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PRELIMINARY PLAT NARRATIVE 
FOR 
LEGACY PLACE 
PHASE 2  
SEC OF NORTHERN AVENUE & 75TH AVENUE 
 
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 21, 2025 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared For: 
Shea Homes 
8800 North Gainey 
Center Drive, 
Suite 350 
Scottsdale, AZ 85258 
 
 
 
Prepared by: 
Colliers Engineering and 
Design 
2141 E. Highland Ave. 
Suite 250 
Phoenix, AZ, 85016 
Phone: (602) 490-0535 
 
Received
7-16-2025

Project Team 
 
 
 
 
 
Matt Telban 
Shea Homes 
8800 North Gainey Center Drive 
Suite 350 
Scottsdale, AZ 85258 
602.616.3257 
 
 
Engineer 
Josh Robinson, PE 
Colliers Engineering and Design  
2141 East Highland Avenue 
Suite 250 
Phoenix, AZ 85016 
Phone: 602.490.0535

Table of Contents 
1.0 
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 
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SURROUNDING PROPERTY ......................................................................................................... 1 
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ZONING ........................................................................................................................................ 1 
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DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ....................................................................................................... 1 
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CIRCULATION ............................................................................................................................... 2 
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WATER ......................................................................................................................................... 3 
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WASTEWATER .............................................................................................................................. 3 
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DRAINAGE .................................................................................................................................... 3 
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PROPOSED AMENITIES ................................................................................................................ 4 
10.0 LANDSCAPING ............................................................................................................................. 4 
11.0 SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................... 5 
 
 
Figures 
Figure 1 Vicinity Map  
 
Tables 
Table 1 Development Standards

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1.0 
INTRODUCTION 
Legacy Place Phase 2 Preliminary Plat is an approximate 41 gross-acre Project (“Project” or “Property”) 
within the City of Glendale (“City”). The Project site is part of the overall approximate 466-acre Legacy 
Place master planned community located adjacent to Northern Avenue within the Cities of Peoria and 
Glendale between the Loop 101 and the US 60/Grand Avenue. The Project area is bound by Northern 
Avenue to the north, 75th Avenue to the west, 73rd Avenue to the east, and Frier Drive to the south. 
Refer to Figure 1, Vicinity Map. Existing electrical facilities and irrigation facilities will be relocated, 
placed underground, and/or tiled as necessary when the Project is developed.  
The Developer, Shea Homes, intends to develop a single-family residential subdivision containing 151 
lots with typical sizes of 40’x120’, 40’x125’, 45’x120’, 45’x120’, 50’x120’, 50’x125’, and a typical lot 
size ranging between 4,800 square feet and 6,250 square feet. The overall gross residential density 
is 3.68 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). 
The Phase 2 Preliminary Plat provides 8.34 acres of open space. A pedestrian network provides 
connectivity between amenities throughout the development and provides access to Phase 1 across 
75th Avenue and the portion of the overall Legacy Place development north of Northern Avenue within 
the City of Peoria. Legacy Place Phase 2 Plat will support new residential uses in this evolving area of 
Glendale while also facilitating growth of the existing employment uses located between two regionally 
significant routes. 
2.0 
 SURROUNDING PROPERTY 
The Property is currently used for agricultural purposes with associated fields, livestock areas, and 
ancillary uses for a dairy operation that will be terminated as the Property is developed. The 
termination of the dairy will remove a use that has a significant impact on adjacent uses and limits 
potential nearby development. Similar dairy and agricultural uses lie to the north across Northern 
Avenue. The dairy operations north of Northern Avenue will be terminated and included within future 
residential phases of the Legacy Place project within the City of Peoria. Large lot single family homes 
and agricultural uses within Maricopa County lie to the south and west of the Project.  
3.0 
ZONING  
The Project was rezoned R1-6 Planned Residential Development (PRD) within the City (ZON21-24).  
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DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 
The Project will be developed in accordance with the R1-6 PRD development standards established 
by the Legacy Place PRD as shown below in Table 1 below.

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TABLE 1: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 
REGULATION 
PROPOSED  
R1-6 PRD  
MIN. NET LOT AREA (sf) 
4,800 1 
MIN. LOT WIDTH (ft) 
40 
MIN. LOT DEPTH (ft) 
120 2 
MAX. LOT COVERAGE (%) 
55 
MAX. STRUCTURE HEIGHT (ft)  
30 
SETBACKS 
FRONT (ft) 
10-18 3 
REAR (ft) 
15 
SIDE (ft) 
5 & 5 
STREET SIDE (ft) 
10 4 
1 4,600 sf for lots fronting street knuckle or cul-de-sac. 
2 Minimum lot depth may be decreased by 5 feet when fronting a cul-de-sac or street 
knuckle. 
3 10 feet to living area or side-entry garage, 18 feet to front-facing garage. 
4 10' Setback unless a minimum 10' wide landscape tract is provided in which case the 
street side setback does not apply and the 5’ side setback will apply. 
 
5.0 
CIRCULATION 
Access to the Project is provided primarily by the existing roadway network. Existing streets abut the 
western and eastern Project boundaries. Primary access to Phase II will be taken from the 75th Avenue 
at the Augusta Avenue alignment, which has been shifted to align with the entry to Legacy Place Phase 
I. Northern Avenue will ultimately be upgraded within the existing right-of-way to Northern Parkway, 
creating a major east/west transportation corridor connecting Grand Avenue/US 60 to the Loop 303. 
A second access to Phase II is planned on 73rd  Avenue in between Northern Avenue and Frier Drive. 
Northern Avenue which abuts the northern Project boundary is currently classified as a Parkway within 
the City of Peoria with an existing Right of Way (“ROW”) width of 130-feet. 75th Avenue is currently 
classified as an Arterial street within the City of Glendale with an existing ROW width of 110-feet and 
has been previously improved with curb, gutter, street lights and a sidewalk. An extra 10-feet of ROW 
is required for 500-feet south of Northern. Both 73rd Avenue and Frier Drive will be classified as 
Collector streets within the City of Glendale. The west side of 73rd Avenue, 30-feet ROW width, will be 
improved with curb, gutter, street lights, sidewalk, and landscape. Similarly, the north side of Frier 
Drive, 30-feet ROW width, will also be improved with curb, gutter, street lights, sidewalk, and 
landscape.  
Project circulation will be provided by an internal 60-feet wide collector approved by City staff while 
serving a street network of 50-feet wide local streets. Local entry streets serving individual parcels will

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each be constructed as a 60-foot ROW with landscaped medians. Local streets providing direct access 
to lots will be constructed with a ROW width of 50-feet. All streets will be public and constructed per 
City standards or as approved by the City. The Project will construct half-street curb, gutter, sidewalk, 
street lights and landscaping improvements on Northern Avenue and landscaping improvements on 
75th Avenue as necessary. The internal pedestrian circulation network will include 5-foot sidewalks 
on both sides of all local streets integrated with existing and proposed sidewalks along 75th Avenue, 
Northern Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Frier Drive.  
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WATER  
The Project is located within the City of Glendale Water Service area. Adjacent to the Project, the City 
has 12-inch water lines along Northern Avenue to the north, 75th Avenue to the west, and 8-inch water 
lines along 73rd Avenue to the east and Frier Drive to the south. A system of internal looped 8-inch 
water lines will serve the Project. The proposed water infrastructure to serve the Project will be owned 
and operated by the City of Glendale. Phase 2 will tie into the existing 12-inch water main along 
Northern Avenue, the existing 12-inch main along 75th Avenue, and the proposed water lines to be 
constructed with the Ambra development to the west. 
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WASTEWATER 
The Project is located within the City of Glendale Wastewater Service area. Existing infrastructure 
within the vicinity of the Project includes a 15-inch sewer line along Northern Avenue east of 75th 
Avenue, flowing west to 75th Avenue. The 15-inch sewer line then flows south along 75th Avenue. 
There is an existing 8-inch sewer lines within Frier Drive and 73rd Avenue.  
The proposed wastewater infrastructure to serve the Project will be owned and operated by the City of 
Glendale. At buildout, the Project will be served by a system of looped 8-inch sewer lines. A portion of 
the site will flow west and outfalls to 75th Avenue, and another portion will flow south through an 
exclusive 25-foot wide easement to Frier Drive. The flow will then extends west and outfalls to 75th 
Avenue.  
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DRAINAGE 
The area surrounding the Property generally slopes to the west and southwest. The area is not subject 
to any regulatory floodplains and the Property is not affected by any sources of offsite drainage. 
Northern Avenue is fully improved and there is an existing storm drain that captures the runoff 
generated within the road. Half-street runoffs generated within 73rd Avenue and Frier Drive are 
anticipated to be captured and stored onsite. The onsite flows are generally conveyed via sheet flow 
and exit Project boundaries at the southwest corner of the Project.   
The proposed onsite stormwater management concept for the Project consists of grading the lots to 
drain from the back of the lot toward the street and the streets to drain toward a series of surface 
retention basins. Street conveyance shall occur as either surface flow within the right-of-way or in a 
system of underground storm drains. The retention basins will have sufficient capacity to retain runoff 
from the 100-year 2-hour storm event.

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The 100-year post development runoff, at locations where flows exit the Project, will not exceed the 
pre-developed runoff; thus, preventing adverse impacts downstream of the Property. The ultimate 
outfall for the Project will exit the site at the southwestern corner. All finished floor elevations will be 
set a minimum of 12-inches above the high adjacent 100-year water surface elevation and 14-inches 
above the emergency overflow elevation of any adjacent retention basin. Drainage design will be 
conducted in accordance with all applicable City of Glendale and Maricopa County Drainage standards 
and regulations.   
9.0 
PROPOSED AMENITIES 
Phase 2 contains primary and secondary amenity areas that will be located within walking distance of 
all homes for residents to enjoy. The primary amenity areas located in Tract C will provide a community 
ramada, outdoor kitchen, playground, and a turf field. Open space for Phase 2 will also feature multiple 
pedestrian trails that provide connectivity to neighboring phases of Legacy Place within Glendale and 
Peoria. Open space and amenities will be maintained by the Homeowner Association. 
10.0 LANDSCAPING 
The Project shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 19 of the City of Glendale Zoning Ordinance 
and the City of Glendale Residential Design and Development Manual, except as modified in the 
Legacy Place PRD. A diverse array of native vegetation, lush and desert appropriate plants, will be 
utilized. Use of native vegetation and low water plants shall conform to the Phoenix Active 
Management Areas Low Water Using Plant List, and be planted in conjunction with an efficient water 
system. The Project landscaping, walls and entry features will be consistent with the Legacy Place 
Glendale property for maintenance of a cohesive identity. 
Enhanced landscaping is provided at the primary access points located on 75th Avenue and Augusta 
Avenue, and on 73rd Avenue. Local entry streets will also contain landscaped medians as a focal point 
highlighting each parcel. Landscaping and open space will be provided along Northern Avenue, 75th 
Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Frier Drive to promote walkability and create separation between homes 
and the street. Pedestrian trails and sidewalks will provide connectivity between amenities and open 
space areas throughout the community. Landscaping in parks, open spaces and pedestrian trail areas 
and community edges shall include a diversity of desert appropriate plant materials and a strategic 
use of trees to create nodes of shade. Refer to the Conceptual Landscape Plan for full Project 
landscaping details. 
Residential entry signage/monumentation will be provided for all parcel entrances. The entry 
monument design will establish a distinct identity for the Project that will also be compatible with 
surrounding neighborhoods. Monumentation will be placed at Phase 2 entry points on Northern 
Avenue and 75th Avenue/Augusta Avenue. The perimeter walls along Northern Avenue and 75th 
Avenue will provide an attractive buffer from adjacent vehicular traffic while establishing the character 
of the new residential community.

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11.0 SUMMARY 
Legacy Place Phase 2 preliminary plat is an opportunity to commence the next development in 
Glendale of this exciting master planned community that spans two jurisdictions - the cities of 
Glendale and Peoria. It will introduce new residential opportunities to a strategic area within the City 
of Glendale.

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2141 E. HIGHLAND AVE., STE. 250
PHOENIX, AZ 85016
P: 602.490.0535
F: 602.368.2436
Project Manager:
C. Paddock, AICP
Project Number: 2143
June 2022
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