Recommended denialRezone

12800 N. Saguaro Blvd Rezone

Description

A rezone request for 3.22 acres from C-2 Intermediate Commercial to TCCD Town Center Commercial to convert hotel rooms into residential units.

Impact summary

Reduces total hotel capacity from 104 rooms to 58 operating hotel rooms while adding 46 residential apartments to the downtown district.

Applicant

Address: 12800 N. Saguaro Blvd (APN 176-25-560)

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission

Recommended denial4–2

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 12, 2026Recommended denial 4–2

Planning and Zoning Commission - Oct 12, 2026

A request to rezone 3.22 acres from C-2 Intermediate Commercial to TCCD Town Center Commercial District to convert 46 hotel rooms on the third floor into residential units.

Related issues (1)

Hotel-to-Residential Rezone at 12800 N. Saguaro Blvd

The property owner of the Fountain Park Hotel requested a rezone from commercial to Town Center Commercial District to turn 46 vacant hotel rooms into long-term apartments. Commissioners and residents debated whether losing hotel rooms hurts local tourism, tax revenues, and downtown vibrancy.

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