Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Community Development Department

ZONING ORDINANCE AND DESIGN UPDATE (ZODU)

Sustainable Land Use, Culturally Influenced Design

Council Meeting 2-24-10

Community Update

• Provide a brief project overview and status report.

• Present a summary of the ZODU Outreach process and results.

• Seeking input for recommended approach to updating the Ordinance.

• Revisions, refinements and updates to the current Zoning Ordinance.

• Revisions and updates to the current Development and Design Standards document.

What is the Zoning Ordinance and Design Update (ZODU)

project?

• Documents the Community’s “Vision”

• Defined “Mixed-Use Commercial areas

• Includes building heights and floor area ratios (F.A.R.)

General Plan Document and Land Use Map

Adopted: 2006

Zoning Ordinance Adopted: 1 9 8 1

• Implements the General Plan

• Regulates TYPE AND LOCATION of land uses

• Establishes DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (setbacks, parking signage, lighting, open space & landscape requirements)

• Phase One Update will address Commercial Areas only

Development and Design Standards Adopted : 1 9 9 2• Implements the

General Plan

• Describes design character of

buildings, landscape, site layout, hardscape, lighting, etc. unique to the Community.

• Includes design concepts for reflecting Pima-Maricopa Culture.

What can zoning accomplish? It can:• Support the economic desires and plans of a

Community;• Protect existing development and investment from

incompatible development;• Facilitate synergistic development;• Assist developers in reflecting the values of a

Community (e.g. culturally responsiveness, sustainability);

• Preserve important views and open space;• Produce high quality design, livable, enjoyable

environments, e.g. people-oriented instead of auto-oriented, active gathering places, and convenient pedestrian and vehicular connections between projects .

What it should not be: • A set of meaningless and bothersome requirements

with no relation to a Community’s goals.

Project Timeline

Community Outreach and Workshop Results

• (3) Community Workshops• (2) Senior Breakfasts• (9) External Outreach

Meetings• (7) Internal Outreach

Meetings• (8) One-on-One Interviews• (4) Special Events• Questionnaire (84

responses)• Newspaper Article• Internet Website• Video Documentary

Outreach Highlights:

• The Mixed Use Commercial Area has a variety of different areas, each with certain trends, opportunities, challenges.

• It is a good idea to encourage uses that complement and add value to each other. Outreach participants thought the “Character Areas” approach as a good way to do this.

• Use specific conditions or not allow some uses to ensure that uses complement and add value to each other.

• Limit manufacturing and general industrial uses in all areas except McKellips Road east of Dobson Road. Limit light industrial in areas around the Casinos and north of the Arizona Canal.

• Zoning and/or design concept for treating specific geographic areas differently.

• Used to ensure compatible and mutually supportive land uses in different locations within Mixed Use Commercial area.

• Includes Development Standards and Design Guidelines that are customized for different areas as appropriate, e.g. certain areas could be required to create people-oriented streets, useable open spaces and hidden parking.

What is a Character Area?

“fitting the pieces together”

Entertainment Area:

Casino Area:

Neighborhood Mixed Use:

Industrial/Business Park:

Regional Mixed Use:

Casino

Casino

Character Areas Concept:

Community Mixed Use:

H

Talking Stick Resort

Via de Ventura

Talking Stick Resort

Riverwalk

North Area Strengths, Opportunities &Trends

Calendar Stick

Spring Training

Pima Center

Indian Bend

Odysea (aquarium)

The Pavillions

Casino Character Area

Entertainment Character Area

H

HHHH

H - Proposed Hotel

H

Talking Stick Resort

Via de Ventura

Character Area Images:

Calendar Stick

Pima Center

Casino Area Character Area

Entertainment Area Character Area

H

HHHH

Chaparral Road

McDonald Road

Thomas Road

Central Area Strengths, Opportunities & Trends

Santeo

Scottsdale Community College

Two Waters Government Complex

Walmart

Chaparral Bus. Park

H – Proposed Hotel

Community Mixed Use Character Area

Character Area Images:

H

Community Mixed Use Character Area

South Area Strengths, Opportunities and Trends

Salt River Materials Group

On Auk Mor ICasino Arizona

Casino Area Character Area

Neighborhood Mixed Use Character Area

Proposed Va Shly’ay Akimel

Regional Mixed Use Character Area

Industrial Character Area

Entertainment Character Area

Character Area Images: Neighborhood Mixed Use Character Area

Regional Mixed Use Character Area

Industrial Character Area

Entertainment Area:• Limit industrial and

warehousing

Casino Character Area:• Limit industrial,

warehousing, medical, ground-floor office, and drive-throughs

Community Mixed Use:• Limit non-retail uses

on ground floor along e-w arterials, warehousing and light industrial

Neighborhood Mixed Use:• Limit scale of

office, and medical

• Limit warehousing and light industrial

Industrial Park:• Limit waste

producers, hazardous materials and sensitive land uses (e.g., schools, church)

Regional Mixed Use:• Allow a wide range of

commercial uses, business parks/light industrial

Casino

Casino

Proposed Use Limitations:

Seeking Input on the Zoning Approach:

• Use of Character Areas and agreement on the general concept for each area.

• Use of customized Development and Design Standards for different areas as appropriate, e.g. certain areas could be required to create people-oriented streets, useable open spaces and parking placed behind buildings, enhanced screening.

• Limiting land uses in certain areas to ensure compatible and mutually supportive uses in different locations within the Mixed Use Commercial area.

T H A N K Y O U !!