Ordinance 785

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ORDINANCE NO. 785 Tanny 40F 17

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, MARICOPA COUNTY,
STATE OF ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ZONING,
OF THE WICKENBURG TOWN CODE BY AMENDING THE
ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG BY
CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN
DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN FROM R1-35
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND C-3 MAJOR STREET
COMMERCIAL TO A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT
(PAD) WITH RM-1 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
ZONING; PROVIDING FOR TERMINATION OF PAD
ZONING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES.

WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use designations for this parcel include
Park and Open Space in recognition of the existing water course/wash which traverses
in the parcel, Rural Residential, Low Density Residential, and Medium Density
Residential; and,

WHEREAS, the General Plandesignations are intended to provide a flexible
set of guidelines to assist but not bind the Town Council in its' Land Use decision making
process; and,

WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the proposed Planned Area
Development is in essential harmony with the General Plan Land Use Designations and
has, therefore, elected to proceed with the decision making process regarding the
requested zone change proposal for development; and,

WHEREAS, the proposed Planned Area Development meets and exceeds
the criteria established for such overlay zoning districts in the Zoning Ordinance of the
Town of Wickenburg and, therefore, the requested modifications to the said Zoning
Ordinance have been considered by the Town Council; and,

WHEREAS, taken as a whole, the proposed Planned Area Development has
created the type of quality residential environment that is rarely achieved with lot by lot
development in terms of site design, retention of native topography and vegetation,
landscaping, and building design; and,

WHEREAS, the modifications to the Zoning Ordinance that have been
requested by the applicant as consideration for the enhanced quality of development will
not have a negative impact on surrounding properties and enhance the proposed
development; and,

WHEREAS, the proposed dwelling unit density of the Planned Area is
considerably less than the potential yield that could be achieved with the current zoning
designations and is consistent with the R1-6 zoning and density to the west; and,

WHEREAS, the traffic that will be generated by the proposal is less than
would be generated by commercial uses on this site and is well within the designed
carrying capacity of Yucca Drive; and,

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WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Advisory
Commission and its' certification that the Final Plan of Development is consistent with the
Preliminary Plan of Development which was previously approved by the Town Council.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA AS
FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. In General

1. The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Wickenburg, Arizona is hereby
amended by amending the Zoning Map of the Town of Wickenburg as follows:

The following described parcel is hereby rezoned from R1-35 Single Family
Residential and C-3 Major Street Commercial to RM-1-PAD Multiple Family
Residential, Planned Area Development based on the Preliminary Plan of
Development.

Legal Description: Lots 4, 5, 17 and 18 of VISTA DEL RIO ESTATES, a
subdivision recorded in Book 31 of Maps, Page 20, records of Maricopa County,
Arizona; EXCEPT all oil and gas, as reserved in Patent from the United States of
America.

2. That the Final Subdivision Plat and attendant design documents which
constitutes the Final Plan of Development for Phase | is hereby approved and further that
said Final Plan and attendant design documents are hereby approved as the Conceptual
design basis for any subsequent phases of development.

3. That approval of the requested zone change and Final Plan of
Development is made in accordance with the following stipulations and conditions:

a. That the Final Development Plan for Phase II of the proposed development
shall be submitted to the Town within three (3) years of the date of the
approval of the Final Development Plan for Phase | which serves as the
conceptual plan for Phase Il

b. That the Wickenburg Town Council hereby approves the following
modifications to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance as requested by
the applicant.

(1) Section 14-7-3(D) to allow patio covers to encroach into the required
rear yard setback but within the building envelope indicated on the
Grading and Drainage Plan.

(2) Section 14-7-3(E) to allow "Flag Lots" by reducing the required lot
frontage from sixty feet (60') to ten feet (10').

C. That the Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CC&R's) shall be
approved by the Town Attorney and Town Planner prior to issuance of any
requisite permits. Said CC&R's shall include a maintenance commitment
and schedule for the private roadways within the development.

d. That the Owner shall install sidewalks in accordance with Town
specifications on the west side of Yucca Drive between Palo Verde and
Wickenburg Way prior to the issuance of any Occupancy Permits.

e. That the Owner shall describe and reserve for public use an
equestrian/pedestrian easement along the south bank of the South Branch
of Cassandra wash prior to approval of Phase Il.

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f. That the Owner shall describe and reserve a one foot (1') vehicular non-
access easement along the north property line of this project.

SECTION Il. Termination of PAD Zoning

This Zoning Ordinance amendment shall terminate and the zoning classification
of the affected property shall revert to its prior district classification at the end of three (3)
years following the effective date of this Ordinance if the final development or Site Plan
or phase one thereof has not then been submitted to the Planning and Zoning Advisory
Commission and Council for approval. When the submittal is phased, each subsequent
phase shall be submitted within three (3) years of approval of the previous phase. The
Council may grant one (1) extension of time not exceeding two (2) years for any phase
of the development. The Planning and Zoning Advisory Commission and the Council shall
hold a public hearing prior to any such reversion.

SECTION Ill. Severance Clause

In any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance
or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference, is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.

SECTION IV. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances

All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of the
Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

SECTION V. Penalty Clause

Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be found
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues
shall be a separate offense punishable as herein described.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, ARIZONA, THIS /G“DAY OF January 1995-

DALLAS C. GANT/MAYOR

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ATTEST:

EDNA GRIEVES, TOWN CLERK

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Khon Ein

HARRY EE CRAIG, TOWN/ATTORNEY

DATE OF FIRST READING: Jan Katy 31995"

DATE OF SECOND READING: . January ie, 1995-

DATE OF COUNCIL MINUTES CERTIFICATION: Janu vu 20,1995