Attachment D - Addendum A Staff Report - Z-31-22-7.pdf

ADDENDUM A 
Staff Report: Z-31-22-7 
August 1, 2022 
Estrella Village Planning Committee 
Meeting Date: 
July 19, 2022 
Planning Commission Hearing Date: 
August 4, 2022 
Request From: 
S-1 (Ranch or Farm Residence District)
(85.90 acres)
Request To: 
C-2 (Intermediate Commercial District)
(85.90 acres)
Proposed Use: 
Commercial uses 
Location: 
Northeast corner of 67th Avenue and 
the Roeser Road alignment 
Owner: 
City of Phoenix 
Applicant: 
City of Phoenix Planning Commission 
Representative: 
City of Phoenix Planning and 
Development Department 
Staff Recommendation: 
Approval, subject to stipulations 
The Estrella Village Planning Committee heard this rezoning request on July 19, 2022 
and voted (7-0) to continue rezoning case Z-31-22-7 and companion general plan 
amendment case GPA-EST-1-22-7 to a future meeting. Committee members raised 
concerns with the lack of public access through the site and questions regarding the 
purpose of rezoning the subject property. 
As a result of the discussion at the July 19, 2022 Village Planning Committee meeting, 
staff recommends modifying a stipulation to require public access through the site 
between the sidewalk on 67th Avenue and the Rio Salado where frontage exists along 
the subject site. This will ensure that the public will have a more direct access to the Rio 
Salado from 67th Avenue if a frontage along the river exists upon development of the 
site. Staff recommends modifying Stipulation No. 1 regarding future review of site 
plans and elevations by the Planning Hearing Officer with the inclusion of specific 
elements including public pedestrian access through the subject site. 
Staff recommends approval per the modified stipulations provided below: 
ATTACHMENT D

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Stipulations 
 
1. 
Conceptual site plan and building elevations shall be reviewed and approved by the 
Planning Hearing Officer through the public hearing process for stipulation 
modification prior to preliminary site plan approval with specific regard to the 
inclusion of the below elements. This is a legislative review for conceptual purposes 
only. Specific development standards and requirements will be determined by the 
Planning Hearing Officer and the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
Maximize the visibility of the sidewalk and multi-use trail along 67th Avenue, 
and pathways along Rio Salado by locating and orienting buildings 
towards/near these areas. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Minimize the visibility of vehicular parking areas along 67th Avenue and Rio 
Salado. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
Provide access point(s) to the planned multi-use trail along 67th Avenue and 
shared use pathway along Rio Salado where feasible. 
 
 
 
 
D. 
WHERE THE SITE HAS FRONTAGE ALONG THE RIO SALADO, PUBLIC 
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THROUGH THE SITE VIA A PUBLIC ACCESS 
EASEMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONNECT THE SIDEWALK ALONG 
67TH AVENUE TO THE SHARED USE PATHWAY (SUP) ALONG THE RIO 
SALADO, AS MODIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
 
 
 
 
d. 
e. 
 
Building elevations shall incorporate multiple architectural elements, including 
but not limited to balconies, patios, and windows, to promote visibility and 
activation along the 67th Avenue and Rio Salado frontages. 
 
 
2. 
Landscaping along 67th Avenue shall conform with the Estrella Village Arterial 
Street Landscaping Program landscape palette and landscaping standards, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
3. 
A minimum of one milkweed shrub, or other native nectar species, shall be planted 
for every required tree in addition to the required shrubs, and shall be planted in 
groups of three or more, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
4. 
A minimum of 10 percent of the gross site area shall be retained as open space and 
be centrally located and/or dispersed within close proximity to Rio Salado, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
A minimum of three amenities, including but not limited to benches, bicycle repair 
station, ramadas, shall be provided on the site, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.

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6. 
All uncovered surface parking lot areas shall be landscaped with minimum 2-inch 
caliper drought-tolerant shade trees. Landscaping shall be dispersed throughout the 
parking area and achieve 25 percent shade at maturity, as approved by Planning 
and Development Department. 
 
 
7. 
Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided through Inverted U and/or artistic racks 
and installed per the requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Phoenix Zoning 
Ordinance, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. Artistic 
racks shall adhere to the City of Phoenix Preferred Designs in Appendix K of the 
Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan. 
 
 
8. 
The developer shall dedicate a 30-foot wide multi-use trail easement (MUTE) along 
the east side of 67th Avenue and construct a minimum 10-foot wide multi-use trail 
(MUT) within the easement in accordance with the MAG supplemental detail and as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.  Where conflicts or 
restrictions exist, the developer shall work with the Site Planning section on an 
alternate design through the technical appeal process. 
 
 
9. 
The sidewalk along 67th Avenue shall be a minimum of 5 feet in width and detached 
with a minimum 11-foot wide landscape strip located between the sidewalk and 
back of curb and planted to the following standards, as approved by the Planning 
and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. Minimum 2-inch caliper drought-tolerant shade trees planted to provide a 
minimum of 75 percent shade at maturity. 
 
 
 
 
b. Drought tolerant vegetation to achieve 75 percent live coverage at maturity. 
 
 
 
 
c. The landscape palette and planting standards, unless otherwise provided 
herein, shall conform with the Estrella Village Arterial Street Landscaping 
Program requirements for arterial streets. 
 
 
 
Where utility conflicts exist, the developer shall work with the Planning and 
Development Department on alternative design solutions consistent with a 
pedestrian environment. 
 
 
10. 
The developer shall dedicate minimum 50 feet of right-of-way and construct the east 
side of 67th Avenue, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
Any right-of-way within Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) 
jurisdiction shall require approval and permitting through MCDOT. 
 
 
11. 
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.

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12. 
This parcel is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) called Zone AE, on panel 
2190 M of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) dated September 21, 2020. The 
following requirements shall apply, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department: 
 
 
 
a. 
The Architect/Engineer is required to show the floodplain boundary limits on 
the Grading and Drainage plan and ensure that impacts to the proposed 
facilities have been considered, following the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) Regulations (44 CFR Paragraph 60.3). This includes, but not 
limited to provisions in the latest versions of the Floodplain Ordinance of the 
Phoenix City Code. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
A copy of the Grading and Drainage Plan shall be submitted to the Floodplain 
Management section of Public Works Department for review and approval of 
Floodplain requirements. 
 
 
 
 
c. 
The developer shall provide a FEMA approved CLOMR-F or CLOMR prior to 
issuance of a Grading and Drainage permit. 
 
 
13. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the property owner shall record documents that 
disclose to purchasers of property within the development the preferred alignment 
and operational characteristics of the State Route 30 (SR-30 freeway). The form 
and content of such documents shall be reviewed by the City prior to recordation. 
 
 
14. 
If determined necessary by the Phoenix Archeology 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 Archeologist prior to clearing 
and grubbing, landscape salvage, and/or grading approval. 
 
 
15. 
If Phase I data testing is required, and if, upon review of the results from Phase I 
data testing, the City Archeologist, in consultation with a qualified archeologist, 
determines such data recovery excavations are necessary, the applicant shall 
conduct Phase II archeological data recovery excavations. 
 
 
16. 
In the event archeological 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 Archeologist, and allow time for the 
Archeology Office to properly assess the materials. 
 
 
17. 
Prior to preliminary site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a Proposition 
207 Waiver of Claims forms. 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.