Citizen Participation Final Report

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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FINAL REPORT 
Sprugasci Variance 
8606 N 56th Drive, Glendale, AZ 85302 
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Conditionally Approved
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Sydney Tirella
12/26/2024
City of Glendale
Development Services Department
Planning Division
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Description of Proposed Project 
This request is for a variance for an already-built shade structure on a residential property.  The 
request is to reduce the rear and south side building setback from 19 feet to zero feet and to increase 
the maximum lot coverage from 40% to 44.12%. 
Citizen Participation Plan Overview  
The Citizen Participation Plan was submitted to the City of Glendale on December 2, 2024, and was 
approved on December 3, 2024. The Plan proposed to notify neighbors and interested parties of the 
variance application through a notification letter. The notification letter is included as Appendix A. 
Citizen Participation Plan Implementation 
The following lists for the dates for implementation of the Citizen Participation Plan: 
 
Task 
Date 
Submittal of Citizen Participation Plan to assigned Planner 
December 2, 2024 
Mailed notification letter  
December 5, 2024 
Time for Citizens to Provide Input 
December 19, 2024 (2 weeks) 
        City of Glendale assigned Planner forwarded email to applicant 
December 9, 2024 
        Applicant spoke to neighbors via telephone on following   
        dates 
December 10, 2024 
December 11, 2024 
December 13, 2024 
Submittal of Citizen Participation Final Report 
December 20, 2024 
Notification Area 
The 300’ notification area is shown below. The notification list, included as Appendix B, also included 
the City’s list of interested parties. In total, 279 individuals were notified of the application. Of these, 
12 letters were returned to sender – a list of these addresses is included as Appendix C.

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Neighborhood Response 
A total of six neighbors made contact with the applicant. Five of these neighbors called and had a 
discussion with the applicant, and one left a message with the applicant, but was not reached upon 
following up. The applicant is also aware of one email that a neighbor sent to the assigned Planner 
informing the City that they are no longer associated with the property on file.  
 
Of the five neighbors who spoke to the applicant, four neighbors indicated that they had no concerns 
with the application, and one commented that they would check with their tenant and that if she did 
not call back, it was because the tenant and she, as the property owner, had no concerns and no 
further comments. Since that discussion, the applicant has not received a call back from that 
neighbor. Therefore, all neighbors who spoke with the applicant had no concerns with the proposed 
variance.

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Appendix A- Affidavit of 1st Notification Letter with Letter Included

GILBERT Blilie 
PLLC 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
 
701 NORTH 44TH STREET 
PHOENIX, ARIZONA  85008-6504 
FAX (480) 429-3111 
 
Marcela Mora-Yatko 
PLANNING CONSULTANT  
DIRECT (480) 429-3044 
E-MAIL:  MMORA-YATKO@GILBERTBLILIE.COM 
 
File No. 100916-1 
December 5, 2024 
 
Via U.S. Mail 
 
Re: Sprugasci Variance; VAR24-17 
Dear Neighbor: 
This letter is to inform you that our office, on behalf of the property owner, has 
recently applied for a variance with the City of Glendale. The property is located at 
8606 N. 56th Drive in the Barrel District.  
The property is a residence zoned R1-6. The variance application is for an 
already-built shade structure on the property.  The request is to reduce the south side 
building setback from 19 feet to zero feet, the rear building setback from 19 feet to 
zero feet, and to increase the maximum lot coverage from 40% to 42.5%. A 
photograph of the existing structure is shown herein:

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The square footage of the shade structure is 522 square feet, and the lot size 
is 6,713 square feet. The shade structure, in addition to the size of the home, results 
in a total lot coverage of 42.5%. The structure is built to the south and west property 
lines; therefore, it has a zero-foot setback on the south and rear property lines.  
I have included a site plan with this letter for your review. You may write, email, 
or call using the contact information above or by contacting Sydney Tirella with the 
City of Glendale at (623) 930-2588 or STirella@glendaleaz.com. Comments must be 
received by December 19, 2024.  
For additional details about this project or to be added to the Interested Parties 
mailing list, scan the QR Code: 
Very truly, 
GILBERT BLILIE PLLC 
Marcela Mora-Yatko 
Enclosure: Site Plan

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Appendix B – Notification List

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Appendix C – List of Addresses of Notification Letters that were Returned

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