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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Planning Commission - Meeting Date: 6/22/2023C Glendale MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 JUNE 22, 2023 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Present: Vern Crow, Chair Edwin Nyberg, Vice Chair Tom Cole, Commissioner John Crow, Commissioner John Geurs, Commissioner Martin Nowakowski, Commissioner Brian Hooper, Commissioner Also Present: Tabitha Perry, Planning Manager James Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney Christina Lavelle, Senior Planner Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner Tawanda Walker -Hall, Recording Secretary 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were none. 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Chairperson Crow called for a motion to approve the meeting minutes of May 25, 2023. Vice -chair Nyberg motioned to approve the minutes as written. Commissioner Crow seconded the motion. All Commissioners voted Aye. 2. GPA22-13 and ZON22-27 Entitlement request for approval of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Planned Area Development (PAD) Rezoning Application in the Yucca district. Chairperson Crow announced the next agenda item GPA22-13 and ZON22-27. Senior Planner, Christina LaValle presented GPA22-13 and ZON22-27. Commissioner Cole acknowledges the creative use of the property and the conceptual plans. Urged staff, during the development and approval process, to work with Fire concerning the largest and heaviest apparatuses this is challenging for working fire situations. Commissioner Nowakowski: Was there a traffic study along with the project? Christina LaValle: The applicant provided a traffic analysis and then at design review transportation will decide if they need to make changes. Commissioner Nowakowski: Are they limited to 2-stories? Christina LaValle: Yes. Applicant Taylor Earl of the law firm Earl and Curley gave a presentation. Commissioner Geurs asked how many bedrooms, garages, guest parking, and square footage (off microphone). Taylor Earl : There will be two and three -bedroom units, with full garages and quite a bit of guest parking spread throughout the property. Commissioner Geurs asked about fire exists; secondary access points (off microphone) Taylor Earl: That is something we will have to work through, maybe staff want to speak to the fire aspect, during the design review. I can tell the driveways are 26 feet wide, wider than t look. Includes a 3-foot sidewalk that is flushed. As we go through the design review if there is a need for a secondary action plan, that is something we will have to address. Commissioner Geurs asked for the square footage of the units (off microphone). Taylor Earl: About 1100 sq. ft. for the 2-bedroom and about 1600 sq. ft. for the 3-bedroom units. Commissioner Hooper: Are you able to buy these units or is this a rental property? Taylor Earl: That will ultimately be market driven; we will be putting a condo plat on it so that it can be sold. It will take about 2 years before they go to market. Commissioner Hooper: If they do sell; they will have a HOA. Is there a way to prevent them from becoming vacation rentals? Taylor Earl: Yes, there would be a condo association set up under a condominium plat. It is my understanding that CCNRs can override state law. So, if you have a CCNR that the district does not allow for short-term rentals, that will override the otherwise admissible allowance for you to rent them. Commissioner Cole asked staff about a previous case that was unrecommended that was similar. a. Planning Commission Minutes of May 25, 2023. 5. WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES Ms. Perry: On behalf of the applicant a request for a continuance on application CUP23-04 to be continued to the August 24 , 2023, Planning Commission public hearing. 1. The Applicant has requested a continuance of CUP23-04 to August 24, 2023. CUP23-04 Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a hotel in the Sahuaro district. Presented by: Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner 6. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. CUP23-13 Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a private school and childcare center within an existing church complex in the Cholla district. Senior Planner, Mathew Taylor presented case CUP23-13. Commissioner Cole: Did staff pass along Ms. Blakes's concerns about the traffic light to our traffic department? Matthew Taylor: We did pass that on to the applicant. The applicant can speak to a graphic that they will provide to the parents and caregivers to facilitate a counterclockwise circulation movement within the site. Primary access would be off Beardsley Road and circulate south to the existing buildings where the drop-off lane and then continue eastbound back to Beardsley and then a right out. Applicant Mary Ellen Cooper owner of Sunrise Montessori School gave a presentation. With no comments or questions from Commissioners, staff, or the public. Chairperson Crow closed the public hearing from CUP23-13 and called for a motion. Commissioner Crow motioned to approve CUP23-13 subject to the stipulations in the staff report. Vice chair Nyberg seconded. With no further comments or discussion. Chairperson Crow conducted a roll call vote. All Commissioners voted Aye. Chairperson Crow: CUP23-13 is recommended for approval subject to the stipulations in the staff. Mr. Gruber, what are our next steps? City Attorney Gruber: Your action with respect to CUP23-13 is final and subject to a written appeal received within 15 days. Ms. Perry: Each application is reviewed and analyzed on its merit. This particular site, as staff would define it, is an infill project that has been vacant for a long time. Previous applicants have tried to develop it, and we have requested potential developers to purchase the adjacent property, but they were unsuccessful. So, we are looking at it being an infill and how it can benefit the community as a whole. Staff and the applicant pointed out the uniqueness of the project as it relates to the variety of housing. It is a housing component we do not have in this area. Some other components went with the other site you referenced, and in our analysis, we could not support the other application. Commissioner Nowakowski voiced concern about how this project would affect the neighbor and acknowledged the applicant's action taken to address the concern. Stated this is a unique project in the Yucca district. With no speaker cars or additional comments. Chairperson Crow closed the public hearing from GPA22-13 and ZON22-27 and called for a vote on each application separately. Commissioner Nowakowski moved to recommend approval of GPA22-13 as written. Vice -chair Nyberg seconded. With no further comments or discussion. Chairperson Crow conducted a roll call vote. All Commissioners voted Aye. Chairperson Crow: GPA22-13 is recommended for approval as written. Mr. Gruber, what are our next steps? City Attorney Gruber: Your actions with respect to GPA22-13 is not final, your recommendation will be forwarded to the city council Chairperson Crow motioned for a vote on ZON22-27. Commissioner Nowakowski moved to recommend approval of ZON22-27 subject to the stipulations in the staff report. Commissioner Geurs seconded. With no further comments or discussion. Chairperson Crow conducted a roll call vote. All Commissioners voted Aye. Chairperson Crow: ZON22-27 is recommended for approval subject to the stipulations outlined by staff. Mr. Gruber, what are our next steps? City Attorney Gruber: Like its companion ZON22-27 your recommendation will be forwarded to the city council. 7. OTHER BUSINESS 8. PLANNING STAFF REPORT a. There were none. 9. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Commissioner Cole requested updates on the community project be brought back to Planning Commission. Ms. Perry if there is a consensus staff can put together a memo to send to the commission concerning the projects. All Commissioners supported. 10. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for August 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Civic Center located at 5750 W. Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Crow adjourned the public hearing at approximately 7:16 p.m. The Planning Commission meeting minutes of June 27, 2023, were submitted and approved this 24th day of August 2023. Tawanda Walker -Hall Recording Secretary