Attachment D - VPC Summary - GPA-NG-1-19-1.pdf
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City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary GPA-NG-1-19-1 Date of VPC Meeting May 14, 2020 Request From Mixed Use (North Gateway & Northwest Area only) 39.26 acres, Preserves/Mixed Use (Area C & D only) 21.08 acres, Preserves/Floodplain 4.21 acres, Floodplain 0.29 acres Request To Residential 3.5 to 5 to allow for residential development (64.84 acres) Proposed Use Single-family residential Location Southwest corner of I-17 and Dixileta Drive VPC Recommendation Approval, per the staff recommendation VPC Vote 6-0 VPC DISCUSSION & RECOMMENDED STIPULATIONS: Ms. Kristi Trisko, staff, gave a presentation covering the existing land uses and General Plan Land Use Map designations for items No. 3 and 4. She displayed a land use map, general plan map and shared a brief description of the infrastructure and utility issues with the site and the recent removal of the lift station property from the GPA area. Ms. Trisko shared the seventeen (17) stipulations and stated why they are important and referenced policy to support them. She shared that the proposal is compatible with surrounding land uses in the area. Mr. Bill Lally, applicant representative, provided a brief history of this site stating that the original entitlements approved in 2005 allowed approximately 700 residential units and mixed uses near the intersection. In 2018, the entitlements were changed again to allow for some single family and townhome uses with a total unit count of 700 dwellings. Mr. Lally then described the current site plan details along with the infrastructure and utilities issues for the site now proposing 228 single family lots due to reduced utility access with the preservation of 118 acres as permanent preserve. Mr. Lally also explained that a small portion of the site, along I-17, was removed from the GPA boundary for the lift station. Committee Member Steve Tucker asked the applicant if the site’s only access point was along Dixileta Drive? Mr. Bill Lally stated that Dixilate Drive is the main access point due to the site’s proximity to I-17 on the east and the canal on the south. Attachment D GPA-NG-1-19-1 Page 2 of 2 City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 Committee Member Steve Tucker asked if the roundabout shown near the southern end of the project would connect to the frontage road? Mr. Bill Lally stated that he had misspoke, there is a secondary vehicle access point located just east of the roundabout along the frontage road near the southern end of the site. Mr. Lally further stated that there will be two gated entrance points to the site. Committee Member Steve Tucker commented that he is pleased with the 118-acre hillside portion of the site that will be donated as permanent preserve. Mr. Bill Lally stated it was Lennar’s work with the City that made this dedication happen. Committee Member Julie Read stated that this development would be part of the Deer Valley School District and as such, would need to provide bus service to the site. She asked, will turnarounds and the entrance gates shown on the site plan allow busses adequate turnaround space? Mr. Bill Lally stated that the project will be designed with adequate turnaround space for all types of large vehicles that will be needed to serve the site. Committee Member Shannon Simon asked if the applicants had worked with the surrounding property owners to remove the lift station from the GPA? Mr. Bill Lally stated that the lift station was removed as part of an agreement with the City of Phoenix. Committee Member Julie Read asked if any residents had called in, left comments, or wished to speak this evening? Ms. Kristi Trisko stated that no requests to speak or emails were received by staff prior to the meeting. MOTION: Shannon Simon made a motion to approve GPA-NG-1-19-1: per staff’s recommendation. Ms. Julie Read seconded the motion. VOTE: 6-0. Motion passes with Committee Members Julie Read, Michelle Ricart, Daniel Tome, Steve Tucker, Shannon Simon, and Jason Stokes in favor. STAFF COMMENTS REGARDING VPC RECOMMENDATION: Staff has no comments.