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Board backs ordinance to let 10% affordable CIMD projects on Enhanced Mobility lands
Summary
The board approved an ordinance amending zoning rules so that commercial-industrial-multifamily developments (CIMD) with a 10% affordable-housing component may be approved on lands designated Enhanced Mobility, preserving eligibility after recent land-use reclassifications.
The Planning and Zoning Board voted 6–0 to approve an ordinance amendment that adds the Enhanced Mobility (EM) future land use designation to the list of areas eligible for commercial-industrial-multifamily development (CIMD) projects that include a 10% affordable-housing component.
Brandon Shadd, Development Services Director, told the board the amendment reconciles two recent pieces of legislation: the creation of the new Enhanced Mobility designation and the earlier CIMD ordinance (adopted Feb. 13) that allowed multifamily residential developments with a 10% affordable component on properties with a Planned Mobility designation. Shadd said adding EM preserves the ability of property owners to pursue 10% affordable housing projects after a land-use redesignation and "keeps the status quo" for lands eligible for those projects.
Shadd said the amendment clarifies eligibility for potential mixed-use projects and noted the Brooker Arizona Innovation Campus regulations as background for the Enhanced Mobility rules. The board offered an opportunity for public comment; none was offered. After brief discussion, the board moved to approve the ordinance and recorded a unanimous vote. The ordinance was scheduled for City Council consideration on Dec. 10.
