Tempe Maker District Design Guidelines Public Meetings

The City of Tempe created design guidelines for the Tempe Maker District. The guidelines define the preferred aesthetics of the area and include items such as suggested material types for building design and form, signage, public art and public space guidelines, adaptive re-use, etc. The guidelines support the continued incorporation of mixed-use and new residential uses. They also align closely with the city’s sustainability goals. 

Feb. 9 Meeting Presentation

Feb. 9 Meeting Recording

May 24, 2022 Development Review Commission Hearing - RECOMMENDED APPROVAL

June 23, 2022 - City Council Hearing - APPROVED

Broadway Industrial Hub - Tempe Maker District Amendment to modify the General Plan 2040 Projected Land Use and Projected Density Map
Approved Oct. 17, 2019
The City of Tempe modified the General Plan 2040 Projected Land Use and Projected Density map in the area bound by Broadway and Southern north and south, Priest to the west and the eastern boundary of Kyrene (which doesn’t flow north after Southern) as follows:

1. General Plan Projected Land Use Map Amendment from Commercial to Mixed-Use Industrial for approximately 70 acres.
2. General Plan Projected Land Use Map Amendment from Industrial to Mixed-Use Industrial for approximately 488 acres.
3. General Plan Projected Residential Density Map Amendment adding Medium Density (up to 15 du/ac) to approximately 491 acres.
4. General Plan Projected Residential Density Map Amendment adding a new density of up to 45 du/ac to approximately 67 acres.