STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning & Zoning Commission Members
FROM: Planning Division Staff
REQUEST:Title
Request to Amend City Code Sections: 14.03.02, Permitted Use Table, Table 3-1, to Add Backyard Fowl as a Permitted Accessory Use on Single-Family Residential Properties; 14.03.03.E, Use-Specific Standards, Accessory Uses, to Add Regulations for the Keeping of Backyard Fowl; and 14.06.03, to Add a Definition of “Fowl”(Chris Gilbert)
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APPLICATION BACKGROUND:
The text amendments contained in this request, and attached as tracked changes, are necessary due to a recent change in Arizona State Law:
Amendments to various sections to permit Backyard Fowl on single family residential properties as mandated by Arizona House Bill 2325: These amendments are now required by Arizona House Bill 2325, which is attached, mandating that fowl be permitted on all single-family residential properties that comply with the bill’s guidelines. These amendments include adding a use table category for Backyard Fowl under Accessory Uses, adding regulations specific to backyard fowl with a new section under Use-Specific Standards, and adding the House Bill’s definition of “Fowl” to the Definitions section of the Development Code. This House Bill is anticipated to take effect on September 14, 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
Tracked Changes Development Code Amendments
Arizona House Bill 2325, Approved by the Governor May 21, 2024
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for Land Use Action No. 24-4396, amending City Code Sections: 14.03.02, Table 3-1; 14.03.03.E; and 14.06.03.
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended Action
I move to recommend approval of Land Use Action No. 24-4396 to the City Council amending City Code Sections: 14.03.02, Table 3-1; 14.03.03.E; and 14.06.03.