Attachment F - PC Summary - Z-51-19-4.pdf
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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
March 5, 2020
ITEM NO: 2
DISTRICT NO.: 4
SUBJECT:
Application #:
Z-51-19-4 (Phoenix Country Club Residences PUD)
Location:
Northeast corner of 7th Street and Thomas Road
From:
R-5 M-R
To:
PUD
Acreage:
2.94
Proposal:
Phoenix Country Club Residences PUD to allow mixed-use
Applicant:
AGS, LLC
Owner:
Phoenix Country Club
Representative:
Jason B. Morris, Withey Morris, PLC
ACTIONS:
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations.
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation:
Encanto 12/2/2019 Information only.
Encanto 2/3/2020 Denial. Vote: 6-5.
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the staff memo dated March 5,
2020.
Motion Discussion: N/A
Motion details: Commissioner Mangum made a MOTION to approve Z-51-19-4, per the
staff memo dated March 5, 2020.
Maker: Mangum
Second: Montalvo
Vote: 6-2 (Busching, Gaynor)
Absent: Johnson
Opposition Present: Yes
Findings:
1.
The PUD zoning is requested pursuant to the City Council direction provided in
the approval of Rezoning Case No. Z-41-18.
2.
The PUD Development Narrative incorporates the previously stipulated design
requirements from Rezoning Case No. Z-41-18 and permits active commercial
uses. Together these guidelines help to promote an active streetscape along
two heavily traveled arterial streets.
Attachment F
3.
The proposed development will redevelop a surface parking lot into a move
active use with enhanced pedestrian amenities.
Stipulations:
1.
An updated Development Narrative for the Phoenix Country Club Residences
PUD reflecting the changes approved through this request shall be submitted to
the Planning and Development Department within 30 days of City Council
approval of this request. The updated Development Narrative shall be
consistent with the Development Narrative date stamped January 28, 2020, as
modified by the following stipulations:
a.
Front Cover: Revise the submittal date information on the bottom to add
the following: City Council adopted: [Add adoption date].
b.
Page 8, Development Standards Table, Minimum Building Setbacks:
Modify verbiage for setback encroachments to read “Where ground level
retail uses are present, setbacks may be decreased up to 12 feet for
outdoor seating, patio dining and outdoor commercial sales when utilizing
patio, storefront, gallery, arcade or forecourt frontage types by securing a
use permit.”
c.
Page 8, Development Standards Table, Minimum Landscape Setbacks:
Add “Where ground level commercial uses are present, setbacks may be
decreased up to 12 feet for outdoor seating, patio dining and outdoor retail
sales when utilizing patio, storefront, gallery, arcade or forecourt frontage
types by securing a use permit.”
d.
Page 9, Development Standards Table, Shade: Update provision to
include minimum of 75 percent shade on both public sidewalks and
pedestrian walkways.
e.
Page 9, Development Standards Table, Building Entrances: Add “A
minimum of two building entrances shall be provided, one on 7th Street
and one on Thomas Road” at the beginning of this subsection.
f.
Page 9, Development Standards Table, Building Entrances: Update code
section reference for pedestrian residences to Section 1305.B.3.a. of the
Phoenix Zoning Ordinance.
g.
Page 9, Development Standards Table, Building Entrances: Update
commercial frontage guidelines to read “In the event ground floor retail or
commercial uses are proposed on either Thomas Road or 7th Street
frontages, the length of the commercial frontage shall comply with the
Patio, Storefront, Gallery, Arcade of Forecourt frontage type standards in
Table 1305.1 of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance except for encroachment
dimensions and wall standards which shall be governed by the setback
and wall/fence provisions contained within the PUD.”
h.
Page 9, Development Standards Table: Add a subsection for Streetscape
Amenities as follows:
Streetscape Amenities
The streetscape landscape
setback areas adjacent to 7th
Street and Thomas Road shall
provide at least one public art
element and one seating area per
street.
i.
Page 9, Development Standards Table: Add a subsection for Surface
Parking Lot Standards as follows:
Surface Parking Lot
Any surface parking lot area shall
be located beyond the landscape
setback area. Surface parking
areas, not behind a building, shall
not exceed 25 percent of any
street frontage.
j.
Page 9, Landscape: Remove reference to conformance with Section
701.D.4.
k.
Page 10, Landscape Standards Table, Surface Parking Lot: Update
second paragraph to read “Shade coverage shall be a minimum of 25
percent coverage overall.”
l.
Page 10, Landscape Standards Table, Adjacent to Buildings: Update
subsection to read “Landscape areas within 5 feet of the building along 7th
Street and Thomas Road frontages shall be provided with foundation
plantings containing 75 percent living vegetation ground cover.”
m.
Page 10, Fences/Walls, Parking Screening Wall: Update subsection to
read “Vehicles shall be screened by a minimum 3-foot-tall visual screen
for all parking areas visible from a public street. Any fencing in excess of
3 feet shall be open fencing up to a maximum of 6 feet in height.”
n.
Page 10, Fences/Walls, Perimeter Wall: Update subsection to read
“Except for parking screen walls and/or commercial frontage standard
requirements, no fences or walls shall be placed between the streets (7th
Street, Thomas Road) and any building.”
o.
Page 11, Design Guidelines, 2nd paragraph: Update last sentence to read
“The following list details the Project’s design features which will ensure
the Project adds value to the surrounding residences, businesses, and
individuals passing through the well-traveled intersection.”
p.
Pages 11 and 12, Design Guidelines: Reorder the general design
guidelines section into the following categories and associated provisions:
Streetscape and Site Access
Rebuild and widen existing 7th Street and Thomas Road sidewalks
to 6-foot width, detached from the curb, where not in conflict with
underground or above ground utilities, along the limits of proposed
development.
Maintain all existing interior drives off Thomas Road and 7th Street
that connect to PCC and private neighborhood streets.
Landscape
Create generous landscaping along Thomas Road and 7th Street
with continuous double row of Live Oak, or similar species theme
tree to shade both sides of the sidewalk.
Alternate massings of low-water use, flowering shrubs and
succulents along streets that create strong identify and visual
interest.
Integrate planters into the building’s parking structure for
cascading plants down the face of the garage.
Enhance hardscape, outdoor seating and any water feature and
specimen planting along drop off and front door to the building.
Maintain and enhance the existing palm-tree-lined drive between
the PCC and the new residences.
Maintain all landscaping by private association.
Surface Parking Lot Design
Implement new design for the PCC surface parking lot that
includes better circulation, egress, and abundant evergreen shade
trees.
Install bio swales which help drain surface water into parking lot
planter islands, as approved by the Planning and Development
Department.
Screen guest parking spaces for residences with dense vegetation
and wall screening consistent with Fence/Wall Development
Standards.
Building Amenities
Provide rooftop amenity deck on parking garage for building
residents, with pool area, gardens and activity areas that look out
over city and mountain views.
Provide private dog park for resident use, taking responsibility off
surrounding streets and existing residential. Any fencing or screen
walls for the dog park shall follow the Fence/Wall development
standards and accent adjacent building materials to appear as an
integrated part of the larger building design.
q.
Page 12, Design Guidelines, Building Façade: Add the following
guidelines to this section:
Provide street-level parking garage building façade, landscape,
and hardscape to create a safer, more pleasant and livelier
streetscape for passing pedestrian traffic.
The corner of the building at 7th Street and Thomas Road shall be
designed with distinctive massing, angled or rounded building
corners or additional building articulation that emphasizes the
corner and promotes activity. This area can include project identity
signage and/or public art.
R.
PAGE 11, DESIGN GUIDELINES: ADD THE FOLLOWING AS A
SUBSECTION TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES:
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
THE RESIDENTIAL TOWER AND PODIUM DESIGN SHALL
UTILIZE A SINGLE, COHESIVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT
IS CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA IN FORM
AND MATERIALITY.
APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES INCLUDE
NEOCLASSICAL, MID-CENTURY MODERN, MODERN, ART
DECO, AND SPANISH REVIVAL. REPRESENTATIVE IMAGERY
OF ACCEPTABLE ARCHITECTURE IS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT 7.
INAPPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES INCLUDE
CONTEMPORARY, HIGH-TECH, AND POSTMODERN AS
DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT 8.
S.
PAGES 12 AND 13, DESIGN GUIDELINES: REMOVE IMAGES ON
THESE PAGES.
T.
ADD THE “ACCEPTABLE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGERY” AND THE “UNACCEPTABLE
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES REPRESENTATIVE IMAGERY” DATE
STAMPED MARCH 5, 2020 AS EXHIBITS 7 AND 8.
U.
PAGE 12, DESIGN GUIDELINES, GLAZING: REVISE THE LAST
BULLET POINT TO READ “SHADE ELEMENTS AND GLAZING
SCREENING BEYOND FRITTING SHALL BE DONE UTILIZING METAL
LOUVERS OR SHADE ELEMENTS. SHADE FOR GLAZING
SCREENING BEYOND FRITTING SHALL BE DONE UTILIZING METAL
LOUVERS OR PASSIVE SOLAR SHADING ELEMENTS.”
V.
PAGE 13, DESIGN GUIDELINES, BUILDING ENVELOPE CLADDING
MATERIALS: REVISE BULLET POINT THREE TO READ “COLORS ON
METAL PANELS SHALL BE INTEGRAL TO THE PANEL OR A FINISH
THAT WILL RESIST WEATHERING AND/OR FADING. PAINTED FINISH
NATURAL METALS MAY ALSO BE USED SIMILAR TO COPPER, ZINC,
STAINLESS STEEL OR NATURAL ALUMINUM. THE USE OF HIGHLY
REFLECTIVE METAL PANELS IS NOT ALLOWED.”
W.
PAGE 13, DESIGN GUIDELINES, BUILDING ENVELOPE CLADDING
MATERIALS: ADD AN ADDITIONAL BULLET POINT THAT READS
“BRICK/CMU – BRICK/CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS ARE ALLOWED.”
2.
The existing driveway to Thomas Road shall be reconstructed to a P-1243
standards driveway to restrict access to right-in/right-out movements only, as
approved by the Planning and Development Department. AN ALTERNATIVE
DRIVEWAY DESIGN OR ACCESS MOVEMENTS MAY BE PERMITTED
SUBJECT TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS SUBMITTED TO AND
APPROVED BY THE STREET TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
3.
The developer shall remove the gate at the existing driveway to Thomas Road
or provide a turnaround consistent with the City of Phoenix’s Gate Access
Control Policy, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.
4.
The developer shall remove any unused driveways, as approved by the
Planning and Development Department.
5.
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.
6.
The developer shall dedicate right-of-way and construct a bus bay (City of
Phoenix Standard Detail P1256) and bus pad with a minimum depth of 14 feet
(City of Phoenix Standard Detail P1261) along northbound 7th Street, north of
Thomas Road. The bus stop pad and bay shall be placed from the intersection
of 7th Street and Thomas Road according to City of Phoenix Standard Detail
P1258, as approved by the Public Transit Department.
7.
The property owner shall record a Notice to Prospective Purchasers of
Proximity to Airport in order to disclose the existence, and operational
characteristics of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) 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 viewed and approved by the City Attorney.
8.
The developer shall provide documentation to the City prior to construction
permit approval that Form 7460-1 has been filed for the development and that
the development received a “No Hazard Determination” from the FAA. If
temporary equipment used during construction exceeds the height of the
permanent structure a separate Form 7460-1 shall be submitted to the FAA and
a “No Hazard Determination” obtained prior to the construction start date.
9.
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.
10.
PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL, THE LANDOWNER
SHALL EXECUTE A PROPOSITION 207 WAIVER OF CLAIMS FORM. THE
WAIVER SHALL BE RECORDED WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY
RECORDER'S OFFICE AND DELIVERED TO THE CITY TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE REZONING APPLICATION FILE FOR RECORD.
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