Title
Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Review Timeframes and Written Protest Petition Exemption - Z-TA-8-24-Y (Ordinance G-7320) - Citywide
Description
Request to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment Z-TA-8-24-Y and to request City Council approval per the Planning Commission recommendation which amends Chapter 5, Section 506 (Text Amendments and Rezonings) of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to address changes to the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding an exemption for government owned properties when processing written protest petitions for the three-fourths votes and rezoning application review time frames (Senate Bill 1162).
Report
Summary
The proposed text amendment includes two main components, both in Section 506: 1) addition of the exemption for government owned properties as related to written protest petitions, and 2) revision of the rezoning application review process to comply with timeframes mandated by SB 1162 as detailed in the Staff Report (Attachment B).
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Planning Commission
Representative: City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department
Staff Recommendation: Approval of Z-TA-8-24-Y as shown in Exhibit A of the Staff Report (Attachment B).
PC Info: The Planning Commission heard this item on October 10, 2024, for information only.
PC Action: The Planning Commission is scheduled to hear this item on November 7, 2024.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.