Citizen Participation Final Report
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CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION
REPORT
FOR
ERGAS 303
NEC of Cotton Lane and
the Orangewood Avenue Alignment
GLENDALE, ARIZONA
PREPARED BY:
HUNTER ENGINEERING, INC.
10450 N. 74th STREET, SUITE 200
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
(480) 991-3985
Submitted: October 4th, 2021
H.E. PROJECT NO. RYAN008
SR 21-0063
ZON21-20
AN-230
Citizen Participation Report – ERGAS 303
Brief Description of the Proposed Project
The purpose of this Citizen Participation Report is to summarize how the
citizens, property owners, neighbor associations, agencies, schools, and
businesses in the vicinity of the site of a Planned Area Development (PAD)
and annexation application have had opportunities to comment and
participate in the planning process. The site is located at the NEC of Cotton
Lane and the Orangewood Avenue Alignment; and is an application for
approximately 64 acres of county land that is seeking annexation and an
Industrial PAD in Glendale with specific deviations from several City
development standards. The project is seeking a PAD to modify
development standards such as building heights, floor to area ratios,
parking minimums and signage. The project is planned in multiple phases,
with the initial phase to include two mid-sized warehouse buildings. The
second phase would include full build out of the site with two more mid-
sized warehouse buildings along the Loop 303 freeway corridor.
Notification Technique for this project
The notification technique that was recommended by the City has been
used for this project and was a neighborhood meeting. Due to Covid-19
protocols the City recommended that at this time an online meeting would
be appropriate, thus an online neighborhood meeting was held. A copy of
the notification letter has been attached to the end of this report.
Notification Process
The notification process has been defined by guidelines provided by the
City of Glendale and includes all individuals within a 300-foot buffer of the
project property line. A notification map has been included with this report
to show graphically where the 300-foot buffer occurs and identifies the
properties associated with that notification boundary.
This Report includes homeowner associations, registered neighborhoods,
and their representatives, within the notification limits required by the City.
Their names have been included in the list of those who were notified about
the project. Individuals on the “Interested Parties” list currently maintained
by the City of Glendale were also included in this report.
Affected or Potentially Affected Parties
The proposal is across the street from approximately nine, large lot
residential properties on the west side of Cotton Lane. These properties are
not in a municipal boundary and are a part of the unincorporated
community of Waddell. These properties have a 140-foot property line
buffer and 30-foot roadway buffer, for a total of a 170-foot buffer from the
proposed project. There are no other affected or potentially affected
individuals.
Perspective of Potentially Affected Parties
Consideration was given to the potential for issues such as blocked views,
the appearance of structures, vehicle circulation, proper screening,
appropriate landscape buffers, the safety of the surrounding residents and
improvements in surrounding roadways. The end result for this project will
include more jobs for the area and improvements to the roadway system,
including freshly paved roadways with curb, gutter, sidewalks and lighting.
This will make the neighborhood safer than it is today and will provide
designated pedestrian circulation currently lacking in the area. This report
has considered the perspective of those potentially affected and the
project design includes many of these mitigations.
Opportunities and Methods to Discuss the Proposal
To encourage effective citizen participation in conjunction with the
application, several opportunities were provided to understand and
address the real or perceived impacts the request would pose to members
of the surrounding community. These opportunities are described below.
Notification Letter: All persons listed on the contact list were sent a
letter, by first class mail, that provides notice of the neighborhood
meeting, describes the project, and includes a concept plan diagram
for the proposed PAD Area.
Contact List: A contact was developed for citizens in the area by the
City, that lists all property owners within 300-feet of the project
boundaries. There are no Homeowner Associations or Registered
Neighborhood Groups in the notification area. Those individuals on the
“Interested Parties” list maintained by the Planning Division have also
been included in the contact list. The notification letter was submitted
to the project planner and approved for distribution by the date listed
in the schedule below.
Neighborhood Meeting: A traditional neighborhood meeting was
replaced with an online meeting. City staff determined that an online
meeting would provide an opportunity for the public to discuss this
proposal as an acceptable alternative to a traditional “Public
Gathering”. Based upon this recommendation, a virtual neighborhood
meeting, utilizing video conferencing, was held.
The notification letter, mentioned above, includes the date and time
of the neighborhood meeting. The online meeting process meets the
requirements of the City of Glendale Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3.304 for
Citizen Participation Report “neighborhood meetings”. Instructions for
joining the meeting have been included in the attached sample
notification letter.
Public Hearing Notification Postcard: All persons listed on the contact
list will have receive a note card, by first class mail, that provides notice
of the two scheduled public hearings and briefly describes the project.
Publication: A notice will be published on October 20th, 2021, in the
Glendale Star (a local newspaper of general circulation) to inform the
residents living within the City and those within the circulation of the
publication.
Physical Posting: Physical Posting of the property will occur on October
20th, 2021, a minimum of 15 days before the scheduled hearing date
for the Planning Commission on November 4th, 2021, and the City
Council meeting date on December 14th, 2021. Affidavits of posting
along with photos will be provided as evidence of compliance with
City requirements. All signs will be removed on December 24th, 2021,
14 days after the City Council public hearing and vote.
Note: Comments, questions and concerns received as of the date of
this initial participation report have been included below. These
comments have been copied to the project planner with the City of
Glendale and have been included in this final citizen participation
report.
Changes and Amendments to the Proposed Development
If a major change or amendment occurs to the proposed development
after the initial mailing, another notification letter will be mailed, as soon as
possible, before the hearing date. There have been no changes to the
proposed develop as of the date of this CPR.
Status Updates to City Planning Staff
City of Glendale planning staff has been involved in developing the
notification list and has approved the notification letter. This CPR was
submitted to planning staff, by October 4, 2021. Within the minimum 15
days before the public hearings. Planning staff was invited to the online
public meeting, there was resident that attended the meeting online. This
final Citizens participation Report has been created summarizing the results
of these efforts.
Neighborhood Meeting Status Update
Three notification letters were returned by the postal service as not
deliverable as addressed. One of the addresses was for Michael and Jeri
Todd at 7614 N. Cotton Lane Waddell, AZ 85355. The addresses used were
from the official record from the county assessor for mailing addresses as
per instruction from the City of Glendale.
A virtual neighborhood meeting was held on September 9th, 2021, via
Microsoft Team as an Online Meeting. There was a total of 6 individuals that
attended. They include Steve and Jane Summy, Rod Miller, Josh Tracy,
Christina Lavelle and Michael Buschbacher. A 10-minute presentation was
made describing the process, the site plan and the current development
conditions in the area. Two slides addressed anticipated concern and
issues. These were primarily about increase traffic, buffers, and screening
for nearby residents. Two residents representing one household spoke up
after the presentation with the following questions.
Steve & Jane Summy – 7510 N Cotton Lane Waddell, AZ 85355
Steve asked if the project would bring more jobs to the area. He also asked
what kind of businesses will be located at the site. He also asked for a copy
of the slides from the presentation. They were advised by Josh Tracey from
Ryan Companies that there will be new construction jobs for this site soon
and that the plan was to lease each building most likely as warehouse,
manufacturing, assembly, or a similar allowable use with the light industrial
list of allowable uses. It was also noted that somewhere between 4 to
possibly 10 companies would either lease or purchase the warehouse
space depending upon market conditions. At the time of the meeting there
were no specific tenants for this project yet. A file with the slides from the
presentation was provided to the Summy’s.
The attendees were advised that all comments would be included in this
report; that they would receive a follow up email with answer to their
questions and that they would have two more additional opportunities to
speak at the upcoming public hearings from Planning Commission and City
Council. The meeting was held open for additional comments and for
others to comment until 6:25pm. There were no others that attended or
commented. The meeting was closed at 6:26pm and these comments
were added to the Citizens Participation Report.
Debby Hanna – 7532 N Cotton Lane Waddell, AZ 85355
Debby reached out directly to Michael Buschbacher to discuss the project
the day after the presentation. Debby advised that she could not make the
meeting but wanted to know more about the project and requested the
presentation slides. She also voiced concerns about the proximity of the
proposed development, across Cotton Lane from her house. She wanted
to know what could be done to mitigate the view. The resident requested
a wall to block the view. She was advised that a row of trees and
landscaping will be provided along Cotton Lane that will block most of the
views from her house for the proposed 40’ warehouse building. In addition,
it was mentioned that the building would be painted light colors to help the
building blend better into the distance view. It was also mentioned that site
lighting will be shielded to comply with dark sky ordinances. This neighbor’s
comments were forwarded to the developer for a formal response. The
attached letter from the developer shows their response.
Michael & Jeri Todd – 7614 N Cotton Lane Waddell, AZ 85355
Michael reached out after the neighborhood meeting via email to advise
that he had not received notice. They wanted to know more about the
proposed project and said the use directly across from the front yard is not
appropriate. Michael had concerns about an increase in noise, traffic an
lighting along with a perception that his property value would drop. An
email response was drafted that address the following issues. Notification
was sent as per directions from the City, but the mailing address on file with
the County was incorrect. A copy of the presentation slides was sent to the
Todd’s. A quick analysis of the distances from their property to the proposed
buildings was provided showing that the buffer from their property well
exceeded the recommended distance of separations between the two
properties for the intended uses. It was also noted that a landscape buffer
would screen most of the proposed buildings and that the building would
be painted a light color to blend better with the distant views.
Proposed Mitigation and Current Status Update
The letter and emails that were sent to these residences have been
provided as attachments to this report. These let the residents know we
considered their requests and offered several mitigations.
We feel that a concerted effort was made to offer some mitigation for
requests from the three neighbors. While the need for buffering and
screening will have been met, we feel the need for a wall is not necessary
or required in this situation. A 145-foot plus buffer exists before reaching the
closest proposed building, a landscape buffer on the west property line
along the east side of Cotton Lane adequately addresses the residents that
live across the street and are not adjacent to the property. We feel this goes
beyond the intent of the City of Glendale ordinance for buffering and
screening as per section 7.2 of the code.
Conclusion
With the site being posted and notifications mailed by the City and
resolution with the nearby residents, we feel that this successful Citizen
participation process was inclusive, listened to nearby residents and
responded with reasonable mitigations to make an effort to be a good
neighbor throughout the participation process.
Schedule
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Citizens Participation Plan Submitted to City – June 29th, 2021
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Plan Implementation Date – July 14th, 2021
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Neighborhood Meeting Letter sent to Planner – June 29th, 2021
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Neighborhood Meeting Letter revised per comments – August 3rd, 2021
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Neighborhood Meeting Mailing – August 17th, 2021
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On-line Neighborhood Meeting – September 9th, 2021
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Hearing Notification Post card sent out – October 20th, 2021
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Final Participation Report – October 1st, 2021
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Site to Posted for Rezoning/PAD & Annexation – September 21st, 2021
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Notice Appears in Newspaper – October 20th, 2021
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Remove Site Posting Sign Removal – December 24th, 2021
Contact
Michael Buschbacher II, AICP - Principal Planner
Hunter Engineering Inc.
10450 N 74th Street Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
mbuschbacher@hunterengineeringpc.com
480-991-3985
August 17th, 2021
Re: ERGAS 303 PAD – Rezone & Annexation.
Dear Neighbor,
We are applying for both an annexation and rezone for a proposed Industrial PAD on
approximately 64 acres, located the NEC of Cotton Lane and the Orangewood
Avenue Alignment in Glendale, Arizona. This request is for development of a light
industrial site with multiple warehouse buildings. The assessor parcel number for the
property is 501-04-009T. The request is to modify City of Glendale development
standards to accommodate new warehouse technology and attract jobs to the area.
This letter is being sent to all property owners within 300-feet of the property at the
request of the City of Glendale as a part of the planning process. A copy of the
proposed site plan is enclosed for your review.
A virtual neighborhood meeting has been planned in place of an in-person public
gathering, due to recent increases in Covid-19 cases. The required neighborhood
meeting information is located below. You can simply enter the link in a browser and
follow the directions to be connected to the meeting either in your browser or in the
Microsoft Teams app if you choose to download the app.
Meeting Information:
ERGAS 303 - Virtual Neighborhood Meeting
Wednesday, September 8th,2021 6:00 PM (Arizona Time)
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://bit.ly/3jhwB37
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: 1-929-376-1708
Access Code: 770 504 849#
You are invited to attend and provide any input you may have regarding this proposal.
Our requests are subject to hearing review by the Glendale Planning Commission and
Glendale City Council. This meeting is being held to take comments and provide
answers in advance of those hearings. You will be notified of the hearings once they
are scheduled with a follow up mailing.
Please email me at mbuschbacher@hunterengineeringpc.com or call 480-991-3985
with any questions. Christina LaVelle, a planner with the City can be reached at 623-
930-2553 should you have any questions regarding the Citizen Participation process. If
you have sold this property in the interim, please forward this correspondence to the
new owner.
Sincerely,
Michael S Buschbacher II, AICP
Principal Planner - Hunter Engineering
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RE: Follow -up from tonight's meeting
Thank you for the Ergas 303 neighborhood meeting presentation.
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Cc: Lavelle, Christina <clavelle@GLENDALEAZ.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Follow -up from tonight's meeting
Steve and Jane,
Thank you for attending. Please find attached the requested slides from the presentation tonight.
As a precautionary measure in reaction to the COVID-19 Virus, Hunter Engineering has enabled a Remote Work Policy for the safety of our
employees. We would like to reassure our clients that this policy will not affect our overall ability to provide premium services. Hunter
Engineering would like to thank you for your continued support and understanding during these tumultuous times. We will try to respond to
all projects in a timely manner.
Best Regards,
Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP, ASLA
Principal Planner, Senior Urban Designer
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10450 N. 74th Street, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 991-3985
Fax: (480) 991-3986
Office Locations:
Scottsdale AZ, Sedona AZ, Denver CO
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Michael Buschbacher
From:
Michael Buschbacher
Sent:
Monday, September 20, 2021 8:58 AM
To:
Michael Todd
Cc:
clavelle@glendaleaz.com; Rod Miller
Subject:
RE: Planned Industrial Use Facility
Attachments:
NeighborhoodMeeting_Presentation_090821.pdf
Michael,
Thank you for your e-mail. As per your property record information, the mailing address for your property is 7614 N
171st Ave Waddell, AZ 85355. This is the address that has been included in the participation plan provided to the City for
your property. There was a notification sent to you in a timely manner and you were notified as per the process
described by the City of Glendale. I am sorry you did not receive it. I will include a brief summary of your email as a
comment in my final report to the City. I have included a copy of the presentation with my response below so you can
review and provide any additional comments.
We definitely want to include you in the process, so I’ve gone through and added information that may help you better
understand how we are working to be good neighbors with the surrounding properties. First and foremost we have
provide the required buffers for the commercial and industrial uses proposed in the PAD. I’ve provided some details for
your property below as an example to help you realize the actual distance versus the perceived distance of the proposed
project.
The rental communities are being built in unincorporated Maricopa County. Your property is also within unincorporated
Maricopa County. As a courtesy we are accommodating appropriate buffers of space between those properties as that
they are not in the same jurisdiction, we have been asked to use the Glendale standard for that buffer.
Your property is separated by Cotton lane and the railroad property, for a distance of over 140-feet from your property
line to the projects property line. In addition, there is a distance of 170-feet from the projects property line to the
closest building. So, the proposed building is a distance of over 310-feet from your east property line. Your property has
a much greater distance from the project and well exceeds the recommended buffer of 25-feet by the City of Glendale.
Here is a quick analysis of your potential viewshed. With a building height of 40-feet (lower than others in this corridor).
If you were to stand on your property line and look across to the proposed building location, at the developments
property line (140-feet from yours) with a 20-25-feet tree and a row of shrubs, the view of the building would be
almost entirely blocked. There is an additional 150-feet in distance from the front of your house. There would be very
little, if any views of the building from the front of your home with this landscape buffer. Between your house and the
closest building would be a distance of over 460-feet. While I understand that you may not want this use across the
street; it is clearly adequately buffered from your property, at almost 10 times the distance required by the City for
industrial uses.
I just wanted to put that into perspective, so you can start to visualize the distances between the buildings.
In addition to providing that landscape buffer, the buildings will be painted light colors to help them visually fade into
the background and parking lot and building lights will be shielded to block light from adjacent properties.
Thanks for your time and input. You now have a copy of the presentation, some additional information on how far back
the building will be from your property and a list of items we are proposing to provide additional mitigation for the
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development. Let me know if you have any questions after reviewing the presentation. We look forward to working with
you and the rest of our neighbors as we move forward.
As a precautionary measure in reaction to the COVID-19 Virus, Hunter Engineering has enabled a Remote Work Policy for the safety of our
employees. We would like to reassure our clients that this policy will not affect our overall ability to provide premium services. Hunter
Engineering would like to thank you for your continued support and understanding during these tumultuous times. We will try to respond to
all projects in a timely manner.
Best Regards,
Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP, ASLA
Principal Planner, Senior Urban Designer
10450 N. 74th Street, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 991-3985
Fax: (480) 991-3986
Office Locations:
Scottsdale AZ, Sedona AZ, Denver CO
ELECTRONIC FILE DISCLAIMER
Hunter Engineering, Inc. makes no warranty or guaranty as to the correctness, completeness or propriety of the information released on its
electronic files. Any damages or losses suffered as a result of any use of Hunter Engineering, Inc.'s electronic files are without risk or liability to
Hunter Engineering, Inc.. The release of Hunter Engineering, Inc.'s electronic files are for User's convenience only, and User assumes all risks;
duties and liabilities associated with the use of Hunter Engineering, Inc.'s electronic files.
Hunter Engineering, Inc. makes no representation as to the compatibility of its electronic files with other computer software and systems, nor
regarding the electronic files being computer virus free. User agrees to indemnify and hold Hunter Engineering, Inc. harmless from all claims,
damages and expenses (including court costs and attorney fees) that User may suffer as a result of use of Hunter Engineering, Inc.'s
electronic files. The design concepts are the exclusive Copyrighted property of Hunter Engineering, Inc., and any transfer of use of the
design concepts by the recipient on any other project(s) is strictly prohibited.
From: Michael Todd <jtodd12@cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2021 12:42 PM
To: Michael Buschbacher <mbuschbacher@hunterengineeringpc.com>
Cc: clavelle@glendaleaz.com
Subject: Planned Industrial Use Facility
September 18, 2021
Mr. Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP, ASLA
Principal Planner, Senior Urban Designer
Hunter Engineering
10450 N. 74th Street, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
RE: ERGas 303 Pad
Dear Mr. Buschbacher,
It has come to our attention, through our neighbors, there is a planned industrial use facility that unfavorably affects our property. We received
NOT notification from your office and were NOT provided an opportunity to participate in a meeting you held several weeks ago. I am dismayed
we were NOT notified, as we are directly across from the proposed facility. Our address is 7614 N. Cotton Lane. I don’t understand how you
cannot reach such a small number of homeowners in a timely fashion to attend an online meeting.
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First, we’d like to know what the plans are. We are receiving information second hand through understandably emotional neighbors. Like them,
we moved to the Waddell area 20 years ago to have a rural environment. An industrial facility directly across from our front yard is not
appropriate.
There is currently a rental home community being constructed south of Orangewood on Cotton Lane. And it is our understanding there is a
proposed rental community being considered for immediately north of your proposed facility. We cannot understand how an industrial facility is
appropriate sandwiched on three sides by residential communities.
This type of facility will increase noise, traffic, and lighting, while dropping our property value. We would not be able to sell and relocate to
something comparable due to an industrial facility in front our home.
We understand change is inevitable. We are certain not one individual who works on the project would want the same thing built directly in
across from their front yard. What an eye sore.
We would like to receive as much information as possible about your proposed plans since we were excluded from notification. Then we can
make a more educated response to our concerns over an industrial complex. Our lives will be negatively changed by this project.
We can be contacted at: 623-536-5184, jtodd12@cox.net, and the address below.
Sincerely,
Michael and Jeri Todd
7614 N. Cotton Lane
Waddell, AZ 85355
c: Christina LaVelle, Planner
City of Glendale
September 15, 2021
Mr. Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP, ASLA
Principal Planner, Senior Urban Designer
Hunter Engineering
10450 N. 74th Street, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Re:
ERGas 303 Pad
Dear Mr. Buschbacher
Thank you for the presentation documents for the planned Industrial use that unfavorably affects my
property. I am directly across from the proposed industrial use. My address is 7532 N Cotton Lane.
We moved to the Waddell area over 22 years ago because of wanting to own horse properrty. We have
loved the horse. The city has encroached us and we are now facing a big change to our horse
community. Industrial use is not conducive to what its being put next to at all. Your use is somewhat of
an oddball amid housing developments.
After speaking with others in the area (Jane and Steve Summy), we are very concerned about what is
coming. Not only does the widening Cotton Lane poses a real threat to my home and way of life the
community of rural is gone. Here are a few of many that come to the attention of us, and hope can be
addressed.
1. The sound, traffic and over all safety is being affected. Our homes along Cotton Lane are sitting
above your proposed industrial. We have no screening to this site. Farm field being replaced by
concrete!
2. Noticed on the site plan that there is no screening, wall or landscaping proposed that would
block our view of these buildings.
3. The added number of cars, trucks is only going to make this horrible for us living right next to
your development. With the main access point directly across my home, this affects me badly.
4. Placing a sidewalk in on east side of Cotton does nothing for us. We have horses and now we
will no longer be able to ride safely anymore.
5. Industrial use means that it is open to end users that we as homeowners find to be a detriment.
I.e.… medical marijuana dispensaries?
6. Will traffic, truck delivers be 24/7?
7. Will trucks be allowed to idle?
8. How will you stop trucks from parking along Cotton Lane waiting to unload?
9. What is the speed limit going to be?
10. Is there going to be traffic lights?
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There are a few things that come to mind about how maybe you can work with the homeowners out
here. We realize its all preliminary and based on County, City jurisdictions.
1. Can you build a block wall on our easements in front of our houses?
2. And/or can you add landscaping
3. And/or can you build block wall around my property front not in easement
4. Are the lights around buildings going to be dark sky lights?
5. And/or why not a screen wall along Cotton Lane.
We realize that change is inevitable. We hope you are wiling to be good neighbors to us. Our lives are
going to be changed forever with this development.
I can be reached at 602-639-0169. My email is teamzoomracing@yahoo.com
Sincerely Concerned Homeowner
Debby N Hanna
September 28, 2021
Debby N. Hanna
7532 N Cotton Lane
Waddell, AZ 85355
602-639-0169
teamzoomracing@yahoo.com
Ms. Debby N. Hanna,
Thank you for taking the time to reach out with your concerns about the Ergas 303 Development.
We appreciate your comments and will take them into consideration as we move through the
development process. We take these seriously and are focused on maintaining a positive
relationship with the surrounding community.
Best,
Josh Tracy
Director of Development
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SUMMARY / FINAL REPORT
Total individuals notified: 63
Total Participants: 6
CONCERNS, ISSUES, PROBLEMS EXPRESSED
traffic, buffers, distance from proposed project and screening for nearby residents.
HOW CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED?
A 145-foot plus buffer exists before reaching the closest proposed building, a
landscape buffer on the west property line along the east side of Cotton Lane
adequately addresses the residents that live across the street and are not adjacent
to the property. We feel this goes beyond the intent of the City of Glendale
ordinance for buffering and screening as per section 7.2 of the code. A landscape
screen of trees and shrubs is being provided. Buildings will be painted light colors to
help make the buildings appear to fade into distant views.
CONCERNS APPLICANT IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS
The resident request for a wall to be built on their property to block the view cannot
be accommodated as that it is first not needed with the landscape screening and
would have to be constructed on private property, which would be considered
excessive liability for the developer.
HOW THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVISED TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
The proposal had been designed in advance to address anticipated concerns and
those mitigations were provided to the residents who voiced concerns.
APPLICANT SIGNATURE AND DATE
Michael S. Buschbacher II, AICP October 1st, 2021
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FINAL
REPORT