Attachment D - VPC Summary Rec - GPA-CE-2-21.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 
GPA-CE-2-21-8 
Date of VPC Meeting 
June 7, 2022 
Request  
Minor General Plan Amendment from Commerce / 
Business Park and Industrial to Mixed Use  
Location 
Southwest corner of 48th Street and Washington 
Street 
VPC Recommendation 
Approval, per the staff recommendation 
VPC Vote 
16-0
VPC DISCUSSION:
Item No. 4 (GPA-CE-2-21-8) and Item No. 5 (Z-64-21-8) are companion cases and were 
heard together. 
Committee member Ashley Nye joined during this item, bringing the quorum to 16 
members.  
STAFF PRESENTATION: 
Sarah Stockham, staff, provided an overview of the General Plan amendment and 
rezoning proposals, describing the location of the requests, the existing and proposed 
zoning districts and land use designations and the proposed use. Ms. Stockham 
reviewed the surrounding zoning districts and land uses and described the project’s 
proximity to the 50th Street light rail station, noting that the proposed project is 
consistent with the TOD Strategic Policy Framework by using the Walkable Urban Code 
Transect T5:5. Ms. Stockham stated that staff recommends approval subject to 
stipulations as presented.  
APPLICANT PRESENTATION: 
Nick Wood, representing the applicant with Snell & Wilmer, decided to forgo the 
presentation in the interest of time; however, Mr. Wood shared that a stipulation 
regarding flood control may be removed in the future as new information is received. 
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE: 
ATTACHMENT D

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Barry Paceley shared that it appropriate to place housing near light rail and he was 
delighted to see this project.  
 
APPLICANT RESPONSE:  
 
None.  
 
GPA-CEC-2-21-8 MOTION:  
 
Barry Paceley motioned to recommend approval of GPA-CE-2-21-8 per staff 
recommendation. Vice Chair Fischbach seconded.  
 
GPA-CE-2-21-8 VOTE: 
 
16-0; motion to recommend approval of GPA-CE-2-21-8 per the staff recommendation 
passes with Committee Members Abbot, Bayless, Beckerleg Thraen, Czerwinski, 
Crawford, Eichelkraut, Jurayeva, Miller, Nye, O’Malley, Paceley, Rush, Sharaby, 
Tribken, Fischbach, and Swart in support.  
 
 
STAFF COMMENTS REGARDING VPC RECOMMENDATION: 
 
Staff has no comments.