PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Business licenses; 2. Changes of use; 3. Downtown Area Infill Incentive District - projects within the Downtown Core Sub-district requesting a modification of development regulations (Note: projects within the Greater Infill Incentive Sub district are processed in accordance with the 400' Notice Procedure below); 4. Electrical connections (certain types); 5. Expansion of existing premises; 6. Home occupations; 7. Individual Parking Plans for projects greater than 300' from R-3 or more restrictive zoning districts; 8. New construction; 9. Nonconforming same Land Use Class substitution; 10. Nonconforming parking areas; 11. Parking Design Modification Requests (except requests to modify the number of bicycle or motor vehicle parking spaces); 12. Projects within certain overlay zones; 13. Restricted adult activities; 14. Temporary uses or structures; 15. Tenant improvements; 16. Wireless Communication uses (certain types); 17. Rio Nuevo District Zone Minor Modifications of Development Regulations (MDR); 18. Zoning Compliance for Site Improvements in Existence on May 1, 2005; 19. Other applications, such as blood donor centers and circus, carnival and tent shows; 20. Site plans (Site plans in Overlay Districts require different time frames for review); 21. Subdivision tentative plat; and, 22. Subdivision final plat. | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | For applications that do not require a site plan or a subdivision plat: 10 working days, or 5 working days after the date of submittal of a required recommendation by a special reviewer, board or committee. Thereafter, the same review period after each re-submittal For applications that require a site plan or subdivision plat: 20 calendar days Thereafter, 20 calendar days for each re-submittal |
Substantive Review | For application that do not require a site plan or subdivision plat: 14 calendar days For applications that require a site plan or subdivision plat: 20 to 60 calendar days or more, depending upon the number of re-submittals |
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 Director Special Exception applications; 4. Approval of resident artisan uses in the Historic Preservation Zone; 5. Certain wireless facilities; and, 6. Requests for demolition of contributing, non-historic structures in the HPZ. | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 30 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe | 40 calendar days |
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. Projects within the Greater Infill Incentive Subdistrict of the Downtown Area Infill Incentive District requesting a Modification of Development Regulations; and, 3. Individual Parking Plans for projects within 300 feet of R-3 or more restrictive zoning districts. | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 45 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe | 55 calendar days |
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Compliance with certification of existing premises; 2. Interpretations of the UDC; 3. Planned Area Development interpretations; and, 4. Zone boundary conflicts. | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 5 working days for most applications Additional time is required for complex issues or interpretations that require a City Attorney legal opinion, 20-30 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe | 10 working days for most applications For complex issues of interpretations that require a City Attorney legal opinion, 30-40 calendar days |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL IN CERTAIN OVERLAY ZONES |
PDSD DIRECTOR APPROVAL IN CERTAIN OVERLAY ZONES | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Historic Preservation Zone Design Review | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review: | |
Full Review | 45 calendar days |
Minor Review | 30 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe: | |
Full Review | 55 calendar days |
Minor Review | 40 calendar days |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Rio Nuevo District Design Review | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review: | |
Major | 70 calendar days |
Minor | 55 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe: | |
Major Review | 80 calendar days |
Minor Review | 55 calendar days |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Neighborhood Preservation Zone Design Review | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 calendar days |
Substantive Review | 20 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe | 30 calendar days |
PDSD DIRECTOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Special Exceptions requiring PDSD Director decision | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 15 calendar days |
Overall Timeframe | 25 calendar days |
ZONING EXAMINER SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPES | |
1. Special Exceptions requiring ZE decision 2. Substitution of nonconforming uses (uses not in the same land use class) 3. Expansion of nonconforming uses | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 35 calendar days for administrative review |
Overall Timeframe | 45 calendar days The ZE Public Hearing timeframe is suspended from overall timeframe under A.R.S. § 9-835(C)(8)(c) |
MAYOR AND COUNCIL SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURE | |
APPLICATION TYPE | |
Special Exceptions requiring Mayor and Council decision | |
TIMEFRAME | |
Administrative Compliance Review for Application Completeness | 10 working days |
Substantive Review | 45 calendar days for administrative review |
Overall Timeframe | 55 calendar days The M/C Public Hearing timeframe is suspended from overall timeframe under A.R.S. § 9-835(C)(8)(c) |
(Am. Ord. 11732, 2/19/2020)