Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-76-25-8 - Southeast Corner of 16th Avenue and Buckeye Road (Ordinance G-7436) - District 8
Description
Request to amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601, the Zoning Map of the City of Phoenix, by adopting Rezoning Application Z-76-25-8 and rezone the site from R-3 CCSIOD (Multifamily Residence District, Central City South Interim Overlay District) and C-3 CCSIOD (General Commercial, Central City South Interim Overlay District) to R-3 HP CCSIOD (Multifamily Residence District, Historic Preservation Overlay, Central City South Interim Overlay District) and C-3 HP CCSIOD (General Commercial, Historic Preservation Overlay, Central City South Interim Overlay District) to allow for a Historic Preservation Overlay for the Emmanuel Church of God in Christ.
Report
Summary
Current Zoning: R-3 CCSIOD (0.33-acres) and C-3 CCSIOD (0.65-acres)
Proposed Zoning: R-3 HP CCSIOD (0.33-acres) and C-3 HP CCSIOD (0.65-acres)
Acreage: 0.98-acres
Proposal: Historic Preservation Overlay for the Emmanuel Church of God in Christ
Owner: Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Historic Preservation Commission
Representative: Maura Jackson, City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department
Staff Recommendation: Approval.
VPC Action: The Central City Village Planning Committee heard this item on August 11, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 9-0.
HPC Action: The Historic Preservation Commission heard this item on August 18, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, by a vote of 7-0.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on September 4, 2025, and recommended approval, per the Central City Village Planning Committee and the Historic Preservation Commission recommendations, by a vote of 6-0.
Location
Southeast corner of 16th Avenue and Buckeye Road
Council District: 8
Parcel Address: 1537 and 1545 W. Buckeye Road
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.