City of Chandler

The Chandler Downtown Region Area Plan (DRAP) serves as a community-led policy document designed to guide growth and development within the downtown region. It outlines six main objectives: adaptive reuse, establishing industrial commerce routes, integrating uses, activating alleys, enhancing downtown gateways, and developing distinct district character areas. The plan aims to bolster the strength of Chandler's downtown by supporting economic success, preserving historic character, and fostering a more vibrant, walkable, and sustainable community.

The Chandler Downtown Region Area Plan details a comprehensive implementation strategy to realize the community's vision through 103 actions categorized by timeframe (short, mid, long, and ongoing). Key focus areas include regional improvements spanning infrastructure, transportation, and public spaces; housing-related initiatives to enhance affordability and development processes; and district-specific strategies targeting sustainable growth, park enhancements, improved safety, economic development, and historical preservation across the Northern, Eastern, Southern, Downtown, and San Marcos districts.

The City of Chandler's Comprehensive Housing Plan provides an update on housing needs and outlines strategies to address significant affordability challenges and an undersupply of housing units. Key pillars include the creation of 2,000 affordable and workforce housing units over the next decade, targeting households earning up to $100,000. It also focuses on integrating housing strategies into the city's General Plan, promoting diverse housing options, fostering infill development, leveraging federal programs, and supporting vulnerable populations.

This 5-Year PHA Plan outlines the mission, goals, and objectives for the City of Chandler Housing & Redevelopment to serve low-income families. The plan focuses on maintaining safe, decent, and affordable housing, addressing specific strategic goals for the 2025-2030 period, complying with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and actively promoting fair housing. Fair housing strategies include ensuring non-discrimination, providing assistance for complaints, and enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency.

This Strategic Plan outlines an updated vision for affordable housing for the City of Chandler. It focuses on four main goals: assisting the availability of affordable, decent, and safe housing; improving community quality of life and economic vitality; promoting self-sufficiency and asset development for families and individuals; and ensuring equal opportunity in housing. The plan aims to transition housing assets, develop creative funding solutions, and deliver higher quality, affordable housing by creating and sustaining healthy, diverse neighborhood housing opportunities that promote individual responsibility, economic growth, human dignity, and hope for the future.