Attachment B - VPC Summary-Info - Z-14-20-2.pdf

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
Village Planning Committee Meeting Summary 
Z-14-20-2 
INFORMATION ONLY 
Date of VPC Meeting 
August 3, 2020 
Request From 
CP/GCP PCD (Commerce Park/General Commerce 
Park, Planned Community District) (7.80 acres) 
Request To 
PUD (Planned Unit Development) (7.80 acres) 
Proposed Use 
Office with minor commercial uses 
Location 
Southeast corner of Kierland Boulevard and Marilyn 
Road 
VPC DISCUSSION:
1 speaker card as submitted in opposition, wishing to speak. 
Mr. Larry Lazarus, with Lazarus & Silvyn, P.C., went over the request and 
highlighted the intent of the PUD. He stated that it offers many more amenities 
than a typical project in this area. He went over the extensive public outreach 
efforts that have taken place to do, which have gone above and beyond what the 
city requires for a PUD submittal. He shared the initial plan that was submitted 
and compared it to the updated plan, highlighting many changes that have taken 
place as a result of public meetings and stakeholder concerns. Mr. Lazarus 
explained that the height was a major area of contention with surrounding 
neighbors and has tried to address these concerns with a stepped back 
approach to the building closets to residential uses. He highlighted the distance 
the buildings are set back from residential uses and provided a perspective of 
what the views would be from residential and from the proposed buildings. He 
went over the phasing plan, circulation plan and addressed traffic concerns along 
Kierland and Acoma. He shared that a traffic mitigation fund would be put into 
place for the sole purpose of providing traffic calming measures in an effort to 
reduce speeding in the area by way a hawk light and speed bumps. He also 
shared that no live music would be allowed on site.  
Mr. Paul Severs, asked what the timeline for construction would be for this 
project.  
Mr. Lazarus stated that this project would be completed in 2023 with a probable 
lag on phase two by an additional 24 months.   
Mr. Alex Popovic asked the presenters why the project has come up for review 
11 times since 2014.  
Attachment B

City of Phoenix • Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor • Phoenix, Arizona  85003-1611 • (602) 262-6882 
 
Mr. Lazarus shared that they were very much aware of other projects in the area 
and knew that neighborhood outreach was a critical component of this project 
from the very beginning. He shared that the development team did not want to 
wait until the time of formal submittal to start meeting with stakeholders.   
 
Chairwoman Jennifer Hall asked what the current height allowance is under the 
existing zoning designation for the site.   
 
Mr. Lazarus shared that the existing height allowance is 56 feet by right and 80 
feet with the approval of a use permit.