Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

Ordinance No. 1558_
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WHEREAS, the Council determines that the adoption of the "Gateway Area Traditional
Neighborhood Design Guidelines, General and Single-Family" will greatly assist in orderly development within
the Gateway Area of the Town and is in the Town's best interest;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the Town of
Gilbert, Arizona, as follows:
1, The Town of Gilbert, Arizona, Unified Land Development Code, Chapter
II Development Standards, shall be amended by adding Article XI - B Gateway Area - Traditional
Neighborhood Design Guidelines, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XI-B. GATEWAY AREA-TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES.
1113,1 PURPOSE
THESE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY OF THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTES T1IE
TOWN EXPECTS AND WILL APPROVE FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE
GATEWAY CHARACTER AREA. THE GUIDELINES SHALL BE USED BY
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
AND STAFF FOR REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE
GATEW A Y CHARACTER AREA. THE GUIDELINES ENCOURAGE
FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN TO ASSURE QUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN
DESIGE IN THE TOWN. THE GUIDELINES ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY OF
DESIGN AND SET FORTH DESIGN QUALITIES INTENDED TO ACHIEVE
THE TOWN'S PURPOSE TO CREATE A TRA.DITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD ATMOSPHERE IN THE GATEWAY CHARACTER AREA.
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1113.2 GENERAL.
THE GATEWAY AREA GENERAL TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES, AS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX 1 TO THE UNIFIED LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, SHALL APPLY TO ALL NEW. DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE GATEWAY CHARACTER AREA. THE GUIDELINES ADDRESS THE
FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF
DEVELOPMENT:
A. NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN:
1. STREETS, ALLEYS AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
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