Tolleson, AZ 85353

There is herewith established a Planned Area Development District (P.A.D.) which is intended to provide an alternative zoning district to the conventional zoning and development approaches and processes in the City of Tolleson, Arizona in order that within this designated District the following goals may be achieved: (1) To enhance the city's development growth in order that the public health, safety and general welfare be enhanced as Tolleson sees increased urban development; (2) To encourage innovations in residential, commercial and industrial development so that greater opportunities for better housing, recreation, shopping and employment may extend to all citizens and residents of Tolleson; (3) To reflect changes in the technology of land development; (4) To encourage a more creative approach in the utilization of land in order to accomplish a more efficient, aesthetic and desirable development which may be characterized by special features of the geography, topography, size or shape of a particular property; and (5) To provide a compatible and stable development environment, in harmony with that of the surrounding area. (B) The P.A.D. may include any development having one or more principal uses or structures on a single parcel of ground or contiguous parcels. The P.A.D. shall consist of harmonious selection of uses and groupings of buildings, parking areas, circulation and open spaces, and shall be designed as an integrated unit, in a manner as to constitute a safe, efficient and convenient urban area development. (Ord. 274, passed 7-28-1987; Am. Ord. 415 A, N.S., passed 9-28-2004)