File #: 25-0241   
Type: Zoning Ordinance & Public Hearing Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 3/5/2025 Final action: 3/5/2025
Title: Public Hearing - Amend Downtown Code - Ordinance Adoption - Text Amendment Application Z-TA-6-24-7 (Ordinance G-7368) - District 7
District: District 7
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Draft Ordinance - Z-TA-6-24-7.pdf, 2. Attachment B - Staff Report - Z-TA-6-24-7.pdf, 3. Attachment C - Addendum A - Z-TA-6-24-7.pdf, 4. Attachment D - VPC Summary - Z-TA-6-24-7.pdf, 5. Attachment E - PC Summary - Z-TA-6-24-7.pdf

Title

Public Hearing - Amend Downtown Code - Ordinance Adoption - Text Amendment Application Z-TA-6-24-7 (Ordinance G-7368) - District 7

 

Description

Request for a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Text Amendment Z-TA-6-24-7 to amend Chapter 12, Section 1202.B (Downtown Code, Regulating Maps, Height Map) to amend the Downtown Code Height Map and to amend the Downtown Code Density Map, for an area bounded by Adams Street to the north, 7th Avenue to the east, Jefferson Street to the south, and 8th Avenue to the west. This is a companion case to GPA-CC-2-24-7 and should be heard after GPA-CC-2-24-7.

 

Report

Summary

The intent of the proposed text amendment is to amend Chapter 12, Section 1202.B (Downtown Code, Regulating Maps, Height Maps) to amend the Downtown Code Height Map from a maximum height of 30 feet to a maximum height of 250 feet and Section 1202.C (Downtown Code, Regulating Maps, Density Map) to amend the Downtown Code Density Map from 14.5 maximum dwelling units per acre to 218 maximum dwelling units per acre for an area bounded by Adams Street to the north, 7th Avenue to the east, Jefferson Street to the south, and 8th Avenue to the west. 

 

Owner: Mark Victor Dye, Dye Capital LLC and City of Phoenix

Applicant: City of Phoenix, Planning Commission

Representative: Jeff Stapleton, City of Phoenix, Community and Economic Development Department

 

Staff Recommendation: Approval, as shown in Exhibit A of the Addendum A Staff Report.

VPC Information Only: The Central City Village Planning Committee heard this item on December 9, 2024, for information only.

VPC Action: The Central City Village Planning Committee heard this item on January 13, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 10-1.

PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on February 6, 2025, and recommended approval, per the Central City Village Planning Committee recommendation, by a vote of 9-0.

 

Location

An area bounded by Adams Street to the north, 7th Avenue to the east, Jefferson Street to the south, and 8th Avenue to the west

Council District: 7

Parcel Addresses: 18 S. 7th Avenue; 701 and 704 W. Adams Street; 701 and 713 W. Washington Street; 702, 706, 714, and 718 W. Jefferson Street

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.