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ZON22-24 
DESERT RIVER II PAD 
AMENDMENTMENT
Planning Commission, March 23, 2023

Request
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Request: To amend the Desert River II 
PAD 
Project Size: 24.24 acres

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North of 
Desert 
River 
Boulevard 
and West 
of 99th
Avenue 
CITY 
HALL
SITE
Vicinity Map

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General 
Plan 
designation 
is Regional 
Mixed Use 
General Plan
SITE

Zoning Map
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Aerial Map

Proposed Changes to PAD
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Section 2 - Permitted Uses Subject to
Conditions:
1. Amend Item h. Self-Storage facilities
for storage purposes located internal to
the site and not on the frontage road
within 250 feet of 99th Avenue and
Desert
River
Boulevard.
Must
be
Indoor, airconditioned with a minimum
of three stories.

Proposed Changes to PAD
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2. Add Item k. Senior living/active adult, 
age restricted, memory care, treatment 
facilities, and assisted living to be located 
internal to the site and not on the frontage 
road within 250 feet of 99th Avenue and 
Desert River Boulevard.

Proposed Changes to PAD
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3. Add Item l. To add the land use of
Indoor/enclosed Auto Service Center to
be located internal of the site and not
on the frontage road within 250 feet of
99th
Avenue
and
Desert
River
Boulevard.

Proposed Changes to PAD
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4. Add Item M. To add the land use of
indoor
new
and
used
auto
sales/dealership to be located internal
of the site and not on the frontage road
within 250 feet of 99th Avenue and
Desert River Boulevard.

Proposed Changes to PAD
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5. Modify parking requirements for Indoor 
Self-Storage from 1 parking space per 
2000 square feet of gross floor area to 1 
parking space per 100 self-storage 
units.

Conceptual Site Plan
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Public Involvement
• Notification letters mailed out January 4, 
2023
• Posted on-site January 30, 2023  
• Advertised March 1, 2023   
• No comments or concerns have been 
received

Findings for PAD
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Section 5.901 of the Zoning Ordinance states
that the purpose of the PAD (Planned Area
Development) district is to:
A. Encourage creative and effective use of land
and
circulation
systems
to
accommodate
changes in land development technologies.
B. Encourage
residential
development
to
provide a mixture of housing types and designs.

Findings for PAD
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C. Encourage innovative development or 
redevelopment concepts for all land use types 
to provide a greater variety and intensity of 
uses.
D. Provide a process which relates the urban 
design and scale of project to the unique 
characteristics of the site.

Findings for PAD
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E. Require the nature and intensity of 
development to be supported by adequate 
utilities, transportation, drainage, and 
common open spaces to serve the 
development and to minimize impact on 
existing or future adjacent development.
F.
Encourage development that is 
consistent with the policies and the 
guidelines established in any specific plan 
and the General Plan.

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Should the Planning Commission motion to recommend 
approval of ZON22-24, it should be subject to the following 
stipulations:
1.
Compliance with the original conditions adopted by the 
City Council as Ordinance No. 20-74 in case ZON20-12, 
Desert River II PAD, except as modified by conditions 
herein. 
2.
Lots 1 through 4 shall comply with the amended Desert 
River II Planned Area Development dated December 8, 
2022. 
3.
The indoor auto service center must be west of the indoor 
auto dealership.
Recommendation

Proposed Motion
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Move to recommend approval of ZON22-24, 
subject to the stipulations contained in the staff 
report.

ZON22-24 
DESERT RIVER II PAD 
AMENDMENTMENT
Planning Commission, March 23, 2023