Staff Report

City of El Mirage — Regular Meeting (2021-06-15)

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION 
 REQUEST REVIEW 
June 15, 2021 
 
APPLICANT INFORMATION 
Case: 
PZ21-03-10 
Owner/Applicant: 
Destiny Ministries, LLC / Richard Womack  
Agent: 
JDO Architecture / Joseph Osborn AIA 
Request (s): 
Conditional Use Permit   
 
 
PROPERTY INFORMATION 
Parcel(s): 
501-37-948 & 501-37-949B 
Address: 
12601 W Thunderbird Road 
Property History: 
Urban Corridor (UC) 
Land Area: 
8.1 ac.   
Building Area: 
Vacant 
 
 
ZONING / LAND USES 
Existing Zoning/Land Use: 
Urban Corridor (UC)/ Vacant 
Proposed Zoning/Land Use: 
Urban Corridor (UC) / Community Center, Religious Assembly 
and Commercial Retail.   
ARS 28-8481 Zone: 
65 LDN 
Flood Zone: 
N/A 
  
 
SURROUNDING PROPERTY 
North: 
Single Family Dwellings 
East: 
Single Family Dwellings 
South: 
Single Family Dwellings 
West: 
Vacant 
 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICES 
Water: 
City of El Mirage 
Sewer: 
City of El Mirage 
Electric: 
APS 
Police: 
2.4 Miles 
Fire: 
0.4 Miles 
 
 
ACCESS  
Road: 
Thunderbird Road 
Class: 
Major Arterial    
Improvements: 
Good 
Condition: 
Good 
SCHOOLS 
District: 
Dysart Unified School District 
Elementary: 
El Mirage Elementary School 
High School: 
Dysart High School

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STAFF REPORT 
Compliance with General 
Plan: 
The 2020 General Plan designates this area as part of The 
Neighborhoods 
Planning 
Area, 
where 
the 
proposed 
development of a Community Center, Religious Assembly and 
Retail and Service Use is compatible with the General Plan.   
 
City Zoning/Land Use  
The proposed development has a variety of land uses, some of 
them are permitted and other require a conditional use permit 
approval in the Urban Corridor Zoning District.  The retail and 
services, and religious assembly are permitted while the non-
profit community center, kiosk and open-air market require a 
conditional use permit.   
 
ARS 28-8481 Land Use 
Compatibility 
The site is located inside the Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) Noise 
Contour Zone, and inside the Military Airport Territory Area and 
is subject to review from LAFB for land use compatibility with 
ARS 28-8481. See attached review letter from LAFB.  
 
Considerations 
The 8.1-acre property is located on the south side of the 
intersection of Thunderbird Road and 126th Avenue. The 
property at one time was part of a larger farming operation 
and was left vacant when the area was subdivided for a 
housing development. The intent is for the property to be 
develop for into commercial use.  
 
The applicant is requesting the approval of a conditional use 
permit and site plan zoning application to development the 
property in a community center, religious assembly, and 
entertainer venue where outreach programs and special 
events will be available to the residents of El Mirage. The 
applicant also is proposing to develop a retail and service use 
by building a coffee shop and outdoor market.   
 
The applicant is requesting a waiver to deviate from the 
regulations set forth in the El Mirage Thunderbird Road Ov erlay 
District (TROD) mentioned below.  
A. All new principal buildings shall be built along the 
front property line for at least 50% of the ground floor 
facade. All areas in front of facades shall be paved 
or landscaped to form a part of the pedestrian 
corridor.  
 
B. On-site parking shall be provided in the side and/or 
rear of the property.  
 
C. Awnings may be built to front property lines or 
projecting over rights-of-way to provide shade to

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building facades and adjacent pedestrian walkways.  
Per Zoning Code §154.081. F. an applicant/property owner may 
request a wavier to deviate from these regulations via a 
conditional Use Permit. Staff has no objection to the TROD 
waiver.     
 
The applicant is also requesting a Parking Waiver to allow them 
to reduce the number of parking spaces required by the Zoning 
code. Per code 273 parking spaces are required, the applicant 
is request 231 spaces, a difference of 42 spaces. Staff has no 
concerns or objections to the parking waiver.  
 
The project is proposing three (3) access drives along 
thunderbird Road, a pending traffic impact report will 
determine whether a traffic signal light will be required at the 
126th Avenue alignment access drive.  if one is required the 
applicant would like to enter into a Development Agreement 
to defer the traffic signal light to a later time.  
 
The applicant has read and given written consent to the 
following conditional use permit stipulations. 
 
A. Additional Container Kiosk will require Building permits and 
meeting zoning regulations.  
B. Outdoor events will be conducted within the hours listed 
below:  
a. Monday thru Thursday 6 am to 9 pm.  
b. Friday & Saturday 6 am to 10 pm.  
c. Sundays 8 am to 9 pm. 
C. All Mobile Food Trucks Vendors are subject to the Arizona 
State House Bill 2371 regulations. 
D. The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to ensure all 
Mobile Food Truck Vendors obtain and maintain an active 
State License.  
E. The event organizer(s) shall report the events to the 
Maricopa County Environmental Services for food vendor 
inspections.  
F. All temporary signage shall be taken down after each event 
and is prohibited from being displayed during non-
operational hours.  
G. Vendor tents shall be secured to the ground or weighted 
down to prevent harm to patrons during inclement weather.  
H. The event organizer(s) shall be responsible to provide its own 
private security. 
I. 
The right to a use and occupancy permit shall be

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contingent upon the fulfillment of all general and special 
conditions imposed by the Conditional Use Permit 
procedure. 
J. 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. 
K. 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. 
L. All the special conditions shall be consented to in writing by 
the applicant. 
M. The proposed Open-Air Market and Religious Assembly shall 
not generate noise, vibrations, and odors that may become 
a nuisance to the general public.  
N. 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. 
 
 
City Staff Review 
Staff has reviewed the proposed zoning application and has no 
further comments, but has the following stipulation: 
 
Stipulations 
1. The applicant shall address all the Technical Advisory 
Committee (TAC) comments/redlines stated in the 
May 26, 2021, Memorandum with the construction 
and civil plan submittal. 
 
Planning Commission 
 
Staff will be requesting a recommendation from the Planning & 
Zoning Commission to the City Council at the June 8, 2021 
Public Hearing.     
Council  
Staff is seeking a final action from Council. 
 
Attachments 
Application Packet, Technical Advisory Committee Review 
Comments and Luke Review letter.  
 
 
Supportive Documents 
The following Supportive Documents are available for review at 
the City of El Mirage Community Development Department – 
Planning & Zoning Division office during regular business hours. 
1. Deed  
2. Preliminary Drainage Report 
3. Context Map and Photos 
4. Preliminary Grading and Drainage Plan