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ORDINANCE # 00-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2.04 OF
THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS PURSUANT
TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.01 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS TO ENABLE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION AND THE TOWN COUNCIL, UPON APPEAL, TO REVIEW AND
APPROVE CONCEPT PLANS FOR ALL NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
AND MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS HAVING FIOVE OR MORE
DWELLING UNITS PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT APPROVAL.
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, 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 desires to amend its regulations to enable the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the Town Council, upon appeal, to review and approve concept
plans for all non-residential developments and multi -family developments having five or
more dwelling units prior to building permit, 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 2, Section 2.04 of The Zoning
Ordinance for 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
March 8, 15 and 23, 2000, June 21 and 28, 2000 and on July 5, 2000 and;
WHEREAS, Public hearings were advertised in the March 8, 15 and 23, 2000, the June 21, 28, 2000 and
in the July 5, 2000 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
March 23, 2000 and by the Fountain Hills Town Council on July 6, 2000.
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, Chapter 2, Section 2.04 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 eves.)
CHAPTER 2
PROCEDURES
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Concent Plan Review is to enable the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Town Council, upon anneal. to review and approve content plans for
all non-residential developments and multi -family developments having five or more
dwelling units prior to building permit approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission
shall make a finding that the proposed development conforms to the intent and provisions
of this ordinance and all other relevant Town ordinances.
B. Application For Concept Plan Approval. A request for Concent Plan approval shall be
filed with the Community Development Department on a form prescribed by the
Community Development Director. The request for approval shall be accompanied by ten
(10) identical copies of the plan, which shall be on one or more sheets of paper measuring
not more than twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches, drawn to a scale not smaller than
twenty (20) feet to the inch, prep_ ared by an Arizona registered land surveyor or Arizona
registered civil engineer which show the those features as required in Section 2.05 B
subsections 1. 3. 5, 7. 8. M 11, 12, 16 and 20. The applicant shall also, upon request.
provide to the Town one legible set of 8'/2" x 11" reductions of the submitted plans.
C. Fee The application fora Concot Plan Review shall be accompanied by a filing fee.
which shall include Town staff review time costs in an amount established by a schedule
adopted by resolution of the Council and filed in the offices of the Town Clerk. No part of
the filing fee shall be refundable. Payment of the filing fee may be waived when the
petitioner is the town county state school district, or federal government.
D. Review Procedures, The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review and consider
approval of a Concept Plan within 20 working days of a completed Concept Plan
application. The Planning and Zoning Commission may approve. conditionally approve.
request more time or deny said plan based on its compliance with all provisions of this
ordinance or any other applicable Town ordinance Upon concept plan approval the Town
may issue a building permit for the site that is in substantial conformance, in the opinion of
the Community Development Director, with the approved Concept Plan.
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E. Anneals. Any applicant for Concept Plan approval who is dissatisfied or aggrieved by the
decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission may appeal the Commission's decision to
the Town Council. The Town Council may approve. conditionally_ approve. request more
time or deny said plan based on its compliance with all provisions of this ordinance or any
other applicable Town ordinance
1. One (1) year after the date of approval. a concept plan approval becomes void if a
building permit has not been issued.
2. If the applicant files for an extension prior to the approval becoming void. an
extension may be granted by the approving body.
2.045 Plan Review.
2.056 Planned Unit Developments.
2.062 Appeals and Variances.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, this 6th day of July, 2000.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS:
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Sharon Morgan, Mayor
L.Nkrdin, Town Manager
ATTESTED TO:
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Farrell, Town Attorney
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