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ITEM #: 13.
DATE: 02/28/2022

AI #:723
CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
 
SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT FOR ABEL RANCH – PHASE 1
 

 
STAFF PRESENTER(S): Katie Wilken, Deputy Director of Development Services

OTHER PRESENTER(S):

Troy Hill, Meritage Homes

SUMMARY

A final plat subdividing approximately 94.56 acres into 263 single family lots and 20 tracts on property zoned Reduced R1-6 (Single Family Detached) located South of Camelback Road and East of Citrus Road.

Recommendation

Approve the Final Plat for Abel Ranch – Phase 1 (the “Final Plat”) subdividing approximately 94.56 acres into 263 lots and 20 tracts on property zoned Reduced R1-6 (Single Family Detached) located South of Camelback Road and East of Citrus Road (the “Property”), subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Deputy Director of Development Services)

STIPULATIONS

  1. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, Owner of the Property (the “Owner”) shall submit an updated title report for the property and shall modify this plat to reflect the current ownership and current lender including on the Final Plat a Lender Consent and Subordination in a form approved by the City Attorney or his/her designee for all lenders with a security interest in the Property being platted herein.  Owner shall provide documentation acceptable to the City Attorney or his/her designee demonstrating that the party executing this final plat is authorized to do so.  
  2. Any technical corrections to the Final Plat required by the City Engineer shall be made prior to the recordation of the final plat.
  3. Prior to recordation of this final plat, documentation in a form acceptable to the City Attorney or his designee shall be provided establishing the formation and existence of the Abel Ranch Community Association, Inc., an Arizona non-profit corporation and the authority of the individuals who execute the final plat on behalf of the Association to accept the dedications and assume the responsibilities set forth in the final plat.
  4. Prior to the recordation of the Final Plat or the issuance of any construction permits for work within the Property, whichever is earlier, Owner shall apply to the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) for the extinguishment of the Type 1 Rights appurtenant to the Property and request that any assured water supply credits issued by ADWR as a result of any such extinguishment be credited to the City of Goodyear.
  5. Owner shall, at no cost to the city, design and construct full half-street improvements for south-half of the section of W. Camelback Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property required for a Major Arterial as set forth in the Engineering Design Standards in effect when the improvements are constructed, except for the construction of ½ the median and ½ median landscaping.  This includes, but is not limited to, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street frontage landscape and landscape irrigation, and street lighting (the “Camelback Road Improvements”).  If the Camelback Road Improvements have been completed by the city as part of a CIP project or under construction by the city, Owner shall, remit a payment to the city for the costs the city incurred in the design and construction of the Camelback Road Improvements, or, if not completed, the City Engineer’s estimate of the costs the city will incur in the design and construction of the Camelback Road Improvements (the “Camelback Road Cost Recovery Payment”).  If owed, the Camelback Road Cost Recovery Payment shall be paid prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the Final Plat or the issuance of any construction permits for any work on the Property, whichever is earlier.  Otherwise, the Camelback Road Improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of any Certificate of Completion, Temporary Certificate of Completion or Certificate of Completion for any structure within the Property.
  6. Owner shall remit to the city an in-lieu payment for one-half the cost of a full median and one-half the cost of full-median landscaping for the median that is to be installed within the section of W. Camelback Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property. The in-lieu payment for the median and landscaping shall be based on the actual cost of the improvements if previously completed by others or based on the estimated cost of the improvements as determined by the City Engineer or designee. The in-lieu payment referred to herein shall be made prior to or concurrent with recordation of the Final Plat or prior to the issuance of any permits for construction work within the Property, whichever is earlier.
  7. Owner shall, at no cost to the city, design and construct full half-street improvements for east-half of the section of N. Citrus Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property required for a Minor Arterial as set forth in the Engineering Design Standards in effect when the improvements are constructed, except for the construction of ½ the median and ½ median landscaping.  This includes, but is not limited to, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street frontage landscape and landscape irrigation, and street lighting (the “Citrus Road Improvements”).  If the Citrus Road Improvements have been completed by the city as part of a CIP project or under construction by the city, Owner shall, remit a payment to the city for the costs the city incurred in the design and construction of the Citrus Road Improvements, or, if not completed, the City Engineer’s estimate of the costs the city will incur in the design and construction of the Citrus Road Improvements (the “Citrus Road Cost Recovery Payment”).  If owed, the Citrus Road Cost Recovery Payment shall be paid prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the Final Plat or the issuance of any construction permits for any work on the Property, whichever is earlier.  Otherwise, the Citrus Road Improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of any Certificate of Completion, Temporary Certificate of Completion or Certificate of Completion for any structure within the Property.
  8. Owner shall remit to the city an in-lieu payment for one-half the cost of a full median and one-half the cost of full-median landscaping for the median that is to be installed within the section of N. Citrus Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property. The in-lieu payment for the median and landscaping shall be based on the actual cost of the improvements if previously completed by others or based on the estimated cost of the improvements as determined by the City Engineer or designee. The in-lieu payment referred to herein shall be made prior to or concurrent with recordation of the Final Plat or prior to the issuance of any permits for construction work within the Property, whichever is earlier.
  9. Owner is responsible for a proportionate share of the costs of traffic signals at the intersection identified below.  Owner shall make an in-lieu payment for the costs of the following traffic signals.  The in-lieu payment shall be made prior to the recordation of the Final Plat or the issuance of any construction permits for work within the Property, whichever is earlier.  The in-lieu payment shall be based on the percentage reflected below of the actual cost of the full traffic signal (all four legs) if it has been constructed or if the payment is required before the signal is constructed it shall be based on the estimated cost of the traffic signal as determined by the City Engineer or designee. The Property Owner’s traffic signal obligations include, but may not be limited to: 
    1. 12.5% of the cost of the full traffic signal (all four legs) at W. McDowell Road and N. Citrus Road; and 
    2. 25% of the cost of the full traffic signal (all four legs) at N. Citrus Road and Campbell Avenue 
    3. 50% of the cost of the full traffic signal (all four legs) at W. McDowell Road and N. 176th Drive
  10. Prior to the issuance of any certificate of completion, temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy for any structure within the Property, Owner, shall obtain, lien free and at no cost to the city, a 35-foot temporary drainage easement from the owner of the property described in that certain document recorded in the Official Records of the Maricopa County Recorder (“MCR”) at instrument number 2021-0597736.  The easement shall be generally located along the northern boundaries of Trach H and lots 126-137, inclusive and Tract L and the western boundary of Lots 170-173 inclusive and Tract Q of the Final Plat as reflected in the Final Plat.  The easement shall provide for the conveyance and disposal of storm water flows and the construction, inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of drainage improvements approved in connection with the development of the Property by the Abel Ranch Community Association, Inc. and the City of Goodyear, and shall be in a form acceptable to the City Attorney or his designee. 
  11. Prior to the issuance of any certificate of completion, temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy for any structure within the Property, Owner, shall obtain, lien free and at no cost to the city, a permanent drainage easement from the owner of the property adjacent to the rear of lots 84-88 inclusive.  The easement shall be generally located along the rear of lots 84-88 inclusive of the Final Plat and shall be of the size and dimension needed to accommodate the drainage improvements approved in connection with the development of the Property.  The easement shall provide for the conveyance and disposal of storm water flows and the construction, inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of drainage improvements approved in connection with the development of the Property by the Abel Ranch Community Association, Inc. and the City of Goodyear, and shall be in a form acceptable to the City Attorney or his designee.
  12. Prior to recordation of the final plat, Owner shall: provide Maricopa County Water District (“MWD”) a 20-foot easement for the Lateral 13 Sublateral C Pipeline within Tract Q of the Final Plat in the location depicted in the Fina Plat and in a form required by MWD; record the easement with the MCR; and insert the recording information on the Final Plat. 
  13. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, Owner shall obtain and records a license from MWD license in a form reviewed and approved by the City Attorney, or his/her designee, authorizing the construction, maintenance, repair, replacement and removal of a sewer line within the 20-foot easement for the Lateral 13 Sublateral C Pipeline referred to above and shall include the recordation information on the Final Plat.
  14. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat for Abel Ranch Phase 1, Owner shall include on the face of the Final Plat for Abel Ranch Phase 1 (i.e. the first page) the Certificate of Assured Water Supply disclosure required by A.R.S. § 9-463.01(I) as approved by the City Attorney or his designee. 
  15. Prior to the issuance of any construction permits for any work within the Property, Owner shall provide and record easements required by EPCOR for utility infrastructure required to serve the development.  The easements shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney or his designee and shall be subject to all existing easements. 

FISCAL IMPACT

Although a fiscal impact analysis has not been conducted on this specific project, all new development will have an ongoing fiscal impact on the city. The development is responsible for construction of infrastructure necessary to serve the site and will generate one-time revenue for the city through payment of permits, construction sales tax and development impact fees. Longer term fiscal impacts include increased demands for municipal services, the costs of which may or may not be offset by increased property values/tax levies, city sales tax, state shared revenues and the increased demand for commercial and retail development. Any areas that will be maintained by the city are constructed by the developer and then conveyed to the city two years after construction.

BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS

The property was rezoned on August 20, 2018, Ordinance No. 2018-1395. The preliminary plat for Abel Ranch was approved by City Council on October 28, 2019. A preliminary plat extension was granted by City Council on January 4, 2021.

STAFF ANALYSIS

The final plat substantially conforms to the approved preliminary plat and is consistent with the technical requirements of the city’s subdivision regulations and engineering standards and provides for the orderly development of the property by identifying the required infrastructure needed to serve the development. Further, as set forth in the attached City Council Action Report for the Preliminary Plat for Abel Ranch, the proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan and will not adversely impact the surrounding area.

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