Attachment D – PC Summary - Z-65-19-2.pdf

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
May 7, 2020 
 
ITEM NO: 7 
 
DISTRICT NO.: 2
SUBJECT: 
 
Application #: 
Z-65-19-2 
Location: 
Northeast corner of 42nd Street and Peak View Road 
From: 
RE-35 
To: 
R1-10 
Acreage: 
7.67 
Proposal: 
Single-family residential
Applicant: 
Michael S. Buschbacher II, Hunter Engineering Inc. 
Owner: 
Roger Malcolm
Representative: Ron Homyak, Cachet Homes
 
ACTIONS: 
 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. 
 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Desert View 3/3/2020 No quorum. 
Desert View 5/5/2020 Approval, per staff recommendation with a modified stipulation. 
Vote: 7-2.  
 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Desert View Village Planning 
Committee, with an additional stipulation. 
 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
 
Motion details: Commissioner Shank made a MOTION to approve Z-65-19-2, per the 
Desert View Village Planning Committee, with the additional stipulation as read into the 
record. 
 
 
Maker: Shank 
 
Second: Mangum 
 
 
Vote: 7-1 (Gorraiz) 
 
 
 
Absent: Montalvo 
  
 
Opposition Present: Yes 
 
Findings: 
 
1. 
The overall proposal is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map and 
North Land Use Plan designations of Residential 0 to 2 and 2 to 5 dwelling 
units per acre. On the entire site, a maximum of 30 dwelling units is permitted. 
The proposal consists of 23 units, making it consistent with the density 
designations. 
 
 
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2. 
As stipulated, the proposal is compatible with the surrounding land uses in 
specific regard to scale and density and will act as an appropriate buffer 
between the commercial use to the west and the existing single-family 
residences in the neighborhood. 
 
 
3. 
The development will include detached sidewalks and trees along 42nd Street 
and Peak View Road which will provide increased connectivity as well as 
promote pedestrian-oriented design in the area. 
 
Stipulations: 
 
1. 
The development shall be subject to Single-Family Design Review prior to final 
site plan approval, with the additional requirement that building materials and 
colors shall express a desert character and shall blend with, rather than strongly 
contrast with the desert environment, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.
 
 
2. 
Homes shall have a maximum height of one story and 20 feet on Lot Nos. 8, 9, 
10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, and 23, as depicted on the Site Plan date stamped 
December 9, 2019, as approved or modified by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
3. 
The development shall not exceed 23 residential lots.
 
 
4. 
The minimum residential lot width shall be 65 feet.
 
 
5. 
The minimum open space provided shall be 10 percent.
 
 
6. 
A pedestrian connection shall be provided from the northern internal street to the 
common open space area abutting Peak View Road.
 
 
7. 
A minimum 4,500-square-foot landscape setback shall be provided on the west 
side of 42nd Street, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
8. 
The sidewalks along the north side of Peak View Road, the east side of 42nd 
Street, and the first 250 feet of the west side of 42nd Street shall be detached 
with a minimum five-foot-wide landscaped strip located between the sidewalk 
and back of curb. Minimum 2-inch caliper shade trees shall be planted on both 
sides of the sidewalk at 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.  
 
 
9. 
On interior private accessways, shade trees shall be planted adjacent to 
sidewalks at a rate of a minimum of two, 2-inch caliper or greater shade tree 
provided at a spacing of 20 to 30 feet on center, depending on species, within 
the front yard of each residential lot and where sidewalks are adjacent to 
common area tracts, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
10. 
All new perimeter walls where visible from Peak View Road shall include 
material and textural differences, such as stucco and/or split face block with a

decorative element, such as tile, glass insets, or stamped designs, as approved 
by the Planning and Development Department.
  
 
11. 
The development entry shall incorporate decorative metal gates and signage as 
depicted on the Design Concept Plan date stamped January 31, 2020, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
12. 
A pedestrian crossing, constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored 
concrete, or another material, other than those used to pave the parking 
surfaces and drive aisles, shall be provided across the main entry driveway, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
13. 
The developer shall dedicate 40 feet of right-of-way for the north half of Peak 
View Road, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.   
 
 
14. 
The developer shall provide 25 feet of paving, from the monument line to the 
face of curb on Peak View Road, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.
 
 
15. 
The developer shall extend and develop 42nd Street in accordance with City 
Code and development requirements, if retained as a public street. 
 
 
16. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the development 
with paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps, streetlights, median islands, 
landscaping and other incidentals, as per plans approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. All improvements shall comply with all ADA 
accessibility standards 
 
 
17. 
In the event archaeological materials are encountered during construction, the 
developer shall immediately cease all ground-disturbing activities within a 33-
foot radius of the discovery, notify the City Archaeologist, and allow time for the 
Archaeology Office to properly assess the materials.
 
 
18. 
PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL, THE LANDOWNER 
SHALL EXECUTE A PROPOSITION 207 WAIVER OF CLAIMS 
FORM. THE WAIVER SHALL BE RECORDED WITH THE MARICOPA 
COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE AND DELIVERED TO THE CITY TO 
BE INCLUDED IN THE REZONING APPLICATION FILE FOR RECORD.
 
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