O24-46

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2024-11-26)

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ORDINANCE NO. O24-46 
 
 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA COUNTY, AMENDING THE VAI RESORT, CENTERPOINT 
PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR 66.31 ACRES 
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CARDINALS WAY AND 
THE LOOP 101 FREEWAY; AMENDING THE ZONING MAP; PROVIDING 
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND ORDERING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY 
OF THIS ORDINANCE IS RECORDED. 
 
 
 
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 October 2, 2024; and 
 
 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 
24, 2024, in zoning case ZON23-03 in the manner prescribed by law for the purpose of amending 
the Centerpoint Planned Area Development, which was approved in zoning case ZON19-13, and 
which establishes the zoning for certain property located at the southeast corner of Cardinals Way 
and the Loop 101 Freeway; 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 
approve such recommendation to amend the property described on Exhibit 1A and 2A in 
accordance with the development plan currently on file with the planning division as of the date 
of this ordinance. 
 
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 at the 
southeast corner of Cardinals Way and the Loop 101 Freeway and more accurately described in 
Exhibit 1B and 2B to this ordinance, is conditionally rezoned by amending the existing Centerpoint 
Planned Area Amendment. 
 
 
SECTION 2.  That the rezoning provided for is conditioned and subject to the following: 
 
1.  Development shall be in substantial conformance with the VAI Resort (Centerpoint PAD 
Amendment) Narrative, final date stamped October 4, 2024. 
 
2. The resort is requesting to flush the filters for the swimming pools and water features 
directly into the sewer system. During flushing the flow rate will be four thousand 
gallons per minute for one, five-minute backwash event per day. To insure there is no

conflict with flows, the owner will only flush during agreed upon hours between 3am and 
5am.  To further reduce any conflicts, the owner will contact the Glendale Water Services 
Department control room at 623-930-4100 a minimum of twenty-four hours in advance if 
flushing is expected to occur outside of the agreed upon hours or frequency.  It is 
understood that Glendale Water Services continually monitors area sewer flows.  If future 
sewer flows are observed out of compliance, the owner shall provide a sewer flow 
attenuation plan which could include a storage tank for metering flow to sewer. 
 
3. Lighting which might exceed dark sky ordinance, proposed to be located atop of the 
MATTEL attraction and Aerobar, shall require FAA review and determination prior to 
issuance of a building permit by the City.   
 
4. Auxiliary Right turn lanes will be provided in advance of the following driveways: 
 
a. All driveways on southbound 95th Avenue  
b. Garage entrance off Montebello  
c. Garage entrance off 91st Avenue  
d. If any of the turn lane improvements are located outside of existing right-of-way, then   
    additional right-of-way will be required 
 
5. The garage entrance off 91st Avenue will be designed as a “right in - right out” driveway. 
The design of the driveway will include a pork chop median. The design shall be 
submitted to the City for review and approval during the design phase of the project. 
 
6. All through lanes on northbound and southbound 95th Avenue shall not lead into a “lane 
drop” condition in the area between the Cardinals Way intersection and the 
development’s south property line. The design of the lane drop taper shall be reviewed 
and approved by the City.  
 
7. Southbound 95th Avenue in advance of Cardinals Way will be modified to accommodate 
one right turn lane, two southbound lanes and one left turn lane as is recommended in the 
Traffic study.  
 
8. The marked crosswalk along 95th Avenue shall be signalized (HAWK). This is in 
accordance with the City’s crosswalk policy.  
 
9. The queue length of all turn lanes studied in the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) will be 
designed (where applicable) to meet the projected turn traffic demand.  
 
10. The design of the transition area associated with the merge lane, on southbound 95th 
Avenue south of Montebello, needs to be updated to meet current America Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) design standards.  
 
11. A signing plan that includes the use of static, overhead lane control signs, and overhead 
dynamic message signs will be submitted to the City for review and approval. The

developer will be responsible for all costs associated with the design, and the 
implementation of the plan.  
 
12.  The developer shall develop a traffic control plan that outlines the traffic requirements 
during major events at VAI. The plan shall be reviewed and approved by the City’s 
Transportation Department.  
 
13. The roadway design associated with all the offsite improvements shall meet all the 
America Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and 
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) requirements.  
 
 
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 
1B and 2B. 
 
 
SECTION 4.  This Ordinance becomes effective at the time and in the manner prescribed 
by law. 
 
 
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. 
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 26th day of November, 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

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