TAC Comment

City of El Mirage — Regular Meeting (2021-04-06)

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PLANNING AND ZONING 
Community Development Department 
10000 N. El Mirage Road, El Mirage, Arizona 85335 
623-876-2996; Fax 623-876-4605; TDD 623-933-3258 
www.elmirageaz.gov 
 
 
MEMORANDUM 
 
TO: 
 
 Rosie Galope, West Valley Market Place  
FROM: 
Jose A. Macias, Planner/GIS 
 
 
Community Development Department, Planning & Zoning  
RE: 
 
PZ21-02-05 Open Air Market Conditional Use Permit  
DATE:  
March 2, 2021 
Mrs. Galope,  
Please see the comments from El Mirage Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the 
proposed Conditional Use Permit for an Open-Air Market.    
 
BUILDING & SAFETY 
1. No comments.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
2. Economic Development supports this project. 
ENGINEERING 
3. See attached comments.  
 
FIRE DEPARTMENT 
4. No comments. 
 
PLANNING & ZONING 
5. The applicant or event organizer(s) shall comply and maintain in good standing 
order the following stipulations.   
1) Staff has reviewed the proposed Conditional Use Permit application and has the 
following stipulations.    
2) The Open-Air Market shall comply with all Federal, State, County and local agency 
regulations and requirements related to the Covid-19 pandemic.  
3) The Open-Air Market may not commence operation until the Arizona Governor’s 
Executive Order is lifted and shall halt operation if/or when a new Executive Order is 
enacted related to current Covid-19 pandemic or other events.

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4) Event year-round hours of operation will be as follows:  
a. Summer hours: May 1, to September 30, 6 am to 12 pm noon. Sundays 8 am to 
12 noon.  
b. Winter hours: October 1, to April 30, 8 am to 7 pm.  Sundays 8 am to 12 noon. 
5) Yard Sale/Garage Sales and used personal or household items are prohibited from 
being sold at an Open-Air Market.  
6) All vendors and event organizer(s) shall obtain and maintain an active City Business 
License.  
7) The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to ensure all vendors have and maintain an 
active City Business License. 
8) All Mobile Food Trucks Vendors are subject to the Arizona State House Bill 2371 
regulations. 
9) The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to ensure all Mobile Food Truck Vendors 
obtain and maintain an active State License.  
10) The event organizer(s) shall report the events to the Maricopa County Environmental 
Services for food vendor inspections.  
11) All temporary signage shall be taken down after each event and is prohibited from 
being displayed during non-operational hours.  
12) Vendor tents shall be secured to the ground or weighted down to prevent harm to 
patrons during inclement weather.  
13) The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to provide trash receptacles or bins and shall 
maintain the grounds in a clean and orderly matter, and porta johns and hand wash 
station.  
14) The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to provide its own private security. 
15) The right to a use and occupancy permit shall be contingent upon the fulfillment of all 
general and special conditions imposed by the Conditional Use Permit procedure. 
16) All the special conditions shall constitute restrictions running with the land and shall be 
binding upon the owner of the land, his or her successors or assigns. 
17) All conditions specifically stated under any conditional use listed in Zoning Code 
Chapter 154 shall apply and be adhered to by the owner of the land, his or her 
successors or assigns. 
18) All the special conditions shall be consented to in writing by the applicant. 
19) The proposed Open-Air Market operation shall not generate noise, vibrations, and 
odors that may become a nuisance to the general public.  
20) No expiration date of the Conditional Use Permit is being proposed by staff; however, 
failure to meet and maintain these stipulations will result in revoking the Conditional Use 
Permit. 
 
POLICE DEPARTMENT 
6. No Comments.  
 
PUBLIC WORKS 
7. No comments.

Engineering 
Community Development Department 
10000 N El Mirage Road, El Mirage 85335 
623-972-8116; Fax 623-876-4605; TDD 623-933-3258 
www.elmirageaz.gov 
 
 
MEMORANDUM  
 
TO: 
 
Jose Macias, Planner/GIS 
FROM: 
Bryce Christo, P.E., Assistant City Engineer 
SUBJECT: 
Open Air Market – Conditional Use Review  
DATE: 
03-02-21 
 
Below are the Engineering Division’s comments for the above referenced submittal prepared in 
February 2021. These items will have to be addressed prior to the Planning and Zoning 
Meeting. 
 
1. Are there enough on-site parking spaces to accommodate the 60 vendors and the 
customers visiting the market as well as the vendors and associated customers for all 
other businesses taking place on this site? Provide a parking count that shows the number 
of parking spaces provided vs the total spaces required during the operation of the market 
per City Code Section 154.105. 
2. Show the location of the portable bathrooms. 
3. The area of the market must have a surface with material suitable to control dust and 
drainage.  
 
The above comments are meant to be general in nature and are not considered to be all inclusive.