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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION STAFF REPORT Case Number: PZ22-09-26 Request: Rezone Application Project Name: Agua Fria Commerce Park Rezoning Applicant/Owner: Alex Hayes, Withey Morris, PLC / 120 El Mirage Partners Project Address: East of SEC Cactus Street and Main Street Acreage: 36.0 ac. Considerations: The applicant is requesting the approval of a re-zoning application to rezone 36- acres of land 0.2 miles east of the intersection of Cactus Road and Main Street from Natural Reserve (NR) to Employment/Industry (E/I) in order to submit a site plan application for a RV, boat, and self-storage business. Rezoning the property to Employment/Industry would allow a new category of permitted uses that may not be in the best interest of the City and its residence and may become a nuisance. The applicant and the City of El Mirage will complete a development agreement to limit certain uses permitted in the Employment/Industry zoning district that have an intensive use. General Plan Compliance: The El Mirage 2020 General Plan identifies this site as being in the Commerce/Industry Park Planning Area and is in-compliance with the plan. Zoning & Land Use Per §154.153.A, In accordance with the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes, the City Council may from time to time change the zoning of parcels of land within the municipality. These changes in zoning classification are for the purpose of meeting the land use needs of the residents of the city in conformance with the city’s general plan. Rezonings may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the owner of property proposed for rezoning, the lessee having a leasehold interest of not less than five years exclusive of an option to renew, or the agent of any of the foregoing, duly authorized in writing, or by petition of the person whose property would be affected by the rezoning. The property owner has initiated the re-zoning of the vacant land along the Agua Fria riverbed in order to develop the property into a RV, boat, and self-storage business. ARS 28-8481 Land Use Compatibility A portion of the site is located within the Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) Noise Contour Zone and is subject to review from LAFB for land use compatibility with ARS 28-8481. See the attached email and review letter from the base. City Staff Review Staff has reviewed the application and finds it to be in compliance with the zoning code requirements. Stipulations: The applicant and the City of El Mirage will complete a development agreement to limit certain uses permitted in the Employment/Industry (E/I) zoning district that have an intensive use. Planning Commission Staff is presenting and will seek a recommendation to the City Council at the March 28th special public hearing. City Council Staff will present and seek a final action from the City Council at the April 18, 2023, public hearing. Attachments Resolution R23-04-03, Exhibit A, Development Application, TAC Comments, Luke AFB Comments and P&Z March 28th Meeting Minutes. Supportive Documents The supportive documents are available for review during the City of El Mirage's regular business hours in the Development Services Department Planning and Zoning Division.