* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE JUNE 18TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER PINEDO PRESENT. COMMISSIONER GUZMAN PRESENT, COMMISSIONER BENSON PRESENT, VICE CHAIR MCBURNEY, PRESENT CHAIR, WHITE PRESENT. COMMISSIONER GRIM AND JUUL, HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] HAS EVERYONE REVIEWED THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 21ST MEETING? AND ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, HEARING AND SEEING NONE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? VICE CHAIRMAN MCBURNEY, UH, MOVES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER GUZMAN. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. AND THE, UH, VOTE PASSED. UH, FIVE YESES [a. Circle K – Conditional Use Permit – Application PL-24-0058] PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. STAFF. MAY I HAVE THE REPORT FOR ITEM FOUR A, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. I'M MONICA SMRITI, A NEW SENIOR PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I AM PRESENTING THE AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CIRCLE K PLANNING APPLICATION PL DASH 24 DASH 0 5 8. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE SUBJECT SITE OUTLINED IN RED ON THE MAP IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BROADWAY ROAD AND ONE OH SEVENTH AVENUE. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.7 NET ACRES IN SIZE AND WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF AVONDALE IN 2007. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IT IS ZONED WORTHY TRAIL PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT OR PAD WITH A WASTE BASED ZONING OF C TWO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, WHICH ALLOWS A GAS STATION WITH OR WITHOUT CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. TO THE NORTH IS A VACANT FARMLAND ZONE ANDRADA PAD WITH A COMMERCIAL BASED ZONE TO THE EAST OF THE SITE IS IN THE VICINITY OF CITY OF PHOENIX, IS VACANT FARMLAND AND ALSO ZONED COMMERCIAL. UH, TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE VACANT PARCELS WITH SAME ZONING DESIGNATION AS THE SUBJECT PARCEL. THE SITE'S GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS LOCAL COMMERCIAL. UM, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THE SITE. UH, THE FIRST IS LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM BROADWAY ROAD AND THE SECOND IS LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM ONE OH SEVENTH AVENUE. UH, NOW LET'S DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR A GAS STATION WITH CONVENIENCE STORE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT. UH, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A 5,641 SQUARE FEET CONVENIENCE STORE BUILDING, UH, AND A 4,608 SQUARE FEET FUEL CANOPY WITH SIX DOUBLE DOUBLE STACKED FUEL PUMPS. UH, THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATIONS ARE 24 HOURS A DAY AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. UH, NOW LET'S WALK YOU THROUGH THE SITE PLAN. UH, THERE WILL BE RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT ACCESS DRIVEWAYS ON BOTH BROADWAY ROAD AND ONE OH SEVENTH AVENUE. UM, THE RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE DEDICATED ALONG BROADWAY ROAD, WHICH IS AN ARTERIAL CITY ROAD. UH, WHILE ONE OH SEVENTH AVENUE IS A MINOR ARTERIAL UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION. UH, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT A DECELERATION ROAD LANE ON BOTH ROADS. ON THE SITE PLAN GRAPHIC, YOU CAN SEE THE LABELED POSITIONS OF THE FUEL CANOPY AND THE CONVENIENT CONVENIENCE STORE BUILDING. UM, THERE IS ALSO, UH, A PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL BY MARICOPA COUNTY, UM, AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY ROAD AND ONE OH SEVENTH AVENUE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SCOPING STAGE AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE INSTALLED IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE YEARS. AND HERE IS A RENDERING OF THE FABLE CANOPY IN THE CONVENIENCE STORE. UH, THE ELEVATIONS [00:05:01] MEET THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND FEATURE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE WORD D TRAIL PAD, UH, WHICH WILL BE INCLUDING STONE AND PITCH ROOF ELEMENTS. UM, IF WE WERE TO DISCUSS THE, THE REQUIRED FINDINGS OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, THE PROJECT MEETS ALL THE FIVE REQUIRED FINDINGS, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SCREEN. UH, AS PROPOSED, THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN 2030 AND LOCAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION. IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING LAND USES. AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THE PROJECT SITE IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT FROM ALL THE SITES. AND ADDITIONALLY, STAFF FINDS THAT A GAS STATION IN A CONVENIENCE STORE IS SUITABLE USED AT THE HARD CORNER OF TWO ARTERIAL ROADS. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A SUITABLE SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE USE. UH, THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLANS MEET ALL REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. UH, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO BOTH PUBLIC STREETS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED, UM, AND IT'LL HAVE SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED USE. AND LASTLY, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED SEVEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, UH, TO MITIGATE ANY POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT THAT THE PROJECT CAN CAUSE. THE PROJECT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 11TH OF THIS YEAR AT THE AVONDALE VISITORS AND CONFERENCE CENTER. 13 ATTENDEES, ASIDE FROM THE APPLICANT'S TEAM AND STAFF ATTENDED THE MEETING. DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDED SOME CONCERNS WITH THE TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION AT THE STREET INTERSECTION. THERE WERE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS, UH, CONCERNS REGARDING LIGHTING AND GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, TIMING OF THE PROJECT AND, AND THE SITE TO DATE. STAFF HAS RECEIVED FIVE COMMENTS ON THE AVONDALE CONNECT PLATFORM IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, AMONG WHICH THREE PEOPLE INDICATED THAT A TRAFFIC LIGHT SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT THE INTERSECTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. STAFF ALSO RECEIVED TWO VOICEMAILS WITH CONCERNS WITH THE TRAFFIC AND ROAD ROAD WORK. AT THE INTERSECTION WITH THAT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL DASH 24 DASH 0 0 5 8 A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CIRCLE K, SUBJECT TO SEVEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? APPLICANT IS PRESENT HERE BRINGING THE, UH, DAY FROM LEE LAW FIRM, LEE LAW FIRM. THANK YOU. AND, UH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. UH, GOOD EVENING. UH, CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, BRENNAN RAY, 2325 EAST CAMELBACK HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. CIRCLE K STAFF HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN THEIR PRESENTATION, IN THEIR STAFF REPORT. UH, WE AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAID AND WOULD REQUEST, UH, YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT. I CAN GO INTO AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU WOULD LIKE, UM, PRIMARILY HERE JUST TO ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? THANK YOU. CHAIR. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE PODIUM HEARING AND SEEING NO REQUESTS FROM THE AUDIENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? HEARING NONE, THE CHAIR WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COMMISSIONER GUZMAN I MOTION TO APPROVE APPLICATION PL 24 DASH 0 0 5 8 CIRCLE KA REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE ON AN APPROXIMATELY 1.7 NET ACRE SUBJECT PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 107TH AVENUE AND BROADWAY ROAD IN THE VERDE [00:10:01] TRAILS PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT PAD ZONING DISTRICT. SUBJECT TO THE SEVEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE, UH, ANY, UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YEAH. COMMISSIONER PINETA. I SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER? UH, FLOOR DISCUSSION. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? PLEA, UH, VOTE YES OR NO. MOTION IS PASSED. FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, SIR FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND INTEREST IN AVONDALE YOU. [b. Hermosa Ranch Technology Campus North - Major Planned Area Development Amendment PL-25-0054] WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE B. WOULD THE STAFF, UH, PLEASE GIVE THEIR THAT REPORT? GOOD EVENING CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS OSA RANCH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS, NORTHLAND AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT. THIS IS PL APPLICATION PL 25 DASH 0 5 4. PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO REVIEW A PROPOSED MAJOR PAD AMENDMENT FOR THE HERMOSA RANCH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS NORTH PAD, AND UH, FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD IN AVONDALE BOULEVARD. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 239 ACRES AND IS A FORMER DAIRY FARM IN TERMS OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS. AND LAND USES TO THE NORTH IS THE DEL RIO RANCH PLANT AREA DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION AND COMMERCIAL PARCEL TO THE EAST ALONG LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD IS A COUNTY ISLAND CONTAINING THE RACEWAY RANCHERO SUBDIVISION. AND SOUTH OF THAT IS THE PLANNED SHADOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION AND THAT'S ZONED SHADOW RIDGE. PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH IS HERMOSA RANCH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS SOUTH, AND THAT IS A, THAT CONTAINS THE PRIME DATA CENTER AS WELL AS THE SIERRA STRE ENERGY STORAGE, UH, BATTERY STORAGE SITE AS WELL AS THE EXISTING SRP ROAD SUBSTATION TO THE WEST IS THE TATA RANCH SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION, AND THAT'S ZONED CANTATA RANCH, PAD. THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 2006 AND 2008 AND WAS REZONED TO PLANARY DEVELOPMENT IN 2024. THESE ARE A COUPLE PHOTOS OF THE SITE. THE FIRST IS LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD, AND THE SECOND IS LOOKING SOUTH ALONG AVONDALE BOULEVARD. THE FIRST PHOTO SHOWS THE VICINITY WHERE IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE DATA CENTER WILL BE LOCATED WHILE THE SECOND PHOTO SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE COMMERCIAL CENTER. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION FOR THE SITE OR DESIGNATIONS FOR THE SITE ARE LOCAL, COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS PARK. LOCAL COMMERCIAL IS A LAND USE CATEGORY THAT'S PRIMARILY FOR PROVIDING FOR THE DAILY NEEDS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS RESIDING WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND BUSINESS PARK IS A LAND USE CATEGORY THAT IS ENTITLED, INTENDED FOR LARGE SCALE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT USES. THIS PAD AMENDMENT IS COMPRISED OF TWO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. THE FIRST IS TO ADJUST THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE DATA CENTER PARCEL, AND THE SECOND IS TO MODIFY THE PAD STIPULATIONS TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT PHASING AND TO CLARIFY ON AND OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT. SO SHOWN HERE IS A SITE PLAN WITH SOME OF THE AREAS OF, UH, INCREASED HEIGHT IN THOSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT WILL BE FROM 50 TO 52 FEET. AND THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE, UH, IN THE LIGHT BLUE. THAT'S THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING. THAT ALSO SHOWS THE INCREASED PARAPET WALL HEIGHT FROM FIVE TO NINE FEET ABOVE THAT MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. THERE'S AN INCREASE, A REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE OF HEIGHT FOR THE SCREENING OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FROM 75 TO 77 FEET. AND THAT'S SHOWN, OUTLINED IN RED. AND THEN THE FINAL REQUEST IS FOR AN INCREASE IN ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT HEIGHT FROM 75 TO 86 FEET, AND THAT'S INDICATED IN THE DARK BLUE. UH, IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PERCEIVED SCALE OF THIS EQUIPMENT SCREENING, THE AREAS [00:15:01] WHERE THE 77 FOOT SCREENING IS REQUIRED WILL BE SET BACK AT LEAST 10 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING. UH, ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE SO LOCATED AS TO REDUCE ITS VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET. UH, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR HOW THESE BUILDINGS WILL LOOK, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SOME PERSPECTIVE RENDERINGS. TWO PERSPECTIVES THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ARE SHOWN ARE, UH, PERSPECTIVES TWO AND FOUR. SO THIS FIRST VIEW IS TAKEN FROM ALONG WHERE THE COMMERCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT AREAS WILL MEET AND SHOWS THE APPROVED BUILDING HEIGHTS FOR THE DATA CENTER. UH, WHAT FOLLOWS IS WHAT THE APP, THE PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHTS WILL BE AS WELL. AND THEN THIS FINAL VIEW SHOWS WHAT THE LANDSCAPING WILL LOOK LIKE IN BETWEEN WHERE THE PERSPECTIVE IS TAKEN AND WHERE THESE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE LOCATED. UH, AN ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE IS SHOWN HERE ALONG LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD, AND THEN THIS SHOWS THE INCREASED HEIGHT AND THEN THE LANDSCAPING IS SHOWN IN FRONT OF IT. AND THEN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE SH SHOWN IN THE PACKET THAT WAS PROVIDED. UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO MODIFY THE STIPULATIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL REZONE ORDINANCE. THIS MODIFICATION WOULD TIE REQUIRED ON AND OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARCELS IDENTIFIED IN THE NARRATIVE PARCEL. A UH, HAS AN APPROVED SITE PLAN FOR A FRY'S GROCERY STORE ANCHOR WITH ADDITIONAL RETAIL SERVICE AND RESTAURANT PADS. PROPOSED PARCEL A WOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THEIR FRONTAGE SHOWN HERE. YEAR. UH, PARCEL B IS SHOWN IN RED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND HAS BEEN ZONED AS A DATA CENTER. THEY WOULD SIMILAR BE SIMILARLY BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL IMPROVEMENTS ADJACENT TO THEIR SITE. SO THE PARCEL A IMPROVEMENTS ARE SHOWN HERE. AND THEN THE PARCEL PARCEL A WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF MIAMI AND AVONDALE BOULEVARD. THE PARCEL B IMPROVEMENTS ARE THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD AND AVONDALE BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN ALSO THE MULTI-USE TRAIL SHOWN ALONG THE REGIONAL POWER CORRIDOR. UH, PARTIAL B WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED, UH, AS PER THE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY TO INSTALL, UH, AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL ALONG 119TH AVENUE AND LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD STAFF'S ANALYSIS IS THAT THE PROPOSED PAD AMENDMENT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF BUSINESS PARK AND LOCAL COMMERCIAL. THE PAD AMENDMENT IS ALSO IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PAD REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DESIGN MANUAL AND OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE PAD NARRATIVE, UH, ADEQUATE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE OR WILL BE INSTALLED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE REASONABLE TO ENSURE CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND OTHER APPLICABLE CITY CODES, ORDINANCES AND POLICIES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE PAD ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMMERCE PARK AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS AND NOTED DEVIATIONS. AND THIS REQUEST WOULD BE A DEVIATION WOULD BE TO FOS, UH, SERVE TO FOSTER COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND PROVIDE, UH, CONTINUITY WITH THE APPROVED EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS NEARBY. UH, ALL REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT OUT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD AT CITY HALL ON MAY 6TH, 2025. THERE WERE SIX ATTENDEES OUTSIDE THE APPLICANT'S TEAM, CITY STAFF, AND ONE COUNCIL MEMBER. DISCUSSION WAS PRIMARILY RELATED TO, UH, THE TOPIC SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, MOSTLY THE DATA CENTER SCALE AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH AGAIN, I'M, UH, WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK REGARDING POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL TENANTS. UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FRIES. THE PROJECT TIMELINE WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL COMMENCE SOON AFTER. UM, THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF AMENDING SOME STIPULATIONS. STAFF HAS ALSO RECEIVED 20 WRITTEN RESPONSES, UH, PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS, UH, AN EMAIL, UH, OR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THROUGH AVONDALE CONNECT. SO I'M SORRY, THAT'S 20 WRITTEN RESPONSES VIA EMAIL AND THROUGH AVONDALE CONNECT IN TOTAL. AND WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR B, WHICH IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE MOSA RANCH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS NORTH PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE 12 CONDITIONS THAT WILL LISTED IN THE PLANNING DIVISION MEMORANDUM [00:20:01] THAT IS DATED JUNE 18TH. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THAT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ARE THERE ANY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? YES. COMMISSIONER MCNERNEY, VICE CHAIR MCNERNEY, UH, VICE CHAIR MCBURNEY HERE. UM, JUST A REAL SIMPLE QUESTION ON, ON ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON INSIDE THE CITY OF AVONDALE, HOW OFTEN OR IS THERE ANY LIMIT TO HOW OFTEN OR HOW MANY TIMES A DEVELOPER CAN COME BACK AND ASK FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO THEIR ORIGINAL PLAN? UH, SO MR. CHAIR, UH, MR. VICE MC BARNEY, UH, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF MODIFICATIONS THAT CAN BE SOUGHT. UH, WE HAVE STANDARDS FOR MINOR AND MAJOR AMENDMENTS. UH, MAJOR AMENDMENTS REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE, YOU'RE, UH, HEARING THIS TONIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE ONE. UM, AND I, I THINK I EMAILED IT EARLIER. I DID, I I SENT THE EMAIL AND THEN I STARTED GETTING READY. UM, DO YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS THAT WERE, UM, WITH THE APPLICATION VERSUS, BECAUSE I THINK ON OUR, OUR PACKET WE HAD CURRENT, UM, APPROVALS, BUT WHAT WERE THE ORIGINAL APPROVALS? SO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT, UH, WAS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT DEVELOPMENT, EXCUSE ME. UH, MR. CHAIR, MR. VICE CHAIR, UH, COMMISSIONER PINEDA. THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL WAS FOR, UH, A 50 FOOT BUILDING HEIGHT. THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT, UH, IS MORE BROADLY TAILORED TO EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WAS APPROVED WITH A PAD ZONING CLASSIFICATION THAT WAS FIT FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT. SO THAT 50 FOOT BUILDING HEIGHT, UH, WAS PART OF THAT ORIGINAL REZONE AND THAT THE 75 FOOT SCREENING WAS ALSO PART OF THAT REQUEST. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? THANK YOU SIR. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON THIS HOT EVENING. MY NAME IS CAROLYN OBERHOLSER. I AM LAND USE COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT WITH BERGEN RIGGS, SOMALI AND OBERHOLSER 43 43 EAST CAMELBACK IN PHOENIX. AND YES, WE WERE HERE A YEAR AGO, JUST ABOUT, IT WAS IN APRIL THAT WE WERE IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION. AND AT THAT TIME, UM, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SAY WHO THE DATA CENTER DEVELOPER WAS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SAY WHO THE GROCER WAS. WE WERE HARD AT WORK PUTTING THOSE DEALS TOGETHER. AND WE WERE IN, UM, WORKING WITH THEM ON DESIGN. BUT UNTIL WE HAD FINAL ZONING, WE DID NOT HAVE FINAL DESIGN. AND WHEN WE GOT INTO FINAL DESIGN, SOME THINGS CHANGED. UM, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, AS WAS JUST DISCUSSED. SO, UM, ON THE, UH, TOPIC OF THE STIPULATION CHANGE THAT ALLOWS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO COINCIDE WITH EACH PARCEL BOUNDARY, AS JOSH SHOWED, AND I'M REMISS JOSH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WONDERFUL GRAPHICS, WHICH I MIGHT WANNA CALL UP IN A SECOND AND VERY THOROUGH. SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. UM, THE, IN FACT, YOU KNOW, IF WE GO BACK TO THAT, YES, THE, THE COLORS HERE, A AND B. SO, UM, THIS ALLOWS EACH PROJECT TO PROCEED INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN WE WERE FIRST WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THIS, WE DID NOT IMAGINE THAT THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT WOULD OUTPACE THE DATA CENTER PROJECT. UM, BUT THAT IS KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. UH, FRY'S IS MOVING FORWARD. THEY HAVE A COMPLETE APPROVED SITE PLAN NOW. AND SO IF THIS, UM, APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN JULY AS IT'S SCHEDULED, THEY WILL BE SUBMITTING THEIR CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND MOVING RIGHT AHEAD. UH, THE DATA CENTER PROJECT IS JUST A LITTLE BEHIND THAT. THEY DO HAVE THEIR SITE PLAN IN, BUT WHEN THEY WERE DOING THEIR DESIGN, UM, WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE TECHNICAL REASONS FOR THIS TWO FOOT HEIGHT INCREASE. 'CAUSE IT'S LIKE, WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU COMING BACK AND GOING THROUGH THIS WHOLE HUGE PROCESS AGAIN FOR TWO FEET? THERE WAS NO WAY AROUND IT. IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW THE COOLING SYSTEMS ARE. THE, THE INTERIORS REQUIRE EXTRA SPACE AROUND THEM FOR COOLING. THE COOLING SYSTEMS ARE BEING APPLIED OR UH, INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE ROOF. THEY NEED CLEAR SPACE AROUND THEM AND THEN THAT ELEVATOR PENTHOUSE HAS TO BE ABLE TO REACH THOSE PLATFORMS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE LITTLE PART THAT IS GOING FROM THE 70 SOMETHING FEET TO THE 86. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. UM, 'CAUSE THOSE, THAT LEVEL OF INCREASE, ALBEIT FOR SMALL PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING, DO TRIGGER A MAJOR AMENDMENT. UM, SO THOSE TWO THINGS ARE WHAT BROUGHT US HERE THIS EVENING AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY [00:25:01] OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YES, VICE CHAIR, VICE CHAIRMAN MCBURNEY HERE. UH, FIRST QUESTION, IS THIS THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THE DATA CENTER OR CAN WE ANTICIPATE SOME MORE VISITS FROM YOU? UM, SO MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. VICE CHAIR, UH, COMMISSIONERS, THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FULLY SUBMITTED TO STAFF. SO IT IS IN STAFF REVIEW. AS STAFF REVIEWS THE APPLICATION, THERE WILL NO DOUBT BE CHANGES TO THAT APPLICATION, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE NEED FOR ANY ZONING ADJUSTMENT. EVERYTHING WOULD BE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THIS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED IN THE ORIGINAL PAD AND THEN HOPEFULLY WITH THESE MODIFICATIONS. UM, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT WE WOULDN'T BE BACK AT SOME POINT, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY. UM, QTS IS VERY FAR ALONG WITH THEIR DESIGN AND THIS IS NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO, SO I DON'T IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ANY FURTHER MODIFICATIONS. AND BECAUSE THE FRYS ALREADY HAS A FULLY APPROVED SITE PLAN, UNLESS SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD TRIGGER A DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT WOULD REQUIRE A MAJOR AMENDMENT, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD BE BACK FOR AN AMENDMENT. BUT IN THAT EVENT, WE DO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL, UM, FOR A PROJECT THAT IS 300 ACRES ANYWHERE FOR THERE NOT TO BE AMENDMENTS TO PS OVER TIME. UM, WE IT'S, IT'S VERY HARD TO PREDICT ACCURATELY, UM, WHAT ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE. AND, AND USUALLY IN THESE THINGS WE, THERE'S A, A GIVE AND GET. AND SO IT GIVES THE CITY ALSO AT THAT POINT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL THINGS. AND IN THIS CASE, UM, WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT FOR THE TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS NOT THERE IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION. AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, THE SETBACK OF THAT SCREENING, UH, EQUIPMENT REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 FEET THAT'S NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PAD. SO WHEN WE DO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT WORK TOGETHER AND USUALLY WE GET SOMETHING BETTER ON THAT OTHER SIDE OF IT FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. I I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT AND THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE CHANGES. I'M JUST TRYING TO BALANCE THAT WITH THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT HAVE REACHED OUT AND, AND SO WE DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY CONCERNED ATTEND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING OR REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY. WE ABSOLUTELY SAW THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS SENT TO STAFF. UM, WE THE FIRST, UH, SEVERAL TIMES I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT NOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME 'CAUSE IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ONCE UPON A TIME, A LONG TIME AGO. UM, WE HAVE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. UM, AND I REACHED OUT PROACTIVELY TO ALL OF THEM PRIOR TO EVEN SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION TO LET THEM KNOW IT WAS COMING. UM, AND NOBODY THAT WE HAD WORKED WITH BEFORE HAD HAD ANY CONCERNS. AND WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS LAST TIME, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF, UM, INVOLVEMENT FROM THE DEL RIO COMMUNITY IN PERSON. THEY CAME TO MEETINGS THAT CAME TO HEARINGS, UM, AND, AND WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THAT INVOLVEMENT THIS TIME. AGAIN, I, I HOPE IT'S BECAUSE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE PROJECT AND THAT THIS IS A, A MINOR CHANGE TO IT. BUT UM, CERTAINLY IF THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN AFTER THIS HEARING, WE'RE HAPPY TO ENGAGE WITH ANYBODY AT ANY POINT ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT IS HAS CONCERNS TO REGISTER WITH US. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE AND THEY FIND OUT THERE'S A GROCERY STORE COMING, THEY ARE GET VERY EXCITED AND THAT'S THE END OF IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. UM, APPROXIMATELY WHEN DID THEY PLAN ON STARTING AND HOW LONG? 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S HUGE. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO LIKE BE FULLY BUILT OUT WHERE THE RESIDENTS AROUND THAT AREA ARE NO LONGER HAVING TO DEAL WITH? YEAH, SO THE DATA CENTER PORTION OF THE PROJECT WILL HAPPEN IN PHASES OVER TIME. SO NOT ALL AT ONCE. UM, I DON'T KNOW, I'M GONNA LOOK AT JACK TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY SCHEDULE FOR FIRST TWO BUILDINGS. I'M SORRY, IF YOU WANNA THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND I CAN COME BACK AND ASK YOU. IT'S OKAY. AND THEN THE UM, AS FAR AS THE GROCERY STORE, UH, THEY ARE READY TO SUBMIT THEIR CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. SO THOSE WOULD GO IN IN JULY AND THEY WILL BE OPEN BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR IS THE PLAN AND WHAT EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOWARDS. SO THAT CONSTRUCTION IS GONNA START ALSO, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE DATA CENTER BUILD OUT, WHICH WILL BE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. I BELIEVE THAT'S TYPICALLY AT LEAST 18 MONTHS. UM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SITE WORK ON THAT SITE, I DON'T KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT JACK OR OR CHRIS JUST HOW MANY MONTHS IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE FIRST BUILDING, EACH [00:30:01] BUILDING, EXCUSE ME, RECORD JUST COME ON UP. SORRY, I HAD TO CALL IN FOR THE ASSIST AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME ALSO FOR THE RECORD NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ADDRESS. JACK HAYES ADDRESS IS 1 1 6 0 NORTH GUN CLUB ROAD IN AURORA, COLORADO. UM, AS FAR AS TIMING FOR THESE DATA CENTERS GO, EACH BUILD IS ABOUT 14 MONTHS AND WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2028. AND DURING EACH PHASE, WE'LL LIKE IS START, LIKE YOU'LL START THE, IT'LL, THE DATA CENTER WILL START MOVING. LIKE YOU'LL, LIKE IT'LL BE IN USE OR YOU'RE JUST GONNA GO IN PHASES AND THEN WAIT TILL ALL PHASES ARE DONE BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY ACTIVE. EACH ONE WILL COME ONLINE SEPARATELY. OKAY. SO AFTER THAT FIRST INITIAL BUILD, THAT BUILDING WILL COME ONLINE PRIOR TO BUILDING 2, 3, 4 AND WE'LL OVERLAP THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE FIRST SIX BUILDINGS. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE JUST ONE. UM, THE PARCEL A THE COMMERCIAL CORNER YOU'VE MENTIONED THE FRIES GROCERY STORE AND I THINK THEY ALSO MENTIONED A COUPLE OTHER, UH, PLACES TO PUT BUSINESSES. DO WE KNOW WHO MIGHT BE GOING IN THOSE PLACES YET? NOT THAT WE CAN SAY. OKAY. UH UH YES BUT THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON ALL OF THOSE AND THOSE SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED SOON. OKAY. AND THERE WAS TWO OTHER, WELL I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE THERE. YOU MIGHT KNOW. OH ONE. OKAY. ONE ADDITIONAL YES. OKAY. BUT THEY, UM, WHAT IS TYPICAL IS THAT THE, ONCE THE GROCERY IS ANNOUNCED AND THAT STARTS, THEN THOSE LEASES FOR THE SMALLER INLINE STORES, THEY DON'T COMMIT AS FAR AS IN ADVANCE. SO ONCE IT ALL STARTS, I THINK THE LEASING ACTIVITY WILL BE VERY, UM, ROBUST AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO WILL THOSE BE BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FRY AND THEN LEASED OUT TO WHOEVER WANTS TO LEASE? CORRECT. IN IN LINE STORY, YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIRMAN MCBURNEY AGAIN. SO IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME SINCE FRY'S IS THE ANCHOR STORE AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A STORE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, THAT THAT STORE WILL BE CLOSING AND THEY'LL BE MOVING TO THE NEW LOCATION? IT IS NOT SAFE TO ASSUME I WOULD'VE MADE THAT SAME ASSUMPTION. UM, BUT WHERE I LIVE AT THE 1 0 1 INCH DAY, UM, THERE ARE TWO FRIES WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF EACH OTHER. ONE WAS THERE WHEN I MOVED IN 20 YEARS AGO AND THEN THEY STARTED BUILDING THE SECOND ONE ABOUT 10 YEARS LATER. AND FOR THE BETTER PART OF THOSE 10 YEARS, BOTH OF THOSE STORES HAVE BEEN OPEN AND THEY'RE BOTH MASSIVE. SO, UM, FRIES HASN'T ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS ON THAT OTHER STORE, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY WILL COEXIST. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. FOR THE APPLICANT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS PROJECT. AND I WAS HERE ON THE COMMISSION WHEN YOU STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON THIS PROPERTY WHEN IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. YES, YOU ARE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, YOUR DEDICATION TO AVONDALE AND UH, MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO UP THERE. YOU ARE WELCOME. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU CHAIR. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE PODIUM. ANY REQUESTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? HEARING AND SEEING NONE. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? HEARING NONE, I, THE CHAIR WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. OH, OKAY. THE, IT'S ON THE BIG SCREEN. VICE CHAIRMAN MCBURNEY I, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL 2 5 0 0 5 4 A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE HERMOSA RANCH TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS NORTH PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO THE 12 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL LISTED IN THE PLANNING DIVISION MEMORANDUM DATED JUNE 18TH, 2025. [00:35:03] MAY I HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER BENSON, I SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED, PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION HAS PASSED BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. WE ARE READY TO PROCEED TO ITEM FIVE. ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR THE COMMISSION HEARING AND SEEING NONE. [6. PLANNING DIVISION REPORT] ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLANNING DIVISION REPORT. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THIS EVENING. UM, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ITEMS YET FOR OUR JULY, UM, BUT UM, ARIANA WILL SEND YOU THE OFFICIAL CANCELLATION, BUT AT THIS TIME WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS PLANNED. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAD 16 NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED. SIX ZERO OR ONE SIX. ONE SIX. ONE SIX. THANK YOU . THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. [7. CALENDAR] I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING MIGHT NOT BE JULY 16TH, 2025. WE WILL STAND BY FOR FURTHER UH, INFORMATION ON THAT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COMMISSIONER GUZMAN, I MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER PINEDA, I SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OR VOTE? THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.