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Off-Premise Advertising within Planned Unit Developments Located on Publicly Owned Land Used for a School Text Amendment - Z-TA-1-19
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Off-Premise Advertising within Planned Unit Developments Located on Publicly Owned Land Used for a School Text Amendment - Z-TA-1-19
Description
This report requests the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee recommend City Council approval on a proposed text amendment Z-TA-1-19, regarding amending Chapter 7, Section 705.2 (Off-Premise Signs) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise advertising within PUDs located on publicly owned land used for a school as recommended by the Planning Commission.
THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
Report
Application: Z-TA-1-19
Proposal: Request to amend Chapter 7, Section 705.2 (Off-Premise Signs) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to allow off-premise advertising within PUDs located on publicly owned land used for a school.
Applicant: Creighton Elementary School District and Creighton Community Foundation
Representative: Gammage & Burnham - Michael Maerowitz
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 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 is proposing 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 SR Loop 202, SR 143, and the West SR 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.
Section 705.2.A.5
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: Staff recommends approval of TA-1-19 as proposed in Attachment A - Staff Report.
VPC Action: The request was heard by 11 Village Planning Committees (VPC's) and all approved per staff recommendation. One VPC did not hear the item, as their meeting was canceled, as reflected in Attachment B - VPC Summary.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this case 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.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.