March 18, 2021 Special Workshop Minutes

PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL WORKSHOP MINUTES 
GLENDALE CIVIC CENTER 
5750 W. GLENN DRIVE 
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 
MARCH 18, 2021 
6:15 P.M. 
 
 
CALL TO ORDER 
Chairperson Crow called the meeting to order at approximately 6:47 p.m. 
 
ROLL CALL 
Commissioners Present: 
Commissioners J. Crow (departed at 7:17pm), Nowakowski, 
Wilfong, Cole, and Vice Chairperson Nyberg, and Chairperson Crow were present. 
 
City Staff Present: 
Tabitha Perry, Executive Officer, Special Projects, Jim Gruber, Chief 
Deputy City Attorney, David Richert, Interim Planning Administrator, Jamsheed Mehta, 
Development Services Director, and Diana Figueroa, Recording Secretary. 
 
ITEMS 
Chairperson Crow called for the items. 
 
1. REQUEST TO INITIATE A REZONING APPLICATION TO AMEND THE 
CATLIN COURT DISTRICT PAD (PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT)  
Staff Contact:  Tabitha Perry, Special Projects Executive Officer 
 
Ms. Perry made staff’s presentation. 
 
Questions by the Commission were addressed by city staff. 
 
The Commissioner agreed this item needs further discussion before they can initiate a Rezoning 
Application. 
 
Commissioner Wilfong said he would like to see the City contact and engage the residents of the 
Catlin Court area and come up with a plan. 
 
The Request was not initiated at this time by the Planning Commission. 
 
2. PROGRESS AND STATUS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 
Mr. Matt Klyszeiko, Michael Baker International, and Amy Malloy, Evolve Ventures, each made 
a presentation to the Commission providing an update on the progress made regarding the Unified 
Development Code. 
 
Commissioner Wilfong had questions for Mr. Klyszeiko regarding the terms “non-conforming” 
and “grandfathering”.

Mr. Klyszeiko made note of these concerns and stated this will be addressed in detail at the April 
15, 2021 Planning Commission Special Workshop. 
 
3. OTHER BUSINESS 
Chairperson Crow called for Other Business.  There was none. 
 
4. NEXT MEETING 
The next regular Workshop of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2021, 
at 5:00 p.m., at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 West Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85301.  
 
ADJOURNMENT 
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:56pm. 
 
Submitted by: 
 
 
Diana Figueroa 
Recording Secretary