Public Hearing: Consideration of a Major Amendment to the Flagstaff Regional Plan for Little America Resorts and Hotels, Inc.

A public hearing of the City Council is required for all applications for a major amendment to the Flagstaff Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan.


 

None.

1. Retain, expand, and diversify economic base
2. Effective governance

No.

None at this time as the purpose of this agenda item is to hear from the public on the proposed Regional Plan amendment application for Little America Resorts and Hotels, Inc.

Little America Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has submitted a Major Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan Amendment Application to the City of Flagstaff, and has submitted all required materials and studies within the legal time frames as established in City Code Title 11 (General Plans and Subdivisions). A summary of the proposal is to amend the Regional Plan for their 537 acres,  to allow for the development of 42 acres of Commercial uses, 336 acres of mixed Residential uses and 148 acres of recreational uses including a golf course. The complete application and all supplementary reports are available for the City Council and the public on-line. All links are provided in the attached staff summary report to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their November 13, 2013 second public hearing.

At this time, the key consideration for the City Council is the need for a public hearing for this application based on the requirements of City Code Title 11 (General Plans and Subdivisions) and applicable state law.

Not applicable.

A summary of the benefits that the Flagstaff community may realize is included in the attached staff summary for the Planning and Zoning Commission's public hearing #2, held on November 13, 2013 at the Flagstaff Aquaplex.

Inform and Consult: Representatives for the applicant - Design Workshop - and their team hosted a required neighborhood public meeting at Little America on September 10, 2013 that was attended by 58 community members. The attached staff summary for the Planning and Zoning Commission's public hearing #2, on November 13, 2013 includes a summary of the principle issues and concerns discussed at this meeting, as well as a link to all of the comments that were submitted. The Planning and Zoning Commission has also held a work session on the Little America Regional Plan Major Amendment application on October 9, 2013, as well as required public hearings on October 23, 2013 and November 13, 2013. The Planning and Zoning Commission's final recommendation on this major amendment application will be included with the final staff summary for the November 19, 2013 City Council meeting. All materials submitted in support of the application have been posted to the City webpage since early summer, 2013.

Not applicable at this time.