PowerPoint Presentation (Updated on 11/21/22)

GPA22-03 and ZON22-12
Cotton 303 Industrial PAD
City Council Voting Meeting – November 22, 2022

Request
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1) GPA22-03: Minor General Plan 
Amendment from LDR-2.5 to RMU
2) ZON22-12:  Rezone from RU-43 to 
PAD (Planned Area Development)

Vicinity Map
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CITY HALL
NEC 173rd and 
Olive Aves.
SUBJECT 
PROPERTY

General Plan / Zoning
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General Plan Proposal:
RMU
Zoning Proposal:
PAD

Aerial Photograph
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Development Standards
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M-1 Standards
PAD Proposal
Minimum Net Area
6,000 sf
6,000 sf
Building Setbacks
• Front / Street Side Yard
25 ft
25 ft 
• Rear / Side Yard
60 ft
60 ft
Maximum Building Height
30’
65’                   
Maximum FAR
.3
.5
Auto Parking (Minimum)

Warehouse/Distribution Data Center
1/2,000 sf
1/2,000 sq. ft. 

Office
1/250 sf
1/500 sf
Signage Height Standards

Multi-Tenant Pylons (Sign Area)
10 ft / 60 sf
30 ft / 270 sf

Freestanding Monuments Signs (Sign 
Area)
10 ft / 60 sf
30 ft / 200 sf
Landscape Setbacks (where loading 
docks/drives abut residential
30 ft
10 feet /8 feet wall)
Perimeter Landscape (excluding loading)
20 ft
15 ft
1 – Sign area includes up to 4 multi-tenant signs total.

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Conceptual Site Plan

Conceptual Landscape Plan 
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GPA22-03 and ZON22-12
Cotton 303 Industrial PAD
City Council Voting Meeting – November 22, 2022

Recommendation
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On November 10, 2022, Planning 
Commission recommended denial of 
GPA22-03 as presented; and denial of 
ZON22-12 subject to the following 
stipulations as presented:
1. Development in substantial conformance 
with the project narrative entitled, Cotton 
303 Industrial, dated September 1, 2022.

Recommendation
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2. All adjacent roadways are controlled by 
Maricopa County Department 
of Transportation (MCDOT). The 
development will be required to provide 
right-of-way and roadway improvements 
in accordance with MCDOT 
requirements.

Recommendation
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3. Dedication of 30 feet of public ROW 
along 173rd Avenue and Mountain View 
Road; and all half street improvements.
4. Any additional right-of-way required by 
the Maricopa County Department of 
Transportation during the permit process
5. Right turn lanes at both the 173rd 
Avenue and the West Olive access shall 
be installed with 160’ of storage and 
adequate taper

Recommendation
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6. Developer to provide the warranted 
traffic signal at 173rd Avenue and  Olive 
Avenue. 
7. North 173rd Access shall be striped as 
a Left out only; no right turns. A “bulb” or 
other curb shall be installed to eliminate 
the truck movement to the north of this 
access point.

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8. Half-street improvements along the Site 
frontage shall be as per MCDOT 
RDM Figure 5.14 meeting 
industrial/commercial roadway cross-section 
(or) as per the direction from MCDOT 
permits department during offsite permit plan 
review process.

Recommendation
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9. The Developer shall provide a minimum 
setback of 320 feet along the 
North property line, 155 feet along the 
West, and 200 feet along the South 
property lines of the subject property. Also, 
the Developer shall provide a total 
minimum 50-foot-wide landscape 
buffer/retention at the west, south, and 
north ends of the property.

Recommendation
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These landscaping buffers shall be located 
between parking lots and each 
corresponding property line and shall 
include a minimum double rows of trees with 
variety of types including 24” and 26” box.
10. Site pole and wall lighting heights shall be    
limited to maximum 15’ (except for 
emergency lighting) at the western portion of 
the site along the area of the buildings 
facing 173rd Ave. This does not apply to pole

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lights for standard parking space areas.
11.There shall be a minimum 8’ (h) wall located 
on the west property.