Gilbert, AZ Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

2 makes clear that base zoning district regulations still control except where this overlay modifies them. 3(A)). 3(B) requires all development within the Heritage District Overlay Zoning District to be consistent with those guidelines, this is not an optional design suggestion, it is a mandatory approval condition administered through the Design Review Board process. 10 anywhere inside the Heritage overlay, even on parcels that might otherwise qualify. 1 spells out what the guidelines protect: the historic character of the downtown area, a stronger pedestrian environment, a compact and diverse downtown, high-quality new architecture, a distinct downtown landscape character, coherent street spaces, off-street parking that enhances rather than detracts from the historic setting, and support for redevelopment and reinvestment in a village-style, urban work/live pattern.