Title
Public Hearing - Amend Downtown Code - Ordinance Adoption - Text Amendment Application Z-TA-10-23-7 (Ordinance G-7284)
Description
Request for a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Text Amendment Z-TA-10-23-7 to amend Chapter 12, Section 1212.B (Downtown Gateway, Development Standards) to allow for a height bonus up to 30 percent within the Downtown Gateway Character Area between Portland Street and McKinley Street.
Report
Summary
The intent of the proposed text amendment is to amend Chapter 12, Section 1212.B (Downtown Gateway, Development Standards) to allow for a height bonus up to 30 percent within the Downtown Gateway Character Area between Portland and McKinley streets.
Owner: Kell Duncan, KDCD, LLC
Applicant: Paul Kilgallon, Mainstreet Capital
Representative: Tom Chinnock, Shepley Bulfinch
Staff Recommendation: Approval, as shown in Exhibit A of the Staff Report.
VPC Information Only: The Central City Village Planning Committee was scheduled to hear this item on Feb. 12, 2024, for information only; however, there was no quorum.
DSC Action: The Design Standards Committee heard this item on March 26, 2024, and recommended denial, by a vote of 3-2.
VPC Action: The Central City Village Planning Committee heard this item on May 13, 2024, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation with modifications, by a vote of 13-1.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on June 6, 2024, and recommended approval, per the Central City Village Planning Committee recommendation, by a vote of 8-0.
Location
Generally located between the alley east of Central Avenue and the alley west of 1st Avenue, between Portland Street and McKinley Street
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.