EX.5 P-25-46-CUP-Neighborhood Meeting Summary
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Bella Norte Neighborhood Meeting June 24, 2025 at 6:00 pm Multigeneration Center Hosted by: Pew and Lake – Hudd Hassell Attendees: See sign in sheets Summary: Mr. Pew started the meeting at 6:03pm and began by introducing the development team and presenting the PowerPoint. At 6:15 pm, Mr. Pew opened the meeting for comments and questions. The questions and responses provided by Mr. Pew and Mr. Hassell are outlined below. The meeting concluded at 6:54 pm after all attendees had an opportunity to communicate their comments and questions. 1. Where is the main entrance? The primary entrance is on Idaho and the second entrance is on Junction. Hudd explained the shared entry with the future development to the north. 2. Where does the junction entry align on the south? The Junction entry is in line with Fry’s entry. 3. What do the X’s on site plan indicate? The “X” indicates covered parking stalls. 4. Parking calculations: why are you asking for a reduction? You should add the EV and ADA parking spaces to your provided calculation. The parking reduction is typical for a MF development. We need to consider the people who don’t drive etc. However, we want to keep residents happy by providing adequate parking. The code requires 453 spaces and we are providing 408 (not including EV and ADA). Including ADA, we provide a total of 429 spaces. Therefore, we are only requesting a reduction of 24 spaces which we believe is adequate considering this is a downtown development that encourages walkability. We will continue to work on the parking calculations with staff and our team to ensure there is adequate parking for the site. 5. Are you committed to Crime free MF housing policy within Apache Junction? We require annual police reports. Yes. We are on board and committed to the safety of our residents and will provide annual reports to the City. 6. Are there any concessions being asked for this development? No. 7. GPLET – Explain to us? If the city says no, will it destroy the project? Hard to say at this time. Most likely it is not a deal breaker. We need to prove that this is beneficial to the city. We understand this question and the concern. EX.5 P-25-46-CUP-Neighborhood Meeting Summary 8. How long will construction take? We need the people here right away to support our economy in the summer. We will begin building as soon as we have the necessary approvals. It is about 24 months start to finish. We will not start until we know we can finish the entire project. We will not build one building at a time and prolong the completion. 9. Who is the developer to the north? Roers. They are considering a 3 story garden style development. That site will have slightly more units because it is a bigger space. 10. Why aren’t you developing the site to the north? We are working with other developers to provide different products and styles. 11. Do you have other variations on elevations? We are working with staff on elevations and will continue to do so until we reach the desired style of elevations. 12. What is the SF of units The apartments range in size from 600-1400 sf depending on the number of bedrooms. 13. How many notices went out? We provided notice to property owners within 300’. There was a total of 19 mailers sent out. 14. Would you consider mixed use? No, not at this location. The location has to be a hyper urban environment. We don’t own land in AJ that would call for mixed use. 15. How much is the average rent? Our rents are about $2300 per month. 16. When do you want to rent your first unit? We hope to build both skyline (adjacent site) and this site within a year of approval.