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Project Narrative
For
Organics LOOP 303
Proposed Industrial Project
SWC Bethany Home and Sarival Roads
Glendale, Arizona
PREPARED FOR:
Russell Organics, LLC &
Roth Development Corp.
PREPARED BY
HUNTER ENGINEERING, INC.
10450 N. 74th STREET, SUITE 200
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
(480) 991-3985
May 18th, 2021
H.E. PROJECT NO. ROTH010
SR#21-0057
May18th, 2021
George V. Gehlert, Senior Planning Project Manager
City of Glendale, Development Services Division
5850 West Glendale Avenue, Suite 212
Glendale, Arizona 85301
Re: Project Narrative for Organics 303 Development SWC of Bethany Home
Road and Sarival Road
Introduction
The development team representing the Russell Organics/Roth Development
Corp. will initially include Hunter Engineering, Butler Design Group and
Southwest
Traffic.
The
proposed
project
will
consist
of
developing
approximately 75± acres with two buildings that combined would equal
approximately 850,000 square feet. The buildings would be planned for uses
such as warehouse, industrial distribution, manufacturing and e-commerce.
These uses would include associated truck parking, auto parking and other on-
site and off-site infrastructure improvements. Please see the draft conceptual
site plan attached to this application.
Requested Changes
The site is located within Maricopa County and will seek to be annexed into the
City of Glendale. The annexation is proposed to include the net area of the site
without some of the right of ways that will remain in the County. The existing
Maricopa County zoning designation is RU-43 and will be proposed to be
transferred to align with the closest similar zoning designation in the City of
Glendale during the annexation, which is RR-45. The City of Glendale land use
designation for the property is Luke Compatible Land Use, which allows for the
use of employment based commercial developments as a part of the overall
mix of uses appropriate for the region and the City. The PAD will seek to rezone
the property to a M-1 Light Industrial PAD to bring the newly annexed property
into conformance with the planned land use of Luke Compatible Land Use,
which allows for M-1 Light Industrial.
The developer will seek to rezone the property with a PAD Overlay that will
provide the unique development characteristics needed to meet the current
demand for industrial warehouse and manufacturing space in the area, most
specifically taller building heights to allow for state-of-the-art warehouse and
manufacturing equipment.
Site Location & Characteristics
The Site is currently open farm land with active crop cultivation. Portions of the
site may be developed in two phases. If developed in two phases, during the
first of two phases of development, a portion of the site may remain in
agricultural use. The site is bounded by State Route Loop 303 to the west,
Bethany Home Road to the north, Sarival Road to the East and the Missouri Ave
alignment to the south. Many of the properties in the vicinity have recently
been annexed into Glendale and rezoned to a Light Industrial (M-1) PAD
Overlay and have projects in various stages of development, including the site
directly to the north of Bethany Home Road. There are no residential lots
adjacent to the project.
Project Scope
The general plan designation allows for light industrial/manufacturing uses, so
M-1 zoning would be consistent with the proposed general plan designation
and would be the preferred zoning designation after the land is annexed into
Glendale. The owner would like to run the Annexation and PAD submittal as
close to concurrently as possible within the framework of the City submittal
process.
Upon
successful
completion
of
the
Rezoning
process,
the
development team would like to submit for Design/Site Plan Review and seek
approval to submit construction documents.
The buildings will be comprised of two mid-sized warehouse or manufacturing
spaces with associated office on the corners of the building. Loading docks will
face north and south with the buildings covering a large portion (60%±) of the
site. The design intent of the architecture is to create an attractive, first class,
high quality facility, incorporating a simple, clean, warehouse architectural
style. The project materials include painted tilt-up panels with store front glass
office spaces on the corners.
Landscape design shall be developed to have a consistent look. The perimeter
of the site shall incorporate the use of flowering desert shrubs, drought tolerant
trees and groundcovers that will provide a sense of identity and be compatible
with the environmental conditions of the area. Areas adjacent to the public
right of way will be blended into the existing landscape edge treatment.
Drainage & Site Access
The drainage for the site flows primarily from the northwest to the southeast.
Surface drainage will be used for retention of the 100-year, 2-hour event.
Building down spouts will be directed/piped to retention basins located mainly
on the south portion the site in the Luke No Build Zone. Primary access to the
site will be from the Loop 303 at Bethany Home Road interchange. Segments
of interior drive aisles and roadways will be most likely developed as private
streets that will connect from Bethany Home Road and N. Sarival Rd to the site.
This site is unique in that it can provide for mostly all Right Turns for access and
egress, which is favored by truck drivers.
Our team has spent a significant time during the past month working on project
research and determining the infrastructure requirements for the site. The
developer of this project is sincerely excited about this this property and looks
forward to working with City staff for the duration of the project.
Thank you,
Michael S Buschbacher
Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP
Principal Planner