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Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan Amendment GPA-2-25-Y - Data Centers (Resolution 22316) - Citywide
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Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan Amendment GPA-2-25-Y - Data Centers (Resolution 22316) - Citywide
Description
Request to hold a public hearing on a General Plan Amendment for the following item to consider the Planning Commission recommendation and the related resolution if approved. This request is to amend the General Plan to incorporate policy guidance on data centers. This is a companion case to Z-TA-2-25-Y and should be heard first, followed by Z-TA-2-25-Y.
Report
Summary
Application: GPA-2-25-Y
The proposal will act as the policy guidance for data centers which supports the Zoning Ordinance text amendment Z-TA-2-25-Y for regulations related to data centers.
The proposal will guide data center development away from cores, centers, and corridors, where mixed-use, walkable communities are envisioned and will guide data centers to blend with the surrounding environment while limiting negative impacts to existing communities.
The proposal is consistent with and relates to other adopted policies in the General Plan, such as the Blueprint for a More Connected Phoenix, including Cores, Centers, and Corridors, Village Cores, Employment Corridors, and Tech Corridors; Create a Network of Vibrant Cores, Centers, and Corridors; and Build the Most Sustainable Desert City, including Water Sensitive Planning, Green Building, Energy Infrastructure, and Community Shade.
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Planning Commission
Representative: City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department
Staff Recommendation: Approval of GPA-2-25-Y (Attachment B).
VPC Action: Fourteen Village Planning Committees considered the request. Seven VPCs recommended approval, per the staff recommendation; three VPCs recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, with direction; two VPCs recommended denial; two VPCs recommended denial, with direction and one VPC did not have quorum, as reflected in Attachment C.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on June 5, 2025 and recommended approval, per the memo from the Planning and Development Department Deputy Director dated June 5, 2025, by a vote of 9-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.