Consideration and Approval of Preliminary Plat:  Request from Rick Natenberg, for the subdivision of Grand Summit Condominiums, approximately 0.70-acre (34,347 square feet) in the Single-family Residential Neighborhood (R1N) zone into 12 condominium units.  Please see Page 1 of the Preliminary Plat attachment for the Vicinity and Site Maps.

The property owner, Rick Natenberg is requesting Preliminary Plat approval for a 12-unit condominium located at 920 W Grand Canyon Avenue and 923 W Summit Avenue to allow for the sale of individual residential units.  There are currently 10 units on site constructed as five duplexes.  One duplex will be added to reach the 12 unit total.  This action is the approval of the plat which shifts the use from apartments to condiminiums.

No financial liabilities are anticipated by the approval of the Preliminary Plat.

There are no policy impacts affiliated with this Preliminary Plat.

Council Goals
Affordable Housing - Support development and increase the inventory of public and private affordable housing for renters and home-owners through the community.

Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan
Strategic Priority #4 - Work in partnership to enhance a safe and livable community.

Flagstaff Regional Plan
The current land use designation for the site is Existing Urban requiring a minimum of eight (8) units per acre.  The proposal of 17 units per acre conforms to the Existing Urban land use designation.

There have been no previous Council decisions in regards to this application.

1.  Approve the Preliminary Plat as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
2.  Approve the Preliminary Plat subject to conditions.
3.  Deny the Preliminary Plat based on non-compliance with the Zoning Code, the Subdivision Code, and/or Engineering Design Standards and Specifications for New Infrastructure.

The current development consists of ten (10) residential units in the form of five (5) duplexes.  A site plan for two (2) new units (one duplex) was approved  by IDS on August 8, 2017.  The two additional units have not yet been constructed.  The subject property was developed as a multi-family project in 1987, when a single family residence was demolished and replaced with several duplex units.  The applicant was able to request an abandonment of the adjacent unbuilt right-of-way known as Wilson Street attributing to the odd shape of the parcel. This abandonment allowed the property owner to reach the current density of ten units.  The additional units are interior to the project and will not be visible from either street frontage, therefore the new units have a similar design as the original project duplexes.

This application is a condominium plat, which takes a multi-unit complex, such as the subject property, and creates the ability for individually owned units.  In this case the units are defined as the air space within the walls of each structure.  Once the plat is complete, the buyer of a unit will receive a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, parking areas and access.  Areas outside of the unit can be set aside for the individual owners as “limited common elements”.   The preliminary plat delineates all of the elements affiliated with the individual units. The dimensions of the existing parcel and the structures remain as they are today but the ownership of the individual units may change.

Community benefits and considerations are explained in detail in the attached Planning & Zoning Commission reported dated August 8, 2017.
 

Inform.  No public hearings or public outreach are required by either the Zoning Code or the Subdivision regulations as part of the preliminary plat subdivision review process.