Attachment D - PC Summary - PHO-1-20--Z-242-81-6.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2020-11-04)

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REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 
October 1, 2020 
ITEM NO: 13 
DISTRICT NO.: 6
SUBJECT: 
Application #: 
PHO-1-20--Z-242-81-6
Location: 
Northwest corner of 32nd Street and Turney Avenue 
Request: 

Modification of Stipulation 1 regarding site plan approval

Modification of Stipulation 2 limiting height to one story
Acreage:  
1.40 
Applicant: 
Wendy Riddell, Berry Riddell, LLC
Owner: 
Levine Investments Limited Partnership
Representative: Wendy Riddell, Berry Riddell, LLC
ACTIONS: 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with modified stipulations, as recommended by the 
Planning hearing Officer. 
Village Planning Committee (VPC) Recommendation: 
Camelback East 8/4/2020 Approval. Vote: 18-0. 
Planning Hearing Officer Recommendation: 
8/19/2020 Approval, with modifications. 
Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, per the Planning Hearing Officer 
recommendation. 
Motion Discussion: N/A 
Motion details: Commissioner Mangum made a MOTION to approve PHO-1-20—Z-242-
81-6, per the Planning Hearing Officer recommendation. 
Maker: Mangum 
Second: Busching 
 
Vote: 7-0 
Absent: Montalvo, Shank 
Opposition Present: Yes 
Findings: 
1.
The subject property was rezoned to C-O (Commercial Office) in 1981. Subsequently,
the site was developed with single-story offices which remained on the property until
approximately 1991. In approximately 1996, the site was redeveloped as a parking
area for the commercial offices adjacent to the north and covered parking canopies
were installed which remain today. The current
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proposal includes the development a of a two-level parking garage at a maximum 
height of 15 feet on the majority of the parcel and an approximately 5,000-square foot 
office building along 32nd Street with a maximum height of 26 feet. The proposed 
development is compatible with the land use pattern in the surrounding area which 
includes multi-story office, single-family, and multifamily developments. There are no 
proposed changes regarding access to the site and an existing stipulation prohibiting 
access from Turney Avenue will be retained. Stipulation 1 requires only site plan 
approval by the City. The applicant is proposing general conformance to the 
conceptual site plan which will establish a mechanism for a public hearing if significant 
changes are proposed to the stipulated plans. Approval of this request is 
recommended with minor modifications to incorporate standard language regarding 
general conformance. 
 
 
2. 
Stipulation 2 limits buildings to one-story. This stipulation does not quantify the 
specific building height and could hypothetically permit a one-story building up to a 
maximum height of 56 feet. The proposed office building is located along the 32nd 
Street frontage, an arterial street, and is set back at a significant distance from 
residences to the west. The proposed two-level parking garage has a maximum 
height of approximately 14 feet which is compatible with the scale of existing 
residences in the surrounding area. The applicant’s requested modification to limit 
building height to 28 feet is more restrictive than the existing stipulation, the permitted 
height in the base zoning district, and the height of some existing development in the 
surrounding area. The proposed building height will also be subject to the general 
conformance requirement described above in Finding No. 1 which identifies the 
significantly lower parking garage height. Approval of the request is recommended 
with a modification to remove the reference to building stories. 
 
Stipulations: 
 
1. 
Site plan approval. 
 
THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE 
SITE PLAN DATE STAMPED JULY 2, 2020, AS MODIFIED BY THE 
FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
 
 
2. 
One-story height limitation. 
 
THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT SHALL BE 28 FEET.
 
 
3. 
1 foot vehicular non-access easement on Turney.
 
 
Rights-of-Way 
 
 
4. 
Sufficient right-of-way to be dedicated by the property owner within one year of 
the final City Council action to provide for the following:
 
 
 
a. 
A 20-foot alley on the north side of the property.

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