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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS
TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS BY AMENDING SECTION 7.04 TO REQUIRE GUEST
PARKING FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS AND TO AMEND
FRACTIONAL PARKING SPACE ROUNDING TO ROUND UP,
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.01 OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS.
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills adopted Ordinance #93-22, on November 18, 1993,
which adopted The Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, as Chapter 17
of The Code of the Town of Fountain Hills, and;
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills,
provides for a procedure to amend said ordinance, and;
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills recognizes that a modest amount of guest parking in
multi-family developments results in better planned, less congested developments,
and;
WHEREAS, The procedures detailed in Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the
Town of Fountain Hills have been followed, and;
WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills has rewritten the text of Chapter 7 of The Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Fountain Hills and published these proposed text changes
in the official newspaper of general circulation, The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio
Verde, on December 30, 1998, January 6, 1999, January 13, 1999 and on January
20, 1999, and;
WHEREAS, Public hearings were advertised in the December 30, 1998, January 6, 1999, January
13, 1999 and in the January 20, 1999 editions of The Times of Fountain Hills and
Rio Verde, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §9-462.04, and;
WHEREAS, Public hearings were held by the Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission
on January 14, 1999 and by the Fountain Hills Town Council on January 21, 1999.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of The Zoning Ordinance for the Town of
Fountain Hills, Section 7.04 of The Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain
Hills shall be amended as follows: (New text is shown as double-underlined and
text to be deleted is shown as crossed out.)
CHAPTER 7
PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
7.04 Schedule of Required Off-Street Spaces.
A. Off-Street Parking Spaces. Shall be provided for each specified use in accordance with
the schedule below.
B. Definitions. In calculating the total number of required parking spaces, "usable area" as
used herein shall mean the area capable of being devoted to the specified use (does not
include such spaces as kitchens, rostrums, hallways, etc), and the term "seat" shall also
include each thirty (30) inches of bench seating when individual seats are not provided.
C. Mixed Use Developments. In the event of mixed use developments, the total requirement
for off-street parking spaces is the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed
separately.
D. Fractional Amount. In calculating the total number of required off-street parking spaces,
Lirfractional amounts are to be disregarded shall be rounded upward to the next whole parking
space.
E. Unlisted Uses. Minimum parking requirements for a specific use not listed in this Section
shall be determined by the Community Development Director with appeal to the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
F. Parking in Areas Zoned "Commercial Common". Uses located on lots less than 20,000
square feet in areas with a zoning designation of "Commercial Common" are not required
to meet the minimum parking schedule herein listed. The off-street parking provided in the
common parking areas shall be deemed sufficient to meet the off-street parking demands
for the uses on the lots under 20,000 square feet. Uses on lots 20,000 square feet or more
in size, that are located in an area zoned "Commercial Common", shall meet at least the
minimum off-street parking demand on the lot where the use is located, in accordance with
the schedule herein provided in this ordinance.
G. Schedule.
1. Residential Use:
a. One-or two-family residence: 2 per dwelling unit
b. Multiple dwellings:
Efficiency units 1' per dwelling unit
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One-bedroom units 11/per dwelling unit
Two or more bedroom units 2 per dwelling unit
Multiple dwellings shall also provide guest parking at a rate of.25 parking
spaces per dwelling unit.
c. Rooming houses,fraternities, 1 per sleeping room or
sororities, resident clubs, 1 per bed, whichever
lodges is greater
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, this 21st day of January, 1999.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
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Sharon Morgan, M yor Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
REV D BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Paul L. ordin, Town Manager William E. Farrell, To n Attorney
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