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Citizen Participation Final Report
Reems Road & Myrtle Avenue
Planned Area Development
Rezoning Case No: ZON25-07

Citizen Participation Final Report for the Rezone for the Vacant 9.4 Acres on The Northwest
Corner of Myrtle Avenue and Reems Road, Glendale, Arizona

ZON25-07
5 November 2025
APPROVED
City of Glendale
Planning Division

Introduction:
Colliers Engineering & Design, on behalf of Woudenberg Properties (the
“Applicant”), respectfully requests the City of Glendale’s (“the City”) approval of the
rezoning of approximately 9.4 acres (Property, Development, Site or Project) to Planned
Area Development (PAD) within the City of Glendale (the “Project”). The Project is generally
located at the at the northwest corner of Reems Road and Myrtle Avenue within Section 6,
Township 2 North, Range 1 West of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County,
Arizona.
Description of the Project:
The Property is currently zoned RU-43 within unincorporated Maricopa County. A
concurrent annexation application is also being submitted with this request. The objective
of this request is to create an initial zoning within the City of Glendale to PAD to allow for
industrial/commercial development of the Property. The Project’s location within the
vicinity of Luke Air Force Base, located approximately ½ mile to the southeast, makes it
ideal for industrial/commercial uses. This development makes for a logical addition to the
recent large-scale industrial developments that have been approved and constructed
adjacent to and within the vicinity of this property. Given the intended low-intensity
industrial/commercial use of the Property, the development acts as a transition for the
larger industrial complexes to portions of the existing residential uses.
Overview of the Citizen Participation Plan:

The Citizen Participation Plan for the Project was approved on July 17, 2025, by the
City of Glendale Planning Division. In line with that approval, the Applicant proceeded with
notiﬁcations for a virtual neighborhood meeting which was hosted on August 18, 2025.
Notiﬁcations were mailed on August 1, 2025, and the site was posted on August 1, 2025.
Due to complications with the mailers, additional notice was sent on August 6 and August
12, 2025, to clarify the (1) time of the meeting, and (2) requirement for a “City of Glendale
Land Use Application” sticker to be adhered to the outside of the notiﬁcation letter. A
notiﬁcation map and combined mailing list were provided by the City of Glendale with the
approval of the Citizen Participation Plan (see Attachments A-E).
Citizen Participation Report:
Prior to the neighborhood meeting on August 18, the development team received
correspondence from two neighbors in the form of phone calls with general questions
about the application (see Attachment F). A neighborhood meeting was held on
8/18/2025. There were 11 participants that attended, including a member of city staff, a
city council member, and members of the development team. A summary of applicant

concerns and how those concerns were addressed have are included in the neighborhood
meeting summary included in Attachment G to this report.
Citizen Concerns and Resolutions:

The neighborhood meeting summary outlines the concerns that were raised by
attendees. Some of the concerns expressed were not applicable to the Project and were
focused on concerns about the general county/city jurisdictional boundary. The applicant
revised their conceptual site plan to remove access onto Myrtle Road following the meeting
in order to alleviate concerns about improvements to the ROW which may bring unwanted
traffic to the area. The full meeting presentation was shared with attendees of the
neighborhood meeting who requested a copy (see Attachment H).
Attachments:
A. Notiﬁcation Map from City of Glendale
B. Complete Combined Mailing List from City of Glendale
C. Affidavit of Mailing
D. Affidavit of Site Posting
E. Affidavit of Sign Removal
F. Citizen Correspondence Matrix and Email Correspondence
G. Neighborhood Meeting Summary
• Exhibit 1: Attendee List from Zoom (redacted)
• Exhibit 2: Neighborhood Meeting Presentation
H. Copy of Email to Meeting Attendees to Share Meeting Presentation

*THIS PAGE WAS LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK*

Attachment C: Affidavit of Mailing

August 1, 2025
SUBJECT: PAD Rezone Request for approximately 8.5 acres - Case No. ZON25-07.
Dear Neighbor or Interested Party:
This letter is to inform you of an application filed with the City of Glendale for the rezoning
of approximately 8.5 acres of land at the northwest corner of Reems Road and Myrtle Avenue to
Planned Area Development (PAD) to allow for industrial/commercial uses within the vicinity of
the Luke AFB. The property is located within Yucca council district.
The property is currently vacant and zoned RU-43 within Maricopa County, and an
annexation application (Case No. ZON25-07) has been submitted in conjunction with this rezone
request. An annexation application (Case No. AN-271) has been submitted to the City of Glendale
to accompany the rezone and bring the property into the jurisdiction of Glendale.
I have included a site plan with this letter for your review. A virtual neighborhood meeting
will be held for the project on per the details below:
Virtual Neighborhood Meeting:
Monday, August 18, 2025
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83809719975
Zoom Meeting ID: 838 0971 9975
Dial in by phone: +1 (669) 444-9171
If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to reach out to me via phone or email at (602)
888-7855 or coberholtzer@bfsolaw.com. You may also contact Alex Lerma with the City of
Glendale at (623) 930-2810. Comments must be received by September 2, 2025.
For additional details about this project or to be added to the Interested Parties mailing list,
scan the QR code below:

Sincerely,

Carolyn Oberholtzer
Encl:
• Conceptual Site Plan
• Aerial Map
Attachment A: Notifiction Map

Attachment D: Affidavit of Site Posting

PLANNING DIVISION

AFFIDAVIT OF SIGN REMOVAL

Case No.______________________

Project Name: __________________
___ Planning Commission
___ Glendale City Council

I, _______________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath, state that on
the ______day of______________, 20___, all public notice signs were removed from
the site for the case noted above.

Applicant/Representative Signature:

STATE OF ARIZONA

SS.
COUNTY OF MARICOPA

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________day of_________________, 20___.

_______________________________

Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

___________________________________
ZON25-07
Attachment D: Affidavit of Sign Removal

Attachment A: Notificatio Map

Name
APN
Physcial Address
Mailing Address
Notes
Concerns
Freddie Sandoval
501-49-071
CW had phone call with
F. Sandoval on 8/4/25
Historic concerns about the condition of the drainage ditch
along reems. Wanted to inform the property owner about
historic site uses. Generally supportive of the project.
Joyce Askenaizer
501-49-050A
CW had phone call with J.
Askenaizer on 8/6/25
Interested in the general process. Concerned with how to
sign up for more information on the project via the QR
code. Concerned about potential emenint domain.
Questions about the general development patterns in the
area and is all the County Residential would eventually turn
into Glendale industrial uses.
Attachment F: Citizen Correspondence

Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Summary
Reems & Myrtle Industrial PAD Rezone
Case No. ZON25-07
Monday, August 18, 2025
A neighborhood meeting was held on Monday, August 18, 2025, via Zoom, for a rezoning
application for 8.5 acres on the northwest corner of Reems Road and Myrtle Avenue in
unincorporated Maricopa County, but within Glendale’s Planning Area. The meeting was
attended by 11 participants, including the development team, an elected official and a
Glendale staff member. A list of attendees is included as Exhibit A to this report.
Members of the development team:
• Carloyn Oberholtzer – BFSO
• Walter Gay – BFSO
• Caleb Weeks – BFSO
• Denise Staley – Colliers
Glendale staff and elected officials:
• Dianna Guzman – Councilmember, City of Glendale
• Alex Lerma – Planner, City of Glendale
The meeting started at 6:00 PM. Ms. Oberholtzer gave a PowerPoint presentation to
attendees explaining the rezoning application and companion annexation application. She
discussed the various components of the rezone application and the companion
annexation in relation to the approved County Special Use Permit for the property. She also
discussed the Luke AFB contour lines and the limits that the Project’s proximity to the Air
Force Base placed on potential uses for the site. She discussed the proposed development
standards and permitted uses set forth in the application – generally based on Glendale’s
M-1 zoning category. A copy of the neighborhood meeting presentation is included as
Exhibit B to this report – and was sent digitally to attendees who requested a copy during
the meeting.
After Ms. Oberholtzer ﬁnished her presentation, she opened the meeting to questions from
the attendees. Those questions and the development teams’ answers are summarized
below.
An attendee asked what would happen to the irrigation canal along Reems Road.
Attachment G: Neighborhood Meeting Summary

Ms. Oberholtzer explained that the irrigation canal would remain along Reems Road,
but that it would be improved and cleared of vegetation and debris, similar to the
improvements made to the canal south of the Mrytle intersection. She explained that
the Project engineers and the City of Glendale would be working through the exact
design for this component of the project and that not all details were known at this
time. She explained that the design would be ﬁnalized through the site planning phase
of the Project.
An attendee asked if the project could build a 10-foot wall along the western property line,
rather than the proposed 8-foot wall. There were concerns expressed by attendees that the
commercial and industrial nature of the Project would lead to “transients” or customers to
the new businesses that may try and scale an 8-foot wall. There were suggestions for some
sort of anti-scaling feature to the top of the wall to deter such activity.
Ms. Oberholtzer explained that a 10-foot wall was not considered for this project and
would be excessive for the site. She explained that, as proposed, there would be
limited customer activity within the site, and that the site would be secured at all
hours. She explained that the 8-foot wall was the Glendale standard for separation
between industrial and residential uses and that there would also be a landscape
setback.
There was a question about a utility road that is used by the local water provider on the
western side of the property boundary, and whether there would be penetrations from the
western perimeter wall to allow access to that road.
Ms. Oberholtzer explained that the Project would not be able to interfere with this
access road or easement, and that it was outside of the Project boundary.
There were general concerns about the encroachment of industrial and commercial
activity into the neighboring residents’ rural community. One attendee expressed a
sentiment that Glendale was trying to push out the rural county residents. Attendees had
questions about the general plans of Glendale for the area and if the city was working to
annex more of the area.
Ms. Oberholtzer explained that this annexation was applicant driven and that more
broad plans for annexations weren’t a component of this Project. She explained the
reasoning behind the type of development in the area – largely driven by the proximity
to the Luke AFB which limits residential uses due to the noise contours, and the
proximity to SR 303. She explained that these two features were informing the type of
development occurring in the area. She further explained that while the rezoning
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application would allow for light industrial land uses, it was inherently different from
the larger industrial development in the area as it was limited to roughly 8.5 acres.
An attendee expressed concern over construction noise and asked when construction
would be allowed to begin in the mornings.
Councilwoman Guzman noted that the City of Glendale allowed for construction to
begin at 6:00 am during the summer.
In addition to the concerns of industrial and commercial encroachment, concerns were
expressed by attendees of the meeting regarding the issues with speeding and loud vehicle
activity associated with speeding on Reems, and that they did not feel that Glendale was
doing enough to enforce speed limits. An attendee expressed that it was unclear whether
the Maricopa County Sherrif or the City of Glendale police were responsible for dealing
with concerns of the County residents in the vicinity of the Project and that they often get
redirected when complaints are called in. Speciﬁc concerns also revolved around the
improvement of roads in the area, which attendees claimed has led to speeding on the
streets.
Ms. Oberholtzer explained that the annexation of the property means that it would be
services by city ﬁre and police – one of the beneﬁts of annexation. She explained to
the attendees that the development team would bring these concerns to City staff to
work on a resolution for the community. Councilmember Guzman additionally
assisted with addressing some of these jurisdictional concerns and gave her contact
information to attendees to contact her outside of the meeting for any necessary
follow-up questions.
The meeting concluded at 7:00 p.m.

Topic
ID
Host
Duration (minutes)
Start time
End time
Participants
Reems and Myrtle PAD Rezone - Neighborhood Meeting ZON25-07
83809719975 Carolyn Oberholtzer (coberholtzer@bfsolaw.com)
85 8/18/2025 17:37 8/18/2025 19:01
11
Name (original name)
Email
Total duration (minutes)
Guest
michael askenaizer
61 Yes
Carolyn Oberholtzer
coberholtzer@bfsolaw.com
85 No
Caleb Weeks
72 Yes
Matthew Holloway
62 Yes
Carlos’s
6 Yes
Thomas White
65 Yes
Walter Gay (BFSO)
67 Yes
Denise.Staley
63 Yes
alerma
62 Yes
Terry
84 Yes
Dianna’s iPad
56 Yes
Exhibit A: Attendee List from Zoom