Attachment C - VPC Summary - Z-2-23-1.pdf
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City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary Z-2-23-1 Date of VPC Meeting April 19, 2023 Request From Request To Proposed Use R1-6 (Approved P-1) (Pending C-2 SP) and C-1 (Approved C-1) (Pending C-2 SP) C-2 HGT/WVR SP Self-service storage warehouse, no underlying uses, and a height waiver Location Approximately 80 feet west of the southwest corner of 49th Drive and Cactus Road VPC Recommendation Approval, per the staff recommendation VPC Vote 13-0 VPC DISCUSSION: Item No. 7 (Z-SP-1-23-1) and Item No. 8 (Z-2-23-1) are companion cases and were heard together. No speaker cards were received on this item. STAFF PRESENTATION Mr. Klimek, staff, provided an overview of the site, its policy context, the proposal, and the staff recommendations for both rezoning cases. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Ms. Jessica Sarkissian, of UPFRONT Planning, introduced herself as representing the applicant and described their public outreach, the proposal, and the rezoning requests. She described the key community concerns as relating to crime and blight issues and explained how the proposal includes CPTED principles such as lighting, perimeter walls, an on-site manager, security cameras, and access fobs for all customers. She added that the request for a height waiver would increase the maximum height from two stories and 30 feet to 36 feet. ATTACHMENT C North Mountain Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary April 19, 2023 Page 2 of 3 City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE Committee Member McBride thanked the applicant for their door-to-door outreach and the inclusion CPTED concepts. She then recommended the dumpsters be fully enclosed including at the top, the perimeter walls include lighting to discourage camping, and that the office be located to provide greater visibility of the site including access points. Committee Member Larson asked if there will be any lighting that shines into the adjacent residential yards. Ms. Sarkissian stated that the City of Phoenix does not allow light trespass and that the lighting will comply with the ordinance. Committee Member Perez thanked the applicant for the robust outreach including the door-to-door visits and the bi-lingual notifications. She asked if there will be a manager who resides on the site. Mr. Alex Kunen, introduced himself as the owner/developer, stated that the model of having a manager reside on-site is largely antiquated and that the site will utilize technology including security cameras and access fobs to monitor the site. Committee Member Freeman thanked the applicant for their commitment to improving the neighborhood. He asked how height is measured. Ms. Sarkissian responded that height is measured to the roof deck and that the proposed height of the building is mostly under 36 feet at the top of parapet. Chair Jaramillo noted that this site was reviewed previously by the committee for a multifamily proposal and asked if the ownership had changed since then. Mr. Kunen stated that the ownership has not changed and that the multifamily buyers did not complete their purchase for financial reasons. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. APPLICANT RESPONSE None. COMMITTEE DISCUSSION None. MOTION Committee Member Matthews made a motion to approve Z-2-23-1, per the staff recommendation. Committee Member Perez seconded. VOTE 13-0-0; motion to recommend approval of Z-2-23-1, per the staff recommendation, passed with Committee Members Adams, Freeman, Krentz, Larson, Matthews, North Mountain Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary April 19, 2023 Page 3 of 3 City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 McBride, O'Connor, O'Hara, Perez, Veidmark, Whitney, Vice Chair Fogelson, and Chair Jaramillo in favor; none in opposition, and none abstaining. STAFF COMMENTS REGARDING VPC RECOMMENDATION & STIPULATIONS: None.