Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

Item Text

7. KEITH STORAGE YARD Case#: SU240008 Supervisor District: 1 Applicant/Owner: Brennan Ray, Ray Law Firm / Keith Family Trust Request: Special Use Permit (SUP) for interim industrial use, storage yard in the Rural-43 zoning district Site Location: Generally located 860’ west of the NWC of San Tan Blvd. and Recker Rd. in the Chandler Heights area Commission Recommendation: On 4/10/25 the Commission voted 6-0 (motion by Commissioner Leighton D4 seconded by Chairman Lindblom D1) to adopt a motion recommending the Board of Supervisors approve SU240008 subject to conditions ‘a’ - ‘o’ with the modification to conditions ‘j’ and ‘l’ as follows: a. Development of the site shall be in substantial conformance with the Site Plan entitled “16442 E. San Tan Blvd“, consisting of 1 full-size sheet, dated March 19, 2025 except as modified by the following conditions. b. Development of the site shall be in substantial conformance with the Narrative Report entitled “Special Use Permit – Interim Industrial Narrative Report for Keith Storage Yard”, consisting of 6 pages, dated March 19, 2025, except as modified by the following conditions. c. This special use permit is valid for a period of 5 years and shall expire on May 7, 2030, or upon abandonment of the use for a period of 90 or more consecutive days, whichever occurs first. d. This SUP will only allow the additional use of the Rural 43 zoned property to park and store trucks and refuse bins associated with the business. The trucks and bins must be empty of waste and clean when stored on site. e. Outdoor storage is limited to empty bins only. No compacting or solid waste material is allowed within any bin stored on the property. No cleaning of bins will be allowed on site. All bins will be cleaned prior to re-storage on the lot. f. Per the approved narrative, the number of trucks allowed to be stored/parked on site is seven. Six trucks shall be parked in an enclosed garage and one in the designated parking space shown on the site plan. g. Outdoor storage and business operations are limited to the rear of the lot adjacent to and behind front plane of the existing residence. h. A minimum 6’ high screen wall is required along the lot perimeter and between the front area of the lot and the area of the lot designated for storage. The screen wall must be solid or consist of visual obscuring material acceptable to the Maricopa County Planning & Development Department. The visual screening must be maintained for the duration of the Special Use Permit. i. On-site assembly of bins is limited to the installation of doors on prefabricated bins. j. Truck traffic associated with the business is limited to the hours between 6am and 4pm. Business operations will cease on the property at 5pm Monday through Friday. k. Prior to occupying the existing residence or any portion thereof for any use associated with the Special Use Permit, the applicant shall obtain a Building Permit to retrofit the existing residence to meet current commercial building code requirements as applicable and shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for the retrofitted building prior to occupancy. l. The following Planning Engineering conditions shall apply: 1. Engineering review of planning and/or zoning cases is for conceptual design only. All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with Section 1205 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance; Drainage Policies and Standards; Floodplain Regulations for Maricopa County; MCDOT Roadway Design Manual; and current engineering policies, standards and best practices at the time of application for construction. 2. Based on the conceptual design nature of the information submitted, changes to the site layout may be necessitated by the final engineering design of the site’s drainage infrastructure. 3. In the event any additional buildings or site improvements are proposed, detailed grading and drainage plans must be submitted for their entitlement and permitting. 4. The western driveway to San Tan Blvd. was permitted by MCDOT for residential use. The change in use to interim industrial must be evaluated by MCDOT’s Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Division to determine if any access restriction(s) need to be implemented as a result of the change in use. The owner applicant shall satisfy this requirement, within six (6) months of Board action. m. The following Rural-43 SUP standards shall apply: 1. Surface Material: All parking and business storage areas shall be surfaced with minimum of compacted decomposed granite. 2. Parking spaces: 2 spaces for the dwelling, and 5 reg. spaces + 1 ADA space 3. Min. Screening: All business parking shall be visually screened. 4. Lighting: All outdoor lighting shall conform to MCZO, Sec. 1112 and shall be shielded so that light is directed downward below the horizontal plane at bottom of the light source and so that no light trespasses onto adjacent properties. n. Noncompliance with any of the conditions assigned to the approval of this Special Use Permit by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors may be grounds for revocation in accordance with the requirements and procedures as set forth in the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance. o. The granting of this change in use of the property has been at the request of the applicant, with the consent of the landowner. The granting of this approval allows the property to enjoy uses in excess of those permitted by the zoning existing on the date of application, subject to conditions. In the event of the failure to comply with any condition, and at the time of expiration of the Special Use Permit, the property may be considered for revocation to the zoning that existed on the date of application. It is, therefore, stipulated and agreed that either revocation due to the failure to comply with any conditions, or the expiration of the Special Use Permit, does not reduce any rights that existed on the date of application to use, divide, sell or possess the property and that there would be no diminution in value of the property from the value it held on the date of application due to such revocation or expiration of the Special Use Permit. The Special Use Permit enhances the value of the property above its value as of the date the Special Use Permit is granted and reverting to the prior zoning results in the same value of the property as if the Special Use Permit had never been granted. (C-44-25-095-X-00)

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