October 19, 2022 Study Session Minutes

Meeting Minutes
Planning and Zoning Commission
Study Session

October 19, 2022 | 5:00 p.m.

Chandler City Council Chambers 6... CHANDLER
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88 E. Chicago St., Chandler, AZ Community of Innovation

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Heumann at 5:00 p.m.

Roll Call

Commission Attendance Staff Attendance

Chairman Rick Heumann Derek Horn, Development Services Director
Vice Chairman David Rose Kevin Mayo, Planning Administrator
Commissioner Erik Morgan David de la Torre, Planning Manager
Commissioner Sherri Koshiol Lauren Schumann, Senior City Planner
Commissioner Michael Quinn Alisa Petterson, Senior City Planner
Commissioner Jeff Velasquez Harley Mehlhorn, City Planner

Commissioner Kyle Barichello Tulili Tuiteleleapaga - Howard, Planning Intern

Thomas Allen, Assistant City Attorney
Julie San Miguel, Clerk

Scheduled/Unscheduled Public Appearances

Members of the audience may address any item not on the agenda. State Statute prohibits the
Board or Commission from discussing an item that is not on the agenda, but the Board or
Commission does listen to your concerns and has staff follow up on any questions you raise.

Consent Agenda and Discussion
1. September 7, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes

Move Planning and Zoning Commission approve Planning and Zoning Commission meeting
minutes of the Study Session of September 7, 2022, and Regular Meeting of September 7, 2022.

CHAIRMAN HEUMANN confirmed there were no questions or comments from the Commission
regarding this item.

2. PLH22-0053 DATA CENTERS

KEVIN MAYO, PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR presented details regarding City of Chandler initiative
amending the city zoning code by adding a section regulating data centers. Proposed
amendments include clarifying permitted use, regulations for sound attenuation and acoustic
testing, as well as regulations for backup power generation.

COMMISSIONER BARICHELLO stated a PAD can be anywhere throughout the city, however he
assumed data centers are focused in industrial or commercial designated areas per the general
plan. He asked if staff is seeing any proposals or anticipating proposals in a neighborhood
designated area or something similar.

KEVIN MAYO, PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR responded the general plan does not actually specify
data centers, and although staff encourages them to certain areas, the general plan is silent. He
explained it would be an industrial type use, therefore staff would steer them into that direction,
but there are not areas left in the city that would be appropriate. He further explained, he is not
sure what the future looks like as this industry evolves, but staff would steer any type of
proposal to an industrial area.

3. PLH21-0089 MCQUEEN LIVE WORK

HARLEY MEHLHORN, CITY PLANNER presented details regarding the request for rezoning from
Planned Area Development (PAD) for commercial uses to Planned Area Development (PAD) for a
mixed-use development and Preliminary Development Plan approval for site layout and building
architecture on approximate 1.5-acre site, located north of the northwest corner of McQueen
and Warner Roads.

COMMISSIONER VELASQUEZ asked how is the onsite retention being handled or what is the
Applicant planning for that.

HARLEY MEHLHORN, CITY PLANNER replied they are doing a combination of both underground
tanks and retention along McQueen, he further stated details are illustrated in the grading and
drainage plan.

CHAIRMAN HEUMANN presented concerns with the landscape plan as it mentioned ten-gallon
trees. He asked staff to work out a stipulation regarding landscaping.

COMMISSIONER VELASQUEZ stated the desert museum is a weak rooted tree and occasionally
blows over, he asked staff to look into that while addressing landscaping.

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4. PLH22-0035 THE DISTRICT DOWNTOWN

LAUREN SCHUMANN, PRINCIPAL PLANNER presented details regarding the request for rezoning
from Planned Area Development (PAD) for office, retail, and hotel to PAD for mixed used
development including multi-family, office, commercial uses as permitted under Community
Commercial (C-2) type uses a with Mid-Rise Overlay allowing for heights up to 120 feet, as well as
Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) approval for site layout and conceptual building
architecture for approximately 44.7 acres located at the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and
the SanTan 202 Freeway.

COMMISSIONER VELASQUEZ thanked staff and stated its exciting to see this coming south of
downtown. He stated the area has come along way in the past fifteen years and presented
statements regarding the importance of being outstanding on aesthetics and materials on
entrances and the southwest corner of Pecos and Arizona Avenue.

CHAIRMAN HEUMANN pointed out the first phase is to build multifamily and two-story office
buildings at the same time and presented concerns as other phasing plans do not match. He
stated he spoke with the Applicant and asked for the commercial along Arizona Avenue to be
built before the second multifamily phase, therefore, there will be more in the area than just
multifamily. He further stated the Applicant was okay with that and he would like to add this as a
stipulation that the commercial be built before or at the same time as the second multifamily.
He stated there was a stipulation he asked staff to add wording to ensure if this project goes
through the administrative approval process and the design is not meeting the standards of
staff that it be processed as a PDP. He presented positive statements about the project and
admitted to voting against this project when he was on council in 2012 as it proposed six drive
throughs. He stated the two proposed drive throughs are appropriate and there is some
flexibility to work with.

5. PLT22-0013 CHANDLER AIRPORT BUSINESS CENTER

HARLEY MEHLHORN, CITY PLANNER presented details request for Preliminary Plat approval for a
new industrial development located at the northwest corner of Queen Creek and Cooper roads.

CHAIRMAN HEUMANN confirmed there were no questions or comments from the Commission
regarding this item.

6. Cancellation of the November 2, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing

Move Planning and Zoning Commission cancel November 2, 2022, Planning and Zoning
Commission Hearing.

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Action Agenda

7. PLH21-0063 BACKYARD CHICKENS

City of Chandler initiative amending the city code to allow chickens to be kept on single-family
residential lots. Proposed amendments include adding the definition of a chicken coop to
Chapter 35-Land Use and Zoning and modifying Chapter 14-Animals to regulate the keeping of
chickens in residential backyards.

Calendar
The next Study Session will be held before the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, November 16,
2022, in the Chandler City Council Chambers, 88 E. Chicago Street.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

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Kevin Mayo, Secretary Rick Heumann, Chairman

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