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City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2022-08-23)

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Family Promise Village
Multifamily Rental Development
City Council Workshop August 23, 2022

Presentation Overview
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• Project Details
• Policy Review & Allowable Exceptions
• Requested Relief from Design Standards
• Preliminary Renderings
• Council Direction

Family Promise Greater Phoenix
• 22 years operating experience
• Registered 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization
• Specialize in serving families with children
• Focus on independent housing & self-sufficiency
• Business decision to own/operate rental housing for 
low-income households
• Immediate solution to housing crisis
• Commitment to professional management and 
supportive services for family success

Project Details
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• 60th Avenue & Rose Lane
• Existing zoning (R-3) is compatible with multifamily
• 6 two-bedroom rental units, 640 square feet
• Fenced community, sports court, and landscaped 
courtyard, and open space
• Using new 8’x40x10’ modified shipping containers 
structurally engineered for use as housing
• New housing choice being used regionally and 
around the country

Residential Design & Development 
Manual (RDDM) – 2004 
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• Residential developments must comply with RDDM
• Serves as an addition to the General Plan, Zoning 
Ordinance, Landscape Ordinance, and Subdivision 
and Minor Land Division Ordinance (adopted via 
resolution)
• Requires staff to assess issues related to 
“neighborhood character and compatibility”
• Use of shipping container material is deemed 
“non-compliant” with RDDM under current policies 
without an approved exception by Council

RDDM Allowable Exceptions
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• RDDM states “Council may find that a departure 
from RDDM is warranted for a given project 
under special circumstances such as:”
– New and desirable housing choices
– Need for lower cost housing
– Senior housing
– Infill proposals that use existing infrastructure and 
enhance older neighborhoods

RDDM Relief Requested for this Project
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• Allow use of modified shipping containers
• Allow building facades to be paint

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Need for Lower Cost Housing
Phoenix Metro Region*
• 2012 to 2019
– 29.6% increase in median 
rent
– 44.1% increase in cost-
burdened renters
– 81.6% increase in median 
home value
Arizona Dept of Housing
• 270,000 units needed
*Source:  Up for Growth, Housing Underproduction in the U.S. 2022

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Location & Surrounding Land Use

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Infill Proposal – 18,000 Square Feet

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Infill Proposal
Parcel View, 60th Avenue East

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Infill Proposal
Parcel View, 60th Avenue South

Project Renderings: Aerial View
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Renderings:  60th Ave Street View
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Renderings: Community Space
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Renderings: Sports Court
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Renderings: Unit Exterior View
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Renderings: Unit Exterior View
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Renderings: Unit Exterior View
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Rendering:  Office Entrance 
(from interior parking lot)
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Renderings:  Unit Interior View
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Renderings:  Unit Interior View
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Council Direction Needed
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• Is there consensus to provide requested relief for 
the Family Promise Village at 60th Avenue & Rose 
Lane under the RDDM exceptions guidance?
– New and desirable housing choices
– Need for lower cost housing
– Infill proposals that use existing infrastructure and 
enhance older neighborhoods