Item 60 - Revised Memo.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2025-05-07)

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To: 
From: 
City of Phoenix 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 
Alan Stephenson 
Deputy City Manager 
Joshua Bednarekä 
Planning and Devfi;pment Director 
Date: 
April 18, 2025 
Subject: ITEM 60 ON THE MAY 7, 2025, FORMAL AGENDA- PUBLIC HEARING/ 
FORMAL ACTION - REZONING APPLICATION Z-164-24-3 - SOUTHWEST 
CORNER OF CAVE CREEK ROAD AND PEORIA AVENUE (ORDINANCE 
G-7387)
Item No. 60, Rezoning Application No. Z-164-24-3 is a request to rezone 2.18 acres 
located at the southwest corner of Cave Creek Road and Peoria Avenue from C-2 
(Intermediate Commercial District) to R-5 (Multifamily Residence District) to allow a 
multifamily residential. 
The North Mountain Village Planning Committee (VPC) heard this request on February 
19, 2025, and recommended approval, per the staff recommendation, with direction, by 
a vote of 13-0-1. 
The Planning Commission heard this request on March 6, 2025, and recommended 
approval, per the North Mountain VPC recommendation, by a vote of 7-0. 
This item was scheduled for the April 9, 2025, Formal Agenda, however in order to 
address community concerns, the item was withdrawn from the agenda to allow the City 
Council an opportunity to consider modifications. 
The applicant has agreed to add a stipulation limiting access onto Peoria Avenue to 
right turn only from the primary tenant driveway. This is addressed in new stipulation 
No. 9 below in BOLD AND CAPITAL letters. 
Staff recommends approval, subject to the following stipulations: 
1.
All building elevations shall contain architectural embellishments and detailing
such as textural changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, variation in window size
and location, and/or overhang canopies, as approved by the Planning and
Development Department.
2.
All landscape setbacks shall be planted with minimum 2-inch caliper, large
canopy, shade trees planted 20 feet on center, or equivalent groupings, as
approved by the Planning and Development Department.
3.
Where pedestrian pathways cross a vehicular path, the pathway shall be
constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored concrete, or other