The announcement to build a temple in Phoenix came in part as a response to the high concentration of church members in the area and to help ease the load on the nearby Mesa Arizona Temple.[3][5]
The original design of the temple, which resembled the Draper Utah Temple in design, exceeded the maximum height restrictions imposed by existing zoning law and required an exception be granted by the Phoenix city council. The primary issue was not the planned steeple height of 126 feet (38 m), as church steeples are exempt from zoning laws, but the temple's structural height of 40 feet (12 m).[6] The exterior color of the temple was also changed from the traditional white to a more natural stone color in an effort to address the concerns of residents in the neighborhood.[7]
The city council voted to approve the requested zoning exemptions on December 2, 2009.[8] Local residents opposed to the construction mounted a successful campaign to call for a voter referendum on the council's decision, delivering the requisite signatures by December 31, potentially delaying the approval process until September 2011 when the issue could be put to a vote.[9] After a series of talks with the opposition, LDS Church representatives announced on January 26, 2010, that the temple would be redesigned to comply with the zoning restrictions by limiting the structural height to 30 feet (9.1 m), obviating the need for any exceptions and eliminating the need for any further approval process.[10] LDS Church representatives indicated that the redesign process would take between eight months and a year. The height of the steeple, building color and lighting are not regulated by zoning laws and it was unclear at that time if the steeple height would be changed with the redesign, or previous design concessions would be retained in the new design.[11]
On August 17, 2010, the redesign was submitted to the city of Phoenix for preliminary approval.[12] A meeting for neighbors of the temple was held that same day.[13] The redesigned structure is 30 feet high with a 90-foot spire. This met the 30-feet zoning limit on building heights, and the total height is 9 feet lower than the previously proposed design.[12]
Ronald A. Rasband, then of the Presidency of the Seventy, presided at a small groundbreaking ceremony held on June 4, 2011.[14][15] A public open house was held from October 10 to November 1, 2014.[1] The temple was formally dedicated on November 16, 2014, by Thomas S. Monson, and ended up being the last one he dedicated before his death.[2]
^ ab"Public Invited to Tour the Phoenix Arizona Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, August 7, 2014
^ ab"Phoenix Arizona Temple Dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson", Newsroom, LDS Church, November 16, 2014
^ ab"New Temple for Phoenix Arizona Announced", Newsroom, LDS Church, May 24, 2008
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^Reid, Betty (January 26, 2010), "Mormon Church will lower height of Phoenix temple", The Arizona Republic, retrieved November 2, 2012 (Note the height of the steeple was not addressed in the news reports.)
^Reid, Betty (February 5, 2010). "Phoenix Mormon temple backers, foes must wait for redesign". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
^ abReid, Betty (August 18, 2010), "LDS Church unveils Phoenix temple redesign", The Arizona Republic, retrieved November 2, 2012
^Sexton, Connie Cone (August 14, 2010), "Neighborhood to have meeting on height of Mormon temple", The Arizona Republic, retrieved November 2, 2012
^Adair, Jill B. (June 5, 2011), "Ground broken for Phoenix Arizona Temple", Church News, retrieved November 2, 2012
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The Phoenix Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church in the city of Phoenix Arizona It was completed in 2014 and is the 144th temple of the LDS Church The announcement of the planned construction of the temple on May 24 2008 came a month after the Gila Valley and Gilbert temples were announced for Arizona 3 4 Phoenix Arizona TempleTemple at sunsetNumber144DedicationNovember 16 2014 by Thomas S MonsonSite5 19 acres 2 10 ha Floor area64 870 sq ft 6 027 m2 News amp imagesChurch chronology Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple Phoenix Arizona Temple Cordoba Argentina TempleAdditional informationAnnouncedMay 24 2008GroundbreakingJune 4 2011 by Ronald A RasbandOpen houseOctober 10 November 1 2014LocationPhoenix Arizona United StatesOrdinance rooms2Visitors centerNoNotesA public open house was held from October 10 to November 1 2014 2 edit Coordinates 33 41 54 3 N 112 10 20 3 W 33 698417 N 112 172306 W 33 698417 112 172306 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe announcement to build a temple in Phoenix came in part as a response to the high concentration of church members in the area and to help ease the load on the nearby Mesa Arizona Temple 3 5 The original design of the temple which resembled the Draper Utah Temple in design exceeded the maximum height restrictions imposed by existing zoning law and required an exception be granted by the Phoenix city council The primary issue was not the planned steeple height of 126 feet 38 m as church steeples are exempt from zoning laws but the temple s structural height of 40 feet 12 m 6 The exterior color of the temple was also changed from the traditional white to a more natural stone color in an effort to address the concerns of residents in the neighborhood 7 The city council voted to approve the requested zoning exemptions on December 2 2009 8 Local residents opposed to the construction mounted a successful campaign to call for a voter referendum on the council s decision delivering the requisite signatures by December 31 potentially delaying the approval process until September 2011 when the issue could be put to a vote 9 After a series of talks with the opposition LDS Church representatives announced on January 26 2010 that the temple would be redesigned to comply with the zoning restrictions by limiting the structural height to 30 feet 9 1 m obviating the need for any exceptions and eliminating the need for any further approval process 10 LDS Church representatives indicated that the redesign process would take between eight months and a year The height of the steeple building color and lighting are not regulated by zoning laws and it was unclear at that time if the steeple height would be changed with the redesign or previous design concessions would be retained in the new design 11 On August 17 2010 the redesign was submitted to the city of Phoenix for preliminary approval 12 A meeting for neighbors of the temple was held that same day 13 The redesigned structure is 30 feet high with a 90 foot spire This met the 30 feet zoning limit on building heights and the total height is 9 feet lower than the previously proposed design 12 Ronald A Rasband then of the Presidency of the Seventy presided at a small groundbreaking ceremony held on June 4 2011 14 15 A public open house was held from October 10 to November 1 2014 1 The temple was formally dedicated on November 16 2014 by Thomas S Monson and ended up being the last one he dedicated before his death 2 In 2020 the Phoenix Arizona Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic 16 See also Edit Arizona portal LDS Church portal Gila Valley Snowflake Tucson Gilbert Mesa Phoenix Las Vegas St George Red Cliffsclass notpageimage Temples in ArizonaRed OperatingBlue Under constructionYellow AnnouncedBlack Closed for renovation Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints by geographic region Temple architecture Latter day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in ArizonaReferences Edit a b Public Invited to Tour the Phoenix Arizona Temple Newsroom LDS Church August 7 2014 a b Phoenix Arizona Temple Dedicated by President Thomas S Monson Newsroom LDS Church November 16 2014 a b New Temple for Phoenix Arizona Announced Newsroom LDS Church May 24 2008 President Monson announces new temple in Phoenix Ariz Church News May 24 2008 retrieved November 2 2012 Biscobing David May 25 2008 Mormons planning to build temple in Phoenix East Valley Tribune archived from the original on November 1 2008 retrieved May 25 2008 Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Phoenix Temple Hearing Draft Version Rezoning Request from Re 35 to Planned Unit Development Case No Z 40 09 01 PDF Phoenix gov archived from the original PDF on October 21 2013 retrieved November 2 2012 Reid Betty November 12 2009 Planning Commission OK s Mormon temple critics won t give up The Arizona Republic retrieved November 2 2012 Heisner Jodie December 31 2009 City council OKs addition to Phoenix LDS temple ABC15 com KNXV TV archived from the original on January 16 2013 retrieved November 2 2012 Reid Betty December 31 2009 Phoenix Mormon temple foes claim enough signatures to overturn council action The Arizona Republic retrieved November 2 2012 Reid Betty January 26 2010 Mormon Church will lower height of Phoenix temple The Arizona Republic retrieved November 2 2012 Note the height of the steeple was not addressed in the news reports Reid Betty February 5 2010 Phoenix Mormon temple backers foes must wait for redesign The Arizona Republic Retrieved November 2 2012 a b Reid Betty August 18 2010 LDS Church unveils Phoenix temple redesign The Arizona Republic retrieved November 2 2012 Sexton Connie Cone August 14 2010 Neighborhood to have meeting on height of Mormon temple The Arizona Republic retrieved November 2 2012 Adair Jill B June 5 2011 Ground broken for Phoenix Arizona Temple Church News retrieved November 2 2012 Taylor Scott June 5 2011 Mormon temple in Phoenix now started Deseret News retrieved November 2 2012 Stack Peggy Fletcher All Latter day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus The Salt Lake Tribune 26 March 2020 Retrieved on 28 March 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phoenix Arizona Temple Phoenix Arizona Temple Official site Phoenix Arizona Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phoenix Arizona Temple amp oldid 1124722612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
