Staff Report

City of El Mirage — Regular Meeting (2021-07-08)

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION 
 REQUEST REVIEW 
July 8, 2021 
 
APPLICANT INFORMATION 
Case: 
PZ21-01-03 
Owner/Applicant: 
Jose R. Soto  
Agent: 
Shop ALX, LLC 
Request (s): 
Re-Zoning Suburban Neighborhood (SN) - Mixed Urban (MU) 
 
 
PROPERTY INFORMATION 
Parcel(s): 
501-46-001H 
Address: 
11733 W. River Road, El Mirage, Arizona 85335 
Property History: 
Suburban Neighborhood 
Land Area: 
.33 ac.   
Building Area: 
Single Family 5,259 sq. ft.  
 
 
ZONING / LAND USES 
Existing Zoning/Land Use: 
Suburban Neighborhood / Single Family Dwelling 
Proposed Zoning/Land Use: 
Mixed Urban / Multi-Family Dwelling 
ARS 28-8481 Zone: 
N/A 
Flood Zone: 
N/A 
  
 
SURROUNDING PROPERTY 
North: 
Suburban Neighborhood 
East: 
Suburban Neighborhood 
South: 
Suburban Neighborhood 
West: 
Suburban Neighborhood 
 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICES 
Water: 
City of El Mirage 
Sewer: 
City of El Mirage  
Electric: 
APS 
Police: 
3.5 Miles 
Fire: 
1.0 Miles 
 
 
ACCESS  
Road: 
River Road 
Class: 
Local    
Improvements: 
Good 
Condition: 
Good 
SCHOOLS 
District: 
Dysart Unified School District 
Elementary: 
Riverview 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 re-zoning 
land from a Single-Family Dwelling Use to a Multi-Family 
Dwelling Use is compatible with the General Plan.   
 
City Zoning/Land Use  
A request to re-zone a property requires approval from the 
governing body, along with the approval of a Conditional Use 
Permit to allow the property to be developed into a multi-family 
development.  
 
ARS 28-8481 Land Use 
Compatibility 
The site is located outside the Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) Noise 
Contour Zone, but inside the Military Airport Territory Area and is 
not subject to review from LAFB for land use compatibility with 
ARS 28-8481. However, LAFB confirmed that the project meets 
their Graduated Density Concept Policy and will not have a 
negative impact on the base’s daily operations.     
 
Considerations: 
The property is located at the southeast corner of River Road 
and Tanya Street surrounded by single family lots. The property 
at one time was a single-family dwelling, then converted into a 
church and thrift store. Both the church and thrift store have 
closed, and the property sat vacant for some time.  The 
property was purchased by the applicant who plans to convert 
it into a four (4) dwelling multi-family development.  
 
The applicant plans to sale and remove the modular building 
off the property and convert the remaining buildings into a four 
(4) dwellings. 
 
The applicant is requesting approval of a zoning application to 
rezone a parcel of land to develop a multi-family project. If the 
re-zoning application is approved, the applicant shall then 
request the approval of a conditional use permit to proceed 
with submitting construction plans for staff permit review.   
 
The Planning staff has sent out Public Hearing Notifications as 
required by §154.151. E. to the adjacent property owners. As of 
this date staff has not received any public inquiries regarding 
the proposal. 
 
City Staff Review 
Staff has reviewed the proposed zoning applications and 
has no further comments.     
 
 
Stipulations: 
None

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Planning Commission 
 
Recommended approval with a 4-0 vote at the June 8, 2021, 
Public Hearing.  
Council  
Staff is requesting a final action.   
 
Attachment 
Application Packet, Technical Advisory Committee Review 
Comments and Luke Review Email.