Attachment B - PHO Summary - PHO-2-24--Z-14-19-8.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING HEARING OFFICER ACTION 
Byron Easton, Planner III, Hearing Officer  
Teresa Garcia, Planner I, Assisting  
May 15, 2024 
ITEM NO: 4 
DISTRICT NO. 8 
SUBJECT: 
Application #: 
PHO-2-24--Z-14-19-8 
Location: 
Approximately 776 feet north of the northeast corner of 59th 
Avenue and Elliot Road 
Zoning: 
R-3
Acreage: 
22.89 
Request: 
1)
Request to modify Stipulation 7 regarding pedestrian
connection
Applicant: 
Keilah Casillas, Sandbox Development Consultants, Inc. 
Owner: 
Isola Elliot, LLC 
Representative: Keilah Casillas, Sandbox Development Consultants, Inc. 
ACTIONS: 
Planning Hearing Officer Recommendation: The Planning Hearing Officer 
recommended approval with a modification. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: The Laveen Village 
Planning Committee chose not to review the application. 
DISCUSSION: 
Keilah Casillas, representative LJA Development, 2375 East Camelback Road, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85016, gave an overview of the request and the site. She 
stated they want to delete Stipulation 7. 
Byron Easton, Planning Hearing Officer, asked Ms. Casillas to clarify if she was 
requesting to modify Stipulation 7 or delete Stipulation 7. He clarified that the 
agenda indicated a modification to Stipulation 7, not a deletion. 
Ms. Casillas stated the original request was to modify Stipulation 7 as there are 
two pedestrian connections associated with the stipulation. She stated the 
pedestrian connection on the northern portion of the site was no longer needed 
since the adjacent property had been rezoned to C-2 SP for a self-storage 
warehouse. She stated the proposed connection on the southern portion will 
remain and they are only eliminating the northern connection. 
Attachment B

Planning Hearing Officer Summary of May 15, 2024 
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Byron Easton, Planning Hearing Officer, recommended approval with a 
modification. 
 
FINDINGS: 
 
1) The request for modification of Stipulation 7 is recommended to be 
approved with a modification.  The site has since been re-zoned C-2 SP 
for the development of a self-storage facility and the pedestrian is no 
longer required.  The modification is for the deletion of the Stipulation in its 
entirety.  
 
STIPULATIONS: 
 
1. 
The conceptual site plan, landscape plan, lighting plan and building 
elevations for the commercial (C-1) portion of the site shall be reviewed 
and approved by the Planning Hearing Officer through the public hearing 
process prior to preliminary site plan approval. 
 
 
2. 
The development shall be in general conformance with the site plan and 
elevation date stamped April 19, 2021, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department, and as modified by the following criteria: 
 
 
 
a. The front elevations shall consist of a minimum of 10% non-stucco 
accent material. 
 
 
 
b. The development shall provide gated access. 
 
 
 
c. 
The development shall have a maximum of 264 units. 
 
 
3. 
A shared-use path shall be provided along the east side of 59th Avenue in 
accordance with the City of Phoenix standard trail detail and as approved, 
modified, and required by the Parks and Recreation and Planning and 
Development Departments. 
 
 
4. 
A 30-foot minimum landscape setback shall be provided along 59th 
Avenue and along Elliott Road, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
5. 
The developer shall provide a minimum of 10% open space, as approved 
by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
6. 
The developer shall install a minimum of 20 inverted U-bicycle racks for 
quests, installed per the requirement of Section 1307.H.4 of the Zoning 
Ordinance, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

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7. 
A pedestrian connection shall be provided between the R-3 and C-1 
portions of the site, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
7. 
8. 
In the event archaeological materials are encountered during construction, 
the developer shall immediately cease all ground-disturbing activities 
within a 33-foot radius of the discovery, notify the City Archaeologist, and 
allow time for the Archaeology Office to property assess the materials. 
 
 
8. 
9. 
The applicant shall submit a Traffic Impact Study to the City for this 
development. The conclusions of the study will be used to determine the 
required roadway and traffic improvements to be provided by the 
developer. No preliminary approval of plans shall be granted until the 
study is reviewed and approved by the City. Contact Mr. Matthew Wilson 
(602-262-7580) to set up a meeting to discuss the requirements of the 
study. The Traffic Impact Study shall also be submitted to the Arizona 
Department of Transportation for review and approval. 
 
 
9. 
10. 
The developer shall provide for a 55-foot half street right-of-way dedication 
for the east side of 59th Avenue for the entire length of property, extending 
to Elliot Road. This shall include 37 feet of paving for the east half of 59th 
Avenue. 
 
 
10. 
11. 
The developer shall provide for a 55-foot half street right-of-way dedication 
on the north side of Elliot Road from 59th Avenue to the existing 
residential development to the east. Include 37 feet of paving for the north 
half of Elliot Road and additional improvements, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
11. 
12. 
The developer shall provide for a 25-foot by 25-foot right-of-way triangle 
dedication at the northeast of the 59th Avenue and Elliot Road 
intersection. 
 
 
12. 
13. 
Open irrigation facilities are to be relocated and piped outside of the right-
of-way. Contact Salt River Project to identify existing land rights and 
establish an appropriate process to relocate facility. Relocations that 
require additional dedications or land transfer require completion prior to 
obtaining plat and/or civil plan review approval. 
 
 
13. 
14. 
The developer shall underground existing overhead electrical utilities 
within the public right-of-way that are impacted or to be relocated as part 
of this project, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department. 
 
 
14. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the

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15. 
development with paving, curb, gutter, 5-foot sidewalk, curb ramps, 
streetlights, landscaping, and other incidentals, as per plans approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. All improvements shall 
comply with the current ADA Guidelines. 
 
 
15. 
16 
Any request to change, delete or modify stipulations shall be presented 
through the Planning Hearing Officer process and notification shall be 
given to the Laveen Village Planning Committee prior to the Planning 
Hearing Officer hearing. 
 
 
16. 
17. 
Prior to preliminary site plan approval, the landowner shall execute a 
Proposition 207 waiver of claims in a form approved by the City Attorney’s 
Office. The waiver shall be recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder’s 
Office and delivered to the City to be included in the rezoning application 
file for record. 
 
 
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