Attachment E - PC Summary - Z-77-21-7.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2022-06-01)

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
May 5, 2022 
ITEM NO: 10 
DISTRICT NO.: 7
SUBJECT:
Application #: 
Z-77-21-7
Location: 
Southeast corner of 75th Avenue and Broadway Road 
From:
PUD 
To:
R1-10 
Acreage:
39.69 
Proposal:
Single-Family Residential 
Applicant:
Lennar 
Owner: 
DNZ Holdings, LLC 
Representative: 
William E. Lally, Tiffany & Bosco, PA 
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Estrella 4/19/2022 Approval, per the staff recommendation. Vote: 6-0. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Estrella Village Planning Committee 
recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Perez made a MOTION to approve Z-77-21-7, per the Estrella 
Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
 
Maker: Perez 
 
Second: Johnson 
 
Vote: 8-0 
Absent: Gaynor 
 
Opposition Present: No 
Findings: 
1.
This proposed development provides a housing option that is consistent with
development patterns in the general area.
2.
As stipulated, the proposed development will promote the vision of various policy plans
including the Tree and Shade Master Plan, Estrella Village Area Plan and Estrella
Village Arterial Street Landscaping Program.
3.
As stipulated, this development will serve as a gateway to the Rio Salado by providing
the first section of a new multi-use trail alignment via a trail easement that may
ultimately allow pedestrians along Broadway Road to connect to the Rio Salado.
Attachment E

Stipulations: 
 
1. 
Lots within 30 feet of the eastern perimeter property line shall be a minimum of 140 
feet in depth. 
 
 
2. 
A minimum 15-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along the eastern 
perimeter property line (s), as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
3. 
A minimum 30-foot-wide landscape setback shall be provided along the western 
perimeter property line(s) along the 75th Avenue alignment, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
4. 
A minimum 10-foot-wide, average 15-foot, landscape setback shall be provided along 
the south perimeter property line(s) abutting the State Route (SR) 30 freeway, planted 
with large evergreen trees to provide a minimum 30-foot vertical screen at maturity, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
The required landscape setbacks shall be planted with minimum 75 percent 2-inch 
caliper and 25 percent 3-inch caliper large canopy drought-tolerant trees, 20 feet on 
center or in equivalent groupings, and five 5-gallon shrubs per tree, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. Except that landscaping along arterial streets 
shall conform with the Estrella Village Arterial Street Landscaping Program landscape 
palette and landscaping standards in the Estrella Village, as approved by the Planning 
and Development Department. Where utility conflicts exist, the developer shall work 
with the Planning and Development Department on alternative design solutions 
consistent with a pedestrian environment. 
 
 
6. 
Residential lots shall be a minimum 150 feet from the south perimeter property line 
abutting the State Route (SR) 30 freeway alignment, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
7. 
A perimeter wall no less than 6 feet in height shall be provided along the south 
perimeter of the site adjacent to the State Route (SR) 30 freeway alignment. This wall 
shall include material and textural differences, such as stucco and/or split face block 
with a decorative element, such as tile or stamped designs, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
8. 
An open space area shall be provided directly across the vehicular entrance from 
Broadway Road into the development, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
9. 
All sidewalks within the development shall be detached with a minimum five-foot-wide 
landscaped strip located between the sidewalk and back of curb and shall include 
minimum 2-inch caliper single trunk shade trees planted at a rate of one tree per lot or 
a minimum of 20 feet on center or equivalent groupings where adjacent to open space 
areas, as modified and approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
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 sidewalk along Broadway Road shall be a minimum of five feet in width and 
detached from the curb, consistent with the City of Phoenix Street Classification Map 
and planted to the following standards, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department.

a. 
Drought tolerant vegetation to achieve 75 percent live coverage at maturity. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
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. 
 
 
11. 
The developer shall dedicate a multi-use trail easement (MUTE) along the east side of 
the 75th Avenue alignment in accordance with the MAG supplemental detail, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department. The developer shall work 
with the Site Planning section on an alternate design for this requirement through the 
technical appeal process. 
 
 
12. 
The developer shall construct one bus stop pad on this site on eastbound Broadway 
Road. The bus stop pad shall be constructed according to City of Phoenix Standard 
Detail P1260 with a minimum depth of 10 feet and shall be spaced from the 
intersection of 75th Avenue according to City of Phoenix Standard Detail P1258. 
 
 
13. 
The developer shall dedicate minimum 55 feet of right-of-way and construct the south 
side of Broadway Road, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
14. 
The developer shall construct a minimum 14-foot-wide landscaped median along 
Broadway Road, as approved by the Street Transportation Department. 
 
 
15. 
Access control to Broadway Road shall meet current Street Transportation Planning 
and Design Guidelines. 
 
 
16. 
The developer shall dedicate a tract for the east side of 75th Avenue of sufficient width 
necessary to accommodate a City “D” Section Arterial Roadway for the purposes of 
conditional right-of-way for the future 75th Avenue alignment, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
17. 
Access to existing MCDOT roadways shall require approval from Maricopa County. 
 
 
18. 
The developer shall submit a Traffic Impact Statement (TIS) to the City and MCDOT for 
this development. No preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the study is 
reviewed and approved by the City and MCDOT. The TIS shall include signal warrant 
analysis for the intersection of 75th Avenue and Broadway. Prior to final site plan 
approval, the applicant will contribute 25-percent to the traffic signal at 75th Avenue 
and Broadway Road to the appropriate jurisdiction. 
 
 
19. 
The developer shall underground all existing electrical utilities within the City public 
right-of-way that are impacted or must be relocated as part of the project. 
 
 
20. 
Existing irrigation facilities along Broadway Road are to be undergrounded and 
relocated outside of City right-of-way. Contact SRP to identify existing land rights and 
establish appropriate process to relocate facility. Relocations that require additional 
dedications or land transfer require completion prior to obtaining plat and/or civil plan 
review approval.

21. 
The developer shall construct all City 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.  Adjacent street improvements shall apply to Broadway 
Road only. All improvements shall comply with all ADA accessibility standards. 
 
 
22. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the property owner shall record documents that 
disclose to purchasers of property within the development the existence and 
operational characteristics of existing mining operations in the area. The form and 
content of such documents shall be reviewed by the City prior to recordation. 
 
 
23. 
Prior to final site plan approval, the property owner shall record documents that 
disclose to purchasers of property within the development the existence and 
operational characteristics of agricultural uses. These documents must advise 
purchasers that, under Section 3-112(E), Arizona Revised Statutes, the City of Phoenix 
may not declare an agricultural operation conducted on farmland to be a nuisance if 
the agricultural use is lawful, customary, reasonable, safe, and necessary to the 
agriculture industry. The form and content of such documents shall be reviewed and 
approved by the City prior to recordation. 
 
 
24. 
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 or SR-30 freeway. The form and 
content of such documents shall be reviewed by the City prior to recordation. 
 
 
25. 
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. 
 
 
26. 
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. 
 
 
27. 
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. 
 
 
28. 
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. 
 
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