Attachment D - PC Summary - Z-69-19-5.pdf
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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION June 4, 2020 ITEM NO: 7 DISTRICT NO.: 5 SUBJECT: Application #: Z-69-19-5 Location: Approximately 315 feet west of the northwest corner of Ball Park Boulevard and Camelback Road From: S-1 SP and S-1 To: R-2 Acreage: 18.02 Proposal: Multifamily detached homes Applicant: EMC Management Owner: RLD II Loan LLC, et al Representative: Shelby Duplessis ACTIONS: Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: Maryvale 5/13/2020 Denial. Vote: 12-0. Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the staff recommendation with modified stipulations. Motion Discussion: Commissioner Shank made a MOTION to approve Z-69-19-5, per the staff recommendation. Commissioner Montalvo seconded the motion. Commissioner Busching offered a friendly amended to add the word “public” to Stipulations 9, 10 and 11 when talking about pedestrian pathways and pedestrian access. She noted that the applicant was okay with the change. Commissioner Howard asked what the implications are of the change. Commissioner Busching responded that the applicant has three paths of pedestrian access points for the property and she was trying to create pedestrian access through those pathways and the applicant has agreed. Commissioner Shank asked staff what the recommended friendly amendment would be. Ms. Escolar recommended that the motion can be modified to, move to approve Z-69- 19-5, per the staff recommendation with modification to Stipulation Nos. 9 through 11 to add the word public when referencing pedestrian pathways and pedestrian access. Attachment D Commissioner Shank accepted the friendly amendment. Commissioner Montalvo accepted the friendly amendment. Motion details: Commissioner Shank made a MOTION to approve Z-69-19-5, per the staff recommendation with modifications to Stipulation Nos. 9 through 11 to add the word public when referencing pedestrian pathways and pedestrian access. Maker: Shank Second: Montalvo Vote: 9-0 Absent: None Opposition Present: Yes Findings: 1. The request would support the development of a vacant and underutilized property and provides for additional housing options in Maryvale. 2. The stipulated open space, landscaping and design elements are above the minimum standards required for multifamily development and will make the proposal a compatible addition to the neighboring area. 3. As stipulated, the proposal will require future residents of the development to be notified of the operational characteristics of Glendale Municipal Airport and for the units to be constructed to mitigate noise from the airport. Stipulations: 1. All elevations shall contain architectural embellishments and detailing, such as: textural changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, variation in window size or location, overhang canopies, stone veneer wainscoting, decorative gabel pipe details, decorative wooden shutters, or similar features, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 2. All garage doors shall have decorative embellishments, including but not limited to, window panels, raised or recessed panels, architectural trim surrounding the door, separated single garage doors, accent lighting, and/or a trellis feature, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 3. All new perimeter walls shall include material and textural differences, such as stucco and/or split face block with a decorative element, such as tile or stamped designs, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 4. A minimum of 7.5 percent of the gross site area shall be retained as open space, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 5. All required open space amenity areas shall be shaded to a minimum 75 percent, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 6. All private pedestrian pathways including sidewalks shall be shaded to a minimum 50 percent, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 7. A minimum of eight bicycle parking spaces located near building entrances shall be installed per the requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Zoning Ordinance, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 8. All public sidewalks shall be detached with a minimum five-foot-wide landscaped area located between the sidewalk and back of curb. Minimum two-inch caliper shade trees shall be planted a minimum of 20 feet on center or equivalent groupings on both sides of the sidewalk with five 5-gallon shrubs per tree, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 9. The developer shall provide a PUBLIC pedestrian pathway and gate at the northwest corner of the site to provide a connection to the future trail west of the site, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 10. The developer shall provide PUBLIC pedestrian access to Ball Park Boulevard at the northeast corner of the site, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 11. The developer shall provide PUBLIC pedestrian access to Camelback Road, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 12. The driveway along Camelback Road shall prohibit left turn ingress, as approved by the Street Transportation Department. Full access may be provided upon approval of an engineering analysis by the Street Transportation Department. 13. The developer shall install traffic calming measures such as speed humps or speed cushions across the property’s drive aisles to increase the safety of pedestrians on the sidewalks by slowing down vehicles circulating, entering and exiting the property, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 14. Sidewalk crossings, constructed of decorative pavers, stamped or colored concrete, or another material, other than those used to pave the parking surfaces and drive aisles, shall be provided across driveways, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 15. 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, as approved by the Planning and Development Department. 16. The property owner shall record documents that disclose the existence, and operational characteristics of Glendale Municipal Airport to future owners or tenants of the property. The form and content of such documents shall be according to the templates and instructions provided which have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney, and in accordance with State law requiring airport disclosure. 17. The developer shall grant and record an avigation easement to the City of Phoenix for the site, per the content and form prescribed by the City Attorney prior to final site plan approval. 18. The developer shall grant and record an avigation easement in favor of the City of Glendale in the form submitted to the City of Phoenix. 19. The developer shall provide a No Hazard Determination for the proposed development from the FAA pursuant to the FAA’s Form-7460 obstruction analysis review process, prior to construction permit approval, as per plans approved by the Planning and Development Department. 20. Prior to issuance of a final certificate of occupancy, the developer must install a sign (approximately 8 inches by 11 inches in size) within the development's sales/leasing office that is visible to prospective renters or purchasers which discloses the proximity of the Glendale Municipal Airport and increased frequency of overflight and related aircraft noise, as approved by the Aviation Department. 21. The indoor noise levels shall not exceed a decibel day night-level (DNL) of 45 decibels and that along with the building plans submitted for Phoenix Building Construction Code compliance review to the Planning and Development Department there shall be a sealed and signed analysis by an engineer licensed in Arizona with a proficiency in residential sound mitigation or noise control. The engineer shall note in the analysis that the building design is capable of achieving the required Noise Level Reduction. 22. 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. This publication can be made available in alternate format upon request. Please contact Tamra Ingersoll at (602) 534-6648, TTY use 7-1-1.