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The City of Chandler developed the South Arizona Avenue Entry Corridor Study in 2006, setting forth a vision for the development of the corridor between Dr. A.J. Chandler Park and the new SanTan Freeway, ¾ mile to the south. Between downtown and the freeway is the corridor that the City intends to see redeveloped, with mixed residential and commercial uses to create a dynamic new “front door” for Chandler. The purpose of these design guidelines is to guide zoning requests within the South Arizona Avenue Corridor to achieve the objectives of the Chandler General Plan. The overall goal of these objectives is to implement the vision for South Arizona Avenue. The guidelines address the major design aspects of new office, retail and residential buildings in the corridor. Design Guidelines are not building or streetscape designs; they provide design direction so that each project’s architectural design will reinforce the City’s strategic intentions as this important area of the city responds to its new role as Chandler’s “front door.” These guidelines also identify streetscape design principles for South Arizona Avenue with the objective of coordinating public and private design in the Corridor.

The Southeast Chandler Area Plan seeks to pay respect to the sense of place and history embedded in Southeast Chandler while simultaneously; a) supporting the diversity of lifestyles and development preferences of existing and future residents; b) nurturing true community building and stewardship over the unique attributes of the area; and, c) fostering quality development based on sound planning principles and meaningful public involvement.

The Chandler Airpark area encompasses nine square miles surrounding the Chandler Municipal Airport. The area plan provides the City of Chandler with a document that will strategically guide future development in and around the existing airport. The two major goals of this plan are the protection of the Municipal Airport from residential encroachment and the aggressive economic development of the Airpark area.

Sustainable housing strives for diverse, healthy, affordable, socially inclusive, resource-efficient, and culturally sensitive housing. This report’s current state assessment is based on five goals of sustainable housing, derived from sustainability and livability principles: meet demand with adequate housing options; provide sufficient quality of housing and promote healthy housing conditions; secure affordability of housing; conserve natural resources in homes; and maintain valuable cultural and historical character.

Executive summary -- Correspondence to scope of work -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Housing challenges in the Eastlake-Garfield District -- 1.2. Profile of the "Reinvent Phoenix" grant -- 1.3. Sustainable housing research -- 1.4. Objectives of the strategy study -- Chapter 2. Research design and data sources -- Chapter 3. Strategy inputs (current state assessment, vision, theory of change) -- 3.1. Current state of housing in the Eastlake-Garfield District -- 3.2. Vision for sustainable housing in the Eastlake-Garfield District -- 3.3. Theory of change -- Chapter 4.Sustainable housing strategy for the Eastlake-Garfield District -- 4.1. Linking sustainable housing goals to interventions and investment options -- 4.2. New construction intervention -- 4.2.1. Core components -- 4.2.2. Details on investment options for new construction -- 4.3. Rehabilitation and revitalization intervention -- 4.3.1. Core components -- 4.3.2. Details on investment options for rehabilitation and revitalization -- 4.4. Adaptive reuse intervention -- 4.5. Details on implementation tools -- 4.6. Synthesis−action plan for sustainable housing in Eastlake-Garfield -- 4.6.1. New construction intervention action plan -- 4.6.2. Rehabilitation and revitalization intervention action plan -- 4.6.3. Adaptive reuse intervention action plan -- Chapter 5 -- Causal problem maps of green systems -- 5.1. Critical role of steering committee, city council, city departments, local experts -- 5.2. Testing strategy, interventions, investments -- 5.3. Coordination across strategies -- 5.4. Anticipating the next set of interventions, investments, and implementation tools -- 5.5. Crafting the next 5-year plan -- References and appendix||The transition strategy presented in this report describes a set of interventions necessary to create sustainable housing in the Eastlake-Garfield District of Phoenix, Arizona. The current state of housing in the District is not sustainable--the population is struggling with high vacancy rates, low affordability, overcrowding, and low incomes burdened by high transportation costs.