Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2014-04:  An ordinance amending the official Zoning Map for a parcel of approximately 0.26 acres of land located at 19 West Phoenix Avenue, aka Motel DuBeau Travelers Inn and Hostel, by adding a Landmarks Overlay district designation ("LO") to the existing Community Commercial ("CC") and T5 Main Street Transect Zone ("T5") zoning classifications. (To protect the historical significance of the structure)

1) Read Ordinance No. 2014-04 by title only for the final time
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2014-04 by title only for the final time (if approved above)
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2014-04

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 addition of a Landmarks Overlay adds an additional layer of preservation to property which has been determined to have historic, archaeological or cultural significance. This property is already listed on the Register of Historic Places, meeting national standards for preservation, and it is important in the history of early 20th century Flagstaff as one of our first three motels and high signs built for attention from Route 66.  See the Introduction/Background section of the Planning and Zoning Commission Zoning Map Amendment Staff Report, dated December 20, 2013 presented at the January 8, 2014 meeting, a copy of which is attached, for a more extensive Background/History discussion.

Zoning Map amendments are adopted by the City Council via ordinance. Ordinance No. 2014-04 changes the Zoning Map designation of 0.26 acres to add the Landmarks Overlay (LO) zone to the existing Community Commercial (CC) and T5 Main Street Transect (T5) zones.

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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 was run in the Daily Sun, which discussed the Zoning map Amendment and identified the HPC meeting as a venue for discussion. 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. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, no one from the public spoke on this case other than the applicant. This meeting can 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. 2014-04.
• The City Council may approve the Zoning Map Amendment with conditions of approval.
• The City Council may deny the Zoning Map Amendment.