Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-30-26-1 - Approximately 425 Feet East of the Southeast Corner of 51st Avenue and Union Hills Drive (Ordinance G-7537) - District 1
Description
Request to amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601, the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix, by adopting Rezoning Application Z-30-26-1, and rezone from 3.16 acres of R1-8 (Single-Family Residence District) and 1.47 acres of R1-8, Approved R-2 (Single-Family Residence District, Approved Multi-Family Residence District) to 4.63 acres of R-2 (Multi-Family Residence District) to allow attached single-family residential.
Report
Summary
Current Zoning: R1-8 and R1-8 (Approved R-2)
Proposed Zoning: R-2
Acreage: 4.63 acres
Proposal: Attached single-family residential
Owner: Bill Emch, EMCH Enterprises, L.L.C.
Applicant/Representaive: Carolyn Oberholtzer of Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer, PLLC
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations.
VPC Action: The Deer Valley Village Planning Committee heard this item on July 6, 2026, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation with a modification, by a vote of 12-0.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on August 6, 2026, and recommended approval, per the Deer Valley Village Planning Committee recommendation, by a vote of 8-0.
Location
Approximately 425 feet east of the southeast corner of 51st Avenue and Union Hills Drive
Council District: 1
Parcel Address: 4941 W. Union Hills Drive
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Planning and Development Department.