Title
Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan Amendment GPA-DSTV-1-18-2 - Southwest Corner of the 24th Street Alignment and Sonoran Desert Drive (Resolution 22030)
Description
Request to hold a public hearing on a General Plan Amendment for the following item to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation and the related resolution if approved. Request to amend the General Plan Land Use Map designation on 474.37 acres from Preserves / Residential 0 to 1 dwelling units per acre / Residential 1 to 2 dwelling units per acre, Preserves / Residential 2 to 3.5 dwelling units per acre / Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling units per acre, Preserves / Floodplain, and Infrastructure Phasing Overlay to Residential 2 to 3.5 dwelling units per acre and Preserves / Floodplain, and removal of the Infrastructure Phasing Overlay. This is a companion case to Z-75-18-2, Z-TA-5-18-2, and Z-62-18-2 and must be heard first, followed by Z-75-18-2.
Report
Summary
Application: GPA-DSTV-1-18-2
Current Designation: Preserves / Residential 0 to 1 dwelling units per acre / Residential 1 to 2 dwelling units per acre (138.83 acres), Preserves / Residential 2 to 3.5 dwelling units per acre / Residential 3.5 to 5 dwelling units per acre (312.30 acres), Preserves / Floodplain (23.24 acres), and Infrastructure Phasing Overlay (474.37 acres)
Proposed Designation: Residential 2 to 3.5 dwelling units per acre (451.13 acres), Preserves / Floodplain (23.24 acres), and Infrastructure Phasing Overlay removal (474.37 acres)
Acreage: 474.37 acres
Proposed Use: Amend the General Plan Land Use Map and remove the Infrastructure Phasing Overlay to allow single-family residential development.
Owner: MacEwen Ranch, LLC
Applicant: Robert Johnson, Taylor Morrison/Arizona Inc.
Representative: Susan E. Demmitt, Gammage & Burnham, PLC
Staff Recommendation: Approval.
VPC Info: The Desert View Village Planning Committee heard this case on Dec. 7, 2021, for information only. The North Gateway Village Planning Committee heard this case on Dec. 9, 2021, for information only.
VPC Action: The North Gateway Village Planning Committee heard this case on March 10, 2022 and recommended approval, by a vote of 4-1. The Desert View Village Planning Committee heard this case on April 5, 2022 and recommended denial as filed, approval with a modification, by a vote of 10-1.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this case on May 5, 2022 and recommended approval, per Addendum A of the Staff Analysis Report, by a vote of 7-1.
Location
Southwest corner of the 24th Street alignment and Sonoran Desert Drive.
Council District: 2
Parcel Addresses: 28239 N. 23rd St.; and 28231, 28235, 28241, and 28245 N. 24th St.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.