[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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I HAD LIKE TO CALL THE MARCH 18TH, 2026 MEETING OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER.
MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? COMMISSIONER ORTEGA PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER, UH, GRIM OR VICE CHAIR GRIM PRESENT.
DAVY PRESENT, UH, COMMISSIONER JEWEL HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR TONIGHT, AND COMMISSIONER PINEDA IS NOT PRESENT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I WILL NOTE HER ARRIVAL IN THE MINUTES WHEN SHE ARRIVES.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
EVERYONE, UH, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2025 MEETING? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS TO MAKE? ALRIGHT, HEARING THAT WE HAVE NO CORRECTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GRIM AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER LOPEZ DVY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON OUR SCREENS.
WOULDN'T IT BE FIVE TO ZERO? MY SCREEN SAYS FOUR.
IT WAS AN ABSTENTION AND THAT ACTUALLY DOES COUNT AS A YES VOTE.
I, I WAS JUST, THIS IS MY FIRST DAY, SO I WAS A PART OF THE MINUTES, SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE VOTE CHAIR.
[a. Rosilian Villas Major Planned Area Development Amendment - Application PL-25-0250]
TIME TO MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. STAFF.CAN I GET A REPORT FOR ITEM FOUR A, PLEASE? UH, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? ALRIGHT? OKAY.
UH, GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, UH, ILIAN VILLAS, A MAJOR PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT, UH, AMENDMENT.
THIS IS APPLICATION PL 25 0 2 50.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED MAJOR PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR ILIAN VILLAS, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ITEM TO CITY COUNCIL.
TO BEGIN WITH SOME BACKGROUND, UH, ON THE PROPERTY, IT IS APPROXIMATELY 24.89 NET ACRES.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH, OR LOCATED AT SOUTH THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DIAR ROAD AND VAN BUREN STREET.
AND IT WAS ANNEXED IN IN 1960.
UH, TO THE NORTH OF THE, THE PROPERTY, THERE IS A MULTI-TENANT AUTO SALES, AND AN AVONDALE SHOPPING CENTER TO THE SOUTH IS, UH, MADISON HEIGHTS.
IT'S A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, PROJECT OR DEVELOPMENT.
UH, TO THE EAST IS MOSTLY COMMERCIAL WITH THE AWA FREE STORAGE, UH, CENTER, AS WELL AS, UM, A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, ASTRAYA, UH, VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK.
AND THEN TO THE WEST IS ESTRAYA HEALTH AND REHABIL REHABILITATION CENTER.
THE PAD AMENDMENT REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE, UH, TO AMEND THE EXISTING PAD, UH, AVONDALE TOWN HOMES ON DYSART, UH, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT TO THE BRAZILIAN VILLAS, PAD, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A MULTIFAMILY DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT.
THE C ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, UH, THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE PLANT AREA DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN THE NORTH, UH, EAST OF THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
SOME OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING, UH, OF THE PROPERTY IS THE C TWO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IN THE REDDISH COLOR THERE TO THE NORTH, UH, EAST AND WEST.
AND THEN TO THE SOUTH IS R THREE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, AND THAT, UH, WHITE COLOR.
AND THEN DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THAT IS R ONE SIX, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
HERE ARE SOME SITE PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE.
UH, THIS IS LOOKING NORTH FROM DYSART ROAD, UH, AT THE FAR END OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE YOU CAN SEE THE COMMERCIAL, UH, THE COMMERCIAL PLAZA.
THIS IS LOOKING SOUTH FROM FOURTH STREET.
AND THEN AGAIN, AT THE FAR END OF THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE THAT MULTIFAMILY, UH, RESIDENTIAL.
THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION IS MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS ALLOWS FOR, UH, FOUR TO 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
SOME OF THE SURROUNDING, UH, GENERAL PLAN LAND USES ARE, UH, LOCAL COMMERCIAL IN THE PINK.
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THIS IS TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEST, AND THEN HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH.THE PROPOSED LAND USE, UH, AMENDMENTS AND DESIGN STANDARDS DEVIATIONS INCLUDE, UH, THE REMOVAL OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME LAND USE FROM THE PAD.
AND IN ITS PLACE, IT IS ADDING THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX USE, ALONG WITH THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL USE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE, UH, A DEVIATION REQUEST TO SUBSTITUTE THE REQUIRED, UH, MINIMUM OF 25% GARAGES WITH COVERED AND UNCOVERED PARKING SPACES.
UH, THIS IS THE, THE SITE PLAN.
IT SHOWS THE 291 UNIT, UH, MULTIFAMILY DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THESE, UH, UNITS ARE THREE TO FOUR BEDROOMS AND WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY A 400 SQUARE FOOT, UH, PRIVATE YARD.
THE AMENITIES INCLUDE A COMMUNITY HUB, WHICH IS LOCATED, UH, ON THE DYSART, UH, THE DYSART ENTRANCE.
UH, THIS IS IN THE BOTTOM WEST SIDE THERE.
UH, THIS INCLUDES THE CLUBHOUSE, A FITNESS CENTER, THE POOL, UH, SHADE STRUCTURES, AND, UH, A FEW PLAYGROUNDS.
THE OTHER MAJOR AMENITY LOCATION IS THE COMMUNITY COMMONS.
THIS IS LOCATED, UH, ACROSS FROM THE ENTRANCE ON FOURTH STREET.
UH, IT IS, UH, A LARGER OPEN GREEN SPACE THAT ALSO INCLUDES A SPLASH PAD, UH, A PLAYGROUND AND SOME SHADE STRUCTURES.
OTHER AMENITIES, UH, ON THE SITE INCLUDE A PEDESTRIAN PATH GOING NORTH TO SOUTH.
THIS IS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS A PEDESTRIAN PATH GOING FROM EAST TO WEST, UH, MORE SO IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, THERE IS ALSO OPEN SMALLER OPEN SPACE, UH, AREAS.
THE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION TO THE SITE IS, UH, WITH, HAS A PRIMARY ENTRANCE ON DIAR ROAD, AS WELL AS A SECONDARY ENTRANCE, UH, ON FOURTH STREET TO THE THE WEST END OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THERE IS, UH, A PLANNED INTERNAL PRIVATE DRIVE, UH, THAT HA HOUSES THE SHARED PARKING, UH, BOTH COVERED AND UNCOVERED SPACES FOR THE MAJOR PAD AMENDMENT STAFF.
UH, THE STAFF ANALYSIS, UH, THE STAFF ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED REZONE MEETS THE FIVE REQUIRED FINDINGS ESTABLISHED BY THE AVONDALE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE AND HOUSING GOALS IN THE GENERAL PLAN 2030.
UH, THIS INCLUDES, UH, MEETING THE, THE HOUSING GOALS OF, UH, A VARIETY OF HOUSING, UH, AND WORKFORCE HOUSING.
UH, THE PROJECT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PAD REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, UH, APPLICABLE DESIGN MANUALS, AND OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, UH, AS WELL AS ADEQUATE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, IS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, UH, OR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER.
A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD FOR THE PROJECT ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026.
THERE WERE TWO ATTENDEES PRESENT, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND A MEMBER, UH, OF THE PUBLIC.
ASIDE FROM THE APPLICANT'S TEAM AND THE CITY STAFF, THE DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDED IN THE INCOME RESTRICTION ASPECT OF THE PROJECT, ESTI AND ESTIMATED RENT PRICES, UH, THE PROVIDED AMENITIES AND OPEN SPACE AS WELL AS UNIT ACCESSIBILITY.
TO DATE STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY'S AVONDALE CONNECT PLATFORM, UH, THAT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT NOT OFFERING ENOUGH, UH, OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, UH, OR HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS NEW GROCERY.
NO NEW GROCERY STORES, UH, IN DALE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, THAT THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL 2 5 0 2 50 SUBJECT TO THE SEVEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM? THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, I SAW IN THERE THERE'S A, A CONTRIBUTION FOR A SIGNAL AT FOURTH AND VAN BUREN.
IS THERE A TIMELINE ON THAT? UH, YES.
UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, WE HAVE THE, I BELIEVE, UH, THE APPLICANT IS WORKING WITH OUR ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TEAM TO, UH, WORK ON A TIMELINE OF THAT.
I BELIEVE, UH, THERE HAS BEEN AN AGREEMENT ON THE FUNDS, UH, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A SET DATE AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN THIS QUESTION MIGHT BE FOR THE APPLICANT, UM, BUT THERE IS A LAND USE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT CORRECT? FOR THIS PAD? UH, THERE IN THE PAD, THERE'S A, A LIST OF
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ALLOWED LAND USES.UH, THIS WOULD INCLUDE LIKE THE, UH, I WAS JUST, THE QUESTION ON THE LAND, UH, THE LAND USE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT WAS, WHAT, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? DOES ANYONE KNOW MI MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER GRIM? UH, ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AGREEMENT? NO.
THE, THE LAND USE, UM, RESTRICTION, UH, THE, THE PAD ZONING RUNS WITH THE LAND, SO IT'S IN PLACE UNTIL IT'S, UNLESS SOMEBODY REZONES TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO IT'S, IT'S IN PLACE FOREVER.
AND, AND IF I CAN JUST FOLLOW UP ON THIS, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
THE WAY THE CONDITION READS IS THAT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, UM, FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS, THAT'S WHEN THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE THE FUNDS.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF CHAIR? YES.
UM, WHO, WHO THIS PROJECT, IS IT TARGETING A CERTAIN GROUP OF, UH, HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS OR, UH, YES.
VICE CHAIR, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS? UH, SO THE INTENDED, UH, TENANTS OF THE, THE PROJECT IS, UH, WORKING OR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
UH, IT'LL BE INCOME RESTRICTED.
UH, SO THERE WILL BE A CAP TO HOW MUCH THE, THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME CAN BE TO APPLY FOR THE, UH, TO APPLY TO, TO LIVE ON IN, UH, IN THE PROJECT.
UH, IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT IF THEIR INCOME WAS TO EXCEED THAT, THAT CAP, UH, AFTER THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN LIVING AND HAVE THE, THE LEASE, THEY'RE ABLE TO REMAIN, UH, UH, AS A TENANT OF THE PROPERTY.
IS THERE A TARGETED A MI ON IT? SORRY, A TARGETED A MI, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST, OR SORRY, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND CHAIRMAN, UH, OR COMMISSIONER
UH, SO MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN ADD, I'M SURE THE APPLICANT CAN PROVIDE YOU, UM, MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
UM, IT IS 60% OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIUM INCOME OR A MI.
AND, UM, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT AN ELEMENT THAT WE REGULATE THROUGH THE PAD ZONING, IT WAS, IT'S FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
UH, JUST FOR STAFF, I, SORRY, I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
UM, THE PARKING IS, IS A, A TWO TO ONE.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE RATIO ON THE PARKING? UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS? UH, YES.
SO THE PARKING WOULD BE, UH, TWO SPACES PER UNIT, UH, WITH ONE OF THE SPACES BEING COVERED.
AND THIS IS SUB SUBSTITUTE FOR THE, OR PARTIALLY IN SUBSTITUTE FOR THE, UH, 25% MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF, UH, THE GARAGES THAT THEY'RE DEVIATING FROM.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? UH, NO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM FOR THE RECORD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS STEVEN ANDERSON FOR YOUR RECORD.
MY ADDRESS IS 40 NORTH CENTRAL, 24 IN PHOENIX.
I'M HERE THE RECEIVING ON BEHALF OF DOMINION.
UH, WITH ME FROM DOMINION IS, UH, JACOB BERGER.
UH, COMMISSIONER ORTEGA HAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE, UH, LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM WILL WORK ON THE SITE.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GOT ADDRESSED.
UH, AS CATHERINE INDICATED, THE INCOME CAP IS 60% OF A MI, UH, AND WE HAVE THE FIGURES OF WHAT THAT ACTUALLY TRANSLATES INTO IN TERMS OF AN ANNUAL INCOME.
YOU MUST INCOME QUALIFY, UH, TO, UH, MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, AS, UH, COLE INDICATED WHEN WE HAD THE COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, VICE MAYOR NELSON WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT, UH, HOW THAT WORKS IN TERMS OF WHAT IF YOU DO BETTER AFTER YOU GET INTO THE COMMUNITY, WHAT IF YOU WERE SU SUCCEEDING IN YOUR JOB? UH, IT DOESN'T MATTER ONCE YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE IN, UM, ONCE YOU'VE QUALIFIED AND YOU'VE LEASED THE UNIT, UM, YOU CAN HOPEFULLY EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC SUCCESS.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE LITECH PROGRAM IS ABOUT, IS SO THAT FOLKS WHO ARE KIND OF, UM, UH, FORCED TO RENT BY AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CREATE THAT NEST NEST EGG SO THEY CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
UM, AND EVENTUALLY, UH, MAYBE A, HOPEFULLY, UH, ACQUIRE SOMETHING AFTER THEY'VE LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A FEW YEARS.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION TO YOU BEFORE I LET JACOB TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IT
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RUNS THROUGH THE STATE, THROUGH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.SO WE DO HAVE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO THEM, UH, TO PROVIDE THE HOUSING AND MAINTAIN ITS AFFORDABILITY.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT DOMINION WILL OWN THIS PROJECT FOR, UH, A LONG TIME.
UH, THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO THE STATE IS 30 YEARS.
DOMINION DOES NOT NEED TO OWN IT FOR THE ALL 30 YEARS, BUT THEY'LL OWN IT FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THE REASON THAT I MENTIONED THAT IS IT MEANS THAT WHAT WE ARE REALLY DOING IS WE'RE LONG-TERM OWNERS.
UM, WE ARE IN THAT REGARD LIKE A HOMEOWNER.
SO WE ARE BUILD THESE COMMUNITIES, UM, UH, WITH QUALITY AND SO THAT THEY WILL LAST BECAUSE IF SOMETHING BREAKS IN A YEAR, WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO FIX IT.
UM, AND WITH THAT, JACOB, DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE, AND, AND SPECIFICALLY THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE.
IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THAT SURE.
UH, JACOB BERGER WITH, UM, DOMINIUM.
SO THERE WAS A QUESTION ON THE LAND USE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT, SO THAT LAURA IS IN PLACE AT THE TIME THAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AND STAR CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S DEED RESTRICTED WITH THE PROPERTY.
AND LIKE STEVEN WAS SAYING, THE, THE AFFORDABLE RESTRICTIONS, THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD IS 30 YEARS WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.
SO WE ARE, UM, TIED TO THEIR RESTRICTIONS.
WE WOULD BE AT 60% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, UM, FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT OR AS LONG AS WE OWN THE PROJECT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, 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 REQUEST TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE, UH, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE PODIUM.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING THAT WE DO NOT, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? NO.
HEARING NONE, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GRIM AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DAVY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLEASE VOTE USING YOUR SCREEN.
AND THE MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE APPLICANTS STAFF.
[b. Cerro Vista General Plan Amendment - PL-25-0217]
[c. Cerro Vista Planned Area Development Rezone - Application PL-25-0218]
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR, B AND C.DO YOU HAVE A, UH, REPORT FOR ME? UH, GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM FOUR B AND C SARA VISTA.
IT IS A MINOR GENERAL PLAN, AMENDMENT AND REZONE.
THESE ARE, THESE ARE APPLICATIONS PL 25 0 2 1 7 AND P 25 0 218.
UH, THE PURPOSE, UH, OF THESE ITEMS IS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED MINOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONE FOR SARA VISTA.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON EACH AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION ON EACH ITEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
TO BEGIN WITH SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROPERTY, IT IS APPROXIMATELY 10.1 NET ACRES.
IT IS LOCATED, UH, AT 1 2 1 0 4 WEST VAN BUREN STREET, AND IT WAS ANNEXED IN MAY OF 1978.
TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY IS THE FAIRWAY COMMERCE CENTER.
UH, IT IS IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE.
SO THE SOUTH IS COLD WATER SPRINGS APARTMENTS, AND HIGHLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
TO THE EAST IS THE RIVER CROSSING SELF-STORAGE AND TO THE WEST IS EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS REZONED IN 2021 TO R FOUR, UH, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR A 249 UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY.
IT HAS REMAINED VACANT SINCE THEN.
THE, UH, THE FOLLOWING ARE, UH, SITE PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
UH, THIS IS LOOKING WEST DOWN VAN BUREN STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, ON THE FAR END THERE, YOU CAN SEE THOSE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY, UH, DWELLING UNITS.
THIS IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING EAST FROM CORPORATE DRIVE.
UH, AND AGAIN, AT THE FAR END OF THE PROPERTY THERE, YOU WOULD SEE THE COM, UH, THE COMMERCIAL STORAGE UNIT, UH, PROJECT THAT IS, UH, ON THE EAST END FOR THE MINOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.
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REQUEST, UH, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, AT HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.UH, THE TARGET IS 12 TO 30 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
THE CHANGE TO MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WOULD BRING THAT DOWN TO FOUR TO TO 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
UH, SOME OF THE SURROUNDING LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ARE BUSINESS PARK IN THE PURPLE COLOR, UH, EDUCATION IN THE, THE BLUE.
UH, AND THEN, UH, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS IN THE, UH, MORE BROWN COLOR THERE TO THE SOUTH.
AND THEN, UH, MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY IS THE LIGHTER BEIGE TO THE, UH, EAST OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE REZONE REQUEST, UH, IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM R FOUR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO SARA VISTA.
PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONING OF R THREE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS IS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 99 UNIT SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SOME OF THE SURROUNDING ZONINGS INCLUDE, UH, THE FAIRWAY COMMERCE CENTER, PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH, UH, THE COLD WATER SPRINGS, PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH, UH, THE AGRICULTURAL, UH, ZONING DISTRICT TO THE WEST, UH, WHICH IS THE, THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, DWELLING UNITS.
AND THEN THE C TWO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, UH, ZONING DISTRICT TO THE EAST.
UH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STANDARD DEVIATIONS, UH, FROM THE R THREE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING INCLUDE, UH, A DECREASE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK AND REAR YARD SETBACK, A REDUCTION IN THE MAXIMUM UNITS ALLOWED, UH, FOR THE, UH, A LOWER OVERALL DENSITY ON THE SITE, AS WELL AS REDUCING THE LANDSCAPE SETBACK ON CORPORATE DRIVE.
UH, FURTHER, UH, PROPOSED DEVIATIONS INCLUDE THE REDUCED, UH, REDUCTION TO THE MINIMUM COMMON USABLE OPEN SPACE, UH, FROM 20 TO 15%.
UH, HOWEVER, THE PRIVATE, EACH UNIT WILL HAVE A PRIVATE, UH, REAR YARD, UH, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE IN THE, THE 15%.
UH, THE, THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE TO A REQUESTED SUBSTITUTE TO THE REQUIRED CLUBHOUSE AND COMMUNITY POOL.
UH, AND THIS IS BEING SUBSTITUTED WITH A CENTRAL COMMUNITY HUB, AS WELL AS, UH, REQUEST TO SUBSTITUTE THE 25% GARAGE PARKING WITH, UH, COMBINATION OF COVERED AND UNCOVERED PARKING SPACES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE FOLLOWING IS, UH, THE SITE PLAN.
UH, THEY'RE SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL CONDO DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, THEY'RE ALL DETACHED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE THEIR OWN, UH, PRIVATE YARDS OF ROUGHLY 300 SQUARE FEET.
UH, THERE'LL BE FOUR FLOOR PLANS WITH THREE ELEVATION SCHEMES.
SO THERE WILL BE NO IDENTICAL ADJACENT HOMES NEXT TO EACH OTHER OR ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER.
AMENITIES INCLUDE THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HUB, WHICH HAS SHADE STRUCTURES, SEATING AREAS BUILT-IN GRILLS, A PIZZA OVEN, PICNIC TABLES, TURF AREAS, AND A FIRE PIT GATHERING SPACE.
UH, OTHER AMENITIES INCLUDE A DOG RUN TO THE NORTH, UH, EAST OF THE PROPERTY, UH, AS WELL AS BICYCLE STORAGE AND, UH, WORKSTATIONS, UH, FOR ANY MINOR, UH, LIKE PUMPING UP TIRES OR, UH, REPAIRS THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO.
THESE ARE LOCATED ALONG VAN BUREN STREET ON THE SOUTH, AS WELL AS THE, THE STORAGE, UH, PART OF THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HUB.
UH, THE SITE DESIGN, UH, HAS THE PRIMARY ACCESS OFF OF THE VAN BUREN STREET TO THE SOUTH, UH, AND THEN SECONDARY ACCESS TO, UH, ON CORPORATE DRIVE TO THE NORTH.
UH, THERE'S ALSO THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION OF THE PRIVATE DRIVES, UH, IN THE, THE LOOP, UH, INTERIOR LOOP OF THE, THE COMPLEX WITH, UH, THE SHARED COVERED AND UNCOVERED PARKING SPACES LINED THROUGHOUT.
A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE SITE PLAN WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE SITE PLAN, UH, AND DESIGN REVIEW.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS.
UH, STAFF ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MEETS THE FOUR REQUIRED FINDINGS, UH, ESTABLISHED IN THE AVONDALE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE, UH, MINOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, THE MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION PROMOTES A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES ALONG WITH INFILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING GOALS.
UH, THE REQUESTS WILL ALSO WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH AND WITH AND COMPLEMENTARY TO THE
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EXISTING USES IN THE AREA, UH, AND THE DEVELOPMENT WILL MEET THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.UH, THE REDUCTION INDEN DENSITY GOES FROM ROUGHLY 24 DWELLING ACRES PER UNIT DOWN TO 8.6 DWELLING DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
UH, UH, SO THIS WILL EQUAL A REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC VOLUMES.
UH, STAFF ANALYSIS OF THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT REZONE FOUND THAT, UH, THE PROPOSED REZONE MEETS THE FIVE REQUIRED FINDINGS ESTABLISHED BY THE AVONDALE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE AND HOUSING GOALS IN THE GENERAL PLAN 2030, UH, WITH THE, UH, MINOR GENERAL OR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, THE PAD, UH, WILL ALIGN WITH THE MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY DESIGNATION.
UH, THAT IS, UH, THE ITEM FOUR B, UH, AND IT ADVANCES THE HOUSING GOALS TO PROVIDE, UH, UNIQUE OWNERSHIP ORIENTED HOUSING TYPES, UH, THAT SUPPORT HOUSING DIVERSITY AND WORKFORCE HOUSING.
UH, THE PROJECT SHALL MEET THE RR THREE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS WITH THE REQUESTED DEVIATIONS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL FOLLOW THE ZONING CODES, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, APPLICABLE DESIGN MANUALS, AND OTHER, UH, REGULATIONS AND LESS MODIFIED, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026.
THERE WAS ONE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ATTENDEE PRESENT, ASIDE FROM THE APPLICANT'S TEAM AND CITY STAFF.
DISCUSSION FOCUSED AROUND THE UNIT OWNERSHIP, PRICING AND SIZE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS IF THERE WILL BE A CONDO OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATION.
UH, TO DATE, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY'S AVONDALE CONNECT DIGITAL PLATFORM.
UH, FOR AGENDA ITEM FOUR B, THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL 25 0 2 1 7, UH, FOR THE REASON SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT.
AND FOR, UH, AGENDA ITEM C, THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT REZONE, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF APPLICATION PL 2 5 0 2 1 8, UH, SUBJECT TO THE SEVEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? UH, YEAH.
I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.
SO IS THIS A MULTI-FAMILY OR IS IT REALLY A SINGLE FAMILY, SMALL DIVISION? HI, SO, UH, YES, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S A, IT WOULD BE A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN TO, IN TERMS OF THE, THE UNIT TYPE.
UH, HOWEVER, THE SITE DESIGN, UH, FOLLOWS MORE IN LINE WITH THE CITY'S, UH, MULTIFAMILY, UH, DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, IN TERMS OF LIKE SITE LAYOUT AND THE, THE SHARED, UH, DRY VIALS AND SHARED AMENITIES.
SO IT, IT'S, IT'S IN BETWEEN
AND THEN THE, MAYBE WHAT IS A CENTRAL COMMUNITY HUB, I GUESS? UH, IT, IT FUNCTIONS MUCH LIKE WHAT THE, THE CLUBHOUSE OF A, A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, UH, WOULD BE LIKE.
UH, HOWEVER, IT'S, IT'S ALL OUTDOOR ORIENTED.
THERE'S NOT A, A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE, UH, THAT THEY'RE ENCLOSED IN.
UH, BUT IT, IT CONTAINS MANY, UH, A SIMILAR AMENITIES THAT YOU WOULD FIND IN THERE, UH, INCLUDING LIKE, UH, COOKING RELATED, UH, THE, AS WELL AS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH THE, THE LAWNS, UH, PRESENT CENTER.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER ORTEGA? UH, YES.
SO THESE ARE FOR SALE, IS THAT WHAT I, MY UNDERSTANDING? UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE, UH, CONDO PLATTED, UH, AND THEN, UH, FOR SALE, UH, INITIALLY, INITIALLY, UH, THERE'S NO INDICATION FROM THE APPLICANT THAT THEY WILL BE RENTED.
UH, HOWEVER, IT'S NOT, UH, PLANNING CANNOT STIPULATE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL BE, UH, FOR SALE OR FOR RENT.
SO IN, IN THAT, JUST BEING A COMMUNITY IN ITSELF, IS THERE, I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT IN THE NOTES, IS THERE AN HOA ON THIS? INSIDE IS, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, YES.
THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS AN INTENT TO CREATE, UH, AN HOA OR CONDO OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A QUESTION AND A CONCERN.
UM, SO ACCESS INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
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OFF OF VAN BUREN WITH A SECONDARY ACCESS, UH, LEADING TO CORPORATE DRIVE.WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR, UH, CORPORATE DRIVE AND GETTING SOME SORT OF, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, LIGHT, UH, CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CORPORATE AND FAIRWAY FAIRWAY? UM, CURRENTLY THAT INTERSECTION IS A CIRCUS ON A GOOD DAY.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, UM, A PLAN, UH, FOR DOWN THE ROAD FOR, FOR EXPANDING THAT INTERSECTION AND PUTTING IN SOME TRAFFIC CONTROLS, BUT I AM KIND OF CONCERNED THAT, UM, YOU'VE GOT A FAIRLY LARGE DEVELOPMENT GOING IN AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TEMPTED TO SNEAK OUT THE BACK WAY.
IT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE, UM, WHICH WILL ADD SIGNIFICANT, YOU KNOW, CONGESTION, UM, ON FAIRWAY, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE POSTAL, UH, WAREHOUSE THERE, UM, LEADING TO INTERSTATE 10.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE ANY PLAN TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS? UH, YES.
I BELIEVE THERE IS PLANS, UH, TO PUT, UH, A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CORPORATE.
AND, UH, IS IT FAIRWAY DRIVING? YEAH, FAIRWOOD, YES.
UH, I BELIEVE, UH, SOME OF THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE AVONDALE TECH, UH, YES.
UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A CONCERN, UH, THAT WAS INDICATED THROUGH OUR, UH, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, UH, DUE TO THIS BEING A, UH, REDUCTION IN THE DENSITY, UH, FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE R FOUR ZONING.
UH, THERE'S, IT'S GOING FROM, UH, JUST UNDER, I BELIEVE, 300, WHAT WAS GONNA BE A 300 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX TO NOW, UH, 99 UNITS.
SO THERE, UH, IT WILL BE LESS TRAFFIC FROM THIS PROJECT, UH, BUT THERE IS STILL THE INTENT TO HAVE A, A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN THE FUTURE AT THAT CORPORATE FAIRWAY.
BUT THERE'S, BUT THERE'S NO TIMELINE, UH, OFFICIALLY IN PLACE.
I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE A, A SET DATE FOR WHEN THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT.
UH, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT? PLEASE, UH, STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU REACH THE PODIUM FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS CAROLYN OBER HOLZER.
I'M WITH THE LAW FIRM OF BERGEN FRANKS, SMALLEY AND HOLZER AT 43 43 EAST CAMELBACK IN PHOENIX.
VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF LENNAR HOMES TONIGHT FOR THEIR DREAM SERIES PRODUCT AT C VISTA.
UM, THANKS TO COLE AND THE REST OF THE AVONDALE STAFF FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS PROJECT WITH US.
I'M NOT OFTEN HERE ASKING TO MAKE THINGS LESS DENSE OR INTENSE.
UM, BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PRODUCT AND WHAT LENNAR HAS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARICOPA, AND THIS WOULD BE THEIR SECOND IN THE STATE, AND I MAYBE EVEN NATIONWIDE, VICKI, UM, IS THIS DREAM SERIES, WHICH IS GETTING AT THIS MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND TRYING TO CREATE, UM, AN AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP PRODUCT.
AND SO THERE IS A STIPULATION IN, UM, THE PAD THAT DOES REQUIRE THAT WE, UM, PROVIDE THE CONDO PLAT BEFORE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE, AND THE CONDOS WILL BE STRUCTURED SO THAT EACH OF THE HOMES INCLUDES THE 300 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM BACKYARD.
SO, UNLIKE A CONDO STRUCTURE IN A MULTI-STORY BUILDING WHERE YOU ONLY OWN THE AIR SPACE WITHIN THE WALLS, UM, IN SARA VISTA, THAT CONDO WILL INCLUDE YOUR ENTIRE UNIT AND YOUR REAR YARD.
THE COMMON OWNERSHIP AND THE CONDO ASSOCIATION WILL MAINTAIN EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF YOUR FRONT PORCH AND BEYOND, UM, AND THE SIDE YARDS.
SO, UH, ALL THE COM COMMON GATHERING SPACES AS WELL.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO DEPLOY THIS, UM, PRODUCT.
WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO MARKET IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS, UM, IF ALL GOES WELL WITH OUR SITE PLAN AND, UM, CONSTRUCTION DRAWING PROCESS.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE GONE UNANSWERED THUS FAR.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT.
I, IT'S NOT, NOT A, NOT SO MUCH OF A QUESTION, BUT, UH, JUST MAKE SURE THAT, I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S A, THERE'S A HIGH SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET AND ALL TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION AND ALL THAT HAS BEEN WEIGHED AND MEASURED AND
ARE WE, ARE WE GOOD WITH TRAFFIC STUDIES WITH, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENING ON VAN BUREN? UH, YES, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, THAT'S JUST A CONCERN.
AS A PART OF OUR, UM, REZONING, WE HAD TO SUBMIT A FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
UM, ALL OF THE INTERSECTIONS WERE STUDIED.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE, UM, CERTAIN CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING, WE'RE INSTALLING A LEFT TURN LANE INTO THE PROJECT ONTO CORPORATE, AS WELL AS A DECELERATION LANE ON CORPORATE.
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AS THE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG CORPORATE, UM, BUILD OUT, THERE WILL BE A SIGNAL INSTALLED AT, UH, CORPORATE AND FAIRWAY.BUT AS COLE MENTIONED, UM, THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APARTMENT PROJECT FOR THIS LOCATION DID INCLUDE ALMOST 300 UNITS.
SO WHEN WE REDUCE THAT DOWN TO 99 UNITS IN THIS CASE, UH, THAT IN AND OF ITSELF WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT'S HAPPENING, UM, AT THAT INTERSECTION.
AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A DIFFERENT ROUTING OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS ONCE CORPORATE CONNECTS TO AVONDALE BOULEVARD, WHICH IS, IF YOU DRIVE OVER THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE PRETTY SOON THAT THE ROAD'S DONE, THE FENCE IS UP.
SO I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHEN THAT'S COMING DOWN, BUT IT'LL BE SOON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? UH, THANK YOU CHAIR.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE PO IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE PODIUM.
ALRIGHT, SEEING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? NOPE.
I WILL NOW, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR B.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GUZMAN.
I NEED A SECOND AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DAVY, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND VOTE ON YOUR SCREEN.
AND THE MOTION PASSES FIVE VOTES TO ZERO.
NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR C.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER DAVY AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GUZMAN, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON YOUR SCREEN AND THE MOTION PASSES FIVE VOTES TO ZERO.
[d. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments – Chapter 28, Article 1 (Administration and Procedures); Article 5 (Special Districts; Overlays) - Application PL-26-0048]
LIKE TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER FOUR D DOES THE STAFF HAVE A REPORT FOR US? THANK YOU.THANK YOU CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
ITEM FOUR D IS THE BOULEVARD ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT.
THIS IS APPLICATION PL 26 DASH 0 4 8.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED ZONING CODE, TEXT AMENDMENTS, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS A CITY INITIATED ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT DEALS WITH THE BOULEVARD DISTRICT.
THE AVONDALE ZONING ORDINANCE WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 1951 WITH THE LAST UPDATE BEING APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN JANUARY, 2026.
UM, UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING CODE, SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
THIS UPDATE, UH, SEEKS TO ALIGN THE AVONDALE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH THE RECENTLY PASSED HB 24 47, WHICH REQUIRES ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS FOR ALL SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
CURRENTLY, OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, UM, ALLOWS THOSE SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEWS, OR REQUIRES A SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEWS TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN BEFORE TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DEALS WITH TWO SECTIONS, PRIMARILY.
UH, SECTION 28 DASH SIX ADDRESSES ALL SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS WHILE SECTION 28 DASH 91 REFERS TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS SPECIFICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE BOULEVARD DISTRICT.
UH, BOTH AMENDMENTS WILL, UH, ALIGN THE ZONING CODE WITH THE STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS BY REMOVING REFERENCES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL AND WHERE APPROPRIATE WILL REPLACE THOSE WITH, UH, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, AS FAR AS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, ALL REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED AND A POST WAS MADE ON AVONDALE CONNECT.
TO DATE, NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? I, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION WITH THAT CHANGE, WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD'VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT WE WON'T SEE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE? UH, SO CHAIR
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AND VICE CHAIR GR UM, UNDER THIS NEW, UH, ZONING ORDINANCE AND WITH THE STATE LAW, UH, WE WOULD NO LONGER BRING SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEWS TO PLANNING COMMISSION.THEY WOULD BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, LIKE ALL OF OUR OTHER SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEWS CURRENTLY ARE.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN JUST ADD TO THAT.
SO IN THE BOULEVARD IT, IT'S CALLED A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH IS THE SAME THING AS A SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW.
SO THOSE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR ANY ACTIVITY YOU WERE SEEING IN THE BOULEVARD USED TO, UH, COME TO PLANNING, COMMISSIONING COUNCIL.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL HANDLE THOSE ADMINISTRATIVELY LIKE WE DO EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK? UH, THANK YOU CHAIR.
UH, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED TO THE PODIUM, YOU MAY SEEING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE, UH, PROCEEDING UP TO THE PODIUM, I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR D.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GRIMM AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DAVEY, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON YOUR SCREEN.
AND THE MOTION PASSES FIVE VOTES TO ZERO.
[5. COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS]
GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE HERE ON THE COMMISSION SAYING THAT WE HAVE NONE? UH,
[6. PLANNING DIVISION REPORT]
MOVE ON TO THE PLANNING DIVISION REPORT.DOES THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR HAVE A ANY ITEMS TO REPORT TO THE, UH, COMMISSION? UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE DID RECEIVE 26 NEW PLANNING APP, UH, CASES THAT GIVES US A TOTAL OF 142 ACTIVE APPLICATIONS.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THIS EVENING.
UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AS WELL.
[7. CALENDAR]
ON TO THE CALENDAR.OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS APRIL 15TH, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, ADJOURNING THE MEETING.
CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT, PLEASE? I HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER GUZMAN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GRIM FOR ADJOURNMENT.
PLEASE VOTE ON THE SCREEN AND THE MOTION PASSES FIVE VOTES TO ZERO.