Emerald Center Mixed-Use Rezone

At a glance

• What: Rezoning of the Emerald Center site at 8550 S Priest from a General Industrial District to MU-4 with a planned area development overlay: 376 units and a 15 percent parking reduction.
• Where it stands: Development Review Commission recommended approval 6-1 on September 8; Council passed it on second hearing 7-0 on October 15 after a first hearing September 24.
• Next: None recorded.

Details

• Built from the City's posted agendas and legal action summaries as read; regular-session Council minutes are not posted, and agenda packets were not read, so debate is not recorded.
• The commission's debate was not read in full (the minutes were read to the start of the item); the 6-1 vote is from the legal action summary.

Sources

• Agendas and minutes portal: https://tempe.hylandcloud.com/AgendaOnline
• City website: https://www.tempe.gov

Log

2026-09-08 - Development Review Commission

Recommended approval 6-1.

2026-09-24 - City Council

First hearing.

2026-10-15 - City Council

Second hearing passed 7-0.