Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-111-25-7 - Approximately 250 Feet South of the Southeast Corner of 1st Avenue and McKinley Street (Ordinance G-7456) - District 7
Description
Request to amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601, the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix, by adopting Rezoning Application Z-111-25-7 and rezone the site from DTC-Downtown Gateway (Downtown Code, Gateway Character Area) to DTC-Downtown Gateway HP (Downtown Code, Gateway Character Area, Historic Preservation Overlay) to allow for a Historic Preservation Overlay for KPHO Building (now First Studio).
Report
Summary
Current Zoning: DTC-Downtown Gateway
Proposed Zoning: DTC-Downtown Gateway HP
Acreage: 0.28-acres
Proposal: Historic Preservation Overlay for KPHO Building (now First Studio)
Owner: First Studio, LLC
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Historic Preservation Commission
Representative: Kevin Weight, City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department, Historic Preservation Office
Staff Recommendation: Approval.
HPC Action: The Historic Preservation Commission heard this item on October 20, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 7-0.
VPC Action: The Central City Village Planning Committee heard this item on October 20, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 12-0.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on November 6, 2025, and recommended approval, per the Historic Preservation Commission and the Central City Village Planning Committee recommendations, by a vote of 8-0.
Location
Approximately 250 south of the southeast corner of 1st Avenue and McKinley Street
Council District: 7
Parcel Address: 631 N. 1st Avenue
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.