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Buckeye council adopts Phase 2 development code update (Ordinance 28-25)
Summary
The Buckeye City Council voted unanimously Oct. 21 to adopt Ordinance 28-25, a multi-article update to the city's development code that modernizes zoning, adds new use standards and codifies several state statute-driven changes.
The Buckeye City Council on Oct. 21 adopted Ordinance 28-25, the Development Code Amendment Phase 2, following a public hearing and a presentation by Principal Planner Mandy Woods. The council’s vote to adopt the code update was unanimous.
The Phase 2 update revises multiple articles of the city’s development code to align zoning and procedural language with state and federal requirements, clarify standards, and streamline entitlement processes, city staff said. Mandy Woods, principal planner in Development Services, told the council the update follows a year of workshops and stakeholder engagement and is intended to modernize the code and improve consistency across the Valley.
Key changes include new or revised use-specific standards for middle housing to comply with state statute HB 27 21; new standards for battery energy storage systems (BES); updates to wireless facilities language; separation limits for car washes and mini-storage uses (26,40 feet or a half-mile apart); codification of accessory dwelling…
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