Attachment C - VPC Summary - Z-SP-7-21-8.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 
Z-SP-7-21-8
Date of VPC Meeting 
March 8, 2022 
Request From 
R1-6 (Approved C-1) 
Request To 
C-2 SP
Proposed Use 
Self-service storage warehouse and all underlying 
commercial uses 
Location 
375 feet west of the southwest corner of 19th Avenue 
and Southern Avenue 
VPC Recommendation 
Approval  
VPC Vote 
11-1; Motion passed. Members Brooks, Brownell,
Busching, Coleman, Greathouse, Ray, Shepard, M.
Smith, Viera, Marchuk and Daniels in favor.
Muhammad Roque dissenting.
VPC DISCUSSION & RECOMMENDED STIPULATIONS:
No members of the public registered to speak on these items. 
Cases Z-78-21-8 and Z-SP-7-21-8 were heard concurrently. 
Enrique Bojórquez, staff, provided a presentation for Rezoning case Z-78-21-8 and 
concurrent Special Permit case Z-SP-7-21-8. The location of the site, 
surrounding land uses, existing General Plan Land Use map designation on the 
site, the Rio Montaña Area Plan, and the existing and requested zoning for the 
site were discussed. A conceptual site plan, site ingress/egress and circulation, 
and building elevation exhibits were displayed. Staff recommendation of 
approval and stipulations on both cases were presented. 
Greg Brownell commented on the housing crisis and asked why residential uses 
were not proposed as part of this request. 
Mr. Bojórquez replied that the proposed zoning is consistent with other zoning 
designations in the area and that stipulations proposed by staff could still allow 
the site to develop as residential. 
Mr. Brownell asked why housing is not a priority on this property. 
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City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Mr. Bojórquez responded that a variety of different uses are needed citywide and 
the staff report outlines reasons why the requested zoning is appropriate for the 
site. 
 
Muriel Smith stated this has been a problem site for some time including vagrants 
and drug dealing and that the neighborhood is not fighting the proposal. 
 
Taylor Earl, with Earl and Curly, introduced himself as the applicant and provided a 
background on the site. Existing C-1 zoning dates to 2004 on the site. Outreach 
details were given including mention of several concerns regarding crime 
expressed by residents, and the desire to have a secure site. Mr. Earl 
discussed the need for the proposed use and described the proposed 
enhancements including enlarged building setbacks and new sidewalks, and 
the outreach that was conducted. 
 
Fatima Muhammad commented on the outreach and asked if there were 
opportunities to engage more with the community to get a feel for what the 
community would like to see develop at the location. 
 
Taylor Earl responded that expanded outreach encompassed a large part of the 
community and provided contact information and a website for community 
members to leave feedback. The feedback helped to guide how the site was 
designed. The site has been marketed for years to no avail and the proposal 
takes into account that there is a viable use and tenant lined up as well. 
 
Fatima Muhammad asked if a different use would be considered for the site. 
 
Taylor Earl answered it is possible by having added flexibility in uses a different 
offer may come up for the property, but that is not the intent of the request. 
 
Muriel Smith said she asked members of her community and many members want 
something on the site. It has stayed vacant for a long time and there have been 
many issues because of this. 
 
Arthur Greathouse III supports the developer for choosing to develop this site 
despite the challenges. He noted that there was no opposition and that there is 
no real change being asked from what could already be done on the property. 
 
Twanna Ray thanked Muriel Smith for speaking up about the issues near the site 
and supports the project. 
 
Vice Chair Marchuk spoke about the improper marketing for sites which leads to 
nothing being developed and encouraged people to verify how a site is being 
marketed during their analysis for similar requests. 
 
Greg Brownell commented on his long-time friendship with Muriel Smith and was in 
support of her recommendations and the project. 
 
Chair Daniels said the project is in an area she would like to see develop and was 
supportive of the project.

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
MOTION – Z-SP-7-21-8: 
 
Kay Shepard motioned to approve case Z-SP-7-21-8 per the staff 
recommendation. Ms. Busching seconded the motion. 
 
VOTE – Z-SP-7-21-8: 
 
11-1; Motion passed. Members Brooks, Brownell, Busching, Coleman, 
Greathouse, Ray, Shepard, M. Smith, Viera, Marchuk and Daniels in favor. 
Muhammad Roque dissenting. 
 
STAFF COMMENTS REGARDING VPC RECOMMENDATION & STIPULATIONS: 
 
None.