Attachment C - VPC Summary - Z-68-19-1.pdf

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary 
Z-68-19-1 
Date of VPC Meeting 
May 21, 2020 
Request From 
S-1 (10.04 acres) 
Request To 
RE-35 (10.04 acres) 
Proposed Use 
Single-family residential 
Location 
Northeast corner of 47th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak 
Road 
VPC Recommendation 
Approval 
VPC Vote 
12-0 
VPC DISCUSSION & RECOMMENDED STIPULATIONS:
Mr. David Simmons, staff, went over the request with the committee and 
presented an overview of the proposed rezoning request. He shared with the 
committee that this request is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map, is 
in character with the surrounding area and that the proposal is stipulated to eight 
lots as depicted on the subdivision plat. He also shared that the intent of the 
rezoning was to accommodate detached RV garages that would not be allowed 
under the current S-1 zoning designation due to setback constraints. He shared 
a list of stipulations for the case and a staff recommendation for approval subject 
to those stipulations.  
Discussion: 
Ms. Ann O’Brien asked staff why the need for the tree stipulation. 
Mr. David Simmons (staff) shared that the intent of the tree stipulation is to 
ensure there is thermal comfort for pedestrians walking along the attached 
sidewalk along 47th Avenue.  
Mr. Ricardo Romero asked staff is the density was going to be increased for the 
area as a result of this request.  
Mr. Simmons shared that the proposal is stipulated to limit the number of lots to 
eight, which would not increase the density in the area as the subdivision was 
platted back in 1972 as an eight-lot subdivision.  
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City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Mr. Russell Osborn shared that houses are already under construction on two 
of the eight lots.  
 
Applicants Presentation:  
 
Ms. Amy Malloy, representing Justin Davis Law Firm, representing the 
applicant, went over the request and shared with the committee that the request 
was submitted mainly to reduce the side yard setbacks to accommodate RV 
garages that would not be allowed under the current S-1 designation. She went 
over the character of the surrounding area and emphasized that the lots directly 
to the west, across 47th Avenue, were similar in size and nature to what the 
applicant would like to build on the subject site. Ms. Malloy went over the public 
participation report and shared that there is no opposition to the request from the 
neighboring property owners.  
 
MOTION: Mr. Russell Osborn motioned to recommend approval per staff’s 
stipulations for Rezoning Case No. Z-68-19-1.  Committee member Ms. Ann 
O’Brien seconded the motion. 
 
VOTE:  12-0, motion to recommend approval passed, with Committee 
Members Grossman, DiLeo, Gardner, Greenberg, Kenney, Levy, Lewis, 
O’Brien, Osborne, Romero, Shipman and Virgil in favor. 
 
Staff comments regarding VPC Recommendation & Stipulations: 
 
None 
 
Stipulations:  
  
1. 
The development shall be subject to Single-Family Design Review for individual lots 
prior to the issuance of building permits for each lot, with the additional following 
requirements, as approved by the Planning and Development Department: 
 
a) That building materials and colors shall express a desert character and shall 
blend with, rather than strongly contrast with the desert environment. 
 
b) The area between the front building line and the front property line, excluding 
areas necessary for access, shall be landscaped with a minimum of three, 
two-inch caliper or greater, drought resistant accent trees; and a minimum of 
five, five-gallon or greater, drought resistant shrubs per tree. A minimum of 
two of the trees shall be planted in close proximity to the sidewalk to 
maximize shade for pedestrians.  
 
 
2. 
The development shall not exceed 8 residential lots. 
 
 
3. 
The perimeter wall adjacent to Pinnacle Peak Road and the detention basin to the 
east shall be painted prior to any single-family building permit issuance. Colors 
shall express a desert character and shall blend with, rather than strongly contrast 
with the desert environment, as approved by the Planning and Development

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City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Department. 
  
 
4. 
The developer shall construct all streets within and adjacent to the development 
with paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps, streetlights, median islands, 
landscaping and other incidentals, as per plans approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. All improvements shall comply with all ADA accessibility 
standards 
 
 
5. 
The developer shall record a Notice to Prospective Purchasers of Proximity to 
Airport in order to disclose the existence and operational characteristics of Phoenix 
Deer Valley Airport (DVT) to future owners or tenants of the property as approved 
by the Aviation Department. 
 
 
6. 
Prior to permit issuance, the property owner shall record documents that disclose 
to purchasers of property within the development the existence and operational 
characteristics of agricultural and equestrian uses. The form and content of such 
documents shall be reviewed and approved by the City Attorney. 
 
 
7. 
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 properly assess the materials.