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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
February 1, 2024 
ITEM NO: 8 
DISTRICT NO.: 8
SUBJECT:
Application #: 
PHO-2-23--Z-73-01-6(8) 
Existing Zoning: 
MUA BAOD 
Location: 
Approximately 275 feet south of the southwest corner of 32nd Street and 
Baseline Road 
Request: 
1.
Request to modify Stipulation 1.a regarding general conformance
with the site plan dated August 27, 2001.
2.
Request to modify Stipulation 1.b regarding a detached sidewalk.
3.
Request to delete Stipulation 1.c regarding commercial building
height.
4.
Request to modify Stipulation 1.d regarding a Homeowners
Association.
5.
Request to modify Stipulation 1.f regarding interior perimeter walls.
6.
Request to delete Stipulation 1.g regarding parking stalls.
7.
Request to delete Stipulation 2.1a regarding commercial building
elevations.
8.
Request to modify Stipulation 2.2a regarding one-story houses.
9.
Request to modify Stipulation 2.2b regarding floor plans.
10.
Request to delete Stipulation 3 regarding streets and rights-of-way.
11.
Request to modify Stipulation 4.a regarding a 25-foot easement on
the west side of 32nd Street.
12.
Technical corrections to Stipulation 4.b.
13.
Request to modify Stipulation 5.a regarding South Mountain Village
Planning Committee notification.
14.
Request to delete Stipulation 5.b regarding construction
commencement.
Acreage:  
4.60 
Applicant: 
Brian Stillman, Baseline & 32nd, LLC/CG6, LLC 
Owner: 
Brian Stillman, Baseline & 32nd, LLC/CG6, LLC 
Representative: 
William F. Allison, Withey Morris Baugh, PLC 
ACTIONS: 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
South Mountain 12/12/2023 Approval, with a modification and additional stipulations. Vote: 11-0.  
Planning Hearing Officer (PHO) Recommendation: The Planning Hearing Officer heard the request on 
December 20, 2023, and recommended denial as filed, approval with modifications and additional 
stipulations. 
Staff Recommendation: Denial as filed, approval with modifications and additional stipulations, per the 
PHO recommendation.  
ATTACHMENT C

Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the PHO recommendation with modifications 
and additional stipulations. 
 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
 
Motion details: Vice-Chairperson Busching made a MOTION to approve PHO-2-23--Z-73-01-6(8), per 
the Planning Hearing Officer recommendation with additional stipulations and modifications as 
requested by the applicant and appellant. 
 
 
Maker: Vice-Chairperson Busching 
 
Second: Gorraiz 
 
 
Vote: 8-0 
 
 
 
Absent: None   
 
Opposition Present: No 
 
Findings: 
 
1.  
The request for modification of Stipulation 1.A regarding general conformance to a 
conceptual site plan is recommended to be approved with a modification.  The request 
for review and approval of conceptual site plan per Stipulation 1 has been complied with 
and text was eliminated that pertained to the previously approved plan.  The 
recommendation is therefore to approve the plan and modify the existing Stipulation 1 
to replace the existing language with a standard language general conformance 
stipulation to the site plan.  At the request of the South Mountain Village Planning 
Committee, the PHO has also added general conformance to the landscape plan.  The 
site plan and landscape plan are date stamped November 1, 2023.  The reason for the 
addition of the landscape plan is in response to the Committee’s concerns that the high 
quality landscaping shown at the hearing would not be submitted during the site plan 
review. 
 
 
2. 
The request to Modify 1.B is approved with a modification. This stipulation is now written 
with updated language and location specificity. The small size and irregular shape of the 
subject parcel limits the ability to provide, and need for, detached sidewalks on both 
sides of the private street. All homes will have easy access to the detached sidewalk 
proposed for the east portion of the project to access the open space area and to exit 
the neighborhood to 32nd Street. 
 
 
3. 
The request to delete Stipulation 1.c regarding the height of commercial buildings is 
approved.  This Stipulation is no longer pertinent considering the new Site Plan and 
residential nature of the project. 
 
 
4. 
The request to modify Stipulation 1.d is approved.  An HOA will be responsible to 
maintain all common areas on site, which are different than those installed in the 
neighborhood across 32nd Street and listed in stipulation 1.a. 
 
 
5. 
The request to modify Stipulation 1.f is approved with a modification. This modification 
specifies the location of solid walls as it pertains to this request.  The modification also 
removes the language referencing the previous zoning case.

6. 
The request to modify Stipulation 1.g regarding parking stalls is actually a request to 
delete the stipulation in its entirety.  This request is approved due to the fact that the 
specific number of parking stalls is a leftover from the previous zoning case. 
 
 
7. 
The request to delete Stipulation 2.1a regarding commercial building elevations is 
approved as it is not applicable to this proposal. 
 
 
8. 
The request to modify Stipulation 2.2a regarding one-story houses is approved. The 
intent of the stipulation was to prepare for the neighborhood being built to the south by 
staggering the height of the houses, however, the neighborhood is already built.  
 
 
9. 
The homes will be subject to the proposed, revised stipulation and to design guidelines 
of the MUA and BAO districts. The owners will not develop elevations for the project 
until this application is concluded and the applicant agrees the Village Planning 
Committee needs the opportunity to review the elevations before preliminary site plan 
approval. 
 
 
10. 
The request to delete all of Stipulation 3 is denied as filed. Staff recommends the  
Stipulation 3.f. remain as written due to it being a standard stipulation for all rezones 
requiring all streets within and adjacent to a development, both public and private, be 
constructed to City of Phoenix and ADA standards. The stipulation still applies to this 
site as it requires all streets needing to be built with this development to be constructed 
to City of Phoenix standards.  Stipulation 3.f will become 3.a. 
 
 
11. 
The request to modify Stipulation 4.a regarding a 25-foot easement on the west side of 
32nd Street is approved.  The location of the easement has been specified to the current 
project. 
 
 
12. 
The technical correction to remove the Library Department from the stipulation has been 
approved. 
 
 
13. 
The request to modify Stipulation 5.a regarding South Mountain Village Planning 
Committee notification is approved. 
 
 
14. 
The request to delete Stipulation 5.b regarding construction commencement is 
approved. 
 
 
15. 
An additional Stipulation was added at the request of the South Mountain Village 
Planning Committee to provide pedestrian access to the development to the north. This 
is intended to connect the two developments. 
 
 
16. 
The site is identified as archaeologically sensitive and three additional stipulations are 
recommended to be included to address requirements for archaeological survey and 
testing. 
 
 
17. 
The applicant did not submit a Proposition 207 waiver of claims prior to the Planning 
Hearing Officer hearing. Submittal of this form is an application requirement.  An 
additional stipulation is recommended to require the applicant to record this form and 
deliver it to the City to be included in the rezoning application file for record.

Stipulations: 
 
1. 
Site Planning: 
 
 
 
a. 
That The development shall be in general conformance with the site plan and 
landscape plan dated STAMPED NOVEMBER 1, 2023 August 27, 2001, AS 
APPROVED OR MODIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS AND 
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. with 
specific regard to areas to be counted towards approximation of the 50% open 
space requirements in the MUA as may be approved by DSD, and represented 
by: 
 
x 
A circular open space tract in the residential area. 
 
x 
Linear pedestrian tracts in the east and south connecting to adjacent 
properties. 
 
x 
A pedestrian link from the residential to the commercial areas in the north 
and crossing 32nd Street. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
A DETACHED SIDEWALK, SEPARATED FROM THE CURB BY landscaped 
tree lined strips that run SHALL BE PLACED along both sides ONE SIDE of all 
local THE PRIVATE STREETS, AS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT in the residential area. This landscaped strip 
shall include a meandering sidewalk as shown on the site plan. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
That the height for commercial buildings be limited to one story along Baseline 
Road, as specified on the site plan. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
c. 
That A Homeowners Association (HOA) be created to maintain all COMMON 
areas specified in 1.a). 
 
 
 
 
e. 
d. 
That A design for the gated entry for the residential area shall be provided to the 
PHO for review prior to Preliminary Site Plan approval. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
e. 
That Solid walls SHALL be allowed on the NORTH AND WEST interior 
perimeter walls BUT (east and south) WHERE ADJACENT TO SINGLE 
FAMILY LOTS. A SOLID not the walls SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED along ANY 
OTHER PERIMETER. 32nd Street. or Baseline Road. These solid walls must 
incorporate controlled gates where they intersect the linear pedestrian tracts in 
the east and south that connect to adjacent properties so pedestrian connections 
with future adjacent developments is allowed. 
 
 
 
 
g. 
That 81 parking stalls between the residential and commercial use shall be built 
with an alternative paving material. 
 
 
 
2. 
Building Design: 
 
 
 
2.1 Commercial Buildings 
 
 
 
a. 
That the applicant shall submit detailed elevations of the commercial buildings

detailing the open areas between the buildings. These connections shall be 
made through “transparent” type of architectural elements working as shading 
devices. These elements may include arcades, ramadas, isolated-decorative 
walls, columns, and other elements that help define and support a shaded 
pedestrian environment but allow the flow of vistas. This information shall be 
submitted for review to the Planning Hearing Officer at the time of Preliminary 
Site Plan approval. 
 
 
 
 
2.2 
2.1 Residential Buildings 
 
 
 
a. 
That only one-story houses shall be built on the south property line and 30% of 
overall units shall be at one story. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
The DESIGN OF THE HOMES SHALL floor plans shall be consistent with the 
elevations that reflect a rural design AND SHALL BE REVIEWED AND 
APPROVED BY THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE 
BEFORE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL based on the “Tuscan 
Architecture” style illustrated by the applicant.  
 
 
 
 
c. 
BARREL TILE ROOFS SHALL BE PROHIBITED. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
OVERHANGING WOODEN EAVES AND EXPOSED RAFTERS, OR SIMILAR, 
SHALL BE INCORPORTATED INTO ONE OR MORE OF THE RESIDENTIAL 
ELEVATIONS AS A DESIGN OPTION. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE HOMES SHALL CONTAING A MINIMUM OF 
THREE OF THE FOLLOWING ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS AND 
DETAILING: TEXTURAL CHANGES, PILASTERS, OFFSETS, RECESSES, 
VARIATION IN WINDOW SIZE AND LOCATION, OVERHANG CANOPIES, AS 
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
ALL ELEVATIONS SHALL INCORPORATE A MINIMUM OF THREE OF THE 
FOLLOWING BUILDING MATERIALS: NATIVE STONE, BURNT ADOBE, 
TEXTURED BRICK, WOOD (WHEN SHADED BY OVERHANGS OR DEEP 
RECESSES), SLUMP BLOCK, CERAMIC TILE (MATTE FINISH), STUCCO 
(MAXIMUM 70% OF ANY WALL), AND EXPOSED AGGREGATE CONCRETE, 
AS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
 
 
 
3. 
Streets and Rights-of-Way: 
 
 
 
a. 
That a right-of-way totaling 60 feet shall be dedicated for the south half of 
Baseline Road. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
That right-of-way for 32nd Street realignment shall be dedicated as per plans 
approved by the City of Phoenix. The future intersection for 32nd Street at 
Baseline Road shall be flared to the minimum extent necessary and tapered in 
the shortest reasonable distance to function with the existing improvements on 
the north side of Baseline and with the future 40 foot of pavement within the 60 
foot of right-of-way planned for 32nd Street on the south side of Baseline. 
Additional improvements may be required to accommodate left turn access to

the proposed driveways. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
That a 21 foot by 21 foot right-of-way triangle shall be dedicated at the southeast 
and southwest corners of 32nd Street and Baseline Road. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
That sufficient right-of-way shall be dedicated to accommodate a bus bay (Detail 
P-1256) on Baseline Road east of 32nd Street (new realignment). 
 
 
 
 
e. 
That rights-of-way dedications and street alignments for local streets within the 
subdivision will be determined by DSD at the time of Preliminary Subdivision Plat 
Review. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
a. 
That 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 
City. All improvements shall comply with all ADA accessibility standards. 
 
 
 
 
g. 
The applicant shall complete and submit the Developer Project Information form 
for the MAG Transportation Improvement Program to the Street Transportation 
Department (602-262-6193). This form is a requirement of the EPA to meet 
clean air quality requirements. 
 
 
 
 
h. 
That sufficient right-of-way must be provided for a underground tunnel crossing 
Baseline Road running on the west side of the 32nd Street (realignment) as may 
be approved by the Parks, Recreation and Library Department and Street 
Transportation Department. This right-of-way should be approximately 100 feet 
by 50 feet from the right-of-way of Baseline Road, at the southwest corner of 
Baseline Road and 32nd Street (realignment). 
 
 
 
4. 
ARCHAEOLOGY: 
 
 
 
a. 
IF DETERMINED NECESSARY BY THE PHOENIX ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICE, 
THE APPLICANT SHALL CONDUCT PHASE I DATA TESTING AND SUBMIT 
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AREA 
FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY ARCHAEOLOGIST PRIOR TO 
CLEARING AND GRUBBING, LANDSCAPE SALVAGE, AND/OR GRADING 
APPROVAL. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
IF PHASE I DATA TESTING IS REQUIRED, AND IF, UPON REVIEW OF THE 
RESULTS FROM THE PHASE I DATA TESTING, THE CITY 
ARCHAEOLOGIST, IN CONSULTATION WITH A QUALIFIED 
ARCHAEOLOGIST, DETERMINES SUCH DATA RECOVERY EXCAVATIONS 
ARE NECESSARY, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONDUCT PHASE II 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY EXCAVATIONS. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
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.

4. 
5. 
Trails: 
 
 
 
a. 
That a 25 foot easement shall be provided on the west side of 32nd Street and 
along Baseline Road to incorporate a multi-use trail as indicated on the South 
Mountain Village/Laveen Village Trail System map. Plans must be submitted to 
the Parks, AND Recreation and Library Department for final approval. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
That the developer shall provide an alternative paving material where the 
entrance driveway crosses the equestrian trail. The alternative paving material 
shall be as wide as the equestrian trail and must be used across the entire width 
of the street or driveway. The alternative paving material and the material used 
at the street/trail interface shall be acceptable to the Parks, AND Recreation and 
Library Department and Street Transportation Department. 
 
 
 
5. 
6. 
Other Issues: 
 
 
 
a. 
That upon approval of this request by City Council, the South Mountain Village 
Planning Committee will be notified of any subsequent modifications and/or 
deletions of stipulations and/or variances. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL, THE LANDOWNER 
SHALL EXECUTE A PROPOSITION 207 WAIVER OF CLAIMS IN A FORM 
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.  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. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
That the development shall commence construction with 24 months of the 
rezoning request approval by City Council. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE DEVELOPMENT TO 
THE NORTH, SUBJECT TO ADA STANDARDS AND AS APPROVED BY THE 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
THE LANDSCAPING FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR 
BETTER THAN THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE 
PLAN DATED AUGUST 7, 2023, OR AS REQUIRED BY OTHER CITY CODE, 
WHICH EVER IS GREATER. 
 
 
 
 
e. 
THE LANDSCAPING SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SONORAN PLANT LIST 
WITH THE ADDITION OF CERCIDIUM HYBRID (DESERT MUSEUM PALO 
VERDE), QUERCUS VIRGINIANA (LIVE OAK), AND PISTACIA X ‘RED-PUSH 
(RED PUSH PISTACHE), AS APPROVED BY PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
 
 
 
 
f. 
A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE LANDSCAPED COMMON AREA 
SHALL BE PLANTED IN FLOWERS.

g. 
THE AMOUNT OF CUT AND FILL SHALL BE THE MINUIMUM AMOUNT 
NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, AS APPROVED BY THE 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.  
 
 
 
 
h. 
ON-SITE LIGHTING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH LOW LEVEL, 
UNIFORM LIGHTING FIXTURES DISPERSED THOROUGHOUT THE SITE 
WITH A LUMEN RATING OF 3,000 OR LESS. 
 
 
 
 
i. 
THE SURFACE OF INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE COMPOSED OF 
AN ALTERNATIVE TO ASPHALT OR CONCRETE, AS APPROVED BY THE 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS RESTRICTION 
SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND 
RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION. 
 
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