Title
Amendment to the Sky Harbor Center Redevelopment Area Boundary (Resolution 21595)
Description
Request to adopt a resolution to amend the Sky Harbor Center Redevelopment Area boundary by removing three city-owned parcels.
Report
Summary
The Sky Harbor Center Redevelopment Area (RDA) was established Dec. 5, 1984, pursuant to City Resolution 16491 and subsequently amended twice to add additional areas, pursuant to City Resolutions 16543 and 16552. A redevelopment area plan was adopted pursuant to City Resolution 16569 on April 24, 1985 (RDA Plan). The RDA Plan provides a broad framework for the development and redevelopment of the area and lists specific redevelopment objectives. These basic redevelopment objectives include:
1. Removing incompatible land uses.
2. Applying Design Guidelines and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions.
3. Eliminating substandard, deteriorating, and obsolete buildings and environmental deficiencies.
4. Assembling land into parcels for disposition and redevelopment.
5. Providing uses compatible with the long-term operation of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).
The City has taken several actions over the years to achieve these objectives. Much of Sky Harbor Center is now home to high-tech manufacturing, business, and financial service companies, including Bank of America, Honeywell, Arrow Electronics, and Chase Bank.
Three city-owned parcels within the RDA, depicted in Attachment A and legally described in Attachment B, have been assembled and prepared for redevelopment. These parcels are and will remain subject to Design Guidelines and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions that will ultimately protect the long-term operation of PHX. In order to proceed with redevelopment of these parcels, it is recommended that these parcels be removed from the RDA boundary, as the objectives of the RDA Plan have been met. The removal of these three parcels is a minor amendment to the RDA boundary and will not impact any other parcel/property owner within the RDA boundary.
Public Outreach
While public notice is not statutorily required under Arizona Revised Statute 36-1473, a letter was mailed to property owners within the RDA boundary notifying them of the proposed minor amendment and time and date of when this item would be heard.
Location
The three parcels to be removed are generally located on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Buckeye Road, and the northeast corner of Sky Harbor Circle North and Buckeye Road. A map of these parcels is provided in Attachment A.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Aviation and Community and Economic Development departments.