Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-68-25-3 - Southeast Corner of 2nd Street and Hatcher Road (Ordinance G-7426) - District 3
Description
Request to amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601, the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix, by adopting Rezoning Application Z-68-25-3 and rezone the site from R-5 HROD (Multifamily Residence District - Restricted Commercial, Hatcher Road Overlay District) to R-5 HP HROD (Multifamily Residence District - Restricted Commercial, Historic Preservation Overlay, Hatcher Road Overlay District) to allow a Historic Preservation Overlay for Sunnyslope Presbyterian Church (now Franklin Phonetic School).
Report
Summary
Current Zoning: R-5 HROD
Proposed Zoning: R-5 HROD HP
Acreage: 1.78 acres
Proposal: Historic Preservation Overlay for Sunnyslope Presbyterian Church
Owner: Franklin Educational Properties, LLC
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Historic Preservation Commission
Representative: Kevin Weight, Planning and Development Department, Historic Preservation Office
Staff Recommendation: Approval.
HPC Action: The Historic Preservation Commission heard this case on August 18, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 7-0.
VPC Action: The North Mountain Village Planning Committee heard this item on August 20, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 13-0.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on September 4, 2025, and recommended approval, per the Historic Preservation Commission and North Mountain Village Planning Committee recommendations, by a vote of 6-0.
Location
Southeast corner of 2nd Street and Hatcher Road
Council District: 3
Parcel Address: 201, 207, and 209 E. Hatcher Road; and 9317 N. 2nd Street
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.