Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No.  2014-06:  An ordinance amending the official Zoning Map for a parcel of approximately 0.16 acres of land located at 515 North San Francisco Street, aka the Yeager House, by adding a Landmarks Overlay district designation ("LO") to the existing Single-Family Residential Neighborhood ("R1N") zoning classification. (For the purpose of strengthening cultural and historical features)

The Flagstaff Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a Public Hearing to consider this Zoning Map Amendment request at its regular meeting on January 8, 2014. The Planning Commission voted (5-0) to forward the request to the City Council with a recommendation of approval.  Zoning Map amendments are required to be adopted by ordinance.

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Effective governance

A Public Hearing was held by the City Council at their February 4, 2014, Council Meeting, and the ordinance was read by title only for the first time.

The City Council may approve the ordinance as proposed, approve the ordinance with conditions, or deny the ordinance.

The justification for the Landmark Overlay is rooted in adherence to national standards that define when a property or structure is of cultural significance.  This structure meets specific criteria such as being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is associated with an important individual in the agricultural (sheep herding) and political annuals of our State, exhibits distinctive characteristics of type in the region, and one that is likely to yield important archaeological research.  For an extended background and interesting, detailed history of the structure and how it eventually became the Yaeger House, see the Introduction/Background section of the Planning and Zoning Commission Zoning Map Amendment Staff Report, dated December 20, 2013 (meeting date January 8, 2014), a copy of which is attached, for the Background/History discussion.

Zoning Map amendments are adopted by the City Council via ordinance. Ordinance No. 2014-06 changes the Zoning Map designation of 0.16 acres to add the Landmarks Overlay (LO) zone to the existing Single-Family Residential Neighborhood (R1N) zone.

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Community benefits and considerations related to this Zoning Map Amendment request are addressed in the attached Planning and Zoning Commission Zoning Map Amendment Staff Report, dated December 20, 2013.

Inform/Consult

All property owners within 300-feet of the subject property were notified via mail of the Zoning Map Amendment and asked to attend the November 20, 2013 Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting.  Additionally, a notice which discussed the Zoning map Amendment and identified the HPC meeting as a venue for discussion, was run in the Daily Sun.  No one from the public attended the HPC meeting other than the applicant to make comment on the Zoning Map Amendment.  Those meeting minutes are attached. 

The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on January 8, 2014.  Notice of that Public Hearing was provided in accordance with State statute and the Zoning Code.  Prior to the hearing, staff received one phone call and one in-office visit from adjacent property owners asking for additional information about the Zoning Map Amendment.  At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, no one from the public spoke on this case. This meeting may be viewed on the Internet utilizing the following link: http://flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1461.

• (Recommended Action): The City Council may approve the Zoning Map Amendment as recommended by the Planning and Zoning commission and staff by reading and adopting Ordinance No. 2014-06.
• The City Council may approve the Zoning Map Amendment with conditions of approval.
• The City Council may deny the Zoning Map Amendment.