Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

ORDINANCE NO. 1558
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
GILBERT, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE UNIFIED LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE OF GILBERT, ARIZONA, CHAPTER II
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BY ADDINGARTICLE XI-B
GATEWAY AREA-TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES, (GENERAL) AND (SINGLE-FAMILY) RELATED TO
SITE PLANNING, PEDESTRIAN ACCESSBIILITY, CIRCULATION,
AND ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER IN GENERAL FOR ALL
DEVELOPMENT AND IN DETAIL FOR SINGLE-FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE GATEWAY CHARACTER AREA IN
THE TOWN OF GILBERT AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
THAT DOCUMENT ENTITLED "GATEWAY AREATRADITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES, GENERAL AND SINGLE-
FAMILY" DATED APRIL 27, 2004; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, that certain document "Gateway Area-Traditional Neighborhood
Design Guidelines, General and Single-Family" dated April 27, 2004, three copies of which are on
file in the office of the Town Clerk, is hereby declared to be a public record, and said copies are ordered to
remain on file with the Town Clerk; and
WH.EREAS, the Town has the authority to regulate aesthetics by virtue of its
zoning powers; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council directed staff to prepare Gateway Area Traditional
Neighborhood Design Guidelines to be used when reviewing development proposals within the
Gateway Area of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the staff worked closely with many members and organizations
within the development community to create the Gateway Area-Traditional Neighborhood
Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Gateway Area-Traditional Neighborhood Design Guidelines (1) provide
notice to the development community of the minimum design the Town expects and will approve for
Gateway Area developments, (2) establish guidelines for use by the Planning and Zoning Commission
and Design Review Board when reviewing applications for Gateway Area developments, (3) provide
direction to Town staff in the review and processing of applications for Gateway Area developments,
and (4) encourage flexibility in design to assure quality and diversity in design as contained in the
Character Area section of the General Plan for the Town; and