Attachment D - PC Summary - GPA-SM-1-21-8.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
June 3, 2021  
ITEM NO: 6 
DISTRICT NO.: 8  
SUBJECT:  
Application #: 
GPA-SM-1-21-8 (Companion Case Z-8-21-8) 
Location: 
Approximately 100 feet north of the northwest corner of 36th Street 
and Wayland Drive 
From: 
Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling units per acre 
To: 
Residential 10 to 15 
Acreage:
18.41 
Proposal: 
Multifamily residential townhome community 
Applicant: 
Benjamin Tate, Withey Morris, PLC 
Owner: 
36th & Southern, LLC 
Representative: Benjamin Tate, withey Morris, PLC 
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
South Mountain 5/11/2021 Approval. Vote: 11-0. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the South Mountain Village 
Planning Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Howard made a MOTION to approve GPA-SM-1-21-8, per 
the South Mountain Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
 
Maker: Howard 
 
Second: McCabe 
 
Vote: 8-0 
Absent: Gorraiz 
Opposition Present: No  
Findings:  
1.
The subject site exceeds 10 acres, which requires a minor General Plan
Amendment to the Land Use Map.
2.
The proposed General Plan Land Use Map designation of Residential 10 to 15
dwelling units per acre is compatible with surrounding land uses.
3.
The subject site proposes residential townhomes with access via 36th Street, a
minor collector street, that serves other residential developments. Thirty-sixth
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Street connects to Southern Avenue, an arterial street that serves as a major 
transportation route. 
 
 
4. 
The proposal will allow for additional housing choices in an area with diverse 
housing opportunities that include rental apartments, mobile homes, and 
privately owned single-family detached residences. The companion Rezoning 
Case Z-8-21-8 includes standards that ensure consistency in scale and 
character as well as appropriate transitions for adjacent single-family zoned 
property. 
 
 
 
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