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ATTENTION


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CITY OF FLAGSTAFF 
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2022
  VIRTUAL-Staff Conference Room
211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE
             4:00 P.M.
 
1.
Call to Order
Commissioner Jones called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.
 
2.
Roll Call
NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means.
PRESENT: ABSENT:
MARIE JONES, VICE CHAIR LLOYD PAUL
BOB HARRIS III MARY NORTON
DR. RICARDO GUTHRIE
CAROLE MANDINO
DR. ALEX MARTINEZ


 
3.
Public Comment

At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Commission on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Commission cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard.
None
 
4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
 

Moved by Carole Mandino, seconded by Marie Jones to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 23, 2022 with the correction of the date to March 23, 2022 instead of March 23, 2023

Vote: 4 - 0

 
5.
PUBLIC HEARING
 
A.
Restoration Soils PZ-21-00117-03
A minor Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 amendment request from Square Peg Development, on behalf of the property owner, Arizona State Land Department, to change the area type designation on Map 21 and 22 from Area in White to Existing Employment for approximately 24.75 acres located at 2661 N El Paso Road.    
 
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission forward the minor Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 amendment to the City Council with a recommendation for approval in accordance with the findings.
 
Tiffany Antol, Senior Planner, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed Regional Plan amendment and answered questions from Commissioners.
 

Moved by P. Lloyd Paul, seconded by Carole Mandino to forward the minor Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 amendment to the City Council with a recommendation for approval in accordance with the findings reference number PZ-21-00117-03 Restoration Soils.

Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously

 
B.
PZ-21-00117-01 Restoration Soils Zoning Map Amendment:  
Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment requested by Square Peg Development, on behalf of the property owner Arizona State Land Department, of approximately 7.29 acres located at 2661 N El Paso Road from the Highway Commercial (HC) zone with the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to the Heavy Industrial Open (HI-O) zone with the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO).
 
Staff believes that the proposed Zoning Map amendment is in substantial conformance with the required findings and recommends the Planning & Zoning Commission forward the request to the City Council with a recommendation approving an amendment to the Zoning Map for 7.29 acres from the Highway Commercial (HC) to the Heavy Industrial Open (HI-O) zone, subject to the following conditions:
  1. All other requirements of the Zoning Code and other City codes, ordinances, and regulations shall be met by the proposed development.
  2. In the event the property is rezoned, and the applicant fails to obtain final Civil Plan approval within two (2) years of the effective date of the rezoning ordinance, then the City may schedule a public hearing before the City Council for the purpose of causing the zoning on the Property to revert to the former classification of Highway Commercial (HC) in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-462.01.
 

Moved by Marie Jones, seconded by Mary Norton PZ-21-00117-01 Zoning Map Amendment to rezone 7.29 acres from Highway Commercial with Resource Protection overlay to Heavy Industrial with Resource Protection overlay to forward request to City Council for approval in accordance with the findings and with the conditions in the staff report

Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously

 
C.
Case No. PZ-22-00045:  City’s request for a Zoning Code Text Amendment to modify the notification requirements for Development Agreements.
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings provided in the staff report, make a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the Zoning Code Text Amendment.
Tiffany Antol, Senior Planner, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed zoning code text amendment.
 

Moved by Carole Mandino, seconded by P. Lloyd Paul to forward PZ-22-00045 Zoning Code Text amendment to City Council for recommendation for approval in accordance with the findings provided in the staff report.

Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously

 
6.
GENERAL BUSINESS
 
A.
Ghost Tree at Pine Canyon PZ-21-00155-03
TLC PC Land Investors, LLC requests Preliminary Plat approval for Ghost Tree at Pine Canyon located at 3201 South Clubhouse Circle, a 12-unit single-family home subdivision on 7.87 acres in the Single-Family Residential (R1) Zone.
Staff recommends the Planning & Zoning Commission, in accordance with the findings presented in this report, forward the Preliminary Plat to the City Council with a recommendation of approval.
Genevieve Pearthree, Senior Planner, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed Preliminary Plat and answered questions from Commissioners.

Todd Severson, applicant representative, answered questions from Commissioners.
 

Moved by Carole Mandino, seconded by P. Lloyd Paul Ghost Tree at Pine Canyon PZ-21-00155-03 to approve Ghost Tree at Pine Canyon and forward the Preliminary Plat to City Council with recommendation for approval in accordance with the findings as presented

Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously

 
7.
OTHER BUSINESS
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair, and volunteer to serve on the Open Space Commission. (The Open Space Commission meets on the 4th Monday of the month from 4-6.)
Commissioner Mandino nominated Commissioner Jones for Chair of the Commission
Commissioner Jones nominated Commissioner Mandino for Vice-Chair
Commissioner Norton volunteered to sit on the Open Space Commission
Commissioners requested an updated list of City Staff
 
8.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO/FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS
None
 
9.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 5:05 p.m.