ORDINANCE NO. 875-25

ORDINANCE NO. 875-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE QUEEN CREEK ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLES 1.14 "DEFINITIONS", 5.3 "LANDSCAPING STANDARDS", 5.4 "OPEN SPACE", AND 6.8 "LARGE FORMAT RETAIL" (ASSOCIATED CASE P25-0090), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO. WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 9-802 provides a procedure whereby a municipality may enact the provisions of a code or public record by reference, without setting forth such provisions, providing that the adopting ordinance is published in full, but exhibits to the ordinance need not be published in full so long as certain requirements are fulfilled; and WHEREAS, the Legislature adopted and the Governor signed HB2447, which requires municipalities by December 31, 2025, by ordinance, to: (i) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat amendments without a public hearing; (ii) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing; (iii) allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work or infrastructure, and allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review; and WHEREAS, the Town of Queen Creek deems it necessary to approve text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to comply with the requirements applications identified in SB1611; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Town, its residents, and its customers to amend the Queen Creek Zoning Ordinance to comply with the requirements of SB1611; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on P25-0090 "Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment - SB1611 Text Amendments" was heard before the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 13, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 in favor of the text amendment case on August 13, 2025; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on this Ordinance was heard before the Town of Queen Creek Town Council on September 17, 2025. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The amendments to the Queen Creek Zoning Ordinance Articles 1.14 "Definitions", 5.3 "Landscaping Standards", 5.4 "Open Space", and 6.8 "Large Format Retail" are attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit A is declared to be a public record and is adopted and incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2: If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance or any part of these amendments to the Zoning Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 3: At least one paper copy and one electronic copy of this Ordinance and Exhibit(s) are to be filed with and will be located at the office of the Town Clerk. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona, this 17rth day of September, 2025. FOR THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK: Leah Martineau, Vice Mayor ATTESTED TO: Maria Gonzalez, Town Clerk REVIEWED BY: Bruce Gardner, Town Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: Dickinson Wright, PLLC Town Attorneys EXHIBITS ON FILE AND LOCATED AT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE September 26, October 3 2025 LAZS0374385