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Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - Off-Premise Signs for Schools Text Amendment - Z-TA-1-19 (Ordinance G-6703)
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Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - Off-Premise Signs for Schools Text Amendment - Z-TA-1-19 (Ordinance G-6703)
Description
Request to hold a Public Hearing on a proposed text amendment Z-TA-1-19 and to request City Council approve Z-TA-1-19 as proposed which amends Chapter 7, Section 705.2. (Off-Premise Signs) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise advertising within Planned Unit Developments located on publicly owned land used for a school as recommended by the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee.
Report
Summary
Application: Z-TA-1-19
Proposal: Request to amend Chapter 7, section 705.2.A.2. and 705.2.A.5. (Location Restrictions) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise advertising within Planned Unit Developments, with a minimum of 15 gross acres and located on publicly owned land used for a school.
Applicant: Creighton Elementary School District and Creighton Community Foundation
Representative: Gammage & Burnham, Michael Maerowitz
Report
Summary
The intent of this text amendment request is to add a provision to allow off-premise signs on property that is located within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a minimum of 15 gross acres and located on publicly owned land that is used for a school, and within 300 feet of a permitted freeway. In addition, the text amendment requests to change the setback requirement of an off-premise sign to a property with a residential zoning district and residential use to be located no closer than 250 feet. All other regulations in section 705.2. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance would apply to off-premise signs.
The text amendment was submitted by representatives of Creighton Elementary School District and Creighton Community Foundation. The Creighton Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to support the Creighton School District and underprivileged communities within its east central Phoenix boundaries. This text amendment was submitted to provide opportunities for further advancing the vision and supporting the programs of the Creighton Community Foundation and the School District by providing public schools the ability to add an additional revenue stream by allowing off-premise signs on their properties under specific parameters.
The proposed text amendment modifies two key additional provisions to section 705.2. The first change would amend section 705.2.A.2. to permit off-premise signs, if all of the following are met:
The off-premise sign must be within a PUD zoning district that is a minimum area of 15 gross acres and located within 300 feet of a permitted freeway. Per section 705.2.A., the permitted freeways include Interstate 17, Interstate 10, Inner State Route Loop 202, State Route 143, and the West State Route Loop 101 to Camelback Road.
The property that the off-premise sign is located on must be publicly owned and used for a school (K-12 education).
The off-premise sign must follow all of the applicable requirements in the PUD.
In addition, because many school properties are located near and within residential neighborhoods, the applicant seeks to reduce the spacing requirements from the off-premise signs to property that is residentially zoned and has a residential use to 250 feet. This would amend section 705.2.A.5.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Staff Recommendation: Approval as proposed in Attachment A - Ordinance.
VPC Action: The request was heard by 12 out of 13 Village Planning Committees (VPCs) scheduled to hear the item. All VPCs recommended approval, per the staff recommendation. One VPC did not hear the item, as the meeting was canceled. The detailed VPC results are reflected in Attachment B - VPC Summary.
The Planning Commission heard the item on May 7, 2020 and recommended approval, per Exhibit A in the Staff Report by an 8-0 vote, as reflected in Attachment C - Planning Commission Summary.
The City Council Land Use and Livability Subcommittee heard the item on May 20, 2020 and recommended approval of the Planning Commission’s recommendation by a 4-0 vote, as reflected in Attachment D - Land Use and Livability Subcommittee.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.