Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-SP-5-25-8 - Approximately 300 Feet North of the Northeast Corner of 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road (Ordinance G-7431) - 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-SP-5-25-8 and rezone the site from C-1 (Pending C-2 HGT/WVR) (Neighborhood Retail, Pending Intermediate Commercial, Height Waiver) to C-2 HGT/WVR SP (Intermediate Commercial, Height Waiver, Special Permit) to allow a Special Permit for self-service storage, with a height waiver and underlying C-2 uses. This is a companion case to Z-69-25-8 and should be heard following Z-69-25-8.
Report
Summary
Current Zoning: C-1 (Pending C-2 HGT/WVR)
Proposed Zoning: C-2 HGT/WVR SP
Acreage: 2.46 acres
Proposed Use: Special Permit for self-service storage warehouse (facility), with a height waiver and underlying C-2 uses
Owner: 43rd Ave and Baseline Development LLC
Applicant/Representative: Cassandra Ayres, Berry Riddell LLC
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations.
VPC Action: The Laveen Village Planning Committee heard this item on August 11, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, with a modification, deletion, and an additional stipulation, by a vote of 12-1.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on September 4, 2025, and recommended approval, per the Laveen Village Planning Committee recommendation, by a vote of 6-0.
Location
Approximately 300 feet north of the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road
Council District: 8
Parcel Address: 7453 S. 43rd Avenue; and 4140, 4156, 4168, 4182, and 4200 W. Baseline Road
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.