The city of Phoenix rezoned a city-owned parcel at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Broadway Road to prepare it for sale and development as a mixed-use project.

The 5.5-acre vacant lot was zoned as a mix of several different zoning designations, a blend of multifamily and commercial. Phoenix City Council rezoned it on Wednesday to one cohesive zoning: a medium-intensity designation under the city’s Walkable Urban Code with a zoning overlay specific to the South Phoenix Village.

Stipulations the city attached to the rezoning require a mix of residential and non-residential uses, with a minimum of 4,000 square feet of non-residential uses along Central Avenue.

They also require a minimum of two 1,000-square-foot open-space plazas in the development, with at least one artistic en

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