Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Application PHO-1-25--Z-14-16-8 - Northeast Corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road (Ordinance G-7408) - District 8
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to approve the Planning Commission's recommendation without further hearing by the City Council on matters heard by the Planning Hearing Officer on May 21, 2025, and the Planning Commission on August 7, 2025.
Report
Summary
Application: PHO-1-25--Z-14-16-8
Existing Zoning: C-1
Acreage: 3.94
Owner: Walter Brown Jr., 59th & Baseline Holdings LLC
Applicant: Erik Baker, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Representative: David Openshaw, 4G Development & Consulting, Inc.
Appellant: Jon S. Kimoto, on behalf of Laveen Citizens for Responsible Development (LCRD)
Proposal: Request to modify Stipulation One regarding general conformance with the site plan and elevations date stamped June 21, 2016.
VPC Action: The Laveen Village Planning Committee heard this item on May 12, 2025 and recommended approval, by a vote of 10-3.
PHO Action: The Planning Hearing Officer recommended heard this item on May 21, 2025 and recommended approval with a modification and additional stipulations.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this item on August 7, 2025 and recommended approval, per the PHO recommendation, with an additional stipulation, by a vote of 8-0.
Location
Northeast corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road
Council District: 8
Parcel Address: 7575 S. 59th Avenue; and 5850 and 5880 W. Baseline roads
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.