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Safe & Prosperous |
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Community Development |
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Active & Appealing |
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Respected & Responsible |
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Ordinance - Introduction |
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Connected & Engaged |
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Ordinance - Adoption |
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Community Planning |
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Unique & Creative |
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Public Hearing |
TITLE:
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Text Amendment: Adaptive Reuse
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION:
Summary Recommendation
Amend Title 15, Chapter 154 of the Yuma City Code to allow the adaptive reuse of commercial properties in the Infill Overlay District and to identify the development density within the Planned Unit Development overlay district. (Community Development/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
The proposed amendment advances the City Council’s strategic outcome of Unique & Creative by providing greater flexibility in residential development within the Infill and Planned Unit Development overlay districts.
REPORT:
The purpose of the text amendment is to allow and promote the adaptive reuse of commercial sites in the General Commercial (B-2) zoning district for those properties within the Infill Overlay district. The amendment identifies mixed use development allowed by right as an Accessory Use and provides development standards similar to other High Density Residential projects for Open Space and Parking in the B-2 zoning district.
Multi-family dwellings could be in the same building or separate buildings with the residential component no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the commercial use. For mixed use buildings with ground floor retail and residential floors above, the Zoning Administrator would have the authority to consider an increase in the gross floor area for multi-family residential to 70%. This flexibility would allow shopkeeper units or projects with up to three floors of mixed commercial and residential development.
The text amendment also addresses a missing component of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay district by identifying the residential density for non-residential zoning districts under the PUD overlay.
On September 14, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend APPROVAL (4-0) of the request by the City of Yuma for a Zoning Code Text Amendment to amend Title 15, Chapter 154, to allow the adaptive reuse of commercial properties in the Infill Overlay District and to identify the development density within the Planned Unit Development overlay district.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - EXCERPT FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES:
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF - NONE
PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
MOTION
“Motion by Lorraine Arney - Planning and Zoning Commissioner second by Luis Cuevas - Planning and Zoning Commissioner to APPROVE ZONE-45538-2026 as presented.
“Motion carried unanimously, (4-0) with one absent and two vacancies.”
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
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City Clerk’s Office |
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Document to be recorded |
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Document to be codified |
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
10/12/2026 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
10/08/2026 |