TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZONA, APPROVING AN INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT FOR phoenix country day school TO renovate and update the existing baseball field, construct a new Wellness Center building, and add two new digital information signs on THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3901 e. Stanford drive
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025, an application was filed (the "Application") on behalf of Phoenix Country Day School, an Arizona corporation (the "Applicant"), for an Intermediate Special Use Permit Amendment, SUP-25-06, to renovate and update the existing baseball field, construct a new Wellness Center building (7,756 square feet), and add two new digital information signs (one in north parking lot and one in the east parking lot) on the real property located at 3901 E. Stanford Drive, in Paradise Valley, Arizona, more particularly described in the legal description attached hereto as Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2026, at a public meeting, the Town of Paradise Valley Town Council (the "Town Council") provided a Statement of Direction to the Town of Paradise Valley Planning Commission (the "Planning Commission"); and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2026, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, as prescribed by law, to consider the Application, and recommended approval with conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that the Applicant held a Citizen Review Meeting on January 30, 2026, in accordance with Section 2-5-2(F) of the Paradise Valley Town Code; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the Special Use Permit for the Phoenix Country Day School proposed by the Application is consistent with the property's designation of "Public/Quasi Public" on the Town's General Plan Land Use Map and its zoning district of "Special Use Permit – Public" on the Town's Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2026, the Town Council held a public hearing, as prescribed by law, to hear and take action on Ordinance Number 2026-01 relating to the Application, as recommended by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the amendments to the Special Use Permit as set forth in the Application are consistent with and conform to the Town's General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article II, Sections 1 and 2 of the Constitution of Arizona, the Town Council has considered the individual property rights and personal liberties of the residents of the Town before adopting this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that the Application, as a modification to an existing special use permit for a private school and relating only to the renovation and update the existing baseball field, the construction of a new Wellness Center building (7,756 square feet), and the construction of two new digital information signs on the Property, is not a rezoning within the context of the requirements of A.R.S. § 9-462.01(J).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Pursuant to Article XI of the Town's Zoning Ordinance, the Application is hereby approved, and SUP-25-06 is hereby granted to Phoenix Country Day School, an Arizona corporation, its and successors and assigns, as follows:
1. SUP 25-06 supplements and does not otherwise affect the existing prior-approved Special Use Permits relating to the Property, as more specifically set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
2. SUP 25-06 creates a new Special Use Permit to allow the Property owner to renovate and update the existing baseball field, construct a new Wellness Center building (7,756 square feet), and add two new digital information signs on the Property, subject to any definitions, stipulations, plans, and documents set forth in Exhibits A through C, each of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and which together comprise SUP-25-06.
Section 3. If any provision of this ordinance is for any reason held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision or portion hereof shall be deemed separate, distinct, and independent of all other provisions, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4. The Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk, and the Town Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona, this 28th day of May, 2026.
/s/Mark Stanton, Mayor
ATTEST: /s/Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:/s/Andrew J. McGuire, Town Attorney
EXHIBITS A – C are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 6401 E Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253 www.paradisevalleyaz.gov 480-348-3610 and may be viewed during business hours.
June 4, 11 2026
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