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Glendale
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PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5850 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
MAY 26, 2022
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Crow called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 pm
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Vern Crow, Chair
Edwin Nyberg, Vice Chair
Tom Cole, Commissioner
John Crow, Commissioner
John Geurs, Commissioner
Martin Nowakowski, Commissioner arrived late
Also Present: Tabitha Perry, Planning Manager
James Gruber, Deputy City Attorney
Lisa D. Wilson, Recording Secretary
George Gehlert, Senior Planner
Christina Lavelle, Senior Planner
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Chairperson Crow called for citizens comments on items not on the agenda, there were
no comments.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Chairperson Crow called for an approval of the regular meeting minutes for February 24th
and April 28th 2022
Commissioner Geurs Made a motion to approve the minutes and Commissioner Crow
2nd the motion passed.
a. Minutes of February 24, 2022, Special Workshop
b. Minutes of April 28, 2022 Regular Meeting
5. WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES
Chairperson Crow asked if there were any withdrawals or continuances, there were none
6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Chairperson Crow called for Public Hearing items and limited public comments to 5
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a. CUP22-02 QuikTrip Conditional Use Permit - SEC 83rd Avenue and Glendale Avenue -A
request by Brian Greathouse, on behalf of Burch & Cracchiolo, PA, representing Fortis
Glendale LLC for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a gas station and convenience store
on 2.79 acres within an existing Planned Area Development, known as G83 PAD. The
site is located at the Southeast corner of North 83rd Avenue and West Glendale Avenue;
and is in the Yucca District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planner 623-930-2597.
Mr. Gehlert made the staff presentation.
Chairperson Crow called for questions form the commission, Commissioners had no
questions.
Brian Greathouse made the applicant presentation.
Chairman Crow called for questions to the applicant, there were none.
Chairman Crow having no speaker cards or questions closed the public hearing
Commissioner Geurs made a motion to approve CUP22-02 subject to stipulations,
Commissioner Cole Second the motion.
AYE:
Chair Vern Crow
Vice -Chair Ed Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
PASSED
Mr. Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney, stated these recommendations would be
forwarded to the City Council for final action.
b. ZON22-02 Vision 2-A request by City of Glendale on behalf of Emrland LLLP and
Ferrantino Enterprises AZ LLC to rezone approximately 161 acres from A-1 (Agricultural),
BP (Business Park), and PAD (Planned Area Development) to the PAD zoning district.
The PAD zoning will allow for a mixed-use development titled Vision 2. The site is located
south of Glendale Avenue, and west of the Loop 101 and is in the Yucca District. Staff
Contact: Tabitha Perry, Planning Manager, (623) 930-2596, tperry@glendaleaz.com
Ms. Perry made preliminary comments and introduction.
Ms. Lavelle made the staff presentation.
Chairperson Crow asked for confirmation of stipulation 70- or 75 -foot designation.
Ms. Lavelle confirmed it is 75 feet.
Chairman Crow called for questions form the Commission
Vice -Chair Crow asked if the City was the applicant or a private entity
Ms. Perry clarified the site is privately owned however the City is asking for the application
to be initiated therefore the city is the applicant.
Chairman Crow having no speaker cards or questions closed the public hearing
Commissioner Crow made a motion to approve CUP22-02 subject to stipulations in the
staff report, Commissioner Cole 2nd the motion
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Commisioner Nowakowski arrived
AYE:
Chair Vern Crow
Vice -Chair Ed Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski ABSTAINED
Commissioner John Geurs
PASSED
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Mr. Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney, stated these recommendations would be
forwarded to the City Council for final action.
c. ZON22-05-Airpark 30 - A request by Jack Gilmore, on behalf of Gilmore Planning and
Land Architecture, representing Airpark 30 LLC, for rezoning of 84.6 acres from M-1 (Light
Industrial) to PAD (Planned Area Development). The site is located North of the Northwest
corner of West Bethany Home Road and North Litchfield Road; and is in the Yucca
District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planner 623 -930 -2597 -
Mr. Gehlert made the staff presentation
Chairman Crow called for questions from the Commission
Chairman Cole asked for clarification if the property was in the City of Glendale and
pointed out the Rural Fire Dept does not respond to call within the city of Glendale.
Mr. Gehlert confirmed the property was located in the City of Glendale
Mr. Jack Gilmore made the applicant presentation
Chairman Crow called for questions
Commissioner Cole asked if the letter from Paul Vanderveen was referring to the South
property if so he would wait to comment
Mr. Gehlert confirmed it was the south property
Commissioner Geurs asked how many trucks they are expecting on Litchfield Rd when
the project is finished
Mr. Gilmore didn have a specific number of trucks.
Chairperson Crow with no further questions from the commissions open the floor to those
who submitted speaker cards
The citizens talked in opposition of the project the concerns being landscapes, increased
traffic of semi -trucks on the road all hours of the day and nights, if you could turn North
and South from the exits of the proposed site, putting a stop light on Bethany and
Litchfield Rd. Also, a concern about the speed of the roadway and the number of
accidents in relation to the speed and lack of a sturdy barrier between the home and the
street.
Don Leonard 4003 N Evergreen St, Buckeye AZ
Mark Thomas Dreaming Summit Litchfield Park
Mr. Gehlert indicated that the traffic study has been done with improvements put in to
address the extra traffic, and a traffic signal is on ZON22-06.
Mr. Gilmore indicated they did a full traffic analysis.
Chairman Crow closed the public hear and asked for a motion
Commissioner Crow made a motion to approve ZON22-05, Commissioner Cole 2nd
Commissioner Geurs asked if Mr. Thomas received a letter regarding the project, if all
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residents on the sides outside the vacant lot got notified, and wanted to know if there was
anything that can be done in relation to sound barrier for the neighbors.
Mr. Gehlert indicated all those within 300 feet are notified
Commissioner Nowakowski asked is it correct that Litchfield Rd. side of the project has
the biggest buffer with the most landscaping
Mr. Gehlert indicated all designs would need to eb approved on each building.
Commissioner Geurs asked if the city could look into reducing the truck noise for the
residents
Mr. Gehlert stated the residents are in Maricopa County outside the Glendale jurisdiction.
Mr. Gilmore indicated the setback on the North is 160 feet from the site frontage on
Litchfield Rd and an additional 75 feet on the South side. As the landscaping fills it will
help with the noise however the jet noise is far worse than the truck noise.
Chairman Crow called for a vote
AYE:
Chair Vern Crow echoed the comments of Commissioners Cole and Nowakowski
Vice -Chair Ed Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole - explained his vote asking the City be sensitive to the neighbors
in regard to noise
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski - explained his vote remember the mention the 75 -foot
setback and 160 setback
Commissioner John Geurs
PASSED
Mr. Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney, stated these recommendations would be
forwarded to the City Council for final action.
d. ZON22-06 - A request by Jack Gilmore, on behalf of Gilmore Planning and Land
Architecture, representing Airpark 30 LLC, for rezoning of 60.7 acres from M-1 (Light
Industrial) to PAD (Planned Area Development). The site is located at the Southwest
corner of West Bethany Home Road and North Litchfield Road; and is in the Yucca
District. Staff Contact: George Gehlert, Senior Planner 623-930-2597.
Mr. Gehlert made staff presentation
Chairperson Crow called for questions from the commission
Commissioner Geurs asked to verify the location of the access point and where Maricopa
County land begins
Mr. Gehlert indicated the focus was looking North verified the right of the road was
Maricopa County. He also indicated all the developments would be on the Glendale side
and there is an additional 10 feet of right of way and the half street improvements.
Mr. Gilmore all improvements will be on the City of Glendale side. He has met with Luke
Air Force Base and complied with their requirements. Mr. Gilmore had a call with Paul
Vanderveen increasing the wall height to 10 foot screen, and they will be increasing tree
count on the South side to make a hedge to block the truck dock.
Commissioner Cole stated appreciate the applicant for working with the neighbors.
Mr. Paul Vanderveen W. Grand Ave Surprise AZ of Sun Health stated that they have been
working with Mr. Gilmore, and he is addressing all the concerns, and they were no longer
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in opposition.
Mr. Mark Thomas Dreaming Summit Litchfield Park requested that for the reason
previously stated the project be denied
Mr. Don Leonard N. Evergreen St Buckeye AZ spoke as a member of the church
neighboring the property in opposition due to the building heights, the mix use
designation, the number of vehicles coming to the property and the additional traffic
overall.
Alex Boles N 63rd St, Scottsdale AZ stated he met with the church leaders on 3 different
occasions address their concerns
Commissioner Nowakowski asked if the property would be developed at the same time
Mr. Boles indicated the North would be phase 1 and phase 2 would be 12-18 months later.
Chairman Crow closed the public hearing and called for a motion
Commissioner Nowakowski made a motion to approve ZON22-06 subject to the
stipulations in the staff report, Vice -Chair Nyberg second the motion
AYE:
Chair Vern Crow
Vice -Chair Ed Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner John Geurs
PASSED
Mr. Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney, stated these recommendations would be
forwarded to the City Council for final action.
7. OTHER BUSINESS
Chairperson Crow called for any other business
Ms. Perry indicated there was no other business
Commissioner Crow welcome backed Vice -Chair Nyberg
Commissioner Cole asked if City Council have a conduit for communicating with the
Planning Commission in relation to conduct or actions as commissioners. if there is any
methodology for communicating in relation to commissioner actions.
Ms. Perry said she would research and get back to the commission
8. PLANNING STAFF REPORT
a. Ms. Perry indicated there was no staff reports.
9. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Chairperson Crow congratulated Ms. Perry on her promotion to Planning Manager and
welcome back Vice -Chair Ed Nyberg
10. NEXT MEETING
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The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for June 23, 2022 at
6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave, Glendale, Arizona,
85301.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Crow called for a motion to adjourn.
Vice -Chair Nyberg made a motion to adjourn and Commissioner Cole 2nd the motion.
All commissioners AYE the meeting was adjourned
The Planning Commission meeting minutes of May 26th, 2022 were submitted and approved this
23rg day -of June 2022.
Lis6 Wilson
Recording Secretary
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