NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLANNING COMMISSION

 

Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the PLANNING COMMISSION and to the general public, that the CITY OF PHOENIX PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a meeting open to the public on November 10, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. located in the Central High School Auditorium, 4525 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

 

1.         The City Council Hearing will be held on December 2, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. for GPA-DSTV-4-09-2, Z-54-09-2, and Z-40-09-1.  This hearing will be held in the Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ (located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the northeast corner of Phoenix City Hall).

 

2.         The City Council Hearing will be held on December 2, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. for
Z-TA-21-08 and any other case that is appealed.  For cases not appealed, the ordinance adoption will be at this same hearing.  This hearing will be held in Assembly Rooms A & B,
200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ.

 

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

 

I.

APPROVAL OF HEARING MINUTES: For correction or approval of the Planning Commission Minutes of October 14, 2009 (Commissioner Ellis).

 

 

 

 

 

II.

CONTINUANCES AND WITHDRAWALS (Please note these are items that staff has received a continuance or withdrawal request on at least 3 days prior to the hearing.    Additional hearing items listed below may also be continued, but those will be requested and decided on the night of the hearing) 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Application #:

GPA-DSTV-3-09-2

 

 

Request:

Specific Plan

 

 

Acreage:

210 +/-

 

 

Location:

Southeast corner of 56th Street and Mayo Boulevard

 

 

Proposal:

Amend Chapter 6 of the Desert Ridge Specific Plan, Superblock 3, Parcel 3.CP/BP.2 to increase the maximum building height for hospital/clinics from 140 feet to 250 feet and increase the floor area ratio from .65 to .85.

 

 

Applicant:

John Berry/Michele Hammond

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Application #:

Z-20-09-8-7 (Continued from 8/12/09)

 

 

From:

C-3 CMOD ACOD

 

 

To:

C-3 CMOD ACOD HP

 

 

Acreage:

1.32

 

 

Location:

Southeast corner of Grand Avenue and Polk Street

 

 

Proposal:

Historic Preservation Overlay

 

 

Applicant:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

Owner:

Martin E Lerma Inc.

 

 

Representative:

Kevin Weight

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Application #:

GPA-DSTV-2-09-2 (Continued from 10/14/09)

 

 

Request:

Specific Plan

 

 

Acreage:

34.75

 

 

Location:

Northeast corner of 56th Street and the Loop 101 Freeway

 

 

Proposal:

Amend Chapter 6 of the Desert Ridge Specific Plan, Superblock 2 and particularly Development Parcel 2.H to increase the maximum number of dwelling units for Superblock 2 from 2,009 to 2,255 and the maximum density from 5.25 to 5.9 du/ac with a corresponding increase for Parcel 2.H to a density range of 10-31 du/ac for the entire parcel with a maximum of 1,066 units and a minimum of 300 units.

 

 

Applicant:

Brian Kearney

 

 

 

 

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

TEXT AMENDMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Application #:

Z-TA-21-08

 

 

Request:

Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance

 

 

Proposal:

Amend Sections 202 (Definitions) and 702.E (Off-Street Loading) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow parking reductions for adaptive reuse projects.

 

 

Applicant:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

Representative:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

 

 

 

V.

REZONING CASES

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Application #:

Z-40-09-1

 

 

From:

RE-35

 

 

To:

PUD

 

 

Acreage:

10.42

 

 

Location:

Northwest corner of 51st Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Rd

 

 

Proposal:

Temple, meeting house, and ancillary uses to a temple and meeting house

 

 

Applicant:

Beus Gilbert

 

 

Owner:

Corp. of the Presiding Bishop LDS

 

 

Representative:

Britton Worthen

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Application #:

Z-53-09-4 (Continued from 10/14/09)

 

 

From:

P-1 HP TOD-1

 

 

To:

R-3 HP TOD-1

 

 

Acreage:

0.23

 

 

Location:

Approximately 440 feet east of the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and Mariposa Street

 

 

Proposal:

Restore zoning to be consistent with surrounding neighborhood.

 

 

Applicant:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

Representative:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Application #:

Z-51-09-8

 

 

From:

R-5 HRI

 

 

To:

C-2 HRI

 

 

Acreage:

1.66

 

 

Location:

West side of 5th Street from Garfield Street on the north to McKinley Street on the south.

 

 

Proposal:

Rezoning for commercial use.

 

 

Applicant:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

Representative:

City of Phoenix Planning Department

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND COMPANION REZONING CASES

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Application #:

GPA-DSTV-4-09-2 (Companion case Z-54-09-2)

 

 

Request:

Map Amendment

 

 

From:

Residential 0-2

 

 

To:

Mixed-Use (Commercial & Commerce/Business Park)

 

 

Acreage:

22.83

 

 

Location:

Northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Rancho Paloma Drive

 

 

Proposal:

Proposed commercial uses at the intersection of a major arterial and collector roadway is compatible with existing land use patterns in the area.

 

 

Applicant:

Jason Morris

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Application #:

Z-54-09-2 (Companion case GPA-DSTV-4-09-2)

 

 

From:

S-1

 

 

To:

CP/GCP

 

 

Acreage:

8.04

 

 

Location:

Approximately 400 feet east of the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Rancho Paloma Drive

 

 

Proposal:

Condominium warehouse facility

 

 

Applicant:

Withey Morris PLC / Jason Morris

 

 

Owner:

LPK INvestments, LLC

 

 

Representative:

Withey Morris PLC / Jason Morris

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Report from Chair and Vice-Chair Subcommittee and election of 2010 Chair and Vice-Chair for the Planning Commission.

 

 

For further information, please call Alan Stephenson at 602-262-4870.

 

Rezoning staff reports currently in the hearing process are now available online; please visit our website at http://phoenix.gov/PLANNING/rezstrpt.html

 

For reasonable accommodations, call Julia Quinones at Voice/602-262-6888 or the City TTY Relay (602) 534-5500 as early as possible to coordinate needed arrangements.

 

October 30, 2009

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