COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT: CPA200804CASE NUMBER - CPA200804 SHORT REPORT 08-06-08 DRAFT.DOC

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department
Commission Hearing Date: July 24, 2008
Board Hearing Date: August 20, 2008 (Remanded from June 18, 2006)
Case #: CPA200804 – Carefree Highway Scenic Corridor
Agenda Item: 5
Supervisor District: 3
Applicant: Commission-Initiative
Request: Approval by Resolution of the updated Carefree
Highway Scenic Corridor Study including the text
changes remanded back to the Commission from
the Board of Supervisors on June 18, 2006
Site Location: Located ¼ mile on the north and south sides of
Carefree Hwy., generally between 7th Ave. and 28th
St. (alignment) in north Phoenix/Desert Hills area
County Plan: This is an update to Carefree Highway Scenic
Corridor Planning Study (CHSC). The CHSC is a
component of the County’s comprehensive plan.
Municipal Plan: The City of Phoenix General Plan also depicts
Carefree Highway as a Scenic Corridor.
Municipal Comments: None
Support/Opposition: The New River/Desert Hills Community Association
Inc. submitted a letter in general support of the text
changes.
Staff
Recommendation: N/A
Commission
Recommendation: Approve the remanded text changes by
unanimous vote of 7-0.
Comments: On June 18, 2008 the BOS approved the Carefree
Highway Scenic Corridor Study subject to three
recommended changes. Pursuant to ARS §11-823,

the following changes were remanded back to the
Commission for consideration and recommendation:
• Page 9: Eliminating reference to “large
building-size chain” retail uses.
• Page 11: Modifying “Office” uses to include
“related services” and modifying “Specialty
food stores and meat markets” to include
“grocery stores”
• Page 30: Appendix A – Modifying maximum
lot coverage for C-S zoning and Special Use
Permits, modifying maximum lot coverage for
C-O zoning, and identifying a maximum
building size.
At its July 24, 2008 hearing, the Commission
unanimously recommended approval of these
changes, which are now being returned to the BOS
for action.
CPA case approval is by Resolution (attached).
Planner: John R. Verdugo, AICP, Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Darren V. Gerard, AICP, Deputy Director
Attachment/s: Resolution (2 pages)
Letter from the New River/Desert Hills Community Assoc. Inc. stamped
received July 23, 2008 (1 page)
July 24, 2008 P&Z minutes – not available as of the writing of this report
but may be provided later
July 24, 2008 P&Z Packet (4 pages)
[Note: All other case material was provided with the June 18, 2008 BOS packet.]