City Council Formal Meeting, March 4, 2026
Approves Rezoning PHO-3-25--Z-62-13-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
What happened
The Phoenix City Council held a formal meeting on 2026-03-04 with no zoning map amendments, but adopted Ordinance G-7,495 amending Chapter 10, Article 16 to require owner-occupancy where an accessory dwelling unit is used as a short-term rental (item 78, passed 8-0).
- Jurisdiction
- Phoenix, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 20 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 20
Assisted Housing Governing Board Resolution 231 - RAD operating budgets
Resolution number 231 adopting HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration program calendar year 2026 property operating budgets for certain affordable housing portfolio projects. Passed 9-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Phoenix City Council held a formal meeting on 2026-03-04 with no zoning map amendments, but adopted Ordinance G-7,495 amending Chapter 10, Article 16 to require owner-occupancy where an accessory dwelling unit is used as a short-term rental (item 78, passed 8-0).
Key Decisions (20)
Assisted Housing Governing Board Resolution 231 - RAD operating budgets
Assisted Housing Governing Board Resolution 232 - HUD document submission
Boards and commissions nominations; swearing in of Camelback East Village Planning Committee member
Liquor license items 2 through 13
Bulk approval of ordinances/resolutions and planning & zoning items 14 through 78 (except excluded)
Item 27 - Legal contract with Coppersmith Brockleman
Item 30 - Delay effective date of Ordinance G-7,467 (parks ordinance)
Item 55 - Bus transfers for 2028 Olympics and hydrogen bus sale
Item 78 - Short-term rental ordinance amendment (Ordinance G-7,495)
Rezoning Z-163-25-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-144-25-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning PHO-3-25--Z-62-13-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-161-25-6 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-SP-10-25-6 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-150-25-6 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-179-25-4 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-178-25-4 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-172-24-4 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-155-25-2 (adopted via Legistar record)
Rezoning Z-SP-4-25-2 (adopted via Legistar record)
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
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Commercial Demand
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Labor
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Who Spoke (45)
On the record: the mayor, 3 councilmembers, 4 staff members, and 12 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 10 of 10 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
28th Street rezone
41st Avenue rezone
Central Avenue rezone
35th Avenue rezone
48th Street rezone
60th Street rezone
51st Street rezone
More land-use items (3)
- 59th Avenue rezoneCase 26-0334Approved
- Central Avenue rezoneCase 26-0199Approvedcalled it
- Central Avenue rezoneCase 26-0203Approvedcalled it
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