a. In no case shall any structure, fence, or wall over three feet in height be located on a corner lot so as to be in conflict with the provisions of Section 31-13 of the City Code (G-76), entitled "Obstructing visibility at intersections," and amendments thereto.

b. On a corner lot in any residence district a side yard of not less than ten feet shall be maintained on the street side of such corner lot.

a. Standard Option. The following provisions apply to development in the RE-43, RE-24, R1-14, and R-4A districts, and in the RE-35, R1-18, R1-10, R1-8, R1-6, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, and R-5 districts when developed in accordance with the Standard development option:

b. Planned Residential Developments and Planned Area Developments. The following provisions apply to development in the RE-35, R1-18, R1-10, R1-8, R1-6, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, and R-5 districts when developed in accordance with the Planned Residential Development option and subdivisions developed as Planned Area Developments per Section 635:

c. Single-Family Infill (SFI) Subdivisions. The following provisions apply to SFI subdivisions developed in accordance with Section 608.I:

a. Where two or more lots are used as a building site and where main buildings cross lot lines then the entire area shall be considered as one lot for the purposes of setbacks, density, and lot coverage, except that the front of the parcel shall be determined to be the front of the individual lots as platted, subdivided, or laid out.

b. Any division of property shall be in accordance with the provisions of section Chapter 32 of the City Code, "The Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Phoenix," as amended.

a. The provisions of this section are applicable to all structures higher than four stories or forty-eight feet in height and to any use or structure except signs and sign structures located within the C-1, C-2, or C-3 districts and where specified in the Commerce Park, A-1, and A-2 districts. Any and all signs in these districts shall be regulated by the provisions of Section 705, Signs, of the Zoning Ordinance.

b. Compliance with this ordinance shall be certified by obtaining such site plan approval as may be required under Section 507.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Phoenix, or, otherwise shall be demonstrated at the time of application for a building permit by submission of such plans and statements as may be required herein to the Building and Housing Safety Department. All such plans shall be completed and all such statements shall be met prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

c. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable for the purpose of locating temporary construction facilities on the development site. Such construction facilities shall be removed within seven days after completion of initial development or prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy, whichever first occurs.

a. A front yard of not less than thirty-five feet in depth shall be provided.

b. The required thirty-five-foot front yard setback established by Section 701.D.2 may be reduced to twenty-five feet according to the following:

c. Side yards shall be provided according to the following standards:

d. All structures higher than four stories or forty-eight feet in height shall have a rear yard of not less than fifteen feet in depth which depth may be measured from the centerline of any existing rear alley with a width of not less than sixteen feet or from that point on a partial alley, designed to have a width of not less than sixteen feet, which is intended to establish such centerline.

a. A front yard of not less than twenty-five feet in depth shall be provided.

b. On any lot where no parking spaces are established in the front yard, the front yard setback may be reduced to a minimum setback of not less than twelve feet by providing amenities on the site in accordance with the following guidelines:

c. On a corner lot which abuts an intersecting arterial street as designated on the street classification map, a side yard of not less than twenty-five feet in width shall be provided.

a. In that area bounded by Van Buren Street, Third Street, the alley south of Jefferson Street, and Third Avenue, there shall be no setback requirement imposed by this ordinance except that a landscaped area equal to five feet times the total street frontage, measured in square feet, is required located along at least one street line.

b. All structures or uses existing in the C-1, C-2, or C-3 districts prior to October 21, 1975, and all structures or uses existing in the Commerce Park, A-1, and A-2 districts prior to April 19, 1986, where specified in Sections 626, 627, and 628 of this ordinance, may be reconstructed, expanded or altered notwithstanding front, side or rear setback requirements imposed by this ordinance subject to the securing of a use permit.

c. In all C-1, C-2, or C-3 districts and where specified in the Commerce Park, A-1 and A-2 districts, any landscaping requirement exclusive of that landscaping which may be chosen as amenity bonus, shall not exceed seven percent of the total lot area, measured in square feet, for any lot of record (as of the effective date of this ordinance) which is less than sixty feet wide, ninety-four feet deep, or less than six thousand square feet in area.

d. In addition to the requirement of Section 701.A.10, automobile service stations shall be required to provide landscaping in compliance with Section 701.D.3.a(1)(b).

e. Where landscaping is provided the following standards must be met:

a. When a permit to establish the registered use is not required under the provisions of the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, the time period shall expire sixty days from the date the notice of intention to establish the use is filed with the Planning and Development Department.

b. When a permit to establish the registered use is required under the provisions of the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, the time period shall expire sixty days from the date the notice of intention to establish the use is filed with the Planning and Development Department, unless the required building permit is applied for during the sixty-day period. If a building permit is applied for during the sixty-day period, the time period shall expire upon the expiration of the building permit or in three hundred sixty-five days from the date of application for the building permit, whichever first occurs.

c. Registrations that have expired are nonrenewable. A new registration for the proposed use shall not be accepted within thirty days of the expiration date of the prior registration.

a. The applicant may provide evidence to the Planning and Development Department staff that a registered facility within the spacing requirements is no longer operating. The Planning and Development Department staff will verify the status of the facility within 30 days and update the registered use documents.

a. Administrative staff review. An applicant may request a disability accommodation from a separation requirement if the requirement prohibits a community residence home or center for a person with disabilities. For the purposes of determining conformance for community residence homes, only other community residence home locations shall be considered. All community residence homes or centers that are considered for determining conformance with this section shall be within residential zoning districts.

The Planning and Development Department Director’s designee may administratively approve such requests if there are no more than five community residence homes with six to ten residents or centers within a one-half-mile area (2,640-foot radius), measured in a straight line in any direction, of the lot lines of a proposed community residence home with six to ten residents or center, except that:

b. Zoning Disability Accommodation Committee review. If the disability accommodation administrative staff review conditions are not met, the applicant may request futher review by the Zoning Disability Accommodation Committee. Additionally, an applicant may request a disability accommodation from any zoning requirement if the requirement prohibits a community residence home, center, or any other form of housing for individuals with disabilities.

The applicant shall submit to the Planning and Development Department a written request for accommodation and the reason why the accommodation is required. The written request shall contain sufficient facts to allow the Zoning Disability Accommodation Committee to make an individualized determination of the proposed community residence’s needs, to address the City’s safety and welfare concerns, and to assure compliance with this section.

The Zoning Disability Accommodation Committee shall review the written request and provide a decision per the procedures outlined in Section 311. The Committee shall determine if:

The accommodation shall be made only to the extent necessary to comply with the Fair Housing Act. The Zoning Disability Accommodation Committee or Planning and Development Department Director’s determination constitutes a final administrative action.

a. Shall be provided for all uses of property in accordance with the standards in this Section.

b. Shall include sufficient on site maneuvering for each parking space (refer to parking layout policy) along with adequate driveways, all of which must be located entirely on private property.

c. All off-street parking areas shall be accessible from a public street or alley unless prohibited in the Driveway Ordinance (Phoenix City Code).

a. An area for off street parking, drives and maneuvering meeting the requirements of this Section shall be provided on a parking plan in conjunction with the issuance of a building permit for any new construction or expansion of an existing building. The Building Official shall not issue a building permit unless these requirements are satisfied.

b. Whenever a parking plan has been approved, the parking area must be developed in accordance with the plan and may not be changed to deviate from the plan without the approval of the Planning and Development Department.

c. A parking plan shall be required by the building official whenever any change in use of a property is made that results in an increase in the number of required parking spaces or of the standards for parking areas contained in this Section. A parking plan is also required for new construction or site plan amendments.

a. A non-residential use in a non-residential district may have parking on another lot when:

If not owned by the owner of the property containing the use, the off-site area must be used in conjunction with a recorded, non-cancelable lease, renewable in a minimum of five (5) year increments. A copy of the executed and recorded lease shall be provided to the Building Official and Planning and Development Traffic Engineer. The lease must remain permanently in effect to satisfy the parking requirements of this Section.

b. Parking for a nonresidential use legally permitted within a residence district may be provided on a lot separated from the property by no more than a public alley.

c. Parking for any use located outside a residence district shall not be located within a residence district unless in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

a. Parking garages:

b. Surface Parking.

c. Compact parking.

d. Single family residential.

a. All parking and maneuvering areas within the front yard and side yards adjoining a primary residential structure shall be maintained in a dustproofed condition. If more than the above prescribed area of the front yard is surfaced with a similar dustproof material, the parking and maneuvering area within the front yard and side yards adjoining the primary structure shall be delineated with a permanent border.

b. All parking and maneuvering areas on a residential lot, except single-family or duplex residential, shall have dustproof paving.

c. All parking and maneuvering areas on a non-residential lot shall have dustproof paving. This includes areas of a lot used to store pneumatically tired vehicles and lots for used cars.

d. Dustproof paving or surfacing shall be provided on any such lots by April 20, 1999 or the effective date of the original City Zoning. The Zoning Administrator may approve an alternate schedule if there are extenuating circumstances.

a. Parking or maneuvering areas which abut a property line shall have a solid masonry wall or a minimum six (6) inch high curb installed and located so that no part of a vehicle shall extend over or beyond the property line.

b. Parking or maneuvering areas which do not abut a property line and which are not bounded by a fence, wall, building, or established landscaping plot shall be bounded by curbing.

c. Solid curbing shall be installed, if required for drainage control by the City Engineer.

a. Banks, savings and loan establishments, and other similar financial institutions: Minimum of one hundred fifty (150) linear feet of queuing space for the first bay plus one hundred (100) linear feet of queuing space per additional bay. Queuing lengths shall be a linear measurement from the point of service.

b. Drive-in theaters: Queuing space in a number of linear feet which equals two (2) times the number, of viewing stalls located within the theater.

c. Drive-through facilities for restaurants: One hundred fifty (150) linear feet of queuing space per pick-up window. queuing lengths shall be a linear measurement for the point of service.

d. All other drive-through facilities not addressed shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) linear feet of queuing space per bay or pick-up window. Queuing lengths shall be a linear measurement from the point of service.

e. Facilities providing multiple bays or points of service shall provide a minimum of two (2) approach lanes.

a. Residential districts. Screening of parking is required in residential districts when the lot serves any use, except single-family units or a multi-family project of less than sixteen (16) units. A screen consisting of a solid wall or landscaping shall be required, detailed as follows:

b. Non-residential districts. Screening of the parking area is required in nonresidential districts, when the following conditions exist: The lot serves any use, except single-family units or a multi-family project of less than sixteen (16) units, and the lot adjoins a residential zoning district or is separated from a residential district by an alley, locale or collector street. A screen consisting of a solid wall or landscaping shall be required along the portions of the parking lot and drives which adjoin or are across the street or alley from the residential zoning district, detailed as follows:

a. Provide additional 100 lineal feet of landscaped pedestrian walkway through parking areas in one or more locations: Twenty (20) spaces.

b. Provide enhanced landscaping within customer parking areas beyond required minimum: Four (4) spaces for each fifty (50) square feet of additional landscaped area.

c. Provide shaded bus shelter that is architecturally integrated with the design of the primary structure and as approved by the public transit department: Twenty-five (25) spaces.

d. Provide covered customer parking: Ten (10) spaces for each covered space.

e. Provide parking structure: Fifty (50) spaces for each one (1) space provided in a parking structure. Said parking structure shall be a maximum of forty-eight (48) feet high and subject to a use permit as provided in Section 307.

f. Improved outdoor public areas (plazas, courtyards, etc.), located adjacent to and integrated with the main pedestrian circulation: Four (4) spaces for every fifty (50) square feet with seating.

g. Permanent public art detached from the building and developed by a commercial artist that occupies a minimum of ten (10) cubic feet: Ten (10) spaces.

h. A freestanding or attached architectural tower of a minimum twenty-five (25) feet high (no tenant signage permitted): Ten (10) spaces per tower.

i. A freestanding or attached clock of a minimum twenty-five (25) feet high (no tenant signage permitted): Fifty (50) spaces.

a. A parking management study may be required when one of the following conditions exists on the same site:

b. A final parking management study must be approved as part of the site plan review. It may include parking structures, site layout, use of shuttle system, valet service, or other techniques approved by the Planning and Development Department to make all required parking functional. The Planning and Development Director or his designee is authorized to approve parking management studies.

c. The parking management study may designate an area for employee parking if it is designed and sectioned off in such a way that it functions as a separate lot. The employee parking spaces shall use the minimum size dimensions for office/industrial spaces.

a. A retail, office, or mixed use center may use the shared parking model when:

b. The shared parking model analysis must be performed, and the report must be sealed, by a professional civil engineer who has extensive experience with traffic and parking issues in private development when one of the following conditions exists:

c. A reduction in parking of up to fifteen percent (15%) based on the shared parking model may be granted by the Planning and Development Department Traffic Engineer. Parking reductions greater than fifteen percent (15%) and based on the model must obtain a use permit in accordance with the standards and procedures of Section 307.

d. Properties or businesses approved to share parking must be approved under a combined site plan.

e. An applicant may petition the Planning and Development Traffic Engineer for review of parking situations which do not correlate with one of the standard uses in the model.

f. In addition to shared parking situations, the following items may be considered and counted toward parking reductions within the shared parking model:

a. Downtown Code. Per sustainability bonus awards. (Chapter 12)

b. Walkable Urban (WU) Code. (Chapter 13)

c. Urban Residential District. (Section 642)

d. Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning District One (TOD-1). (Section 662)

e. Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning District Two (TOD-2). (Section 663)

a. Because of the nature of the existing or proposed use or the existence of pedestrian, mass transit, or service trips, adherence to applicable parking requirements is not necessary; and

b. The reduced parking will accommodate vehicular traffic without increasing traffic and on street parking of vehicles in adjacent neighborhoods.

a. Adherence to applicable parking standards is not necessary and will result in excess parking spaces because:

b. The site has been designed to accommodate pedestrians, carpools, transit riders, and transit system features, e.g. stops; and

c. The reduction of parking will accommodate vehicular traffic and parking needs without increasing traffic and parking within adjacent residential areas.

a. The parking demand study shall be sealed by a registered traffic engineer and submitted to the Planning and Development Department for review and approval.

b. Additional reductions larger than 50 percent may be granted by obtaining a use permit per Section 307. The parking demand study outlined in Section 702.E.6.a shall be submitted concurrent with the use permit application.

c. A parking reduction awarded per this section shall apply only when no other type of parking reduction authorized elsewhere in the Zoning Ordinance has been granted.

a. Existing developments may convert a maximum of one (1) required parking space to install a recycling container.

b. New development on sites less than two (2) acres may reduce the number of required parking spaces by a maximum of one (1) space to install recycling containers on-site.

c. New developments on sites larger than two (2) acres may reduce the number of required parking spaces to allow recycling containers to be placed on site by securing an administrative use permit in accordance with the standards and procedures of Section 307.

a. Criteria for eligibility: To be eligible for an off-street parking reduction from the requirements of Section 702, the following criteria must be met:

b. Required parking: The required parking for any use shall be on the same lot as the use, except for the following provisions:

c. Parking reduction: There shall not be less than two (2) on-site parking spaces provided, unless no on-site parking is required by Zoning Ordinance.

d. Parking lot landscaping: New parking areas with ten (10) or less spaces shall not be subject to required parking lot landscape standards.

e. Tandem parking: Tandem parking may be used for employee parking and may account for up to twenty percent (20%) of the required parking. Tandem parking spaces shall have dimensions measuring a minimum of nine and one-half (9 1/2') feet by eighteen (18') feet for each parking space. Tandem parking spaces shall be signed for employee use only.

f. Accessible parking: All Zoning Ordinance requirements for accessible parking shall apply.

a. Parking Reductions.

b. Off-site parking. Off-site parking not within the right-of-way may account for up to a maximum of 50 percent of the required parking with a use permit and meeting the following conditions:

c. Use Permit Notice Procedure for Off-Site Parking. The following additional procedures shall be followed as part of the use permit process (in addition to the procedures required by Section 307):

a. Required parking spaces shall not be located in the required front yard.

b. No more than 50 percent of the required front yard shall be used for driveways, maneuvering areas, and non-required parking spaces. HP-zoned lots may be stipulated to maximum paving that is less than 50 percent as a part of the HP approval process set forth in Chapter 8.

c. Buses shall not be parked in the front yard of any residential district. A bus is any commercially licensed motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of persons as well as any motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed for the transportation of persons for compensation.

d. Mobile homes shall not be parked in any residential district except as provided in Section 608.J.

e. No semi-trailer or tractor; no commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 15,000 pounds as established by the manufacturer; and not more than one commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds or less, as established by the manufacturer shall be parked on a lot in any residential district other than in conjunction with uses permitted in Sections 603 and 604.

f. Vacant lots or open land areas in any residential district may not be used as an area for the parking of customer and employee passenger vehicles.

a. The subject parcel must have its primary driveway on an arterial street. Ingress and egress to the site during the time period the temporary use is functioning is restricted to arterial street driveways.

b. Parking may be permitted for no more than one hundred (100) days during the calendar year.

c. A use permit must be obtained for each of the first two (2) years. In the third and consecutive, subsequent years, no use permit approval shall be required to continue the temporary parking permitted by the use permit upon complying with the following:

a. Parking may be permitted for no more than two (2) events within one (1) calendar year, provided that the duration of the event(s) does not exceed a total of twenty-one (21) days.

b. Such parking shall be restricted to attendees of said civic event.

c. The Zoning Administrator may make stipulations regarding the area devoted to parking, location, points of access, dustproofing, duration of use, hours of operation, screening, number of vehicles, time limits, and other appropriate matters as a condition of use permit approval.

d. No use permit approval shall be required for temporary parking for a civic event on any property which within the previous two years has received use permit approval from the Zoning Administrator or Board of Adjustment and after complying with the following:

a. Health care facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following:

b. Multiple-family housing containing accessible or adaptable dwelling units shall be provided in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines and as follows:

c. Uses not listed in Section 702.G.1.a or b shall be provided in accordance with Table 1 which is based upon the total amount of unreserved parking spaces provided.

a. Width of stall: Eleven feet.

b. Width of access aisle: Five feet.

c. Length of stall: Eighteen feet.

d. Overall width of a single space: Sixteen feet.

e. Overall width of a double space: Twenty-seven feet.

a. Commercial developments (excluding office) less than 60 feet in height and industrial developments, shall provide the following service/goods loading spaces:

b. Office development less than 60 feet in height shall provide the following service/goods loading spaces:

c. Multi-family residential development shall provide the following service/goods loading spaces:

d. Commercial or office developments (excluding multi-family) over 60 feet in height and all hotel or resort developments shall provide the following service/goods loading spaces:

a. The height of a fence or freestanding wall shall be measured from the higher of the adjacent finished grade elevations, which elevation shall be the average measured perpendicular within fifty feet of the fence.

b. No open fencing (such as wrought iron or chainlink fencing) may be placed on the roof of any building. This provision shall not apply to railings required by the Phoenix Construction Code.

c. All requests to construct walls, fences or gates within a private access way, private drive or public utility easement must be approved by the Planning and Development Department.

d. For fences or walls adjacent to the Highline, Grand, Arizona and Western Canals:

(1) All points higher than forty (40) inches shall be a minimum of 50 percent open, except when screening open industrial uses.

e. On lots of twenty-four thousand square feet or greater in net area, a livestock fence may be allowed within the required front yard to a maximum height of five feet where not prohibited by Section 31-13 of the City Code.

a. For lots fronting on a public street, private accessway or private drive, no fence or freestanding wall (not supporting a building or structure) within or bounding the required front yard, shall exceed a height of 40 inches, provided:

b. An ornamental entry exceeding said height at the entrance of a new residential subdivision, Planned Area Development project or multifamily development may be allowed by use permit and when not prohibited by Section 31-13 of the City Code.

c. For fences or freestanding walls within or bounding a required rear or side yard, the height shall not exceed six feet provided:

d. On a corner lot contiguous to a key lot, fences or freestanding walls over three feet in height may be placed on the property line except within a triangle measured ten feet from the street along the common property line, and twenty feet along the property line extending from the common lot line towards the front of the corner lot.

e. On a key lot contiguous to a corner lot, a fence or freestanding wall of six feet in height may be erected along that portion of a key lot contiguous with the rear yard of the corner lot, provided that such fence or wall shall not come closer than ten feet to the front line of the key lot.

f. For an assembled or unified development, such as a Planned Residential Development or condominium:

g. Residential developments subdivided after May 2, 2008 that share a common property line with an undeveloped property zoned for non-residential uses must construct an eight (8) foot solid fence or freestanding wall along the common property line, unless the location of the required wall is modified by the Planning and Development Department when there is a tract or easement immediately adjacent to the common property line. All other fencing that does not share a common property line with a parcel zoned for non-residential uses must comply with the provisions of Section 703.

a. For lots fronting on a public street, private accessway or private drive, a fence or freestanding wall within or bounding the required front yard shall be limited to a maximum height of 40 inches. For districts subject to the provisions of Section 701.D, no fence or freestanding wall shall exceed 40 inches in height in the yard setback area as required by that section.

b. A fence or freestanding wall within or bounding the required side or rear yard shall be no higher than the height limit for buildings or structures in that district when also in accordance with Section 701.D., provided:

a. The height of a retaining wall is determined by the maximum vertical dimension from the top of the footing to the top of the wall. A retaining wall shall be no higher than necessary to retain earth or water.

b. All retaining walls shall be separated by one foot horizontal distance for each one foot vertical height of the wall downslope, with a minimum separation of three (3) feet. The area between retaining walls shall be improved with hardscape or landscaping, including irrigation, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

c. Individual retaining walls shall be limited to a height of forty (40) inches when located within fifty (50) feet of a subdivision perimeter or the property line of an unplatted parcel, provided that requests to exceed this height may be allowed subject to obtaining approval of a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 307.

d. An individual retaining wall shall be limited to a height of forty (40) inches within the front or street side yards, with the total combined vertical height of each individual wall not to exceed fifteen (15) feet.

e. An individual retaining wall may not exceed a height of six (6) feet when located in the interior side or rear yards, with the total combined vertical height of each individual wall not to exceed twenty (20) feet.

f. A fence or freestanding wall may be constructed on top of a retaining wall so long as the height of the fence or freestanding wall conforms to the provisions of Section 703.A.1.

a. Razor, concertina, or barbed wire to protect critical infrastructure shall not be used where visible from public streets or adjacent property.

a. Adjacent to public street right-of-way the required building setbacks are to be landscaped and maintained except for driveway entrances and sidewalks in the following manner:

b. Interior property lines are to be landscaped and maintained except for driveway entrances or sidewalks in the following manner:

c. In addition, where required side and rear yards are not occupied by swimming pools, structures, parking or driveway they shall be included in the landscaped area. The quantity of shrubs and trees shall be as in Section 703.B.3.a(1) and (2). Ground cover shall consist of turf, low-growing vegetation or flowering vegetation.

d. Each landscaped area shall be provided a water source with an appropriate permanent water distribution system.

e. The placement of landscaping shall respond to providing security for ground floor openings subject to compatibility with existing soil conditions.

a. Active and passive leisure and outdoor recreation areas are to be provided and maintained in central locations for use by residents of the multi-family development.

b. Two or more of the following elements are to be provided in these areas:

a. All temporary fencing must be removed or replaced with permanent fencing within a maximum of one year of installation unless extended pursuant to Section 703.C.2.

b. Temporary fencing within or along the perimeter of a golf course must meet the following conditions:

c. Temporary fencing to mitigate a safety hazard is allowed within five feet of an existing building, structure, bridge, water feature or sand trap.

a. Additional time is necessary because of ongoing environmental remediation activities on the site, or

b. Existing safety hazards on the site are being addressed but warrant continued fencing of the site, or

c. The site is being actively developed as demonstrated through recent inspection reports.

a. The increased height is necessary to enhance public safety, and

b. The increased height will not create a negative impact on adjacent properties.

a. Electric fences shall not be located within required landscape and street side setbacks.

b. Any electric fences shall not exceed ten feet in height. A request to exceed this height is subject to approval of a use permit pursuant to Section 307.

c. A fence or wall no less than six feet in height that is not electrified shall be constructed parallel to and on the exterior side of the electrified fence. The nonelectrified fence shall be either:

d. Electric fences shall be a minimum of three feet from all perimeter property lines. When adjacent to residential zoning districts, the electric fence shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the perimeter property line. A request to reduce the required provisions above is subject to approval of a use permit pursuant to Section 307.

e. Warning signs stating "danger, premises is protected with an electrified fence," shall be placed at the top of the electrified fence at intervals not less than 30 feet. Signs shall also be placed on the perimeter fence or wall at intervals of 30 feet. The bottom of the sign shall be located five feet from the ground. The sign shall be a minimum of 36 square inches.

a. Chain link fences with plastic or metal slats, sheeting and nondecorative corrugated metal shall not be used in multi-family or nonresidential development where visible from public streets or residential zoning districts.

b. Fences made or topped with razor, concertina, or barbed wire shall not be used in residential single-family or multi-family zoning districts.

c. Fences made or topped with razor, concertina, or barbed wire shall not be used in non-residential development where visible from public streets or adjacent residential areas.

d. Under no circumstance shall any razor, concertina, or barbed wire be placed closer than six feet two inches from the ground.

e. Fences topped or made of glass, screws, nails or similar material shall not be permitted.

f. This section shall not apply to barbed wire used to contain livestock that complies with Arizona Revised Statutes Chapter 11, Ownership, Control and Regulation of Livestock, Article 8, 3-1426, Standard for a Lawful Fence; provided, that barbed wire fences cannot be used on any parcel of land less than ten acres in size.

a. All trees, plants and cacti on site and in the abutting rights-of-way must remain in place in a healthy, structurally sound, and viable condition, in accordance with approved development review documents. Removal or destruction of landscape materials installed in accordance with approved development review documents will be considered a violation of the zoning ordinance, except when in compliance with subsections E.1.b and E.1.c of this section.

b. No trees, plants or cacti may be removed or destroyed on a property without first obtaining a plant salvage permit from the Planning and Development Department, except as follows:

c. Owners of property must replace trees, plants or cacti with like kinds and sizes or equivalent as determined by the Planning and Development Department landscape architect, in accordance with the approved development review documents, as follows:

a. Plant inventory plan: Identifies the types, sizes, and locations of all trees, cacti, and plants existing on the site and states the physical health and condition of each as determined by a landscape architect registered in the State of Arizona.

b. Plant salvage and tree protection plan: Identifies the disposition of all of the trees, cacti, and plants identified in the plant inventory plan (i.e., "remain/protect in place," "salvage," or "destroy"), including details of the plant nursery and watering system and schedules for watering, pruning, fertilization, monitoring and inspection to be provided for salvaged and remain/protect in place plants until final completion. For all trees, cacti and plants that will remain in place, the plan will include a description of how the critical root zones will be protected during the construction phase, including protective fencing. Minimum critical root zones will be determined according to the current standards set forth by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Sustainable Landscape Management Standards of the Arizona Landscape Contractors’ Association, or other acceptable sustainable landscape standards as determined by the Planning and Development Department landscape architect.

c. Landscape (installation) plan: Identifies the types, sizes, and locations of all trees, cacti, and plants (including those to remain/protect in place or salvaged) to be installed on the site, on documents sealed by a landscape architect registered in the State of Arizona. Landscape plans are to also include all landscape materials, a maintenance schedule, irrigation plans, plus other information as may be required by Planning and Development staff. Plant material sizes and specifications must conform to the standards of the American Standards for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1) or the Arizona Nursery Association.

a. To ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained so that the public safety is protected and traffic safety is maintained;

b. To allow and promote positive conditions for sign communication while at the same time promoting an attractive environment;

c. To reflect and support the desired character and development patterns of the General Plan and the various zoning districts;

d. To allow for adequate, effective, and aesthetic signs in commercial and industrial zones which promote a pleasing visual environment and prevent over concentration of signage; and

e. To ensure that the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech is protected.

a. Traffic signs and all other signs erected or maintained by a governmental body including, but not limited to, danger signs, railroad crossing signs, and signs of a noncommercial nature required by public laws, ordinances or statutes.

b. Warning signs not over six square feet in area.

c. Advertising in the public right-of-way and on private property adjacent to the public right-of-way when erected under the provisions of Section 3-8(b) of the Phoenix City Code, regarding placement of provisional signs, posters, placards, banners, shields, flags, signs, bills, cards, or other decorative or pictorial devices or advertisements on the street.

a. Requirement for permit. Unless otherwise provided in this section, all signs shall require a sign permit from the Planning and Development Department before being erected, displayed, relocated or altered. Written approval from the Planning and Development Department personnel is required before any change, modification, alteration or other deviation from the terms and conditions of the sign permit and before any such change in the use of the sign as originally permitted can be made. The Planning and Development Department shall maintain a record of all such requests and approvals.

b. Qualifications to apply for a permit. The owner, tenant, or lessee of the property on which the sign is located, or his or her authorized agent, a contractor licensed by the State of Arizona, a registered architect or a registered engineer shall be able to file a sign permit application on a form provided by the Planning and Development Department. The application shall include the signature of the applicant or his or her authorized agent and shall include the legal address of the proposed location of the sign.

c. Substitutions for original applicant.

d. Documents which must accompany permit application. All applications for sign permits shall be accompanied by the relevant documents prescribed herein.

e. Revocation of permits for noncompliance with the permit’s terms or for being void.

f. Revocation of permits for nonuse. A sign permit shall be null and void if work under the permit is not started within one hundred eighty days of the permit’s issuance or if building operations under a sign permit are suspended for a period of sixty days. The Zoning Administrator or his or her designee may extend these time limits if the delays are not caused by willful acts or negligence of the contractor, owner, or applicant. Requests for extension shall be submitted and responded to in writing.

g. Issuance of permits.

h. Applicant action considered withdrawal of application. If a permit is not obtained within ninety days after the applicant has been notified that plans are approved, the Planning and Development Department shall consider the application withdrawn and may destroy any plans, specifications, and calculations pertaining to the application.

i. Sign permit fee. All applications for sign permits shall have a fee to be established by the City Council, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and in the Planning and Development Department. A schedule of the fee can be found in Appendix A.2 to the City Code. Particular provisions regarding the fee are located in Section 705.I.

j. Sign identification tags. Signs shall display an identification tag which is readily visible from public property or property accessible to the public after the sign is erected. The particular requirements for the tags are:

k. Nontransference of permits and identification tags. Permits, permit numbers and identification tags shall not be transferable; they are valid only for a specific sign at the specifically designated location. If, at any time, a sign or sign structure is altered, removed, or relocated, the existing identification tag(s) shall be removed and application made for new one(s) when necessary.

a. Signs not visible from public streets or which are not visible from one property to another. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sign that is visible from a public street shall not require a sign permit if the sole purpose of the sign is to provide on-site directional or locational information.

b. The flag, pennant, or insignia of any nation, state, county, city or other political entity or any church or religious organization. However, the display of more than one flag of this or any other nation, state, county, city or other political entity or any church or religious organization shall not be permitted. This section shall not prohibit the display of individual flags of multiple nations, states, counties, cities or other political entities or churches or religious organizations.

c. Tablets, grave markers, headstones, statuary or remembrances of persons or events that are noncommercial in nature and tablets such as memorials or cornerstones, or the name, date of erection and use of building when built into its walls.

d. Works of fine art when not displayed in conjunction with a commercial enterprise and through which an enterprise may not receive direct commercial gain.

e. Temporary decorations or displays celebrating the occasion of traditionally accepted patriotic or religious holidays.

f. Signs on a truck, bus, car, boat, trailer or other motorized vehicle and equipment provided all the following conditions are adhered to:

g. Temporary window signs. Specific regulations regarding temporary window signs are located in Section 705.D.5.

h. Political signs having an area of thirty-two square feet or less, provided that:

i. Temporary signs for events of a general City-wide civic or public benefit nature as covered by Section 3-8 of the Phoenix Municipal Code.

j. Nameplates, street address signs, and combination nameplate and street address signs containing no advertising copy, not exceeding two square feet in area and limited to one per street front per use for residential uses.

k. Street address signs, wall-mounted nameplates and wall-mounted combination nameplate and street address signs containing no advertising copy, not exceeding six square feet in area for commercial and industrial uses.

l. Religious outdoor fund solicitation signs displayed by bona fide religious organizations, limited to one sign of not more than eight square feet in area per street front.

m. Address directory(ies) as required and enforced by the Fire Marshal or his authorized representative in accordance with the Phoenix Fire Code Section 28.42.

n. Changing copy on a legal sign, bulletin board, display encasement, or marquee; or maintenance where no structural changes are made; or the changing of the interchangeable letters on signs designed for them. However, repainting of painted wall signs when more than fifty percent of the copy has been removed shall require that written notice of the proposed repainting be received by the Planning and Development Department at least three days prior to repainting. Change on any sign when an increase in square footage occurs, shall require a permit. The nonconforming status of a sign shall not be affected by the repainting.

o. Temporary, nonilluminated, real estate signs, not more than six square feet in area, advertising the sale or rental of premises on which the sign is located.

p. Temporary, nonilluminated signs not over sixteen square feet, erected in connection with new construction work when displayed only during the actual construction work. Such signs shall be on the construction site and may identify the architects, engineers, contractors, and other firms involved in the construction and may advertise any product or the character or proposed use of the building.

q. Bulletin boards for charitable or religious organizations and churches which appertain to a legal use and which do not exceed the area allowed for their district or thirty-two square feet, whichever is less.

r. Business names or logos on the face of fuel pumps. Such signs shall not count against permitted sign area on-site.

s. A barber pole, animated or not, which is appurtenant to the barber business and affixed directly to the wall of the exterior of the occupied space.

a. Signs which occupy or project into public right-of-way.

b. Projecting signs lower than eight feet above grade. No projecting sign shall be erected with the bottom of such sign closer than eight feet to ground grade level. The thickness measured between the principal faces of any projecting sign shall not exceed forty-eight inches when such sign is of solid construction.

c. Signs which pose a traffic hazard. No sign shall be erected, operated, used or maintained which:

d. Vehicle-mounted signs. Except as provided elsewhere in this section or specifically exempted by other sections of this Code, signs mounted upon, painted upon, or otherwise erected on trucks, cars, boats, trailers, and other motorized vehicles or equipment shall be regulated as ground signs and signs mounted upon a trailer chassis with or without wheels shall be considered to be portable ground signs, which are prohibited.

e. Signs which interfere with visibility at street intersections or driveways. at all public street intersections, there shall be no sign erected between the heights of three (3) feet and ten (10) feet and no obstruction to vision between those heights other than a single post or column which does not exceed twelve (12) inches in its greatest cross sectional dimension, within the visibility triangle formed by the lot lines on the street side of such lot and a diagonal line joining points on such lot lines at distances from the point of their intersection as set forth in the following table and as shown in the graphic below:

SIGNS WHICH INTERFERE WITH VISIBILITY AT STREET INTERSECTIONS OR DRIVEWAYS

f. Signs projecting above roofline. Unless otherwise provided, no signs shall be erected upon or project through the roof of any building nor shall any sign attached to a building extend above roofline of that building.

g. Portable ground signs. Portable ground signs, including A-frame signs, are prohibited, unless specifically permitted elsewhere in this ordinance.

h. Signs for home occupations. Signs for home occupations are prohibited.

i. Signs on doors. Only pedestrian signs shall be located on glass doors.

a. Flags which do not require a sign permit under Section 705.B.2.b (flags of a political entity or religious institution).

b. One corporate flag per premises in commercial land use designations as defined in Section 705.D.1.a subject to a use permit.

c. If specifically allowed as part of a special sign district.

a. The source of indirect illumination for signs shall be so oriented or shielded that it is not visible from any residential use or public thoroughfare.

b. Direct illumination by incandescent sources shall not exceed eleven watts per bulb without a dimming device or sunscreen; provided, however, no single bulb shall exceed forty watts.

c. Illumination shall not be used from 11:00 p.m. until sunrise on directly illuminated signs where the total light sources on any face exceeds one hundred fifty watts.

d. In no event shall an illuminated sign be located closer than sixty feet to any single-family residential use or undeveloped property with a single-family residential zoning classification (RE-43 through R-2, P.A.D.-1 through 12) unless the sign does not face or is not oriented to the residential property or a use permit is obtained in accordance with the provisions of Section 307

e. No flashing, blinking or rotating lights, metal halide lights exceeding seventy-five watts, or high or low pressure sodium light bulbs shall be permitted for either permanent or temporary signs. In no case shall mercury vapor light sources be used for direct or internal illumination.

f. All sign illumination shall satisfy the provisions of the Phoenix Dark Sky Ordinance. Section 23-100, Phoenix City Code.

g. Exposed neon and other similar tube type illumination, bare incandescent or fluorescent lights shall be permitted as an integral part of a sign.

a. No sign shall be erected so as to prevent ingress to or egress from any door or window, or any other exitway required by the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, and amendments thereto, or by the Fire Department regulations.

b. No sign shall be attached to a standpipe, gutter, drain, or fire escape, nor shall any sign be erected so as to impair access to a roof.

c. Signs and sign structures shall be located to provide the minimum horizontal and vertical clearance from electrical wires and conductors as required by the National Electric Code Safety Standards.

d. No sign or group of signs exceeding an aggregate area of four square feet shall be erected upon any light standard, pole, etc., unless the structure was designed for that purpose or it can be demonstrated that such standards are structurally strong enough to support the additional load.

a. All signs except signs that contain noncommercial messages shall be appurtenant to a permitted use of the property on which displayed.

b. Noncommercial signs, except political signs which do not require a sign permit under Section 705.B.2.h, shall conform to the requirements of this section applicable to identification signs.

a. The sign copy shall change only through an immediate transition of the sign copy or message that does not have the appearance of moving text or images. The sign copy shall not use flashing, intermittent or moving lights or produce the optical illusion of movement. No part of the sign structure or cabinet may move or rotate, except as otherwise permitted by this Section 705.

b. The sign copy shall be displayed for a minimum of eight (8) seconds provided, however, that the Zoning Administrator or the Board of Adjustment shall have the authority to increase the display time only if the sign will be located within one hundred (100) feet in any direction of another electronic message display on either an on-premise or outdoor advertising sign and traffic safety concerns are raised. These increases in display time shall be either (i) in eight (8) second increments to a maximum of thirty-two (32) seconds or (ii) to a longer period if requested and agreed to by the applicant.

c. The sign shall include photocell technology to control and vary the intensity of lighting depending on the amount of ambient light that is present (e.g. daytime, nighttime, cloudy conditions). The intensity of the lighting shall not exceed three hundred (300) nits from dusk until dawn unless the sign is turned off in accordance with the provisions of Section 705.C.13.d as it is located within 150 feet of Single Family Residential zoned property.

d. The sign shall not be illuminated between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise when (1) located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of Single Family Residential zoned property and (2) visible from such development or property.

e. An electronic message display may be used as a wall sign. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 705.C.11.a and Section 705.D.3 limiting location of a wall sign to the portion/suite of a multi-tenant building in which the use being identified is located, an electronic message display wall sign may identify any use in the multi-tenant building. This provision applies only for uses that are not also identified on a ground sign with an electronic message display that is used to identify uses at the multi-tenant building.

f. Except as provided herein, the sign shall conform to the size and placement standards established in Section 705.D.

g. The signs may be located only as follows:

h. The maximum height of an electronic message display located on a ground sign within fifty (50) feet of a traffic signal that alternately directs roadway traffic to stop and to proceed shall be eight (8) feet. The maximum height of the electronic message display may increase one (1) foot for every twelve (12) feet in additional setback from the subject traffic signal to the maximum height permitted by the standards of Section 705.D for a ground sign in the applicable zoning district. Notwithstanding these limitations, the maximum height of the ground sign containing the electronic message display shall be limited only by the standards established for a ground sign in the applicable zoning district in Section 705.D. The distance between the ground sign and the traffic signal shall be measured between the closest points on the subject ground sign and the traffic signal pole, as demonstrated on a site plan or survey submitted with the sign permit application.

i. In addition to their on-premise advertising and identification purposes, the signs may be used for warning signs, as defined in Section 202 of the Zoning Ordinance.

a. Definition of land use. The land use designations used in table D-1 are defined as follows:

b. Definition of street classification. The street classification designations used in table D-1 refer to street classes from the City’s street classification map and General Plan, as follows:

1. That additional signage is necessary to provide building identification for those members of the public accessing the site from arterials or freeways;

2. That illumination from the signs will be restricted to no greater than one footcandle as measured at the property line, if greater illumination could otherwise have a negative impact on nearby residential properties;

3. That the location and/or grouping of other buildings limits or restricts the visibility of the signs;

4. That the buildings be located on the Central Avenue Corridor (Third Avenue to Third Street, and Fillmore Avenue to Camelback Road), or within, abutting or adjoining a designated village core.

a. Frontage requirement—Multiple-use parcel. This section sets forth the number and type of signs permitted on a multiple-use parcel. If such a parcel has more than one street front, the signage for each street shall be calculated separately depending on the length of each frontage. If such a parcel contains a corner site which uses section 705.D.2.d to determine its signage, the frontage of that corner parcel shall not be included in the calculation of the street frontage for signs described in this section.

b. Frontage requirement—Single-use parcel. This section sets forth the number and type of signs permitted on a single-use parcel. If such a parcel has more than one street front, the signage for each street shall be calculated separately depending on the length of each frontage.

c. Height limitation. No ground sign shall be higher than the limit set forth in table D-1.

d. Special regulations for corner parcels.

e. Special regulations for time and temperature ground signs. Clocks and time and temperature devices which do not exceed an area of thirty-two square feet shall not be included in the calculation of the size of a ground sign.

f. Location of ground signs. Ground signs shall be located in the front yard, or side yard of a corner lot adjacent to a street. Ground signs may be located at the property line or two feet from the back side or a curb or sidewalk, whichever is greater.

g. Separation from building. No freestanding ground sign which exceeds eight feet in height may be located closer to a building or structure than one times the width of the sign at its widest point. Signs located closer to the building must be attached to the building or structure as a wall or projecting sign unless approved through Design Review. The following graphic illustrates this section:

SEPARATION FROM BUILDING

h. Information displayed. No ground sign shall contain more than ten items of information. The following material shall not be considered when calculating items of information:

i. Sign and structure size limitations. The maximum size of a ground sign is listed in table D-1.

j. Address requirement for ground signs. All ground signs, other than ground signs on corner parcels, shall display the address of the lot or parcel on which the sign is erected. The address numerals shall be a minimum of six inches high but shall not exceed six square feet in area. The address shall neither be included in the calculation of the area of the ground sign nor be counted as an item of information.

k. Reader panels. A ground sign may be a reader panel.

a. Height of wall signs. No wall sign shall be displayed higher than the maximum set forth in table D-1.

b. Establishment of wall sign area. The permitted wall sign area shall be determined with the area formulae set forth in table D-1 and Section 705.D.3.i. The formulae base area for each use in a building on the linear frontage of the building or suite in which the use being signed is located. Wall sign area from one building elevation shall not be exceeded, except as provided in Section 705.D.3.d(2) regarding the minimum wall sign or as approved through a comprehensive sign plan.

c. Number of signs. There is no limit on the number of wall signs that can be established on a facade, provided that the permitted wall sign area for a use or building is not exceeded.

d. Permitted size of sign.

e. Special regulations for time and temperature wall signs. Clocks and time and temperature devices which do not exceed an area of thirty-two square feet shall not be included in the calculation of the size of a wall sign.

f. Reader panels. A wall sign may be a reader panel.

g. Signs erected above the roofline. Design review shall be required for any wall sign that exceeds the height of the roofline or is placed on the slope of a peaked roof to ensure integration of the sign into the architecture of the building. No sign shall be permitted to break the silhouette of the building on which it is located.

h. Signs erected on attached walls. A wall sign erected against a bearing or nonbearing wall connected to a building structure within building setback lines of the premises shall be permitted through design review to ensure integration of the wall and sign with the building. The area of such wall signs shall be deducted from the area permitted on the building wall to which the bearing or nonbearing wall is connected.

i. Signs erected over fifty-six feet in height.

(1) Area. The area of a wall sign erected over fifty-six feet in height shall not exceed one percent of the area of the elevation to which it is attached. This area shall not be increased through a comprehensive sign plan and shall not be counted against the wall signage which may be placed on the building below fifty-six feet. This provision is illustrated in the graphic below:

j. Painted wall signs. Signs that are painted directly on to walls shall require design review approval.

a. Number of directional signs. There shall be no more than two directional signs per driveway entrance to a lot, parcel or multiple-use lot or parcel. Only one of these signs may include business identification. There shall be no limit on the number of directional signs interior to a site which do not include business identification.

b. Size of and amount of information on directional signs. No directional sign shall be greater than six square feet in area and have a height greater than three feet above grade. Information placed on the signs other than business name or logo, type of use, or directional arrows and/or informational copy shall only be included upon the approval of a comprehensive sign plan as provided in Section 705.E.2.b(3). No more than twenty-five percent of the area of a directional sign may be devoted to business identification; such area shall not be assessed as business identification sign area.

a. Restrictions for marquee signs. Signs on marquees shall be considered wall signs and shall be subject to the requirements established for wall signs.

b. Restrictions for canopies and awnings.

a. Pedestrian signs shall not be counted as part of wall or window signable area.

b. The height of pedestrian sign lettering or symbols shall not exceed four inches.

a. Subdivision sale signs.

b. Model home signs. Each model home lot or dwelling approved by the Site Planning Division of the Planning and Development Department may have fifteen square feet of signage. No permit is required for any nonilluminated ground sign under three feet in height or any nonilluminated wall sign under eight feet in height. Two flags as permitted in Section 705.D.9.a(4) may be located on each of the model home lots.

c. Open house signs.

d. Off-site subdivision directional signs. Two directional signs may be erected on undeveloped property within one mile of a subdivision or development. Copy on such signs shall be limited to: 1) the corporate or subdivision name, logo, and sale slogan; 2) types of homes offered for sale (single-family, town homes, condos, etc.); 3) developer name; and 4) travel directions. Such signs shall be removed within three years after erection or ten days after all lots or dwelling units in the subdivision which were offered for sale have been sold, whichever first occurs. A common sign structure for the placement of directional information for multiple subdivisions may be permitted subject to obtaining a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 307 so long as no subdivision receives more than thirty-two square feet of the sign and the sign does not exceed three hundred square feet in size and eighteen feet in height.

e. Removal of subdivision sale signs, flags, model home signs, and off-site subdivision directional signs. Subdivision sale signs, flags, model home signs, and off-site subdivision directional signs shall be removed within three years or upon expiration of a use permit for the model homes. In any case, flags shall be removed upon discontinuance of sale of homes within the subdivision for a period in excess of one hundred eighty days or ten days after all lots upon which dwelling units have been offered have been sold.

a. General requirements for temporary signs.