Attachment D - PC Summary - Z-89-22-2.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2023-05-03)

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
April 13, 2023 
ITEM NO: 10 
DISTRICT NO.: 2
SUBJECT:
Application #: 
Z-89-22-2
Location: 
Approximately 140 feet north of the northeast corner of 34th Street and 
Tierra Buena Lane 
From:
R1-14
To:
R1-6
Acreage:
3.92
Proposal:
Single-Family Residential
Applicant: 
HG 100, LLC 
Owner: 
Land N. 34th Street, LLC 
Representative: 
Shelby Duplessis, Diversified Future 
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Paradise Valley 3/6/2023 Approval, per staff recommendation, with a modification. Vote: 15-1.  
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Paradise Valley Village Planning 
Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Busching made a MOTION to approve Z-89-22-2, per the 
Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
 
Maker: Busching 
 
Second: Mangum 
 
Vote: 5-0 
Absent: Gaynor, Gorraiz, Jaramillo, and Simon 
 
Opposition Present: Yes 
Findings: 
1.
The proposal is compatible with the surrounding land uses and zoning to the north and
west.
2.
The proposal will redevelop an underutilized property and provide a high quality single-
family residential development which will help alleviate the housing shortage in Phoenix.
3.
The stipulated landscaping and planting standards are above the required minimum
standards and will make the proposal compatible with the neighboring area.
ATTACHMENT D

Stipulations: 
 
1. 
The development shall be in general conformance with the site plan date stamped 
February 22, 2023, with specific regard to the open space provided, as modified by the 
following stipulations and as approved by the Planning and Development Department.   
 
 
2. 
The maximum building height shall be 1-story and 20 16 feet, MEASURED TO THE 
PEAK OF THE ROOF. 
 
 
3. 
Improved open space areas shall be shaded by a structure, landscaping at maturity, or a 
combination of the two to provide minimum 75% shade, as shown on a shading study, 
as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
4. 
Landscape areas within retention areas and open space areas shall be planted with 
shrubs, accents and vegetative groundcovers to provide a minimum of 75% live 
coverage at maturity, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
A minimum of two shaded active recreation amenities, such as a tot lot, picnic area, 
seating feature, garden amenity, or similar amenity, shall be provided within the open 
space area, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
6. 
A minimum of five bicycle parking spaces shall be provided through Inverted U and/or 
artistic racks located near improved open space areas and installed per the 
requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. Artistic racks shall adhere to the City of Phoenix 
Preferred Designs in Appendix K of the Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan. 
 
 
7. 
The perimeter landscape setback adjacent to the public street shall be planted to the 
following standards, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 50% 2-inch caliper and 50% 3-inch caliper, large canopy, drought-
tolerant shade trees, planted 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers to provide a minimum of 75% live 
coverage at maturity. 
 
 
8. 
The developer shall construct a minimum 5-foot-wide detached sidewalk and a minimum 
5-foot-wide landscape strip between the back of curb and sidewalk along the east side of 
34th Street, planted to the following standards and as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper drought-tolerant, large canopy, single-trunk shade trees 
planted 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought-tolerant shrubs, accents and vegetative groundcovers to achieve a 
minimum of 75% live coverage at maturity.  
 
 
 
Where utility conflicts arise, the developer shall work with the Planning and Development 
Department on an alternative design solution consistent with a 
pedestrian environment. 
 
 
9. 
The developer shall dedicate a sidewalk easement for any streetscape area (detached 
sidewalk and landscape strip) that falls outside of dedicated right-of-way along the east 
side of 34th Street, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

10. 
The developer shall construct a minimum 5-foot-wide detached sidewalk and a minimum 
5-foot-wide landscape strip between the back of curb and sidewalk for internal public 
and/or private sidewalks within the development, including along the perimeter of Tract B 
and Tract C, as depicted on the site plan date stamped December 20, 2022, planted to 
the following standards and as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 2-inch caliper drought-tolerant, large canopy, single-trunk shade trees 
planted 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings.  
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought tolerant shrubs, accents, and vegetative groundcovers to achieve a 
minimum of 75% live coverage at maturity. 
 
 
 
 
Where utility conflicts arise, the developer shall work with the Planning and Development 
Department on an alternative design solution consistent with a pedestrian environment. 
 
 
11. 
The developer shall construct all 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. 
All improvements shall comply with all ADA accessibility standards.  
 
 
12. 
A Red Border Letter shall be submitted to the Arizona Department of Transportation 
(ADOT) for this development. 
 
 
13. 
The property owner shall record documents that disclose the existence, and operational 
characteristics of the Deer Valley Airport (DVT) to future owners or tenants of the 
property. The form and content of such documents shall be according to the templates 
and instructions provided which have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney. 
 
 
14. 
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. 
 
 
15. 
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. 
 
This publication can be made available in alternate format upon request. Please contact Angie 
Holdsworth at (602) 329-5065, TTY use 7-1-1.