Attachment C - PC Summary - PHO-1-22--Z-26-15-4.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2022-12-07)

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
October 6, 2022 
REVISED October 17, 2022 
ITEM NO: 16 
DISTRICT NO.: 4
SUBJECT:
Application #: 
PHO-1-22--Z-26-15-4 
Location: 
Northwest corner of Central Avenue and Pierson Street 
Request: 
x 
Modification of Stipulation 5 regarding conditional approval upon 
development commencing within seven (7) years. 
x 
Technical correction for Stipulation 2. 
Acreage:  
2.95 
Applicant: 
Ed Bull, Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. 
Owner: 
Kim Sperry, Omninet Central, LP 
Representative: 
Ed Bull, Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. 
ACTIONS: 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Alhambra 7/26/2022 No quorum. 
Planning Hearing Officer Recommendation: Approval with additional stipulations. 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, per the Planning Hearing Officer recommendation  
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Planning Hearing Officer 
recommendation with an additional stipulation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Busching made a MOTION to approve PHO-1-22--Z-26-15-4, per 
the Planning Hearing Officer recommendation with an additional stipulation to require that prior 
occupancy, the developer must provide a qualified engineer’s report certifying the average 
annual interior noise exposure for any residential unit or enclosed public assembly area will not 
exceed 45 decibels.  
 
Maker: Busching 
 
Second: Gaynor 
Vote: 7-1-1 (Boyd) (Howard conflict) 
Absent: None   
Opposition Present: Yes  
Findings:  
1.
The request to modify Stipulation 5 regarding conditional approval of development is
recommended to be approved. The request will allow an additional year (an increase
from 7 to 8 years total) to commence development. The applicant noted unexpected
delays related to the ongoing pandemic and infrastructure issues.
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2. 
The site is identified as archaeologically sensitive and three additional stipulations are 
recommended to be included to address requirements for archaeological survey and 
testing. 
 
Stipulations:  
 
1. 
An updated Development Narrative for the Omninet - West PUD reflecting the 
changes approved through this request shall be submitted to the Planning and 
Development Department within 30 days of City Council approval of this request. The 
updated Development Narrative shall be consistent with the Development Narrative 
date stamped October 14, 2015. 
 
 
2. 
The property owner shall provide a deposit in the amount of $50,000 into a Street 
Transportation Department escrow account at the City of Phoenix to be utilized for 
traffic calming measures in the Pierson Place Historic District. These funds may be 
contributed toward the purchase and installation of such devices as roundabouts, 
speed humps/cushions, or raised crosswalks (speed tables), limited turning, traffic 
diverters, gates or other such traffic calming or management tools for the area 
bounded by Central Avenue, Camelback Road, 7th Avenue, and the Grand Canal. 
Distribution of funds shall be at the mutual agreement of the five member 
neighborhood traffic team, the residents on affected streets, and the City of Phoenix 
Streets TRANSPORTATION Department Safety and Neighborhood Traffic section. 
Owner may apply for reimbursement of escrow funds from the Street Transportation 
Department if no special petition has been submitted within 5 years from the issuance 
of a certificate of occupancy. 
 
 
3. 
Developer shall install a monument proximate to the northwest corner of the site 
identifying the Pierson Place Historic District and facing toward the Light Rail station, 
as approved by the Planning and Development Department. The monument shall be 
similar to the existing Pierson Place Historic District Monument located proximate to 
the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Camelback Road, or as otherwise agreed 
upon by the developer and the Board of Directors of the Pierson Place Historic 
District. 
 
 
4. 
The developer shall construct a directional retail driveway to direct retail traffic away 
from the neighborhood as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
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. 
 
 
6. 
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. 
 
 
7. 
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.

8. 
5. 
The approval shall be conditioned upon development commencing within EIGHT (8) 
seven (7) years of the City Council approval of this change of zoning in accordance 
with Section 506.B.1 of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance. (For purposes of this 
stipulation, development shall commence with the issuance of building permits and 
erection of building walls on site). 
 
 
9. 
PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY, THE DEVELOPER MUST PROVIDE A QUALIFIED 
ENGINEER’S REPORT CERTIFYING THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INTERIOR NOISE 
EXPOSURE FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL UNIT OR ENCLOSED PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 
AREA WILL NOT EXCEED 45 DECIBELS. 
 
This publication can be made available in alternate format upon request. Please contact  
Les Scott at 602-261-8980, leslie.scott@phoenix.gov or TTY: Use 7-1-1.