O24-25

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2024-08-13)

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ORDINANCE NO. O24-25 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, REZONING 
PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER 
OF GLENDALE AVENUE AND EL MIRAGE ROAD               
FROM A-1 (AGRICULTURAL), R-6 (SINGLE RESIDENCE) 
AND SR-30 (SUBURBAN RESIDENCE) TO M-2 (HEAVY 
INDUSTRIAL) WITH A SPECIAL USE DISTRICT TITLED, 
“MR TANNER THREE ROCKS MINING” AMENDING THE 
ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND 
ORDERING 
THAT 
A 
CERTIFIED 
COPY 
OF 
THIS 
ORDINANCE IS RECORDED. 
 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 27, 
2024, in zoning case ZON24-01, in the manner prescribed by law for the purpose of rezoning 
property located east of the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and El Mirage Road                        
from   A-1 (Agricultural), R1-6 (Single Residence) and SR-30 (Suburban Residence) to Heavy 
Industrial (M-2); 
 
 
WHEREAS, due and proper notice of such public hearing was given in the time, form, 
substance and manner provided by law, including publication of such notice in The Arizona 
Republic on June 5, 2024; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the City has considered the individual property rights and personal liberties 
of the residents of the city before adopting this zoning ordinance; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale Planning Commission recommended to the mayor and 
the council the zoning of property as described above and the mayor and the council desire to 
accept such recommendation and rezone the property described on Exhibit A to M-2 (Heavy 
Industrial).  
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
 
SECTION 1.  That a parcel of land in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona located south 
of the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and El Mirage Road and more specifically described 
in Exhibit A is rezoned to M-2 (Heavy Industrial). 
 
 
SECTION 2.  That the rezoning provided for is conditioned and subject to the following: 
1. Development shall be in substantial conformance with the applicant's project narrative 
date stamped May 17, 2024. 
2. Development shall be in substantial conformance with the applicant's site plan, date 
stamped May 17, 2024.

3. The developer shall construct site improvements in conformance with the Real Property 
Purchase and Sale Agreement recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder on 
December 12, 2023. 
4. A ten-foot-tall (from grade) berm along the northern boundary of parcel 501-55-003B 
and the eastern portion of the northern boundary of parcel 501-99-001J shall be installed 
prior to the start of business operations.  
5. All proposed site improvements shall require Luke Air Force Base Approval and City of 
Glendale design and construction plan review prior to installation.  
6. All proposed road improvements to El Mirage Road require coordination with the 
Maricopa County Department of Transportation for review and approval. 
7. Any future proposed access from Glendale Avenue will require City of Glendale 
Transportation Department review and approval. As part of this approval, the road will 
require design and construction plan approval. 
8. All operations, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting will be conducted in accordance 
with an approved Maricopa County air permit for dust control. 
9.  All mine activities will be regulated by the United States Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) under the approved Mine Site Identification used by Three 
Rocks LLC. No operations will take place when significant flows occur in the Aqua Fria 
River and the vertical and horizontal limits of excavation will be in conformance with the 
approved Aggregate Mined Land Reclamation Plan administered by the Arizona State 
Mine Inspector and the Floodplain Use Permit (or equivalent entitlement) issued by the 
City of Glendale. 
10. Once it is determined that the appropriate unconsolidated sand and gravel resources have 
been excavated from the property, the site will be reclaimed back to its purpose as a 
primary floodway of the Agua Fria River. The Reclamation Plan will be approved by the 
Arizona State Mine Inspector and will include a suitable financial assurance mechanism 
to guarantee that planned reclamation efforts are conducted in the event of default. 
 
SECTION 3.  The City of Glendale Zoning Map is amended by this ordinance to reflect 
the change in districts referred to and the property described in Section 1 above as shown in 
Exhibit B. 
 
SECTION 4.  That the provisions of this ordinance will become effective thirty (30) days 
after passage of this ordinance by the Glendale City Council. 
 
 
SECTION 5.  The City Clerk is instructed and authorized to forward a certified copy of 
this ordinance for recording to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. 
 
 
 
[Signatures on the following page]

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 13th day of August, 2024.  
 
 
 
 
__________________________________ 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
_______________________ 
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk                 (SEAL) 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
_______________________ 
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
_______________________ 
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager

Job No. 21-1022-002 
Exhibit A
Legal Description 
City of Glendale 
Sale Transfer Parcel 
3/21/2022 
A portion of the East Half of Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 1 West of the 
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described 
as follows: 
BEGINNING at the Center Quarter Corner of said Section 12, being marked by a 
found 1/2" rebar, from which the North Quarter Corner of said Section 12, being 
marked by a found 3" brass cap in handhole, bears North 0 degrees 11 minutes 45 
seconds East, 2639 .6 7 feet; 
thence along the West line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 12, North 0 
degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, 1196.06 feet; 
thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes 50 seconds East, 844.45 feet; 
thence South 43 degrees 20 minutes 59 seconds East, 232.39 feet to the beginning 
of a non-tangent curve, concave Southwest, from which the radius point bears 
South 57 degrees 48 minutes 04 seconds West a distance of 1350.00 feet; 
thence Southeasterly 557.47 feet along the arc of said curve to the right through a 
central angle of 23 degrees 39 minutes 35 seconds; 
thence South 8 degrees 32 minutes 21 seconds East, 260.65 feet; 
thence South 0 degrees 12 minutes 26 seconds West, 100.00 feet; 
thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 34 seconds East, 366. 76 feet to a point on the 
East line of the East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 
12, from which the Northeast Corner thereof, being marked by a found 1/2" rebar, 
bears North 0 degrees 12 minutes 26 seconds East, 497 .68 feet; 
thence along said East line, South 0 degrees 12 minutes 26 seconds West, 2143.24 
feet to a point on the South line of said Southeast Quarter; 
thence along said South line, North 89 degrees 28 minutes 08 seconds West, 
646.56 feet; 
EPS Group, Inc.• 1130 N. Alma School Rd, Suite 120 • Mesa, AZ 85201 
Tel (480) 503-2250 • Fax (480) 503-2258 
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EXHIBIT B