Attachment E - PC Summary - Z-SP-3-20-2.pdf

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
October 1, 2020 
ITEM NO: 5 
DISTRICT NO.: 2
SUBJECT: 
Application #: 
Z-SP-3-20-2 (Companion Case Z-36-20-2)
Location: 
Northwest corner of 32nd Street and Paradise Lane 
From: 
C-2 
To: 
C-2 SP 
Acreage: 
2.45 
Proposal: 
Special Permit for a self-service storage facility and all underlying C-
2 uses 
Applicant: 
Abigail Ayala, RKAA Architects, Inc.
Owner: 
Amerco Real Estate Company
Representative: Robert W. Kubicek, RKAA Architects, Inc.
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to stipulations. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Paradise Valley 8/3/2020 Denial. Vote: 10-2. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the staff memo dated September 
24, 2020 with an additional stipulation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Johnson made a MOTION to approve Z-SP-3-20-2, per 
the staff memo dated September 24, 2020, with the additional stipulation as read into the 
record. 
Maker: Johnson 
Second: Gaynor 
Vote: 7-0 
Absent: Montalvo, Shank 
Opposition Present: No 
Findings: 
1.
The development advances the purpose and intent of the North 32nd Street
Policy Plan by adding commercial uses along the 32nd Street corridor.
2.
The development, as stipulated, will be compatible with the adjacent land uses
by applying enhanced landscaped buffers and enhanced plantings along the
west property boundary.
Attachment E

3. 
The proposal will allow for additional storage options for businesses and 
residents in the area. 
 
Stipulations: 
 
1. 
All perimeter building elevations shall contain architectural embellishments and 
detailing such as material changes, pilasters, offsets, recesses, variation in 
window size and location, and/or overhang canopies, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
2. 
No exterior roll up doors shall be permitted for individual storage units. 
 
 
3. 
The building setback along the west property line, abutting residential zoning, 
shall be a minimum of 52 feet.   
 
 
4. 
A minimum 10-foot 15-FOOT landscape setback shall be provided along the 
west property line and shall include shade trees placed 20 feet on center or in 
equivalent groupings. Twenty-five percent of the trees shall be minimum 4-inch 
caliper and 75 percent of the trees shall be minimum 3-inch caliper, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
5. 
A minimum of two inverted-U bicycle racks for employees or visitors shall be 
provided near a publicly accessible entrance to the building and installed per 
the requirements of Section 1307.H. of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, as 
approved by the Planning and Development Department.
 
 
6. 
All sidewalks shall be detached with a minimum 5-foot-wide landscape area 
located between the sidewalk and back of curb and planted to the following 
standards, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.  Where 
utility conflicts exist, the developer shall work with the Planning and 
Development Department on alternative design solutions with a pedestrian 
environment. 
 
 
 
a. 
Minimum 3-inch caliper large canopy, single-trunk, shade trees placed 
a minimum of 25 feet on center or in equivalent groupings to provide a 
minimum of 75 percent shade on adjacent sidewalks. 
 
 
 
 
b. 
Drought tolerant shrubs and vegetative groundcovers with a maximum 
mature height of 24 inches to provide a minimum of 75 percent live 
coverage at maturity.
 
 
 
 
c. 
Provide seasonal shade, sun and temperature regulation through 
vegetative or structural shade elements at the corner of 32nd Street and 
Paradise Lane to allow pedestrians to wait comfortably for the signal to 
change, as approved by the Planning and development Department.
 
 
7. 
The developer shall plant shade trees in and around the parking area to 
provide shade for 25 percent of the parking area at maturity, as approved by 
the Planning and Development Department.

8. 
A 6-foot high decorative wall shall be constructed along the west property line 
adjacent to residential uses. The wall shall consist of solid masonry or similar 
material and 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. 
 
 
9. 
The developer shall provide traffic calming measures at all site entries and exits 
to slow down vehicular speeds as they approach sidewalks, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. 
 
 
10. 
Provide additional windows at the hard corner of 32nd Street and Paradise 
Lane on the east elevations, AS DEPICTED ON THE ELEVATIONS DATE 
STAMPED SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 AND as approved by the Planning and 
Development Department. 
 
 
11. 
The developer shall dedicate a 10-foot sidewalk easement for the west side of 
32nd Street. 
 
 
12. 
Cleary defined, accessible pedestrian pathways 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 connecting he 
primary building entrance and all public sidewalks utilizing the minimum 
possible distance and providing the most direct route, as approved by the 
Planning and Development Department. Trees shall be placed to provide 75 
percent shade coverage at full maturity on all pedestrian pathways and 
sidewalks. 
 
 
13. 
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. 
 
 
14. 
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.
 
 
15. 
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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