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Subject: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Revise various sections of Chapter 28 – Application PL-23-0072

Purpose: The City initiated text amendments will allow for continued refinement of the Zoning Ordinance to reflect changes in policies and procedures, allow for clerical corrections, and address the overall accuracy and usability of the Zoning Ordinance. A full list of amendments can be reviewed online at the link shown below:

Chapter 28 Zoning Ordinance Revisions

Summary: The following Sections of Chapter 28 - City of Avondale Zoning Ordinance contain the proposed changes:

• Article 1 Administration and Procedures: Sections 28-4 Development Review Procedures, 28-5 Administrative actions, 28-6 Site plan and design review, 28-7 Administrative relief, 28-13 Public notification, and 28-15 Definitions.
• Article 2 Residential District: Sections 28-32 Land Use Matrices, 28-33 Uses permitted with conditions, 28-34 Uses permitted with conditional use permit, 28-36 Design standards
• Article 3 Commercial Districts: Sections 28-53 - Land use matrix, 28-57 - Old Town Avondale Business District (OTAB)
• Article 4 Employment Districts: 28-72 - Land use matrix
• Article 5 Special Districts; Overlays: Sections 28-91 - The BLVD District, 28-92 - Major Sports and Entertainment District, 28-94 - Historic Avondale Infill Overlay
• Article 7 Supplementary Regulations, Sections 28-139 - Design requirements for non-residential districts
• Article 8 Parking: Section 28-162 – General parking requirements for all properties, and 28-165 - Parking and access standards
• Article 12 Landscape, Walls, and Fences: Section 28-295 - Landscape plans

PURSUANT TO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES SECTIONS 9-462.04 et seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission and City Council will be holding separate public hearings at the dates and times set forth below, in the place specified below, at which times and place all interested persons will have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to the following request(s):

PUBLIC HEARINGS

CONTACT

Location: This project is located along Eliseo Felix Jr Way North of Van Buren Street intersection and along Van Buren Street from the east side of the Agua Fria River to North Fairway Drive

Schedule: Preliminary work for the project has already begun. Traffic control setups are expected to be put into place Mid-March 2023.

Traffic Interruptions: Traffic control barricades and signage will be setup throughout the duration of this project. Below is a tentative schedule for the traffic control restrictions:

• 3/14/2023 to 4/07/2023 - This work is complete
  1. N Eliseo Felix Way, North of Van Buren St.
     • Expect Traffic Control Devices and Lane Restrictions
     • TF Contracting Services will maintain access to the business drives along N Eliseo Felix Jr Way
  2. Van Buren St.
     • Expect traffic control devices and lane restrictions for eastbound Van Buren St. travel, from N Fairway Drive to N Eliseo Felix Jr Way
     • Intermittent right and center lane closures for westbound Van Buren St. traffic
       
       
• 4/07/2023 to 5/19/2023 - Due to below-grade and unforeseen conditions, this work is now expected to be completed July 28, 2023 This phase was substantially completed on August 7, 2023. There may be some minor adjustments as the contractor completes the punch work.
  1. Van Buren St.
     • Expect Traffic Control Devices and Lane Restrictions for eastbound Van Buren St. travel, from N Fairway Drive east to the Agua Fria River
     • Intermittent right and center lane closures for westbound Van Buren St. traffic
     • Expect turning limited movement restrictions on 127^th Ave.
     • TF Contracting Services will maintain access to 127^th Ave. and Fairway Dr.

Background: As the City's sewer infrastructure ages, rehabilitation and maintenance become more important to assure system integrity. Repairs may also be required to maintain compliance with federal, state and local regulations. The 10th Street Lift Station force main project has an approximately 4,600 linear feet of existing 12- inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) force main that is aging and deteriorated. The project scope is to replace the deteriorating DIP force main with a new 12-inch force main of a Butt-fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe including the installation of two air release valves (ARVs).

Further Information: The City has a 24-Hour/Day Project Hotline to answer project-related questions. For questions or more information, please call the Project Hotline at 602-532-6250.

Purpose: The amendments will improve the conditional use permit process by allowing review and final action by the Planning Commission, unless appealed to City Council

Summary: The purpose of text amendment is to make the City’s conditional use permit (CUP) review process clear and effective. The proposed changes will benefit the development community by eliminating additional review and approval time.

Subject: Zoning Text Amendment – Revise Conditional Use Permit Sections 28-8 and 28-91(f) – Application PL-21-0330

PURSUANT TO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES SECTIONS 9-462.04 et seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission and City Council will be holding separate public hearings at the dates and times set forth below, in the place specified below, at which times and place all interested persons will have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to the following request(s):

PUBLIC HEARINGS

CONTACT

Zoning Ordinance Chapter 28 Revisions

https://avondaleconnect.org/18751/widgets/67759/documents/44682