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PZ21-08-24
1/25/2022
3/8/2022
4/5/2022
Project Narrative
SB&W Investments is proposing to develop vacant
land to be used for an express tunnel car wash
facility. The request is for a Conditional Use Permit
for an Auto/RV Sales/ Service in an Urban Corridor
(commercial) zone. The proposed facility will be
located at 11805 W. Thunderbird Rd. in El Mirage,
Az. We have registered the name The El Mirage
Express Car Wash with the Arizona Corporation
Commission. Prior to the land being cleared, there
was a single family home built in 1951 with 1600+
square feet.
The proposed principal building does not meet the
Thunderbird Road Overlay District requirement of all
new building shall be built along the front of the
front of the property line for at least 50% of the
ground floor façade. We are formally requesting to
divert from this provision to have the building set
back 50 feet from the front property to allow
customers to exit the wash tunnel safely before
exiting the property. The car wash tunnel will
measure 58’L x 20’W x 11’6” eve height. The
building roof will be tinted polycarbonate with 1/4”
tempered glass side walls.
The El Mirage Express Car Wash will serve the
community of El Mirage with an express car wash
by providing convenience, quick service, water
conservation thru eco-friendly state-of- the-art new
efficient equipment, a source for local employment,
drive business revenue to support the local
community, and a location for philanthropic
activities. The El Mirage Express Car Wash will be a
friendly, safe, secure, and well-lit site that will have
aesthetics coinciding to the surrounding developed
area.
Below is the summary and expectations we have for
employees required to meet the El Mirage Car Wash
hours of operation based on demand pools. El Mirage
Car Wash will have 73 hours of open operations to
the public during a normal operating week. Employee
operational hours will be approximately 80 hours a
week, for opening of the car wash and shut down,
routine open/close maintenance beyond the public
operating hours.
We will have at a minimum, 2 employees on site
during El Mirage operating hours, this will include
Management. El Mirage will operate 7 days a week
on a normal operating week. Below is the draft of
operating hours during weekdays and weekend.
Keep in mind, we will have a least 1-2 days of shut
down during proactive routine maintenance. During
peak operating hours, which will be weekdays from
11 am - 1pm, and 4-6pm, and weekends from 11am -
2pm, we will have an overlapping scheduling of 2 part
time employees plus one full time, being the El
Mirage Car Wash manager. Employee parking will be
suffice for all (3) employees as we will have (3)
parking spots. Please see architectural design,
confirming all (3) employees designated parking
locations.
Main activities for management and part-time
employees during operating hours are;
1. Customer care and loyalty services - to include
transactions and customer satisfaction feedback. To
include car care services, example being towels and
interior cleaning car care.
2. Operational monitoring of car wash machinery,
vacuum system, and proactive routine maintenance.
3. Scheduling of employee, employee payroll and
benefits.
4. Site maintenance of lot, lighting, external building
aesthetic, and landscaping. To include trash site clean
up and maintaining very nice curb appeal.
Employee operations - management - employees
* Hours of operations (73 hours/week customer
operating hours)
•
M-F: 9am - 8pm (11 hours operating)
•
Sat: 10am - 8pm (10 hours operating)
•
Sun: 10am - 6pm (8 hours operating)
•
Three employees on site during peak customer
transaction hours, two employees on site during
non-peak hours of operations.
• One Full Time Employee - (1) Manager overseeing
the site operations and people management
scheduling. Scope of work to include scheduling
maintenance of all operations and repairs.
• 40 hours of work
• Two Part Time Employees - (2) Part time employees
on a flex schedule and overlap during peak hours.
•
25-30 hours of work per employee
•
Keep in mind, despite having (2) part-time
employees, this will be most likely 3-4 additional
jobs for the city of El Mirage depending on
employee availability.
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OVERALL SITE PLAN
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SHEET INDEX
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PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLAN
PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLAN
GENERAL NOTES:
1.
ALL PLANTING AREAS ARE TO HAVE DECOMPOSED GRANITE TOP DRESSING. ALL GRANITE IS TO BE 2" DEPTH, COLOR AS SPECIFIED,
TYP.
2.
NO PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED UNLESS APPROVED IN WRITING BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND CONFORMING TO LOCAL
AGENCY'S APPROVED PLANT LIST.
3.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IS TO APPROVE ALL PLANT MATERIAL PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO SITE. ONE WEEK MINIMUM NOTICE.
4.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO INSPECT TREES PRIOR TO PURCHASE.
5.
LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY ALL CONDITIONS ON SITE PRIOR TO PROJECT START-UP.
6.
REFER TO PLANTING DETAILS. BACKFILL: NATIVE SOILS FREE OF CONTAMINATION AND ROCKS OVER 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
7.
COMPLETE ALL TRENCHING, LANDSCAPE GRADING, BERMING AND SWALES PRIOR TO START OF PLANTING.
8.
LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGES MADE TO EXISTING LANDSCAPING, UNDERGROUND
UTILITIES, IRRIGATION LINES, ELECTRICAL LINES, ETC., AT HIS EXPENSE.
9.
ANY PLANT MATERIAL NOT SHOWN TO REMAIN ON PLAN IS TO BE REMOVED.
10.
ADJUST ALL NEW LANDSCAPING AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING LANDSCAPE TO REMAIN.
11.
CONTRACTOR IS TO VERIFY LOCATIONS OF ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO ANY SITE WORK BEING EXECUTED.
12.
QUANTITIES ON PLAN ARE PROVIDED FOR BIDDING PURPOSES ONLY. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY ALL
QUANTITIES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
13.
ALL AREAS DISTURBED DURING CONSTRUCTION ARE TO BE FINE GRADED AND TREATED TO BLEND EVENLY WITH ALL NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED AREAS.
14.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT / OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PLANT MATERIAL THAT IS DETERMINED TO
NOT SATISFY THE DESIGN INTENT OF THE LANDSCAPE PLAN BASED ON SIZE, SHAPE, APPEARANCE, HEALTH, OR IMPROPER CARE.
15.
NOTE: SURFACE-FERTILIZE PLANTS AS PART OF COMMON-AREA MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.
16.
APPLY A SOLUTION OF "SUPERTHRIVE" COMBINED WITH LIQUID CHELATED IRON SUPPLEMENT AS PLANT IS BEING WATERED IN AT THE
FOLLOWING RATES:
-BASIC MIX: 1/4 TSP. (TEASPOON) SUPERTHRIVE AND 1 TSP. IRON SUPPLEMENT PER GAL. OF WATER.
-TREES: APPLY 4 GALLONS OF BASIC MIX.
-SHRUBS AND SUCCULENTS 1 GAL. AND 5 GAL.: APPLY 1 GALLON OF BASIC MIX.
-SHRUBS AND SUCCULENTS 15 GAL.: APPLY 2 GALLONS OF BASIC MIX.
17.
REMOVE NURSERY PROVIDED STAKING AND TAPING FROM ALL PLANTS, IF APPLICABLE. STAKE NURSERY GROWN TREES AS
DETAILED.
18.
WATER SUPPLY MUST BE OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO PLANT INSTALLATION.
19.
PRUNE DEAD OR DAMAGED BRANCHES AFTER PLANTING. PRUNE TREES OF LIVING BRANCHES, ONLY IF DIRECTED BY THE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR OWNER, AFTER PLANTING.
20.
BEFORE PLANTING, STAKE OR FLAG THE LOCATION OF ALL PLANTS OR PLACE CONTAINERS UP TO 15 GAL. AT LOCATIONS SHOWN
ON PLAN AND ARRANGE TO HAVE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REVIEW AND APPROVE THE LOCATIONS. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
MAY REVISE LOCATIONS ONCE BEFORE PLANTING.
21.
REMOVE ALL WEED GROWTH FROM AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED. IF WEED CONTROL IS NEEDED, USE CAREFULLY APPLIED CONTACT
HERBICIDE, "ROUND-UP" OR EQUAL. APPLY BY HAND SPRAYER TO AVOID DAMAGE TO NEW PLANTS.
22.
ALL BOULDERS ARE TO BE GRANITE 'SURFACE SELECT', SIZE PER PLAN. ALL BOULDERS ARE TO BE BURIED 1/3 IN SOIL.
23.
ALL SWALE CHANNELS ARE TO HAVE 6" - 8" FRACTURED GRANITE OR OTHER APPROVED STONE MATERIAL INSTALLED TO PREVENT
EROSION.
24.
ALL DOWNSPOUTS / SCUPPERS ARE TO HAVE 3'x3', 3" - 6" FRACTURED GRANITE OR OTHER APPROVED STONE MATERIAL INSTALLED
TO PREVENT EROSION.
25.
ALL BERM CONTOUR INTERVALS ARE AT 1'-0", SLOPES NOT TO EXCEED 4:1.
26.
ALL TURF IS TO BE 'MID-IRON' HYBRID VARIETY.
27.
ALL HEADER IS TO BE CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE. COLOR TO BE SELECTED.
28.
CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE HEADER INSTALLATION WITHGRADING CONTRACTOR. ANY LOCATIONS WHERE
RIP-RAP SWALES ARE ADJACENT TO TURF AREAS, HEADER IS TO HAVE A DRAINAGE OUTLET (TURN-DOWN) FOR THE WIDTH OF THE
RIP RAP AREA, TYP.
29.
CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE THAT SLEEVING FOR IRRIGATION GOES UNDER EVERY DRIVEWAY (INCLUDING Z-LOTS).
30.
ALL LANDSCAPING AND STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED FROM THIS PLAN HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITHIN STANDARD CITY
REQUIREMENTS AND SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER / HOA TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS DUE TO VANDALISM /
THEFT / OR NEGLIGENCE. DEVELOPER / HOA DOES NOT HOLD (YOUNG DESIGN GROUP, LLC) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
INCURRED AS SUCH.
31.
JUTE NETTING TO BE INSTALLED ON ALL SLOPES GREATER THAN 4:1 WITH 100% LIVE PLANT COVER.
32.
WARRANTY ALL PLANT MATERIAL TO BE IN HEALTHY GROWTH FOR THE PERIODS OF: TREES: 365 DAYS SHRUBS, VINES AND
GROUNDCOVERS: 90 DAYS, STARTING AT DATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE, REPLACE MATERIAL NOT SHOWING HEALTHY GROWTH
WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF NOTIFICATION BY OWNER.
33.
YDG DOES NOT WARRANTY AVAILABILITY OF SPECIES OR SIZES OF PLANTS LISTED. "AVAILABLE" SHALL MEAN AVAILABLE IN A
WHOLESALE NURSERY IN ARIZONA OR CALIFORNIA. NOTIFY OWNER AND YDG OF NON-AVAILABILITY FOR ISSUANCE OF
SUBSTITUTION BY YDG.
34.
CITY APPROVAL OF THESE PLANS SHALL SIGNIFY AND CONFIRM OWNER'S CAREFUL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THESE PLANS,
INCLUDING PLANT SPECIES AND SIZES LISTED. OWNER SHALL OBTAIN UNIT PLANT COSTS, INSTALLED & GUARANTEED.
35.
TYPICAL MINIMUM SETBACKS FROM EDGE OF WALKS, DRIVES AND BUILDINGS: TREES: 6 FT.; SHRUBS: 3 FT.; GROUNDCOVER: 2 FT.
36.
AREAS IN SIGHT TRIANGLES SHALL HAVE NO OBSTRUCTION GREATER THAN 2 FT. HT. AND TREES SHALL HAVE CANOPY HIGHER THAN
7 FT. AT TIME OF PLANTING.
37.
NOTE THAT NURSERY-GROWN TREES MUST HAVE TRUNK DIAMETER IN PROPORTION TO HEIGHT, AND THAT CONTRACTOR MUST
INSPECT EACH TREE FOR ROOT-BINDING AND OTHER GROWTH DEFECTS, AND REMOVE DEFECTIVE PLANTS FROM THE SITE.
38.
TREES TO MEET LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ZONING SIZE REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF PLANTING. TREES THAT DO NOT MEET MIN.
REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE REPLACED IN KIND WITH TREE THAT MEETS REQUIREMENTS.
39.
ANY DISTURBED AREAS AREAS NOT INITIALLY BUILT UPON WILL NEED A COUNTY / CITY APPROVED DUST CONTROL MATERIAL
INSTALLED.
40.
TREES THAT ARE PLANTED AS 24" BOX MUST HAVE 2" CALIPER AFTER FIRST YEAR OF GROWTH.
MISC. NOTES
A MINIMUM OF 3' CLEARANCE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AROUND ALL FIRE HYDRANTS WHERE NOTHING WILL
BE PLANTED OR WILL GROW.
PROJECT TEAM
VICINITY MAP
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11805 WEST THUNDERBIRD ROAD | EL MIRAGE | AZ | 85335
EXPRESS CAR WASH
ALL TRANSFORMERS ARE TO HAVE A 3' CLEARANCE AROUND EDGES OF ALL TRANSFORMER PADS AND A
CLEAR OPERATIONAL AREA THAT EXTENDS 12' IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ALL TRANSFORMERS. REFER TO
UTILITY COMPANY DETAILS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
EXISTING OVERHEAD POWER LINES CROSS OVER NORTHERN FRONTAGE ALONG THUNDERBIRD ROAD.
NATIVE PLANT INFORMATION
THERE ARE NO QUALIFYING TREES OR PLANT MATERIAL FOR SALVAGE FOUND ON SITE.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
YOUNG DESIGN GROUP
7234 EAST SHOEMAN LN.
SUITE # 8
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
PH: (480) 257-3312
CONTACT: JOE YOUNG
jyoung@youngdg.com
OWNER:
EL MIRAGE EXPRESS CARWASH
617 SOUTH OLIVE ST.
SUITE # 511
LOS ANGELES, CA 90014
CONTACT: ERIC STEIN
ARCHITECT:
ROBERT BROWN ARCHITECTS
88 SOUTH SAN MARCOS PL.
CHANDLER, AZ 85225
PH: (480) 377-2222
CONTACT: KELLY FERGUSON
kelly@rbrownarch.com
OF 2
SHEET NO.
DATE:
12/09/21
JOB NO:
2132
DRAWN BY:
YDG / CLF
CHECKED BY:
JMY
REVISIONS:
DATE:
SUBMITTED FOR:
COPYRIGHT 2020 BY YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP , LLC
C
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP, LLC. NO ALTERATIONS TO THESE PLANS ARE ALLOWED OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP EMPLOYEES.
37964
JOSEPH M.
YOUNG
EXPIRES: 9/30/23
12/09/21
E X P R E S S C A R W A S H
11805 W. THUNDERBIRD RD. | EL MIRAGE | AZ | 85335
PSP REVIEW
TRACKING NUMBERS:
SITE
GRADING GENERAL NOTES
1.
CONTRACTOR SHALL GRADE TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM ALL STRUCTURES AND MAINTAIN AND / OR
CREATE DRAINAGE SPECIFIED ON THE PROJECT CIVIL ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONTRACTOR SHALL KEEP
DRAINAGEWAYS AND NATURAL FLOW CHANNELS SPECIFIED FREE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS THAT MAY IMPAIR FLOW.
2.
AESTHETIC FINISH GRADING SHALL BE BY THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. ALL GRADING SHALL BE APPROVED
BY OWNERS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO PLANTING.
3.
FINISH GRADE OF ALL PLANTING AREAS IS TO BE 1" BELOW ADJACENT HARDSCAPE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
THUNDERBIRD ROAD
LIMIT OF PROJECT
THUNDERBIRD RD.
6'-0" HT CMU
SCREENWALL
DRIVE-THRU
CAR WASH
8'-0"
P.U.E.
40'-0"
R.O.W.
30'-0"
DRIVEWAY
ENTRANCE
12'-0"
EXIT
DRIVE
8'-0"
ALLEY
10'-0"
L/S
SETBACK
3'-0" HT CMU
SCREENWALL
5'-0"
BLDG.
SETBACK
5'-0"
BLDG.
SETBACK
SHADE CANOPY
+ VACUUMS, TYP.
6'-0" HT
CMU
SCREEN
WALL
RIP RAP, TYP
(FOR WIND
PROTECTION)
AIR
BLOWERS
HEADER,
TYP
OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC LINE
S.V.T., TYP
S.V.T., TYP
PLANT SCHEDULE
TREES
SIZE / REMARKS
ACCENTS
RIO BRAVO SAGE
LEUCOPHYLLUM LANGMANIAE
SHRUBS
5 GAL
PETITE PINK OLEANDER
NERIUM OLEANDER 'P. PINK'
5 GAL
5 GAL
CASCALOTE
CAESALPINIA CACALACO
RED BIRD OF PARADISE
CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA
5 GAL
GROUNDCOVER
NEW GOLD LANTANA
LANTANA 'NEW GOLD'
1 GAL
INERT MATERIALS
1/2" SCREENED
2" DEPTH
'MAHOGANY' (ROCK PROS USA)
DECOMPOSED GRANITE
D.G.
LIVE OAK
QUERCUS VIRGINIANA
11
3
7
8
68
37
QTY
13
5 GAL
6
ALL L/S
AREAS
24" BOX / STANDARD
TRUNK, MATCHED
24" BOX / STANDARD
TRUNK, MATCHED
3"-8"
DIA.
'MAHOGANY' (ROCK PROS USA)
RIP RAP
PER
PLAN
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2
PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLAN SCALE: 1" = 10'-0"
0'
10'
20'
OF 2
SHEET NO.
DATE:
12/09/21
JOB NO:
2132
DRAWN BY:
YDG / CLF
CHECKED BY:
JMY
REVISIONS:
DATE:
SUBMITTED FOR:
COPYRIGHT 2020 BY YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP , LLC
C
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP, LLC. NO ALTERATIONS TO THESE PLANS ARE ALLOWED OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED YOUNG | DESIGN | GROUP EMPLOYEES.
37964
JOSEPH M.
YOUNG
EXPIRES: 9/30/23
12/09/21
E X P R E S S C A R W A S H
11805 W. THUNDERBIRD RD. | EL MIRAGE | AZ | 85335
PSP REVIEW
TRACKING NUMBERS:
Dear City of El Mirage,
January 18, 2022
Below is the summary and expectations we have for employees required to meet the El Mirage Car
Wash hours of operation based on demand pools. El Mirage Car Wash will have 73 hours of open
operations to the public during a normal operating week. Employee operational hours will be
approximately 80 hours a week, for opening of the car wash and shut down, routine open/close
maintenance beyond the public operating hours.
We will have at a minimum, 2 employees on site during El Mirage operating hours, this will include
Management. El Mirage will operate 7 days a week on a normal operating week. Below is the draft of
operating hours during weekdays and weekend. Keep in mind, we will have a least 1-2 days of shut down
during proactive routine maintenance. During peak operating hours, which will be weekdays from 11 am -
1pm, and 4-6pm, and weekends from 11am - 2pm, we will have an overlapping scheduling of 2 part time
employees plus one full time, being the El Mirage Car Wash manager. Employee parking will be suffice
for all (3) employees as we will have (3) parking spots. Please see architectural design, confirming all (3)
employees designated parking locations.
Main activities for management and part-time employees during operating hours are;
1. Customer care and loyalty services - to include transactions and customer satisfaction feedback. To
include car care services, example being towels and interior cleaning car care.
2. Operational monitoring of car wash machinery, vacuum system, and proactive routine maintenance.
3. Scheduling of employee, employee payroll and benefits.
4. Site maintenance of lot, lighting, external building aesthetic, and landscaping. To include trash site
clean up and maintaining very nice curb appeal.
Employee operations - management - employees
•
Hours of operations(73 hours/week customer operating hours)
•
M-F: 9am - 8pm (11 hours operating)
•
Sat: 10am - 8pm (10 hours operating)
•
Sun: 10am - 6pm (8 hours operating)
•
Three employees on site during peak customer transaction hours, two employees on site
during non-peak hours of operations.
•
One Full Time Employee - (1)Manager overseeing the site operations and people
management scheduling. Scope of work to include scheduling maintenance of all
operations and repairs.
•
40 hours of work
•
Two Part Time Employees - (2)Part time employees on a flex schedule and overlap
during peak hours.
•
25-30 hours of work per employee
•
Keep in mind, despite having (2) part-time employees, this will be most likely 3-4
additional jobs for the city of El Mirage depending on employee availability.