not exceed 400 square feet in area. 
ii. 
The sign shall not be located on the building any closer to the 
roofline (as defined by the Zoning Code) than one-half the vertical 
dimension of the sign and shall be no closer to the building edge or 
corner than 5 feet. 
iii. 
If the sign message is to change more than once a day, obtain a 
use permit for an electronic message display in accordance with 
Section 705.C.13. 
iv. 
The sign shall comply with the standards of 705.C.13 unless 
specifically modified by this PUD. 
 
 
2. 
The applicant shall submit a Traffic Impact Study/Statement to the City for this 
development. No preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the study is 
reviewed and approved by the City. Contact Mr. Matthew Wilson, Traffic Engineer 
III, (602) 262-7580, to set up a meeting to discuss the requirements of the 
statement/study. Upon completion of the TIS the developer shall submit the

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completed TIS to the Planning and Development Department counter with 
instruction to forward the study to the Street Transportation Department, Design 
Section. Development will be responsible for all associated dedications and 
improvement funding as stipulated within the approved study.  
 
 
3. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the development 
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. 
 
 
4. 
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. 
 
Writer 
Nick Klimek 
September 18, 2020 
 
Team Leader 
Samantha Keating 
 
Exhibits 
Zoning sketch map 
Aerial sketch map 
PUD Development Narrative: https://www.phoenix.gov/pdd/planning-
zoning/pzservices/pud-cases..

Z-25-90
Z-35-18
Z-9-10
Z-260-78
Z-SP-4-89
Z-3-B-10
Z-SP-22-82
Z-SP-7-98
Z-20
Z-3-C-10
Z-3-C-10
Z-3-C-10
Z-SP-39-82
Z-3-C-10
Z-390-83
Z-3-C-10
Z-3-C-10
Z-SP-33-96
Z-SP-4-13
Z-SP-20-93
Z-54-17
Z-S
Z-3-C-10
Z-6-11
Z-36-93
Z-30-99
Z-139-97
Z-82-00
Z-SP-12-84
Z-3-C-10
Z-3-C-10
Z-SP-2-11
Z-SP-14-76
Z-117-85
Z-SP-30-85
3-A-10
Z-3-C-10
Z-SP-11-17
Z-15-98
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R-3
C-2 HGT/WVR SP
C-1
R-4
R-4
C-3
P-1
C-3
P-1
PUD
C-2
R-4
C-2
C-2
PUD
R-3
R-3
R1-6
R-3
R-4
PUD
C 2
C-O
C-O
R1-6
P-1
R1-6
R-3
R-3
C-2 SP
R-5
R-3
R-5
C-2
R-5
R-4
R1-6
P-2
R-3
PUD*
C-3
C-1
C-3
R-5
C-2
PUD
R1-6
R-3
PUD*
PUD*
R-3
R-3
PUD
R-3A
C-2
C-2
C-1
R-
R1-6
R-4A
R-3
R-3
PUD
R-3
C-2
R-3
R-3
R-5
C-2
R-4
C-
C-
C-2
R1-6
R1-6
PUD
P-1
C-2 SP
R-4
C-2
C-2
R1-6
C-2
R-O
28TH AVE
PASADENA AVE
DENTON LN
27TH AVE
26TH DR
31ST AVE
29TH AVE
HIGHLAND AVE
WOLF ST
34TH DR
PIERSON ST
30TH AVE
SAN MIGUEL AVE
COOLIDGE ST
27TH DR
MARIPOSA ST
26TH AVE
CAMELBACK RD
MONTEBELLO AVE
MARSHALL AVE
33RD AVE
35TH DR
OOD ST
27TH AVE FRN
MISSOURI AVE
ORANGE DR
LUKE AVE
35TH AVE
ELM ST
34TH AVE
VERMONT AVE
GEORGIA AVE
30TH DR
COLTER ST
§¨¦
17
R-3 *
Z-168-05
NORTHERN AVE
GLENDALE AVE
BETHANY HOME RD
CAMELBACK RD
35TH AVE
27TH AVE
19TH AVE
7TH AVE
43RD AVE
7ST AVE
I-17
ALHAMBRA VILLAGE
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5
I
APPLICANT'S NAME:
APPLICATION NO.
Z-3-D-10
GROSS AREA INCLUDING 1/2 STREET
AND ALLEY DEDICATION IS APPROX.
296.07 Acres
MULTIPLES PERMITTED
*   Maximum Units Allowed with P.R.D. Bonus
PUD, P-2, R1-6, R1-6 (R-3), R-3, R-3A, R-4, C-1, C-2, C-3
PUD
CONVENTIONAL OPTION
12,753/510, N/A, 45, 5 (15), 161, 9, 41, 6, 56, 85
14,803
*   UNITS P.R.D. OPTION
N/A, N/A, 55, 7 (18), 193, 11, 49, 8, 67, 102
N/A
Grand Canyon University c/o J Kossler
DATE:
2/26/2020
REVISION DATES:
AERIAL PHOTO &
QUARTER SEC. NO.
QS 18-22, 18-23,
19-21, 19-22, 19-23
ZONING MAP
H-6, H-7
REQUESTED CHANGE:
FROM:
PUD ( 258.36 a.c.)
P-2 ( 4.99 a.c.)
R1-6 ( 8.54 a.c.)
R1-6 (Approved R-3) ( 1.04 a.c.)
R-3 ( 11.13 a.c.)
R-3A ( 0.42 a.c.)
R-4 ( 1.42 a.c.)
C-1 ( 0.45 a.c.)
C-2 ( 3.85 a.c.)
C-3 ( 5.87 a.c.)
TO:
PUD ( 296.07 a.c.)
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26TH DR
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29TH AVE
HIGHLAND AVE
WOLF ST
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PIERSON ST
30TH AVE
SAN MIGUEL AVE
COOLIDGE ST
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MARIPOSA ST
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CAMELBACK RD
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GEORGIA AVE
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§¨¦
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Z-168-05
Maricopa County Assessor's Office
NORTHERN AVE
GLENDALE AVE
BETHANY HOME RD
CAMELBACK RD
35TH AVE
27TH AVE
19TH AVE
7TH AVE
43RD AVE
7ST AVE
I-17
ALHAMBRA VILLAGE
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5
I
APPLICANT'S NAME:
APPLICATION NO.
Z-3-D-10
GROSS AREA INCLUDING 1/2 STREET
AND ALLEY DEDICATION IS APPROX.
296.07 Acres
MULTIPLES PERMITTED
*   Maximum Units Allowed with P.R.D. Bonus
PUD, P-2, R1-6, R1-6 (R-3), R-3, R-3A, R-4, C-1, C-2, C-3
PUD
CONVENTIONAL OPTION
12,753/510, N/A, 45, 5 (15), 161, 9, 41, 6, 56, 85
14,803
*   UNITS P.R.D. OPTION
N/A, N/A, 55, 7 (18), 193, 11, 49, 8, 67, 102
N/A
Grand Canyon University c/o J Kossler
DATE:
2/26/2020
REVISION DATES:
AERIAL PHOTO &
QUARTER SEC. NO.
QS 18-22, 18-23,
19-21, 19-22, 19-23
ZONING MAP
H-6, H-7
REQUESTED CHANGE:
FROM:
PUD ( 258.36 a.c.)
P-2 ( 4.99 a.c.)
R1-6 ( 8.54 a.c.)
R1-6 (Approved R-3) ( 1.04 a.c.)
R-3 ( 11.13 a.c.)
R-3A ( 0.42 a.c.)
R-4 ( 1.42 a.c.)
C-1 ( 0.45 a.c.)
C-2 ( 3.85 a.c.)
C-3 ( 5.87 a.c.)
TO:
PUD ( 296.07 a.c.)
Document Path: S:\Department Share\Information Systems\PL GIS\IS_Team\Core_Functions\Zoning\sketch_maps\2010\Z-3-D-10_V3.mxd
Z-3-D-10
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0
0.15
0.075
Miles
3/05/2020
3/12/2020
4/28/2020
8/28/2020
9/02/2020
9/03/2020
9/18/2020