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In Chapter 19A the City is authorized to levy a fee in order to be reimbursed for costs associated with connecting new residential developments to the City’s sewer system. The City requires the fee to be paid on single family, multifamily, mobile home and trailer spaces. Fees for mobile homes and trailers are one third less than the fees for a single family house. New placements of mobile homes in mobile home parks owned by a single owner do not require a new fee. The fee for apartment units is almost one half that assessed to single family houses. Section 19C-2 sets out similar fees for water service.

Phoenix also has an impact fee ordinance. Chapter 29 contains a clause that says that the fees apply to any type of commercial or residential development, and it also contains a process for translating any type of development into ‘Equivalent Housing Units’ (EDU). The ordinance also indicates that fees must be paid for the improvement of several types of municipal services including: equipment repair facilities, fire protection facilities, libraries, major streets, parks, police, and solid waste facilities. The statute includes a process for crediting developer payments and dedications to the City and identifies when fees are due. The ordinance also allows the developer to submit an independent analysis to measure the impact of a development. Phoenix does not require impact fees for certain types of infill developments.

The City also has a neighborhood preservation ordinance that the City can use to require improvements or maintenance of residential structures. The Code also contains a section entitled “Slum Property” (Chapter 39, Article VIII) that allows the City to file a lien against the property for needed improvements.

The zoning code is contained in a separate ordinance.

This site was accessed in July 2003.