Vote: approved

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PZ-4. RIO VERDE HIGHLANDS Case #: DMP2014002 P&Z Agenda Item: 4 Supervisor District: 2 Applicant: Ed Reichenberg Owner: DHB Real Estate LLC, Sandra & James Coates Trust, Clarence P & Patricia Ward Anderson Living Trust. Request: Modification of condition ‘d’ of the Rio Verde Highlands DMP (ref. #DMP2008007) for time extension Site Location: North of McDowell Mountain Rd. and east of McDowell Mountain Regional Park Site Size: Approx. 35 acres Commission Recommendation: Approval by a 7-0 vote subject to conditions ‘a’ – ‘m’: Provided the following conditions are met: a. Development shall comply with the Development Master Plan document entitled “Narrative Report for the Amendment of the Rio Verde Development Master Plan”, a bound document, dated revised October 10, 2008 and stamped received June 9, 2009, including all exhibits, maps, and appendices, except as modified by the following stipulations. b. Changes to the Rio Verde Highlands Development Master Plan Amendment (DMP2008007) with regard to use and intensity, or changes to any of the stipulations approved by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, shall be processed as a revised application with approval by the Board of Supervisors upon recommendation by the Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission. Revised applications shall be in accordance with the applicable Development Master Plan Guidelines, subdivision regulations, and zoning ordinance in effect at the time of application(s) submission. The Maricopa County Planning and Development Department may approve minor changes administratively as outlined in the Maricopa County Development Master Plan Guidelines in effect at the time of amendment. Non-compliance with the approved Rio Verde Development Master Plan narrative report, maps, and exhibits, or the stipulations of approval will be treated as a violation in accordance with the provisions of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance. c. Within 30 days of approval by the Board of Supervisors, a revised DMP narrative report document and land use plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Planning and Development Department showing any revisions to the narrative report or land use plan that may be stipulated by the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Board of Supervisors. d. The applicant shall submit a written report every (5) five years from the date of Board of Supervisors approval of DMP2014002. The status report shall include a description of compliance with the conditions of approval of DMP2014002 and the progress on obtaining necessary permits for development of the “Rio Verde Highlands” project. The status report shall be reviewed by staff to determine whether the project remains in compliance with the approved conditions, or whether to schedule the matter for review by the Commission for recommendation to the Board. This condition shall remain in effect until all final plats have been approved for this development. e. The master developer shall be responsible for the construction of all public and private on-site roads within Rio Verde Highlands. Further, the Rio Verde Homeowners Association shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all private roads, public open spaces and facilities, washes, parks, roadway median landscaping, landscaping with public rights-of-way, and all pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-use paths within the Rio Verde Highlands project. f. Prior to approval a final plat, the master developer shall submit to the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department a landscape inventory and salvage plan which identifies and assesses the native vegetation within the development parcels, and which determines the preservation/disposition for each of the selected native vegetation. g. Landscaping of all common areas and open spaces, except for identified recreational areas, within Rio Verde Highlands shall consist of indigenous and near-native plant species of a xerophytic nature. h. The total number of residential dwelling units for the Rio Verde Highlands project shall not exceed 57 dwelling units. To help ensure compliance, the cumulative number of dwelling units completed to date, in relation to the identified limit, shall be identified on all plats. i. The master developer shall notify all future Rio Verde Highlands residents that they are not located within an incorporated city or town, and therefore will not be represented by, or be able to petition a citizen-elected municipal government. Notification shall also state that residents will not have access to municipally-managed services such as police, fire, parks, water, wastewater, libraries, and refuse collection. Such notice shall be included on all final plats, be permanently posted on the front door of all home sales offices on not less than an 8-½ by 11 inch sign, and be included in all homeowner association covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs). j. The following Maricopa County Department of Transportation stipulations shall apply: 1. The proposed private roadways shall meet or exceed the original standards. 2. The proposed lots shall have all weather access. 3. The perimeter road (Fort McDowell Road) shall meet the current off-site improvement requirements. k. The following Maricopa County Drainage Review stipulations shall apply: 1. All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with the Drainage Regulation and current engineering policies, standards and best practices at the time of application for construction. No variance from the Drainage Regulations or drainage engineering design standards is granted or entitled under this preliminary design. 2. Drainage review of this preliminary design is for conceptual design only and does not represent final design approval nor shall it entitle applicants to future designs that are not in conformance with the Drainage Regulation and design policies and standards. Modeling provided with this submittal is for conceptual level analysis only. All plats shall be submitted with appropriate and detailed model to reflect the existing and proposed development conditions. 3. Hydrology and Hydraulic analysis for the development will address worst case scenarios. l. The following Flood Control District stipulation shall apply: 1. Developer must submit the FEMA required CLOMAR/LOMR process to the Flood Control District at the time of submission of the Final Plat. m. The property owners and their successors waive claim for diminution in value if the County takes action to rescind approval of this Development Master Plan amendment due to noncompliance with any of the approved stipulations. Staff recommends that the Board motion include revised language to condition "a", delete condition "c", and renumber accordingly as conditions "a through l". a. Development shall comply with the Development Master Plan document entitled “Narrative Report for the Amendment of the Rio Verde Development Master Plan”, a bound document, dated September 14, 2009, including all exhibits, maps, and appendices, except as modified by the following stipulations. (C-44-15-029-M-00)