Consideration and Approval of Final Plat (PFPL2015-0002):  A request by Evergreen-Trax, LLC for The Trax - Phase 1, a subdivision of 8 lots on approximately 18.46 acres located at the southwest corner of Route 66 and Fourth Street within the Highway Commercial (HC) zone (conditional).  (Subdivision of 18.46 acres into 8 lots located at the southwest corner of Route 66 and Fourth St.)

Since the relocation of the railroad tracks in 2006 to enable construction of the Fourth Street bridge over the tracks, the City has anticipated that the two parcels abutting to Route 66 should be redeveloped as a commercial use. Evergreen-Trax, LLC processed a Regional Plan amendment and Zoning Map amendment in early 2014, and purchased the subject property from the City of Flagstaff in October 2014. Evergreen-Trax, LLC intends to subdivide the two parcels into 18 commercial lots to be constructed in three phases. This action approves the Final Plat for Unit 1 only, the first phase.

No financial liabilities are anticipated by the approval of this final plat.  All of the City's financial obligations were addressed in the Development Agreement or the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

COUNCIL GOALS:
3) Provide sustainable and equitable public facilities, services, and infrastructure systems in an efficient and effective manner to serve all population areas and demographics
9) Foster relationships and maintain economic development commitment to partners
REGIONAL PLAN:
Goal ED.9. Promote redevelopment and infill as a well-established means to accomplish a variety of community economic, planning, and environmental goals.
Goal T.1 Improve mobility and access throughout the region.
 

 

June 17, 2014: City Council approved a Regional Plan amendment (Resolution No. 2014-26).
July 15, 2014: City Council approved a Development Agreement (Resolution No. 2014-25), a Zoning Map amendment (Ordinance No. 2014-14); and the City of Flagstaff and Evergreen Devco, Inc. entered into the Second Amendment of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
August 25, 2014: City Council approved the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment of Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Flagstaff and Evergreen-TRAX, LLC.
March 3, 2015:  City Council approved a Preliminary Plat (PPPL2014-0006).

1) Approve the final plat as recommended by staff subject to the following conditions:
       A) Civil construction plans received with ADOT approval to be routed for City signatures; and minor corrections to the plan set including street lighting plans are required.
       B) Developer shall provide revised assurances.
2) Approve the final plat subject to no conditions or modified conditions.
3) Deny the final plat subject based on non-compliance with the approved preliminary plat, the Zoning Code, the Subdivision Code, and/or the Engineering Design Standards and Specifications for New Infrastructure.

In May of 2014, the Planning Commission reviewed and approved a Regional Plan amendment, under the 2001 Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan to change the land use designation of 33.6 acres of property, located at Route 66 and Fourth Street and Huntington Drive and Fourth Street, from Office/Business Park/Light Industrial and Light/Medium Industrial to Community/Regional Commercial. A concurrent Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) request to amend 33.6 acres from Light Industrial (LI) and Light Industrial-Open (LI-O) to Highway Commercial (HC) zone was reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. In July 2014, City Council approved requests for the Regional Plan amendment and rezoning. In October 2014, Evergreen purchased the 33.6 acres of property from the City of Flagstaff and immediately sold Area D (the 6.54-acre parcel located at the northwest corner of Huntington Dr. and Fourth St.) to a private developer; thus Area D is not part of the plat. A preliminary plat application consisting of 27.2 gross acres of land and proposing 18 lots was approved by the Inter-Division Staff (IDS) with conditions on December 19, 2014. On January 28, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary plat with conditions.  IDS approved the final plat with conditions on May 29, 2015.

• The proposed infill commercial development anticipates uses that include restaurants, hotels, shopping, convenience stores, and gas stations, which will compliment nearby employment centers and add to the vitality of adjacent neighborhoods and the region.
• The development will include completion of urban services and infrastructure, and high pedestrian, bicycle and transit connectivity.
• A Flagstaff Urban Trail System trail will be constructed along the rear portion of the shopping center adjacent to the railway, compatible with the Flagstaff Urban Trail System plan. The developer will be required to complete the pedestrian sidewalk system along Route 66 and Fourth Street (at new driveway locations), and complete street lighting.

Inform. The existing zoning of the subject property allows for the proposed subdivision. No public hearings or public outreach are required as part of the subdivision plat review.