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Staff Report Z-49-22-1-2 
August 9, 2022 
Deer Valley Village Planning Committee 
Meeting Date: 
August 11, 2022 
Planning Commission Hearing Date: 
September 1, 2022 
Request From: 
A-1 SP DVAO (Light Industrial
District, Special Permit, Deer Valley
Airport Overlay District) (2.20 acres)
A-1 DVAO (Light Industrial District,
Deer Valley Airport Overlay District)
(5.16 acres)
Request To: 
A-1 DVAO (Light Industrial District,
Deer Valley Airport Overlay District)
(7.36 acres)
Proposed Use: 
Removal of Special Permit to allow 
light industrial uses 
Location: 
Southwest corner of 7th Street and 
Pinnacle Peak Road 
Owner: 
William Cox, Park View Lane 5, LLC 
Applicant: 
Hawkeye Development, LLC 
Representative: 
Clark Diepholz 
Staff Recommendation: 
Approval 
General Plan Conformity 
General Plan Land Use Map Designation 
Industrial 
Street Map Classification 
7th Street 
Major 
Arterial 
65-foot west half street
Pinnacle Peak 
Road 
Arterial 
40-foot south half street
Airport Drive 
Local 
25-foot north half street
Attachment B

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General Plan Conformity 
STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY CORE VALUE; MANUFACTURING AND 
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE PRINCIPLE: Support the expansion of 
industrial zoning in targeted industrial areas. 
 
The proposal will remove a special permit and allow all underlying A-1 uses on the 
subject property, which is surrounded by industrial uses, within the Deer Valley Major 
Employment Center, and is designated for industrial use on the General Plan Land 
Use Map. 
CONNECT PEOPLE AND PLACES CORE VALUE; OPPORTUNITY SITES; LAND 
USE PRINCIPLE: Support reasonable levels of increased intensity, respectful of 
local conditions and surrounding neighborhoods. 
 
The proposal to remove a special permit and allow all underlying A-1 uses will allow 
redevelopment of a vacant opportunity site for industrial development that is 
consistent with the character of the surrounding area. 
CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS CORE 
VALUE; CERTAINTY AND CHARACTER; LAND USE PRINCIPLE: Locate land 
uses with the greatest height and most intense uses within limits based on 
village character, land use needs, infrastructure and transportation system 
capacity.  
 
The proposal would allow industrial uses at the subject site, located in a portion of the 
Deer Valley Village near the Deer Valley Airport that serves as the industrial, job 
intensive portion of the village. The subject site has access to a major arterial and an 
arterial street, providing adequate transportation capacity for the proposed industrial 
uses. 
 
Applicable Plans, Overlays, and Initiatives 
Deer Valley Major Employment Center: See Background Item No. 7. 
 
Complete Streets Guiding Principles: See Background Item No. 8. 
 
Tree and Shade Master Plan: See Background Item No. 9. 
 
Zero Waste PHX: See Background Item No. 10.

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Surrounding Land Uses/Zoning 
 
Land Use 
Zoning 
On Site 
Vacant 
A-1 SP DVAO, A-1 DVAO 
North (across 
Pinnacle Peak Road) 
Vacant and 
landscape/hardscape 
material company 
A-1 DVAO 
South (across Airport 
Drive) 
Deer Valley Airport 
A-1 SP DVAO, A-1 DVAO 
East (across 7th 
Street) 
Vacant 
A-1 SP DVAO 
West 
Vacant 
A-1 DVAO 
 
Background/Issues/Analysis  
 
PROPOSAL 
1. 
This request is to remove a Special Permit on a 7.36-acre site located on the southwest 
corner of 7th Street and Pinnacle Peak Road. The existing Special Permit, Z-SP-3-00, 
restricts uses on the site to mineral extraction and processing and a temporary concrete 
batch plant. The request to remove the Special Permit would allow all underlying A-1 
DVAO (Light Industrial District, Deer Valley Airport Overlay District) uses.  
 
 
SUBJECT SITE AND HISTORY 
2.  
The approval of Rezoning Case No. Z-SP-
3-00 established the A-1 Special Permit on 
the eastern portion of the site on October 
4, 2000. The special permit rezoning case 
covered a large area, roughly between 
Pinnacle Peak Road to the north, Deer 
Valley Road to the south, 7th Street to the 
west, and 16th Street to the east. The 
special permit is no longer needed on the 
subject site, as it is now west of 7th Street, 
due to its realignment. The subject site 
does not contribute to the mining operation 
(extraction and processing of materials to 
remove hills and temporary concreate 
batch plant). 
 
 
Z-SP-3-00 Sketch Map, Source: City of 
Phoenix Planning and Development 
Department  
 
 
 
3. 
The site falls within the boundaries of the Deer Valley Ariport Overlay District (DVAO). 
The City Council adopted the DVAO in 2006 to protect the health, safety and welfare of

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persons and property in the vicinity of Deer Valley Airport (DVA) and to protect the long 
term viability of DVA as a general aviation facility by ensuring land use compatibility with 
airport operations, protecting navigable airspace from physical encroachment and 
requiring permanent notice of flight operations to property owners.  
 
The DVAO establishes different regulatoary areas within its boundaries – Areas 1, 2 & 
3. Area 1 of the DVAO places a restriction on residential development within A-1 zoned 
properties. Areas 2 & 3 have additional use restrictions and Area 3 has additional 
building height restrictions. The subject site falls within the boundaries of Area 1. 
Development on the subject site must comply with the requirement to record a Notice to 
Prospective Purchasers of Proximity to Airport. This is addressed in Stipulation No. 2. 
 
 
 
Deer Valley Airport Overlay Map, Source: City of Phoenix Planning and Development 
Department

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SURROUNDING LAND USES AND ZONING 
4. 
The subject site and immediately 
surrounding properties to the north, east, 
and west are mostly vacant land with 
industrial zoning (A-1 and A-1 SP). Directly 
to the south of the subject site is the Deer 
Valley Airport. There are several industrial 
uses further west of the subject site along 
Pinnacle Peak Road. 
 
Aerial Zoning Map, Source: City of Phoenix 
Planning and Development Department 
 
 
 
 
 
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP DESIGNATIONS 
5. 
The General Plan Land Use Map designation for the site and surrounding properties to 
the north, east, and west is Industrial. The Industrial land use category identifies areas 
where warehousing, manufacturing, and processing uses are appropriate. South of the 
subject site is the Deer Valley Airport, which is designated as Public/Quasi-Public on the 
General Plan Land Use Map. The proposal to remove the Special Permit and allow all 
underlying A-1 DVAO uses is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map 
designation.

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General Plan Land Use Map Designation, Source: City of Phoenix Planning and 
Development Department 
 
 
PROPOSAL 
6. 
The proposal is to remove the Special Permit to allow for development of light industrial 
uses. The conceptual site plan, attached as an exhibit, depicts an approximately 
61,000-square-foot building, divided into several suites for industrial users. Parking and 
drive aisles are located between the building and the street frontages while loading 
areas are located on the western elevation of the building.

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STUDIES AND POLICIES 
7. 
Deer Valley Major Employment Center 
 
The subject site is located within the MAG 
designated Deer Valley Major Employment 
Center and within the city designated Deer 
Valley Employment Center. The 
substantial size and diverse nature of the 
labor pool found in the Deer Valley area is 
a key factor contributing to the overall 
attractiveness of this employment center. 
Employers located within the area have 
access to nearly 450,000 workers within a 
20-minute drive time, and within a 30-
minute drive the number of workers 
increases to more than 850,000. The size 
of the labor force will continue to increase 
as additional development occurs in this 
area. The Deer Valley employment center 
boasts about 9.3 million square feet of 
office space, 3.0 million square feet of flex 
space, and over 11.9 million square feet of 
industrial space. The proposal adds job-
generating industrial uses that will 
contribute to the employment center. 
 
Major Employment Center Map, Source: 
City of Phoenix 
 
 
8. 
Complete Streets Guiding Principles 
In 2014, the City of Phoenix City Council adopted the Complete Streets Guiding 
Principles. The principles are intended to promote improvements that provide an 
accessible, safe, connected transportation system to include all modes, such as 
bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and vehicles. The existing streetscape along each 
frontage is unbuilt and the developer will be required to construct streets to the City of 
Phoenix standards, including providing sidewalks where none exist today. Additionally, 
a multi-use trail will be required along Pinnacle Peak Road (Stipulation No. 1). 
 
 
9. 
Tree and Shade Master Plan 
The Tree and Shade Master Plan encourages treating the urban forest as infrastructure 
to ensure the trees are an integral part of the City’s planning and development process. 
The proposed development will include landscape setbacks, consistent with A-1 
development standards along arterial streets.  
 
 
10.  Zero Waste PHX 
The City of Phoenix is committed to its waste diversion efforts and has set a goal to 
become a zero-waste city, as part of the city’s overall 2050 Environmental Sustainability

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Goals. One of the ways Phoenix can achieve this is to improve and expand its recycling 
and other waste diversion programs. The application materials do not indicate a 
recycling plan for the proposed development. 
 
 
COMMUNITY INPUT SUMMARY 
11. At the time this staff report was written, staff has not received any community 
correspondence in support or opposition. 
 
 
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMENTS 
12. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department noted the property has existing water 
and sewer mains that can serve the site.  However, the requirements and assurances 
for water and sewer service are determined during the site plan application review. 
 
 
13. The Fire Department indicated there are no problems anticipated with the case and that 
the site and/or buildings shall comply with the Phoenix Fire Code. Further, the 
Department commented that they do not know the water supply at this site and noted 
that additional water supply may be required to meet the required fire flow per the 
Phoenix Fire Code. 
 
 
14. The Parks and Recreation Department requires the dedication of a multi-use trail 
easement and construction of a multi-use trail along Pinnacle Peak Road, adjacent to 
this development. This is addressed in Stipulation No. 1.  
 
 
OTHER 
15. The site is located in a larger area identified as being archaeologically sensitive. If 
further review by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office determines the site and 
immediate area to be archaeologically sensitive, and if no previous archaeological 
projects have been conducted within this project area, it is recommended that 
archaeological Phase I data testing of this area be conducted. Phase II archaeological 
data recovery excavations may be necessary based upon the results of the testing. A 
qualified archaeologist must make this determination in consultation with the City of 
Phoenix Archaeologist. In the event archaeological materials are encountered during 
construction, all ground disturbing activities must cease within a 33-foot radius of the 
discovery and the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office must be notified immediately and 
allowed time to properly assess the materials. This is addressed in Stipulation Nos. 3 
through 5. 
 
 
16. Staff has not received a completed form for the Waiver of Claims for Diminution in Value 
of Property under Proposition 207 (A.R.S. 12-1131 et seq.), as required by the rezoning 
application process. Therefore, a stipulation has been added to require the form be 
completed and submitted prior to preliminary site plan approval. This is addressed in 
Stipulation No. 6.

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17. Development and use of the site is subject to all applicable codes and ordinances. 
Zoning approval does not negate other ordinance requirements. Other formal actions 
such as, but not limited to, zoning adjustments and abandonments may be required. 
 
 
Findings 
 
1. 
The request is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map designation and 
with the character of job intensive industrial uses in this general area.  
 
 
2. 
The request does not create any land use conflicts, as the subject site is 
surrounded by vacant properties and nearby industrial uses.  
 
 
3. 
The proposal will support the establishment of industrial businesses at an 
appropriate location, creating jobs and providing economic development for the 
surrounding area and for the city of Phoenix. 
 
Stipulations 
 
1. 
A 30-foot-wide multi-use trail easement (MUTE) shall be dedicated along the 
south side of Pinnacle Peak Road and a minimum 10-foot-wide multi-use trail 
(MUT) shall be constructed 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 alternative design through the technical 
appeal process. 
 
 
2. 
The property owner shall record a Notice of Prospective Purchasers of 
Proximity to Airport in order to disclose the existence, and operational 
characteristics of Deer Valley Airport to future owners and tenants of the 
property. The form and contents of such documents shall be according to the 
templates and instructions provided which have been reviewed and approved 
by the City Attorney.  
 
 
3. 
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. 
 
 
4. 
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.

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5. 
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. 
 
 
6. 
Prior to preliminary site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a 
Proposition 207 waiver of claims form. 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. 
 
Writer 
Anthony Grande 
August 9, 2022 
 
Team Leader 
Racelle Escolar 
 
Exhibits 
Zoning Sketch Map 
Aerial Sketch Map 
Conceptual Site Plan date stamped June 17, 2022

Z-43-02
ANX 254
Z-SP-4-11
Z-SP-3-21
ANX 254
Z-SP-3-00
Z-43-02
Z-43-02
Z-68-20
Z-61-15
ANX 254
Z-SP-3-00
*
      12 TH STREET
*
*
      WILLIAMS DRIVE
*
      CENTRAL AVENUE
MARICOPA
COUNTY
      CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT CANAL
*
*
MARICOPA 
COUNTY
*
PUD
A-1 SP
A-1 SP
A-1
A-1
A-1
A-1
S-1
IND.PK. SP
CP/GCP
PCD *
Z-117-04
PINNACLE PEAK RD
7TH ST
CENTRAL AVE
AIRPORT DR
Deer Valley
Airport Overlay
District (DVAO)
GREENWAY RD
BELL RD
UNION HILLS DR
DEER VALLEY DR
PINNACLE PEAK RD
HAPPY VALLEY RD
JOMAX RD
51ST AVE
43RD AVE
35TH AVE
19TH AVE
7TH AVE
7TH ST
16TH ST
I - 17
SR 101
DEER VALLEY VILLAGE
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2
I
APPLICANT'S NAME:
APPLICATION NO.
Z-49-22
GROSS AREA INCLUDING 1/2 STREET
AND ALLEY DEDICATION IS APPROX.
7.36 Acres
MULTIPLES PERMITTED
*   Maximum Units Allowed with P.R.D. Bonus
A-1 SP DVAO, A-1 DVAO
A-1 DVAO
CONVENTIONAL OPTION
N/A, N/A
N/A
*   UNITS P.R.D. OPTION
N/A, N/A
N/A
Hawkeye Development LLC
DATE:
6/30/2022
REVISION DATES:
AERIAL PHOTO &
QUARTER SEC. NO.
QS 44-28
ZONING MAP
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REQUESTED CHANGE:
FROM: A-1 SP DVAO ( 2.20 a.c.)
A-1 DVAO ( 5.16 a.c.)
TO:
A-1 DVAO ( 7.36 a.c.)
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Z-43-02
ANX 254
Z-SP-4-11
Z-SP-3-21
ANX 254
Z-SP-3-00
Z-43-02
Z-43-02
Z-68-20
Z-61-15
ANX 254
Z-SP-3-00
*
      12 TH STREET
*
*
      WILLIAMS DRIVE
*
      CENTRAL AVENUE
MARICOPA
COUNTY
      CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT CANAL
*
*
MARICOPA 
COUNTY
*
PUD
A-1 SP
A-1 SP
A-1
A-1
A-1
A-1
S-1
IND.PK. SP
CP/GCP
PCD *
Z-117-04
PINNACLE PEAK RD
7TH ST
CENTRAL AVE
AIRPORT DR
Deer Valley
Airport Overlay
District (DVAO)
Maricopa County Assessor's Office
GREENWAY RD
BELL RD
UNION HILLS DR
DEER VALLEY DR
PINNACLE PEAK RD
HAPPY VALLEY RD
JOMAX RD
51ST AVE
43RD AVE
35TH AVE
19TH AVE
7TH AVE
7TH ST
16TH ST
I - 17
SR 101
DEER VALLEY VILLAGE
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2
I
APPLICANT'S NAME:
APPLICATION NO.
Z-49-22
GROSS AREA INCLUDING 1/2 STREET
AND ALLEY DEDICATION IS APPROX.
7.36 Acres
MULTIPLES PERMITTED
*   Maximum Units Allowed with P.R.D. Bonus
A-1 SP DVAO, A-1 DVAO
A-1 DVAO
CONVENTIONAL OPTION
N/A, N/A
N/A
*   UNITS P.R.D. OPTION
N/A, N/A
N/A
Hawkeye Development LLC
DATE:
6/30/2022
REVISION DATES:
AERIAL PHOTO &
QUARTER SEC. NO.
QS 44-28
ZONING MAP
O-8
REQUESTED CHANGE:
FROM: A-1 SP DVAO ( 2.20 a.c.)
A-1 DVAO ( 5.16 a.c.)
TO:
A-1 DVAO ( 7.36 a.c.)
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(913) 940-2937
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Clark Diepholz
(480) 290-2833
clark.diepholz@gmail.com
Onyx Commercial
Real Estate
Hawkeye
Development