Title
Amend City Code - Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Downtown Code Provisions and Clarification Text Amendment - Z-TA-10-13 (Ordinance G-6409)
Description
Request to hold a public hearing on Z-TA-10-13, regarding amending Chapter 12 Downtown Code of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify language, clean up clerical issues, and to add new provisions. This report provides the City of Phoenix City Council information about a proposed text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.
Report
Summary
The intent of this proposed text amendment is to revise Chapter 12 (Downtown Code) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to address several improvements to the code, including removal of redundant text; relocation of items into more appropriate sections; clarification of terminology; update the code to add new land use provisions as per adopted ordinances; include public utility facilities and buildings as an allowed use; add new frontage types to match those of the Walkable Urban (WU) Code, and to add flexibility language for public utility conflicts.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Central City Village Planning Committee was briefed on April 10, 2017 and heard the item on Aug. 14, 2017 and approved, with additional changes by a 12-0 vote (1 abstained). The Planning Commission heard the item on Sept. 7, 2017 and approved per the Central City Village Planning Committee recommendation, with a modification to Section 1204.C.28.D. as read into the record by staff as the following: The public utility facilities and buildings must have a minimum 8-foot high decorative fence around the perimeter, if the facility is not within an enclosed building structure by a 5-0 vote.
The Downtown, Aviation, Economy, and Innovation Subcommittee heard the item on Dec. 6, 2017 and approved, by a 4-0 vote, per the memo dated Dec. 6, 2017 with the following modifications to Section 1204.C.28.:
- Add language to require notification and a meeting with registered neighborhood associations to discuss creative uses that would surround the public utility pursuant to 28.B.2. language.
- Add two categories created in 28.B.2. language that would require an applicant to meet a minimum of one of the large scale installations and a minimum of two of the small scale installations.
- Reach out to community stakeholders and development community to ensure they review prior to the City Council meeting.
Following the Downtown, Aviation, Economy, and Innovation Subcommittee meeting, staff conducted additional outreach and discussion with community stakeholders and utility representatives. With input from these discussions, staff is proposing additional changes as outlined in the Addendum B Staff Report, dated Jan. 3, 2018.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.