PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL PROCESS | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Changes of use; 2. Downtown Area Infill Incentive District –
within the Downtown Core Sub-district requesting a modification of
regulations (Note:
within the Greater Infill Incentive Sub-district are processed in accordance with the 400' Notice Procedure below); 3. Electrical connections (certain types); 4. Expansion of existing premises; 5. Home occupations; 6. Individual Parking Plans for
greater than 300' from R-3 or more restrictive zoning districts; 7. New construction; 8. Nonconforming same Land Use Class substitution; 9. Nonconforming parking areas; 10. Parking Design Modification Requests (except requests to modify the number of bicycle or motor vehicle parking spaces); 11.
within certain overlay zones; 12. Restricted adult activities; 13. Temporary uses or structures; 14. Tenant improvements; 15. Wireless Communication uses (certain types); 16. Rio Nuevo District Zone Minor Modifications of Development Regulations (MDR); 17. Zoning Compliance for Site Improvements in Existence on May 1, 2005; 18. Other applications, such as blood donor centers and circus, carnival and tent shows; or 19. Site plans (Site plans in Overlay Districts require different time frames for review). | |
TIME FRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working
|
Substantive Review | 65 working
|
Overall Time frame | 85 working
. Note: This time period includes a second review after return of comments on the first review, or when a
package or site plan is required. Total time is less if only one review is needed for a particular approval, or when a
package or site plan is not required. |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL PROCEDURE: 100' NOTICE PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Design Development Options (DDO) in accordance; 2. Parking Design Modification Requests to the required number of bicycle and motor vehicle parking spaces; 3. PDSD
Special Exception applications; 4. Approval of resident artisan uses in the Historic Preservation Zone; 5. Certain wireless facilities; 6. Requests for demolition of contributing, non-historic structures in the HPZ. | |
TIME FRAMES | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working
|
Substantive Review | 35 working |
Overall Time frame | 55 working |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL PROCEDURE: 400' NOTICE PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Mitigation plans for certain restaurants serving alcohol within 300 feet of R-3 or more restrictive zoning; 2.
within the Greater Infill Incentive Sub-district of the Downtown Area Infill Incentive District requesting a Modification of Development Regulations; and, 3. Individual Parking Plans for
within 300 feet of R-3 or more restrictive zoning districts. | |
TIME FRAMES | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working
|
Substantive Review | 45 working |
Overall Time frame | 65 working |
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL |
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL | ||
APPLICATION TYPES | ||
1. Compliance with certification of existing premises. 2. Interpretations of the UDC. 3. Planned Area Development interpretations. 4. Zone boundary conflicts. | ||
TIME FRAMES | ||
Regular Review | Complex issues requiring additional research or a City Attorney opinion: | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working | 20 working |
Substantive Review | 10 working | 25 working |
Overall Time frame | 30 working | 45 working |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL IN CERTAIN OVERLAY ZONES |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL IN CERTAIN OVERLAY ZONES | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Historic Preservation Zone Design Review | |
TIME FRAMES | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working |
Substantive Review: | |
Full Review | 40 working |
Minor Review | 25 working |
Overall Time frame: | |
Full Review | 60 working |
Minor Review | 45 working |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Rio Nuevo District Design Review | |
TIME FRAMES | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working |
Substantive Review: | |
Major | 65 working |
Minor | 50 working |
Overall Time frame: | |
Major Review | 85 working |
Minor Review | 70 working |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Neighborhood Preservation Zone Design Review | |
TIME FRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working
|
Substantive Review | 20 working |
Overall Time frame | 40 working |
PDSD DIRECTOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Special Exceptions requiring PDSD
approval | |
TIME FRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working |
Substantive Review | 25 working |
Overall Time frame | 45 working |
ZONING EXAMINER SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
1. Special Exceptions requiring ZE decision under the UDC. 2. Substitution of nonconforming uses (uses not in the same land use class). 3. Expansion of nonconforming uses. | |
TIME FRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 20 working |
Substantive Review | 40 working
for administrative review |
Overall Time frame | 60 working
for administrative review The substantive and overall time frames are suspended from overall time frame under A.R.S. § 9-835(C)(8)(c) for the required ZE Public Hearing |
(Am. Admin. Directive 1.02-9, rev. 4/25/2014; Am. Ord. 11732, 2/19/2020)