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Phoenix City Council Adopts Zoning Text Amendment for Multi-Family Conversion (Z-TA-3-25-Y)

  • When: 2025/06/18
  • Address: Citywide, Phoenix, Arizona
  • City: Phoenix
  • State: Arizona
  • Category: Zoning Code Modification
  • Subcategory: Process Updates
  • Asset Class: Multifamily

The Phoenix City Council adopted Ordinance G-7395, a text amendment (Z-TA-3-25-Y) to Chapter 7, Section 711 of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance concerning multi-family conversion. This amendment brings the city's ordinance into compliance with Arizona House Bill (HB) 2110, signed by Governor Hobbs on April 7, 2025. HB 2110 modified Arizona Revised Statute Section 9-462 regarding adaptive reuse of commercial buildings for multi-family residential development. The ordinance specifically updates references from "building" to "parcel" where appropriate, changes "multi-family zoning" to "properties with multi-family zoning entitlements," and clarifies the relationship of adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings to multi-family use due to a minor definition change in the state bill. The staff recommended approval of the amendment, which the Planning Commission also recommended by a 9-0 vote. This change was supported by most municipalities as it simplifies counting and enforcement.

Source

Applicant - City of Phoenix, Planning Commission


City Representative - City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department