Attachment C - VPC Summary - Z-22-20-7.pdf

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary 
Z-22-20-7 
Date of VPC Meeting 
August 3, 2020 
Request From 
C-3 (General Commercial District) (pending C-3 DNS / 
WVR) 
Request To 
C-3 DNS / WVR HP (General Commercial District, Density, 
Waiver, Historic Preservation Overlay) 
Proposed Use 
Multifamily Residential, Historic Preservation Overlay 
Location 
Approximately 250 feet east of the southeast corner of 
Grand Avenue and Encanto Boulevard 
VPC Recommendation 
Approve per staff recommendation 
VPC Vote 
11-0; motion passed with members Benjamin, Kleinman, 
George, Matthews, Procaccini, Searles, Rodriguez, Coates, 
Jewett, Cothron, and Adams in favor; none in dissent or 
abstention. 
 VPC DISCUSSION & RECOMMENDED STIPULATIONS: 
No members of the public indicated a desire to speak in support or opposition to 
this item per the emergency policy. 
Z-22-20-7: Presentation, discussion and possible recommendation regarding a 
request to rezone 1.74 acres located approximately 250 feet east of the 
southeast corner of Grand Avenue and Encanto Boulevard from C-3 (General 
Commercial District) (pending C-3, DNS / WVR) to C-3 DNS / WVR HP (General 
Commercial District, Density, Waiver, Historic Preservation Overlay) preserve the 
historic structures. 
STAFF / APPLICANT PRESENTATION: 
Kevin Weight, of the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, provided an 
overview on the request to place a historic preservation overlay on the Arrow 
Motel / Rainbow Motel site discussed in the previous case. The owner requested 
HP zoning in March in conjunction with their request for additional density. The 
historic structures were built circa 1937. For a property to be eligible for the 
Historic Preservation Overlay, it must meet one of the following criteria:  
Attachment C

Encanto Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary 
May 5, 2020 
Page 2 of 2 
 
 
City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
 
1. Significance 
a. Associated with events or patterns of events significant in Phoenix 
history 
b. Associated with persons significant in Phoenix history 
c. Represents a type, period or method of construction; represents the 
work of a master; or has high artistic values 
d. Has yielded or has the potential to yield information about Phoenix 
history or prehistory 
2. Age (at least 50 years old or exceptionally significant) 
3. Integrity (location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, 
association) 
 
The subject property is eligible under Criterion A for its association with Tourism 
in Phoenix during the Mid-20th Century and is a rare surviving example of the 
property type and that there is only one motel listed on the Phoenix Register. 
Further, the site has good integrity with few modifications since the 1950s; while 
the additional units will impact the integrity of the site, the impact is not significant 
because it is located near the rear of the property. 
 
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE: 
 
G.G. George asked about the other Tourist Court listed on the Phoenix 
Register? Kevin Weight responded that it is Keens Rest near 17th Avenue and 
Sherman Street. 
 
MOTION: 
 
Motion 
G.G. George motioned to approve the request per the staff recommendation and 
Matthew Jewett seconded.  
 
Vote 
11-0; motion passed with members Benjamin, Kleinman, George, Matthews, 
Procaccini, Searles, Rodriguez, Coates, Jewett, Cothron, and Adams in favor; none 
in dissent or abstention. 
 
VPC RECOMMENDED STIPULATIONS & STAFF COMMENTS 
 
None.