A Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment request from Vintage Partners and Liv Communities, LLC to rezone approximately 13.01 acres located at 2445 S Woody Mountain Road from the Rural Residential (RR) zone within the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) zone to the High Density Residential (HR) zone within the RPO zone.

Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings presented in this report, forward the Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment request to the City Council with a recommendation for approval subject to the following conditions:

1. The subject property must be developed in accordance with the approved site plan and the conditions of approval dated June 30, 2023.  Modifications (other than minor modifications) to the approved site plan will require an amendment to this Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment request.
2. The site plan shall be amended to include one of the following:
   1. Remove the gates from the site plan,
   2. Establish a vehicular connection to Sky Cottages, or
   3. Add a driveway through the central amenity space.
3. All other requirements of the Zoning Code and other City codes, ordinances, and regulations, shall be met by the proposed development.
4. All terms, conditions, and restrictions detailed within the “LIV Timber Sky Development Agreement” must be fully satisfied.
5. In the event the property is rezoned, and the applicant fails to obtain final Civil Plan approval within two (2) years of the effective date of the rezoning ordinance, then the City may schedule a public hearing before the City Council for the purpose of causing the zoning on the Property to revert to the former classification of RR zone in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-462.01.