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A R I Z O N A
MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION
CIVIC CENTER
5750 W GLENN DR
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
JUNE 27, 2024
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Crow called a meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Vern Crow, Chair
Edwin Nyberg, Vice Chair
Tom Cole, Commissioner
John Crow, Commissioner
John Geurs, Commissioner
Martin Nowakowski, Commissioner
Bryan Hooper, Commissioner
Also Present: Tabitha Perry, Deputy Director, Development Services
James Gruber, Chief Deputy City Attorney
Christina Lavelle, Senior Planner
Tawanda Walker -Hall, Supervisor, Administrative Support
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
a. Planning Commission Workshop and Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2024.
AYE: Chair Vern Crow
Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner Bryan Hooper
Passed
Motioned by Commissioner Tom Cole, seconded by Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
AYE: Chair Vern Crow
Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner Bryan Hooper
Passed
4. WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES
There were none.
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
GPA24-01, ZON24-01 - A request by Gilbert Blilie, PLLC, on behalf of Three Rocks, LLC, to
amend the General Plan Designation from POS (Parks and Open Space) and LDR 2.5
(Low -Density Residential 1-2.5 d/u per acre) to HI (Heavy Industrial) and to rezone from A-1
(Agricultural), SR-30, and R1-6, to M-2 (Heavy Industrial) with SUP (Special Use District) to
allow for a sand and gravel (aggregate) mining operation on approximately forty-eight (48)
acres located east of the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and El Mirage Road, within
the Yucca District.
Presented by: Christina Lavelle, Sr. Planner
Motioned by Commissioner Tom Cole, seconded by Commissioner John Crow to
recommend approval of GPA24-01, as written.
AYE: Chair Vern Crow
Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner Bryan Hooper
Passed
Chief Deputy, City Attorney Gruber, recommendation for GPA24-01 will be forwarded to City
Council for final action.
Motioned by Commissioner John Crow, seconded by Commissioner Tom Cole to
recommend approval of ZON24-01, subject to the stipulations outlined in the staff report.
AYE: Chair Vern Crow
Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner Bryan Hooper
Passed
Chief Deputy, City Attorney Gruber, the recommendation for ZON24-01 will be forwarded to
City Council for final action.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
There were none.
7. PLANNING STAFF REPORT
a. 2022 - 2023 Annual Report*
Presented by: Tabitha Perry, Deputy Director
Deputy Director Perry presented an Annual Report providing updates on thirty-four (34)
applications in 2022 and thirty-one (31) applications in 2023 that the Commission has taken
action on.
8. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
There were none.
9. CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were none.
10. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for August 22, 2024 at
6:00 p.m., in the Civic Center located at 5750 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale, Arizona, 85301.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Motioned by Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg, seconded by Commissioner John Crow to adjourn
the meeting.
AYE: Chair Vern Crow
Vice Chair Edwin Nyberg
Commissioner Tom Cole
Commissioner John Crow
Commissioner John Geurs
Commissioner Martin Nowakowski
Commissioner Bryan Hooper
Passed
Chairperson Crow adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
The Planning Commission meeting minutes of June 27, 2024, were submitted and approved on the
22nd day of August 2024.
Tawanda Walker -Hall
Recording Secretary