Attachment G - Opposition - Z-119-24-2.pdf
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From:
Carol Dries
To:
Adrian G Zambrano
Cc:
Carol Dries
Subject:
Application No Z-119-24-2
Date:
Sunday, November 24, 2024 3:00:35 PM
To Adrian Zambrano and the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee,
I do hereby protest strongly against the proposed rezoning application with the City of Phoenix
(Case No. Z-119-24-2) for the property at 56th Street and Shea.
We are current resident just 2 doors down from the proposed new project with the new
proposed zoning. I am also a full-time Realtor with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty
for the past 20 years.
There is absolutely NO QUESTION that the rezoning of this parcel and the project proposed
WILL SEVERELY HURT THE RESALE VALUE of the homes directly South of there, running along
side the whole 56th Street to Mountain View. This is especially true for the few homes that are
closest to the proposed project.
To allow the rezoning and the project to move forward would be a great injustice to us
homeowners who have bought in this area with the intent to live and see our homes appreciate
in value.
If you allow this rezoning and commercial building, then the future pricing appreciation of our
homes will stall. That is not just and fair your homeowner residents and our neighborhood and
community.
The project leaders comment that their proposed new building is already next to a church and
across the street from a school/synagogue, so it should not matter to anyone that the zoning
be changed from RE-43 to C-O.
However, they failed to point out that the entire adjoining rest of 56th Street going south is
RESIDENTIAL, and the zoning change would really matter to all of us.
I have spoken to my family and many, many of my neighbors, and we are ALL OPPOSED to the
proposed rezoning.
Please do not allow this parcel to be rezoned from RE-43 to C-O to accommodate the
development of a medical office!!! There are plenty of other commercial spaces and parcels
that would not necessitate the rezoning of RE-43.
This is my neighborhood and my home and I do NOT want a medical office 2 doors down from
me!
ATTACHMENT G
I cannot state this strongly enough!!
We vote NO to the rezoning and new development!
Carol and Charlie Dries
[russlyon.com]
Carol Dries
REALTOR®
Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty
6900 E Camelback Road, Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 [goo.gl]
(602) 618-6999 | carol.dries@russlyon.com | LinkedIn [linkedin.com] |
caroldries.com [caroldries.com]
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From:
ROBERT GEORGE
To:
Adrian G Zambrano
Subject:
Case No. Z-119-24-2
Date:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:32:12 PM
To Mr. Zambrano and the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee.
We are opposed to the rezoning for the property located at the Southwest Corner of
Shea Blvd. and 56th St., Phoenix (Case No. Z-119-24-2) for several reasons.
1. It will devalue our property for resale significantly according to my sources. All
properties south of Shea Blvd on 56th St except for the Jewish Synagogue are
residential thus affecting a significant number of properties currently zoned I believe
like Paradise Valley. One plus acre lots. We have lived here for 24 years and many
other residents on 56th St. have been here many years.
2. It will increase traffic on 56th Street as well as Shea Blvd. There are already a
number of accidents that occur at that intersection every year. The map provided by
the lawyers for the zoning change request indicate the entrance to the medical
building would be off of Shea Blvd east of the intersection. I am fairly certain cars
approaching from the east on Shea will make a U-turn at 56th St to get to the
entrance for the medical facility.
3. Why not use one of the vacated buildings on the north side of Shea Blvd. further to
the west of 56th St. For example, the Honorhealth facility at 50th St and Shea I
presume is vacant since they built the new Urgent Care and ER next to Mountainside
Fitness. The urgent care facility that was at Tatum and Shea near the Chase Bank
was vacated. Or how about the building where Whole Foods is vacating at Tatum and
Shea, which all have traffic signals and multiple lanes in each direction to handle
more traffic.
Please don't approve the rezoning request. Our neighborhood has already been
degraded by allowing Mountainside Fitness and the ER/UC facility to build on Shea. A
new medical facility will just make it worse and there are other options nearby.
Robert and Victoria George
10227 N 56th St, Paradise Valley
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From:
Doug Leventhal
To:
Adrian G Zambrano
Cc:
Racelle Escolar; Council District 3 PCC
Subject:
Re: Z-119-24-2 Objection
Date:
Monday, December 2, 2024 1:17:21 PM
Hi Adrian,
I wanted to clarify one aspect of my letter of opposition that I'd like you to share
with the respective parties.
I am in no way speaking on behalf of Congregation Beth Israel or Scottsdale Country Day
School. My opposition to the project is solely as a resident of the community and the
neighborhood south of it. The views expressed are mine only and do not represent any views
of the Board of Directors of CBI or the school. I added the detail of my board seat solely to
illustrate my involvement in the community and proximity to the project.
Thank you,
Doug Leventhal
On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 9:04 AM Adrian G Zambrano <adrian.zambrano@phoenix.gov>
wrote:
Hi Doug,
Thank you for your email. I have saved it to the case file and have shared it with the
applicant and the Paradise Valley VPC.
Best regards,
Adrian Zambrano
Planner II - Village Planner
Phone: 602-534-6057
E-mail: adrian.zambrano@phoenix.gov
City of Phoenix
► Planning & Development Department
Planning Division, Long Range Planning
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mission: Planning, Development and Preservation for a Better Phoenix
From: Doug Leventhal <doug.leventhal@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2024 9:19 PM
To: Adrian G Zambrano <adrian.zambrano@phoenix.gov>; Racelle Escolar
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Cc: Council District 3 PCC <council.district.3@phoenix.gov>
Subject: Z-119-24-2 Objection
Hello Adrian and Racelle, I am writing to express our objection to the proposed modification to the general plan amendment to allow a non-conforming commercial use on the currently residentially zoned and planned property. As a 21-year homeowner
Hello Adrian and Racelle,
I am writing to express our objection to the proposed modification to the general plan
amendment to allow a non-conforming commercial use on the currently residentially zoned
and planned property. As a 21-year homeowner in Singletree Ranch (to the south) and a
board member of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) (immediately to the west) of this project, I
am concerned about the proposed use on a number of levels and would ask the commission
to recommend a denial of the proposed zone change. Those objections include traffic,
incompatibility of the proposed use and pedestrian and cyclist safety. I will address each of
these separately:
Traffic: The intersection of 56th St and Shea in its current design is most likely not
configured to handle an additional commercial use that requires 160+ parking spaces. I
would ask the applicant to produce a traffic study to demonstrate the on peak and off peak
impact this use will add to this intersection. As it currently stands, when parents are
dropping off students at both the Channen Preschool and Scottsdale Country Day School
(which operates out of CBI), northbound 56th Street traffic backs up to where all the cars
cannot proceed through the intersection on one cycle. The cars invariably will also stack up
past the proposed 56th Street curb cut entrance to the proposed project creating a conflict.
Keep in mind, all westbound and southbound traffic exiting the proposed project will have
to funnel on to 56th Street since a left-out turning movement onto Shea is prohibited from
the project's Shea curb cut due to the raised median (and proximity to the intersection).
Recommendation to Mitigate Traffic: We recommend that if this project is to proceed, to
mitigate the northbound and southbound 56th Street congestion created, that the project's
access to 56th Street is eliminated all-together and all traffic is directed to use the Shea Blvd
access.
Use: The use is directly in violation of the existing zoning and General Plan. While a
General Plan amendment is not required because the property is under 10 acres, that doesn't
discredit or diminish the fact that a 2-story medical office building is inconsistent with the
neighboring churches, schools and residences. We object to the proposed zone change
because the use itself is not currently approved or allowed without this zoning action and
would incorporate an incompatible use to the surrounding area. 56th Street is a quiet street
that ends at Mountain View to the South (then heads east to Invergordon). This use does not
contribute anything to the immediate and surrounding neighborhoods, nor bring amenities or
add any value. While it's not the purview of the City process to restrict uses within
permitted zones, it is in the purview to take actions that are consistent with the voter
approved General Plan and uphold the existing residential zoning on this property.
Recommendation to Mitigate Use: We assume there is no control over what specific uses
go into the medical office subject to C-O, but would propose a condition of approval
prohibiting pain management clinics from the development due to concerns about the
proximity to children in the school at CBI as well as the students of Scottsdale Country Day
school which uses the CBI facility and the playground immediately south of the subject
property.
Pedestrian & Cyclist Safety: 56th Street is a relatively quiet residential street used daily by
many cyclist groups and pedestrian walkers and joggers. There is no dedicated bicycle lane
on 56th street south of Shea like the one that exists immediately north of Shea, so the
cyclists and joggers share the road with vehicular traffic. Congestion of the two builds at the
crosswalk with the peak times of school and CBI functions. Adding more traffic to the
intersection as a result of this use will create additional opportunities for conflict between
those users, particularly the cyclists who do not, and cannot, use the sidewalk. Additionally,
children cross 56th Street from CBI, Channen and the Scottsdale Country Day to go to the
school's playground across the street. The additional traffic generated should not be
dismissed as an additional traffic risk for visitors not expecting the medical offices to be
situated in a neighborhood setting. Again, eliminating the 56th Street access would alleviate
this concern.
This proposed use is incompatible to the surrounding neighborhood (and existing General
Plan and Zoning). It conflicts with existing community uses, creates an additional vehicular
strain on the intersection, creates a potential conflict with the adjacent school's playground
and compounds to an already unsafe condition for cyclists. Therefore, we respectfully
request that the recommendation of the Village Planning Committee be to deny this zone
change. Barring that recommendation, we request the Committee make the
recommendations mentioned above.
Respectfully submitted,
Doug (and Stephanie) Leventhal
10021 N 55th Place
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ITEM#7, Z-119-24-2
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Hello,
This email is being sent as I have great concerns about the massive medical office complex to be built at this
location of 56th street and Shea Blvd.
The ingress on 56th street is only one lane, there is a busy school and religious church right across the street
which already causes traffic issues in the morning and evening during busy hours. There are toddlers with
their teachers and classes that cross the street to play right next door to this project!
Now with medical offices there, this intersection south ON 56th street is too small and I am VERY VERY
CONCERNED about this with the added traffic!
I live at the end of 56th street and there are constantly speeding cars up and down my street! I have kids that
ride their bikes like my neighbors, and I feel it would be WRONG to approve such a big complex as it currently
is planned. Besides the intersection in front of the subject property, it will increase speeding cars on my
street as well.
At the current size of the complex, this is just too many cars coming in and out and on my street and I feel this
is a safety hazard for my kids, THE KIDS THAT CROSS THE STREET AND PLAY ON THE FIELD NEXT TO THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION, and my respected neighbors whom also live here.
Please take my neighbors and mine objections seriously and scale down the size of this medical complex due
to series traffic concerns.
I approve this email and OBJECT TO THE CURRENT PLAN AS ITS CURRENT SIZE.
Anay B. Kapadia
9809 N 56th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85253
847-975-2057.
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Shea Blvd and 56th Street Planned Medical Building
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To the Planning Commission
I am a resident in Astoria, a 10 home subdivision, located immediately south of the project. Because
of current traffic backups, Astoria already gets quite a few cars that speed thru our tiny U-shaped
subdivision trying to get back to Shea. These frustrated drivers are searching for short cuts thru the
neighborhood trying to get around the lengthy backups on Shea. With a large project at the
intersection as proposed, the back up of cars on 56th street will ruin this residential neighborhood.
Since Mountainside Fitness opened, I'm frequently unable to make a left turn (heading west) onto
Shea because the traffic is baked up as far as the eye can see.
In addition, the parents that have children at Temple Beth that make multiple trips back and forth
everyday will be negatively impacted.
Please reconsider the size and scope of this project. It should be scaled back.
Respectfully,
Louis Chacopulos
5535 E. Beryl Ave
Paradise Valley 85253
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From:
Matthew Karlovsky, M.D., F.A.C.S.
To:
PDD Long Range Planning
Subject:
Shea and 56th rezoning
Date:
Sunday, December 29, 2024 10:38:42 PM
Adrian and Racelle,
I live on 57th St south of Shea Blvd and was just made aware today of the rezoning attempt at
Shea/56th St, Z-119-24-2 by a neighbor. I reviewed Adrian's report from Nov 22, 2024 about
the proposed massive office building complex. We who live in this neighborhood did not
receive any notices about this project.
If you recall, there was an organized neighborhood campaign against the rezoning of the
corner property at 57th and Shea two years ago proposed by Regal American and despite
fierce objection by hundreds of neighbors, the rezoning was pushed through by Regal's firm
Whitney Morris. This large complex is now under construction. In real life now the building is
large, overbearing and does not fit the appearance of the neighborhood and negatively impacts
the landscape and will create a traffic danger. All these concerns were ignored and the
projected was approved by the city.
The new Urgent Care which is located at 52nd street and Shea has very severely impacted
traffic congestion along Shea even during non-rush hour times these past 2 years. Since extra
traffic signals were erected on Shea to assist the Urgent Care, westbound traffic now backs up
from 56th/Shea all the way back to N. 61th Place, and east bound traffic backs up halfway to
Tatum Blvd, beginning at 2pm now. It takes 3-4 cycles of the lights to get through the
intersection of Shea/56th now. The Urgent Care alone has very badly impacted the traffic
along Shea for all the hundreds of residents within 1 mile each way along Shea.
Now comes this brand-new proposal at 56th and Shea of a 2-story office complex by Ronny
Urman, a colleague of Regal American's owner, with an underground garage and surface
garage for a total of 136 parking spaces. This is maddening and will undoubtedly further
negatively impact traffic, during peak and off peak. This type of office complex is not meant
to be in Paradise Valley. Traffic congestion will be severe.
All the proposed verbiage about bike paths, tree conservation, zero waste, climate action is the
typical blather used by Whitney Morris to plump up the application to make it appear
thoughtful and that it would somehow benefit the community by making it "fit in" to the
landscape. This can't be further from the truth.
I invite you to stand on the corner of 56th St and Shea at 3pm and observe the traffic for 30
minutes. There is no place for this new proposal.
Please do not approve this.
Sincerely,
Matthew E. Karlovsky, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Subject: Automatic reply: Shea and 56th rezoning
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To whom it may concern,
My grandparents bought a property on 56th Street just south of Shea in the 1970's and it has remained in
our family since then. We love this neighborhood and have enjoyed what my grandfather called,
"Peaceful Street" for the last forty years. We were just informed that you are considering adding a
medical complex to a residential area and are shocked that you would steal from a peaceful residential
neighborhood by congesting our street with commercial traffic. In addition, we have watched traffic on
Shea become more and more unmanageable with the new light at Mountainside Fitness. Driving on Shea
in the evening is an absolute mess and this new build would exacerbate an already stressful traffic area.
We absolutely oppose this proposed building in our residential neighborhood.
Thank you,
Tasmyn Phifer
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Proposed project is too large and would create too much commercial traffic in a residential area. Please
scale back this project to a more appropriate size.
Thank you, resident at 10228 N. 58th St., Phoenix, AZ, 85253
Aimee Goldstein, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
11811 North Tatum Blvd, Ste 3031
Phoenix, AZ 85028
480-278-2953
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To whom it may concern –
I wish to air my concerns about the abovementioned proposed project on Shea and 56th street. I have reviewed the
rezoning packed and familiarized myself with the proposed project.
I live at 10209 N. 56th Steet (5 parcels south of the proposed project) and have been there since January 2020. I am
intimately familiar with the community and traƯic patterns on this street.
I do not see a traƯic assessment in the rezoning packet and wonder how this could get to a Final Approval stage of
the Planning Committee without one. With the addition of the Honor Health project, along with the existing
Mountainside Fitness, and the home builder development you recently approved on 57th and Shea, the congestion
on Shea from 64th Street (to the East) and almost Tatum (to the West) has been significant. Now, to add another
high-volume project to that mile plus zone seems unmanageable.
On 56th Street, you already have the Congregation Beth Isreal that has school pick up and drop oƯ, along with
several events, that put strain on the coming and going from Shea on 56th Street. Now, immediately across from
the temple, we are considering a project that would possibly quadruple the current volume of vehicles on this
residential street.
I pose some serious hazards that this project would cause on 56th street, so close to Shea Blvd.:
I am concerned about the eƯect that the traƯic on Shea, heading east and turning south onto 56th will back
up with cars trying to access the residential neighborhood, drop/pick up children oƯ at the temple’s
school, and those trying to immediately make a left turn (once on 56th) to pull into the proposed projects
entrance. This is further exaggerated by residents, temple cars and cars exiting the proposed project all
stopped at the light at Shea and 56th, further making it even more diƯicult for through traƯic, while cars may
be backed up for those waiting to be able to access the proposed project via the previously described left
turn. By the way, during drop oƯ and pick up the Temple has the 15 mph signs out which will also clearly
cause further back up. Also, they have a North access that they keep gated/blocked oƯ, I assume because
the proximity to Shea causes too much congestion if they use that as an access. Was there ever study
done on this?
I am concerned about the (likely) 12-15 month construction of the proposed project and the eƯect on 56th
street. I have watched the home builder project that was previously approved on 57th street and how that
construction is aƯecting that street. Several cars, trucks and mobile construction equipment on that
street is disrupting the coming and going. That project wont even have car access to 57th street but it is still
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a mess. This proposed project is significantly larger and proposed access to 56th and will be causing
congestion right at a significant streetlight.
I am concerned about the eƯect this higher traƯic volume will have on the traƯic partially caused by the
security the Congregation has on sight. Congregation Beth Isreal currently has at least two armed security
guards directing traƯic into and out of their parking lot every day. I see that they aren’t just directing traƯic
but are surveying cars attempting to enter the parking lot. I am completely in favor of the precautions that
the Congregation takes for its security and how this provides additional (indirect) security for the entire
community, so I would not want their process strained in any way. Their security process takes time, and a
significantly higher volume of vehicles on 56th street would strain this process.
Lastly, I am probably most concerned about the children and security at the Congregation’s school. The
children cross 56th street multiple times per day to access their playground. The significant additional
traƯic on 56th caused by this proposed project will exponentially increase the danger to these children both
during the construction phase, and when the project is up and running. Cars pulling out of the proposed
project’s 56th street access, finding that the streetlight is all backed up (as already stated) will look to turn
left (south) in to the residential neighborhood for another route. This puts them immediately into a 15 mph
zone, and/or a security oƯicer (privately hired by the Temple) trying to safely walk students/children across
this NOW very busy street.
I sincerely hope you will take these comments seriously. I am all for progress, but this project poses significant
challenges for the Congregation, and the community that already reside there.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Bob Zimmerman
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Charles Ferguson <charlesfergusoniv@gmail.com>
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 10:11 AM
To:
PDD Planning Commission
Cc:
Charles Ferguson; My Love
Subject:
RE: #7, Z-119-24-2
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Dear Planning Commission or whom it may concern.
We are 12 year residents of Phoenix and when we moved to this home approximately 2 years go we
specifically picked this location to raise our children due to the residential nature of the
neighborhood. We researched the zoning and saw that this site (item #7) in particular was zoned single-
family residential which would prohibit commercial development since any commercial development
would change the character of our immediate neighborhood. We also prided ourselves and shared with
friends that unlike other local municipalities the City of Phoenix is very well governed and resident's
concerns are addressed appropriately.
We became aware of this large commercial development 3 homes away from our home and the change
in zoning from single-family to high-density commercial and we are of course very concerned and
surprised.
This will be detrimental to the residential nature of our street where our kids and other neighborhood
children play. As the Commission may be aware, traffic backups on Shea are very frequent and guests of
this facility will not only use the street on which we reside but also cut down residential side roads in
order to access the facility in high-traffic times. These cut thru drivers and other visitors will not be aware
of the residential child friendly area and will increase the harm and risk to our children and others. There
is a church, a school and single-family homes on this street. How could one justify the dramatic change
in use but only for profit without regard for impact to the nature and safety of the immediate area. This is
a non-confirming change in use.
This application also significantly impacts our enjoyment of the neighborhood with increased traffic,
illuminated signage, two-story steel buildings, asphalt parking areas, transient commercial visitors and a
change from residential in nature to a commercial district with this one, new non-conforming use. This
problem of zoning is self-created by the developer where ample profit could be made to develop as
single-family residential as zoning currently allows where just like our home, where we have 30 and 40 ft
set backs, ample grading and drainage, a maximum lot density the fraction of what is proposed and most
importantly doesn't change the nature and character of the neibhorhood.
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Please deny this application due to its detrimental impact on our immediate community.
Thank you, Charles
--
Charles Ferguson
10201 N. 56th Street
847.687.1341
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IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, TODAY DEC 31, 2024, THAT A MEDICAL COMPLEX BLDG WILL BE
BUILT ON 56TH ST AND SHEA. WE OPPOSE THIS BUILDING AS TRAFFIC IS ALREADY HORRIBLE IN OUR
AREA. IT IS ALREADY A 2 MILE BACKUP GOING WEST FROM 64THST AND THIS NEW BUILDING AND ALL
ITS PARKING WILL BE UNBELIEVABLE. IT WILL CAUSE MORE CARS GOING THRU OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE TRAFFIC ON SHEA WITH MORE ACCIDENTS DAILY. PLEASE REVIEW
THIS PROPOSAL AND MAKE THE CORRECT CHOICES. WOULD YOU WANT THIS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD??? THERE ARE SO MANY EMPTY BUILDINGS ALREADY, WHY CAN’T THEY USE THEM .
DAVID AND JOYCE COLLEY
10210 N. 58TH ST
P.V., AZ 85253
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Email - pdd.planningcomm@phoenix.gov Subject: Planning Commission, #7 - Z-119-24-2
I live at 56th and Cholla and since Mountainside Fitness and HonorHealth built their facilities, it can
take an extra 15 to 20 minutes in stop and go traffic just to get to 56th street to get home. Under no
circumstances should there be another huge facility built in this area. Thank you.
Deborah White, MD
11448 N 54th Place
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Jay Snyder <jay@brokerhotel.com>
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 5:59 PM
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Item7,Z-119-24-2 rezone
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Dear Phoenix Commission Members
For the last 30 years, my wife and I have lived at 9591 N 56th Street 3 houses south of the proposed rezoning
application. Our neighborhood is just South of Mountain View.
I object strongly to the request for a large medical office building on Shea and 56th Steet for the following reasons :
1. Traffic issues This rezoning will create terrible traffic issues on 56 Street. Cars already use 56 st and Shea to go
south to Mountain View RD to avoid Shea . We have had several accidents at the left turn on 56 st and MTN
View. Further, before the home was built on our Cul de sac there were 3 accidents, one involving a roll over
and serious injury. South of Mountain View there are only 3 homes on each side of the street. Since drivers
cannot see it is a dead end they travel through at a high rate of speed only to make a quick turn, in frustration
and speed back towards Mountain View.
2. Schools The land is across the street from the proposed site has an elementary school.
3. Paradise Valley residential community. This development will disturb the residential neighborhood less than a
mile south.
4. Traffic study been completed?
Jay G. Snyder
Snyder Nationwide Real Estate
8141 E. Indian Bend Road Suite 107
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Jay@brokerhotel.com
480-344-7500 Office
602-418-0282 Mobile
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To Whom It May Concern,
We strongly object to the approval of a 35,000 sq ft Medical Complex being built on the corner of Shea
and 56th Street. We especially have concerns about the proposed size of the complex which includes 90
surface parking spots plus a parking garage. We also strongly object to having ingress/egress on 56th
Street in part or in total.
The fairly recent developments along Shea including the Honor Health Urgent Care and Mountain Fitness
Gym on Shea along with the already established Beth Tefillah Synagogue/School on 56th and Shea have
greatly impacted traffic frequently in this area, causing long back-ups. The commercial building that is
currently under construction on 60th and Shea will only add to that problem. We don't need yet another
large commercial development in the area. This development ignores the quiet residential nature of 56th
Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Sincerely,
Ken and Kathy Ketter
9501 N 56th Street
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
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Dear Adrian and Racelle -
My name is Lissa Erickson. I and my family live at 10020 N. 58th Street and were active participants in
the attempt to deter the recent rezoning of the property at 57th and Shea, two years ago, when the
property was rezoned for RO usage against our community's wishes. We are now hearing - only from a
neighborhood flyer; never via any communication from the zoning applicant or the city - that, on top of
last year's decision to allow a non-residential (RO) structure for the first time in the Country Club Acre
community, there is now a current request suddenly being heard by the Planning Commission to create a
large, commercial medical complex at the corner of 56th and Shea, with no prior review by the Paradise
Valley Village planning committee; thus blocking any opportunity for the residents most affected by this
decision to communicate their extreme desire to keep our residential community intact, in the manner it
was intended: as a quiet, upscale single-dwelling residential community on 1+ acre plots of land.
At the time of the prior rezoning at 57th and Shea, as you each know, the direct neighborhood community
contiguous to that project - and this new project - were completely opposed to the project; and
expressed concerns at that time that the 57th Street rezoning would jump-start a precedence for other
commercial entities to make inroads into our community. We were assured by the PV
Planning Committee, and the Council, at that time that the RO rezoning would in no way threaten future
zoning issues in a manner that would detract from Country Club Acres. And yet here we are, no more
than a year and a half later, with a zoning request in hand to build a commercial, large-scale edifice right
in the midst of our community. It is hard to believe that the good intentions articulated two years ago by
your Council, were expressed in actual good faith; particularly with the jump over the standard
procedures requiring notification of the surrounding community; the lack of review by the PV Planning
Committee; and sufficient time and careful review of such a complete change to the nature of our
neighborhood. We have been given no notice, no voice, and no consideration for this massively
detrimental zoning request.
I request that this application be sent back down to the PV Council for a proper, and hopefully objective,
review of this new request and the horrific effect it would have on our community and the traffic patterns
on Shea Boulevard and our neighborhood streets. There is no excuse for this situation to be occurring
without any consideration given to the impact to those of us who live here, and love this community.
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Please reconsider next steps for this application. What is happening in this instance is a travesty of the
procedures established for zoning requests. Please fix the process for this application, before
something occurs that would be exceedingly destructive to our families; and the greater Scottsdale
community.
Thank you in advance for your consideration,
Lissa Erickson
480-326-0993
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Planning of a massive medical office complex for the southeast corner of 56th St and Shea Blvd. (The
former athletic field for Temple Beth Israel)
UNACCETAB:E WITH BACK UP TRAFFICE ON SHEA BLVD ALREADY
200 vehicle trips per hour
UNACCEPTABLE AIR QUALITY AND NOISE
worsen an already horrible situation. • With the traffic back-ups on Shea,
undoubtedly meander through the neighborhood residential streets to reach Doubletree Ranch Rd as an
alternate westerly street.
This massive development is an unreasonable level increased intensity and ignores the residential
nature of 56th Street and the greater neighborhood.
With a lack of quorum, Phoenix' Paradise Valley Village planning committee on Dec 2, so this request will
skip that step and go to directly to the Planning Commission on Jan 2 for final approval WITHOUT
QUORUM Makes for a Board Rules Regulation VIOLATION
We need to scale this back due to traffic, air quality, safety, infrastructure of streets, sewer and septic
tank concerns for the few homes that still cannot connect to sewer due to outside scope of measured
feet away from street
Lynn Peterfreund
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Planning of a massive medical office complex for the southeast corner of 56th St and Shea Blvd. (The former
athletic field for Temple Beth Israel)
UNACCETAB:E WITH BACK UP TRAFFICE ON SHEA BLVD ALREADY
200 vehicle trips per hour
UNACCEPTABLE AIR QUALITY AND NOISE
worsen an already horrible situation. • With the traffic back-ups on Shea,
undoubtedly meander through the neighborhood residential streets to reach Doubletree Ranch Rd as an
alternate westerly street.
This massive development is an unreasonable level increased intensity and ignores the residential nature of
56th Street and the greater neighborhood.
With a lack of quorum, Phoenix' Paradise Valley Village planning committee on Dec 2, so this request will skip
that step and go to directly to the Planning Commission on Jan 2 for final approval WITHOUT QUORUM Makes
for a Board Rules Regulation VIOLATION
We need to scale this back due to traffic, air quality, safety, infrastructure of streets, sewer and septic tank
concerns for the few homes that still cannot connect to sewer due to outside scope of measured feet away
from street
Lynn Peters
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Proposed medical complex 56th St and Shea
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We object to co side ration and approval of a new 35,000sf Medical office building and garage on the SE
corner of 56th St and Shea.
Since the opening of the Mountainside Forness and Honor Health offices, and the new traffic light, along
with the new left turn signals at 56th St., traffic has become a nightmare. The backup, especially during
rush hours, and too long times for the light changes, has caused enormous inconveniences for local
residents and those traveling on Shea.
The school on 56th has already caused an increase of vehicles in our neighborhood.
If you allow this medical office building to go forward, we can count on patients, staff and visitors using
south 56th St to Mountain View as a conduit, increasing traffic on our street multi-fold with as many as
100 vehicles per hour based on the number of parking slots proposed and the relatively short “stay”
periods. 56th St and Mountain View are already used as a traffic cut-thru with both cars and commercial
vehicles Speeding down our streets.
The last thing we need is dozens more! At the least, restrict left hand turns out of the complex onto 56th
St
Please vote no on approval of this project. Save our neighborhood from more commercial traffic
Michael and Ellen Allen
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To whom it may concern,
We are residents of this community in Paradise Valley and the proposed massive medical office building
is of great concern to our community. This project will create terrible conditions for traffic in our
community which already suffers from approval of massive projects in this area. Enough is enough! It's
time that city leaders do due dilligence with planning in order to preserve the residential nature of 56th
Street and the greater neighborhood.
Drs. Michele and Yaneav Cohen
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Vote NO -- Item #7, Z-119-24-2
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Dear Planning Commission,
Reference Item #7, Z-119-24-2
I am sending this email to you as a single-family property owner who is literally just a few doors down
from the massive 35,000 square foot medical office facility with 90 surface parking spaces plus parking
garage that is proposed for the southeast corner of Shea Blvd. and North 56th Street. I bought my
property at 10019 N 56th Street in December 2019 thinking that I was moving into a residential
neighborhood. Traffic was low volume, there was a church down the street with polite drivers, and school
age children walked across the street full of energy, laughter and fun to play at recess.
Since then, the City of Phoenix Planning Commission has done nothing to preserve this neighborhood
but instead only promote it as a commercial mecca. To wit:
Now, there are several assisted living homes on both 56th street and 57th street that have
increased neighborhood traffic. All of the cars from caretakers and those who visit these assisted
living residences funnel north on 56th Street past my home to turn left at the Shea Blvd. stop light.
On top of that, the Planning Commission approved the enormous Mountainside Fitness facility
which has caused significantly more cars on Shea including those coming up 56th Street by my
home as well as a significant increase in accidents at the Shea Blvd. & 56th Street intersection -
so much so that the traffic lights at that interchange had to be expanded and the Shea Blvd. turn
lane reconfigured..
Then, the Planning Commission approved tearing down La Camarilla tennis and sport facility to
replace it with --- a "small" hospital. This has caused so much traffic that a new stoplight had to
be installed at 52nd Street and Shea Blvd. This additional stoplight and the massive increase in
traffic on Shea causes traffic to backup more than a mile from Tatum during typical Monday-
Fridays (and well past 56th Street to the east).
The additional cycle time of the remodeled stop light at Shea Blvd and 56th Street now causes
additional speeding as drivers do not want to "be caught" at the light and wait the extra time.
With the significantly more traffic on Shea, many more drivers now take the neighborhood roads
to avoid it and drive easily 65mph by my home at all times of the day.
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So much for my low traffic nice family and children oriented neighborhood. I find garbage that has been
thrown out of passing car windows nearly every day in front of my home now. Ask yourself if you want
cars driving 65 mph down your street. Do you want your children or grandchildren playing where cars
drive 65 mph by your house? Do you think that improves or declines property values?
My current situation is directly your fault, but you can take a stand now to stop this continued
commercial advancement into residential neighborhoods and the excessive traffic that is causing harm
to many in these neighborhoods. There is NO need to approve this request. As there were before you
approved the new Honor Health hospital where La Camarilla was on Shea Blvd., there are still (and even
more since then) available commercial spaces available very close by that are already in heavy traffic
managed areas and locations already with more than ample parking for this size facility. At the Tatum
and Shea intersection alone, the Northeast corner main tenant is still empty since Albertson's closed
that store. There is also still a significant empty space where Bed Bath and Beyond vacated. In addition,
on the Northwest corner, a large space sits empty since Whole Foods moved out. In addition, the new PV
development where Whole Foods moved to has a huge area for developing new builds as well as an
enormous amount of land for parking. There is just no reason to force this request into a neighborhood.
Lastly, outside of the obvious safety concern caused by having a two story development looking directly
down on an adjacent children's playground, safety of our children should be paramount when we make
decisions that will impact their daily lives. Given the speed at which cars pass my house today, I cannot
imagine what the impact of adding 200 vehicle trips per hour within just feet of where the children cross
56th Street each day will be - and this is only a minimum based on only half of the planned 90 surface
spaces plus parking garage spaces being occupied on an average every 30 minutes. Would you feel this
was a safe situation for your child or grandchild?
As a twenty-five year resident of Phoenix who loves our space, I strongly implore you to reject Item #7, Z-
119-24-2. Literally, there is already the new "small" hospital across the street to provide medical care
and numerous others in the immediate vicinity. There are sensible solutions for placement of a new
medical facility, but the Southeast corner of Shea Blvd and 56th Street is not one. Especially given the
many real estate options immediately available to the requesting party in very close proximity, the
significant additional complications this will cause to traffic at this intersection and throughout my
neighborhood's streets, and the increase in lack of safety for children, I urge you to deliver a message
that shows you value Phoenix taxpaying homeowners, Phoenix neighborhoods, and all Phoenix children.
Tell the requesting party to come back with an alternate solution that meets pro-Phoenix criteria.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Monica Brooks
10019 N. 56th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85253
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#7,Z-119-24-2
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To whom it may concern,
I am very concerned about the proposed building at the SE corner of 56th Street and Shea.
I am a resident down the street from this site. I understand the owner of the property has the right to
develop the land, however I do not believe the zoning should be changed from residential to commercial
for the following reasons:
Having a large-scale commercial project on this corner will not preserve the character of my
residential community.
The traffic created by such a project has the potential to make our residential streets more of a
through-fare. My small community in a particular could become a convenient turn-around area,
meaning more traffic and making it unsafe for the children who play in their front yards and ride
their bikes in the street in front of their houses.
The current traffic lights already feel over-burdened with traffic. The addition of more cars turning
off Shea, or even worse turning onto or off of 56th Street to access a commercial driveway, would
overwhelm our corner. Should the project be approved regardless of our community request, I
strongly request that the only entrance and exit to the property be on Shea Blvd and not on
56th Street. This change would potentially lessen the traffic down 56th Street.
Additional traffic right next to a school is unwanted.
I appreciate your attention to my concerns. I hope you take into consideration that this is a residential
community and that a commercial building detracts from the sanctity of our homes and community.
Pamela Weyers
5539 E Beryl Ave.
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
602-989-9449
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Patrick van den Bossche <pvdbossche@me.com>
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 3:59 PM
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Proposed rezoning corner 56th Street & Shea (file # 17-5496)
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We live at 9640 N. 57th Street not far from the site that is being proposed for the rezoning. We have
a concern about the additional traffic load that this project will cause in our quadrant and we would
like to see this project scaled back and not amplify what is already a growing traffic problem in the
56th Street and Shea corridor. We are also concerned that the additional traffic will pose safety
issues with the nearby school and the children that attend there.
Thank you for considering our concern and thank for considering scaling back this project.
Best Regards,
Patrick and Denise van den Bossche
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FW: Item7,Z-119-24-2 rezoning request on south east corner of 56th st and Shea
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Subject: Item7,Z-119-24-2 rezoning request on south east corner of 56th st and Shea
Phoenix Commission Members
For the last 15 years ,I have lived at 9731 n 56 th street south of the proposed rezoning applicaƟon . Our neighborhood
is quarter mile south on 56st in Paradise Valley.
I object strongly to the request for a large medical office bldg. on Shea and 56 th st for the following reasons :
1) Traffic issues This rezoning will create terrible traffic issues on 56 st . Cars already use 56 st and Shea to go
south to Mountain View RD to avoid Shea . We have had several accidents at the leŌ turn on 56 st and MTN
View.
2) Schools The land is across the street from 2 schools on 56 st for elementary children .
3) The traffic lights at the intersecƟon .The lights were just installed last year and accidents have already occurred.
4) Paradise Valley residenƟal community ….This development will disturb the residenƟal neighborhood less than
a mile south . Has this request been veƩed with the Traffic department of Paradise Valley ?
5) Traffic study Please do a traffic study on 56 t before you approve !
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please, please, please, reconsider approval of this request for the corner of 56th Street and Shea. The
size and mass of the project is not only excessive but has many alternate reasons why it should be
denied. With the addition of the new health center and the workout facility, traffic on Shea has increased
tremendously. Frequent backups stall traffic in all lanes in that area to Tatum and beyond to the West
and back toward the east as well. Cars coming south off 56th Street add to the the congestion as well.
Traffic on 56 has increased both North and South with access from Shea to the 101, few drive the speed
limit in spite of the slowdown in my area - (Sweetwater) with the school and the horse arena, and we have
frequent impatient red light runners causing accidents at my corner-56 and Sweetwater. (another one
just this past week). When traffic is backed up on Shea, it seems logical that people will look for an
alternate way to get around, traveling to the south through the neighborhood of residential streets. and
this is not what these people bought their homes in that area for. Health issues also should be
considered for the idling traffic sitting. waiting for the lights to change as our air quality is diminishing. I
know progress is inevitable but this just seems the absolute worst location to put in a large commercial
project and I hope you will listen to resident concerns when deciding on approval or disapproval.
Thank you for your consideration in a matter, that means so much to local residents, versus the big
corporate involvement!
Valerie Altgilbers
5538 East Sweetwater 85254
602-677-0366
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Project 56th and Shea
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To whom it may concern,
I am greatly concerned about the site and scale of the project being proposed for the medical facility at
56th and Shea. This is a residential neighborhood with increasing traffic, congestion and businesses
being built here. The shear size is the most concern for a residential neighborhood. I just learned of this
and thus why I am just emailing now. I appreciate the board taking these concerns into account when
allowing such a project.
David Matthew Zawrotny
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