Troy Hill, Meritage Homes

A Final Plat subdividing approximately 69 acres into 175 lots and 14 tracts near the intersection of W. Indian School Road and N. Citrus Road (the “Property”).

Conditionally approve the Final Plat of Abel Ranch - Phase 2, subdividing approximately 69 acres into 175 lots and 14 tracts, subject to stipulations. (Marty Crossland, Deputy Director of Engineering Development)

1. Any technical corrections to this final plat required by the City Engineer or his designee shall be made prior to the recordation of the Final Plat of Abel Ranch – Phase 2 (the “Final Plat”); and

2. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, Owner shall submit an updated title report for the property included within the Final Plat (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.

3. 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.

4. Owner shall, at no cost to the city, design and construct full half-street improvements required for a Minor Arterial as set forth in the EDS&PM in effect when the improvements are constructed for the east-half of the section of N. Citrus Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property, except for the construction of ½ the median and ½ median landscaping.  These improvements include, by way of example but not limitation, pavement, decel lanes, bus bays, striping, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street frontage landscape and landscape irrigation, street lighting and signage (the “Citrus Road Improvements”).  The Citrus Road Improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of any Temporary Certificate of Completion, Certificate of Completion, Temporary Certificate of Occupancy and/or Certificate of Occupancy for any structure within the Property unless modified by a written phasing plan approved by the City Engineer or his/her designee or by a development agreement approved by the City Council. 

5. 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 required by the EDS&PM 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 payments referred to herein shall be made prior to or concurrent with recordation of the first final plat subdividing all or part of the Property or prior to the issuance of any permits for construction work within the Property, whichever is earlier. 

6. All of the infrastructure improvements permitted by City of Goodyear Permit #20-6369 shall be completed and accepted the City Engineer or designed, subject to completion of the two-year warranty period, prior to the issuance of any Temporary Certificate of Completion, Certificate of Completion, Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy for any structure within the Property except for model homes.

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 all 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.

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.

As set forth in the attached preliminary plat Council Action Report, the proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan and will not adversely impact the surrounding area. Further, the proposed subdivision 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. The Final Plat is in substantial conformance with the Preliminary Plat.