Attachment D - PC Summary - Z-2-20-7.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2020-06-24)

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
June 04, 2020 
ITEM NO: 15 
DISTRICT NO.: 7
SUBJECT: 
Application #: 
Z-2-20-7 
Location: 
Approximately 220 feet north of the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue 
and Vineyard Road
From: 
S-1 
To: 
R1-8 
Acreage: 
5.80 
Proposal: 
Single-family residential
Applicant: 
Trethan Goswick, LLC/Ethan Bindelglas
Owner: 
Lueth Green Valley, LLC
Representative: Withey Morris, PLC/William F. Allison
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Laveen 5/11/2020 Approval, per the staff recommendation with additional stipulations. 
Vote: 10-0. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Laveen Village Planning 
Committee recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Shank made a MOTION to approve Z-2-20-7, per the 
Laveen Village Planning Committee recommendation. 
Maker: Shank 
Second: Montalvo 
Vote: 9-0 
Absent: None   
Opposition Present: No 
Findings: 
1.
At a density of 3.97 dwelling units per acre, the proposed development is
compatible with the General Plan Land Use Map designation of Residential 3.5
to 5 dwelling units per acre, as well as with the Laveen Southwest Growth
Study Land Use Map designation of Residential 2 to 5 dwelling units per acre.
It is also compatible in scale and design with the existing single-family
residential developments directly adjacent to the east, west, and south.
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2. 
As stipulated, the proposed project will incorporate development and design 
standards from the Laveen Southwest Growth Study and will enhance and 
preserve the character of the Laveen Village.
 
 
3. 
The development will include detached sidewalks and enhanced landscaping 
to create a pedestrian-friendly connection from 42nd Drive to 43rd Avenue, as 
well as a robustly-landscaped multi-use trail along 43rd Avenue. These 
features will create a more walkable environment as well as help reduce the 
urban heat island effect.
 
Stipulations: 
 
1. 
The development shall be in general conformance to the site plan date 
stamped January 14, 2020, with specific regard to the minimum lot width of 50 
feet, as modified by the following stipulations, and as approved by the Planning 
and Development Department.
 
 
2. 
All elevations of the buildings shall contain three of the following architectural 
embellishments and detailing: textural changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, 
variation in window size and location, and overhang canopies, as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
3. 
All elevations shall incorporate at minimum three of the following building 
materials: native stone, burnt adobe, textured brick, wood (when shaded by 
overhangs or deep recesses), slump block, ceramic tile (matte finish), stucco, 
and exposed aggregate concrete, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.
 
 
4. 
All garage doors shall have decorative embellishments such as window panels, 
added materials surrounding the door, or trellises, as approved by the Planning 
and Development Department.
 
 
5. 
A minimum of 75 percent of the standard elevations provided shall include 
patios in the front yard at a minimum of 60 square feet in area and at a depth of 
at least six feet and clearly separated from the front yard with fencing subject to 
the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as approved by the Planning and Development 
Department.  
 
 
6. 
The central open space area (Tract “A”), as depicted on the site plan date 
stamped January 14, 2020, shall contain at minimum one shaded active 
recreation amenity such as a tot lot, picnic ramada, or similar, and will contain a 
fully accessible pedestrian pathway connecting the amenity with St. Anne 
Avenue and St. Charles Avenue, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
7. 
The development shall provide at minimum one gathering place such as a 
seating area that is accessible to the public along 43rd Avenue, as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
8. 
The sidewalk along 43rd Avenue shall be detached with a minimum five-foot-
wide landscape area located between the sidewalk and back of curb and

planted to the standards set forth in Stipulation No. 9, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.
 
 
9. 
The sidewalks on both sides of 42nd Drive and on the north side of St. Charles 
Avenue, as depicted on the site plan date stamped January 14, 2020, shall be 
detached with a minimum five-foot-wide landscape area located between the 
sidewalk and back of curb and planted to the following standards, as approved 
by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 3-inch caliper large canopy, single-trunk, shade trees placed a 
minimum of 25 feet on center or equivalent groupings to provide a 
minimum of 75 percent shade on adjacent sidewalks.
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought tolerant shrubs and vegetative groundcovers with a maximum 
mature height of 24 inches to provide a minimum of 75 percent live 
coverage at maturity.
 
 
10. 
Where sidewalks are attached, shade trees shall be planted at a maximum of 
20 feet from sidewalks at a rate of a minimum of one, 3-inch caliper or greater 
shade tree within the front yard of each residential lot and, where sidewalks are 
adjacent to common area tracts, minimum 3-inch caliper or greater shade trees 
shall be planted 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings, as approved or 
modified by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
11. 
A minimum landscape setback of 30 feet shall be provided along 43rd Avenue, 
as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
12. 
All required common landscape setbacks along the perimeter of the site shall 
include 50 percent 2-inch caliper trees and a minimum 50 percent 3-inch 
caliper or multi-trunk, planted 20 feet on center, or in equivalent groupings, and 
positioned to shade multi-use trails (MUT) where present, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department.
 
 
13. 
The perimeter walls adjacent 43rd Avenue shall include material and textural 
differences, such as stucco and/or split face block with a decorative element, 
such as tile, tile insets, or stamped designs, as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department.
 
 
14. 
The developer shall dedicate a 30-foot wide multi-use trail easement (MUTE) 
along 43rd Avenue and construct a minimum 10-foot wide multi-use trail (MUT) 
within the easement, in accordance with the MAG supplemental detail and as 
approved by the Parks and Recreation and Planning and Development 
Departments 
 
 
15. 
The developer shall dedicate 50 feet of right-of-way for all local streets within 
the development and build to local street standards, as approved the Planning 
and Development Department.
 
 
16. 
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. 
 
 
17. 
If determined necessary by the Phoenix Archaeology Office, the applicant shall 
conduct Phase I data testing and submit an archaeological survey report of the 
development area for review and approval by the City Archaeologist prior to 
clearing and grubbing, landscape salvage, and/or grading approval. 
 
 
18. 
If Phase I data testing is required, and if, upon review of the results from the 
Phase I data testing, the City Archaeologist, in consultation with a qualified 
archaeologist, determines such data recovery excavations are necessary, the 
applicant shall conduct Phase II archaeological data recovery excavations.
 
 
19. 
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.
 
 
20. 
THE DEVELOPER SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM 22-FOOT DRIVEWAY FOR 
EACH HOME IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
 
 
21. 
ALL STREET-FACING BUILDING ELEVATIONS SHALL CONTAIN A 
MINIMUM OF 20 PERCENT NON-STUCCO MATERIAL.
 
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