Central Avenue rezone
District District 6Case 26-0821
WithdrawnNot forecast
freeWithdrawn
Phoenix Meetings
City Council Formal Meeting, May 6, 2026
Approves Rezoning Z-170-25-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
7h 56m65,783 words
38 mentionsmotion to approvezoningapproveddeniedresidentialcommercialPhoenix, AZ
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What happened
The Phoenix City Council's May 6, 2026 meeting was dominated by Item 49, Ordinance G7514, which establishes permit requirements (maximum two service permits per park per month) for medical treatment and food distribution in city parks and prohibits needle exchange and intramuscul…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Phoenix, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Liquor license transfer for Barrick's Bar at 4601 N 7th Avenue
Series 6 liquor license ownership and location transfer for Barrick's Bar in District 4, located at 4601 North 7th Avenue. Original owner removed from application after background issues; council issued a 'no recommendation' allowing the state to administer the license. 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's May 6, 2026 meeting was dominated by Item 49, Ordinance G7514, which establishes permit requirements (maximum two service permits per park per month) for medical treatment and food distribution in city parks and prohibits needle exchange and intramuscul…
Key Decisions (11)
Approved
Liquor license transfer for Barrick's Bar at 4601 N 7th Avenue
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Conduct of November 3 election
Vote: 9-0
Approved
MOU between City of Phoenix and Laborers International
Vote: 9-0
Approved
MOU between City of Phoenix and Phoenix Law Enforcement Association
Vote: 8-1
Approved
Ordinance G7514 on medical treatment and food distribution in city parks
Vote: 6-3Conditions attached
Approved
Opportunity Zones guidance and census tract rankings
Vote: 8-0Conditions attached
Approved
Sky Harbor Land Reuse Cultural Corridor along Buckeye Road
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Deer Valley Airport terminal modernization
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Rezoning Z-170-25-7 (adopted via Legistar record)
Approved
Rezoning Z-158-25-6 (adopted via Legistar record)
Withdrawn
Rezoning Z-2-26-6 (withdrawn via Legistar record)
Development Activity (3)
Barrick's Bar liquor license transfer
Commercial
Sky Harbor Land Reuse Cultural Corridor
Infrastructure
Deer Valley Airport terminal modernization
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
City reports needle sticks and biohazard exposure as an ongoing…
Sentiment
Deep community division over park use for homeless services signals…
Commercial Demand
City is prioritizing Opportunity Zone (2.0) census tracts to attract…
Who Spoke (20)
Mayor · 2Councilmember · 2Staff · 4Public · 2
On the record: 2 mayors, 2 councilmembers, 4 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
7th Street rezone
District District 6Case 26-0809
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved
15th Avenue rezone
District District 7Case 26-0824
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved
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