Title
***REQUEST TO CONTINUE (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan Update PlanPHX 2025 - GPA-12-23 (Resolution 22191)
Description
Request to hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution on the General Plan Update as recommended by the Planning Commission on March 7, 2024. State Law requires that the City Council hold at least one public hearing before adoption of the General Plan, and that the City Council adopt the General Plan by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its members. It is tentatively scheduled that City Council will refer the measure to voters on May 1, 2024.
Report
Summary
The General Plan provides policy direction for growth, redevelopment, conservation and infrastructure investment for the city. The Phoenix General Plan was last adopted by the Phoenix City Council and approved by voters in 2015. In January of 2023, the Planning and Development Department, with the leadership of the Phoenix City Council, initiated an effort to update the General Plan and termed the project PlanPHX.
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Planning Commission
Representative: City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department
Staff Recommendation: Approval of GPA-12-23 as shown in Exhibit A of the Staff Report (Attachment B).
VPC Action: All 15 Village Planning Committees (VPCs) considered the request. Twelve VPCs recommended approval, per the staff recommendation; one VPC recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, with modifications; and two VPCs recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, with direction, as reflected in Attachment C.
PC Action: State Law requires that the Planning Commission hold at least two public hearings before approving the General Plan. The Planning Commission held the first public hearing on Feb. 22, 2024. The Planning Commission held the second public hearing on March 7, 2024, and recommended approval, per the Addendum A Staff Report (Attachment D), by a vote of 8-0, as reflected in Attachment E.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.