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ITEM #: 8.
DATE: 02/07/2022

AI #:682
CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
 
SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT FOR CITRUS PARK PHASE 1
 
STAFF PRESENTER(S): Katie Wilken, Deputy Director of Planning

OTHER PRESENTER(S):

Douglas Chubin, CVL Consultants

SUMMARY

A final plat for Citrus Park Phase 1 subdividing approximately 66.65 acres into 244 single family lots and 62 tracts on property zoned R1-4 (Single Family Detached) and R1-C (Court Home) located on the southwest corner of Lower Buckeye Road and Citrus Road.

Recommendation

Approve the final plat for Citrus Park Phase 1 subdividing approximately 66.65 acres into 244 lots and 62 tracts on property zoned R1-4 (Single Family Detached) and R1-C (Court Home) located south of the southwest corner of Lower Buckeye and Citrus Road, subject to stipulations. (Katie Wilken, Deputy Director of Planning)

STIPULATIONS

  1. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, an updated title report for the property being platted in the Final Plat for Citrus Park Phase 1 (the “Platted Property”) and shall modify this plat to reflect the current ownership and current lender including 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 Platted Property.
  2. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, documentation acceptable to the City Attorney or his/her designee shall be provided demonstrating that the party executing the final plat is authorized to do so.
  3. Prior to the recordation of the Final Plat, a Water Line and Emergency Services Access Easement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney or his designee that provides an easement for the water lines needed to serve the Platted Property and access for emergency services required under applicable development standards shall be approved by Council and recorded in the official records of the Maricopa County Recorder.
  4. The zoning ordinance zoning Citrus Park, including the Platted property, Ordinance No. 2021-1493, required that various resident amenities included an exercise station course to be constructed within an open space area in which a portion of a WAPA easement is located.  The Landscape and Amenity Plan approved with the Preliminary Plat for Citrus Park that was approved the same day the rezoning was approved identified the exercise station amenities.  The final landscape plans submitted for plats subdividing the remainder of Citrus Park zoned by 2021-1493 shall include the exercise station amenities in substantial conformance with the Landscape and Amenity Plan approved with the Preliminary Plat for Citrus Park. 
  5. Except for model homes, no building permits for any structure within any of the Platted Property shall be issued until full west half-street improvements required for a Minor Arterial as set forth in the Engineering Design Standards in effect at the time of construction, except for ½ median and ½ median landscaping, for the section of S. Citrus Road along the eastern boundary of the property rezoned by Ordinance 2021-1493 (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3), including, but not limited to, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street frontage landscape and landscape irrigation, and street lighting (the “Citrus Road Improvements”) have been substantially completed, as determined by the City Engineer or his designee.
  6. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, an in-lieu payment shall be paid to the City for one-half the cost of a full median and one-half the cost of full-median landscaping for the median that are to be installed within the section of S. Citrus Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the 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 S. Citrus Road along or adjacent to the frontage of the Property. The in-lieu payment shall be based on the actual cost of the improvements if already constructed or, if not constructed, on the estimated cost of the full median and full median landscaping as determined by the City Engineer or designee.
  7. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, a payment in the amount of $314,814 shall be submitted to the City pursuant to the Resolution of Intention No. 06-1064 as amended by Resolution No 14-1621 and Resolution No. 16-1747 (the “Cost Recovery Resolution – Water Delivery Lines”) for the following completed water Lines: A, B, G, and I.    
  8. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, a payment in the amount of $368,229 shall be submitted to the City pursuant to Resolution of Intention No. 06-1065 as amended by Resolution No 14-1622 and Resolution No. 16-1748 (the Cost Recovery Resolution – Wastewater Trunk Lines”) for the following completed wastewater lines: B and C.
  9. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, a payment in the amount of $186,376.25 shall be submitted to the City pursuant to Resolution of Intention No. 06-1065 as amended by Resolution No 14-1622 and Resolution No. 16-1748 (the Cost Recovery Resolution – Wastewater Trunk Lines”) for wastewater line O, which is being constructed by others.
  10. No building permits for any structure within any of the Platted Property shall be issued until wastewater line O as defined in the Cost Recovery Resolution – Wastewater Trunk Lines has been substantially completed, as determined by the City Engineer or designee.
  11. No building permits for any structure within the Platted Property shall be issued until an 8-inch sewer line within Citrus Road from the southern boundary of the Platted Property to El Cidro Drive where the line connects to wastewater line O referred to above has been substantially completed, as determined by the City Engineer or designee.
  12. Except for model homes, no building permits for any structure within any of the Platted Property shall be issued until full street improvements within the approximate 100 linear feet of right-of-way for the section of S. 181st Drive south of the southern boundary of the Platted Property required for a Minor Collector as set forth in the Engineering Design Standards in effect at the time of construction, including, but not limited to, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street frontage landscape and landscape irrigation, and street lighting, have been substantially completed, as determined by the City Engineer or designee (the 181st Drive Improvements”.  Upon acceptance of the 181st Drive Improvements by the City Engineer or his/her designee subject to completion of the two-year warranty period, the city shall remit to Owner of the Platted Property a payment for the actual costs incurred in constructing the 181st Drive Improvements subject to a maximum reimbursement of $25,381.62.
  13. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, Owner shall apply to the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) for the extinguishment of the Type 1 Rights appurtenant to the property rezoned by Ordinance 2021-1493 (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3) 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.  Said extinguishment shall occur prior to recordation of the first final plat subdividing all or part of the Property or the issuance of any construction permits for work within the Property, whichever is earlier.
  14. In addition to the specific infrastructure identified herein, the Owner of the Platted Property shall construct or cause the construction of all infrastructure improvements required by the city of Goodyear subdivision regulations and Engineering Design Standards and Policy Manual in effect at the time of construction.
  15. The Owner of the Platted Property shall dedicate, at no cost to the city, all rights-of-way and/or easements within the boundaries of the Property that are: (i) needed for the construction of infrastructure improvements required for the city to provide water and wastewater services to the Property; (ii) required to be dedicated under any applicable law, code, ordinance, rule, regulations, standards, guidelines governing the development of the Property including, but not limited to the city of Goodyear subdivision regulations, Building Codes and Regulations, and the City of Goodyear’s Engineering Design Standards and Policies; (iii) required for the construction of improvements for which Owner is responsible for making in-lieu payments; (iv) required to be dedicated pursuant to any development agreement with the city regarding the development of the Property; (v) required for the construction of the infrastructure improvements to be constructed pursuant to the stipulations herein; and (vi) required for public infrastructure improvements Owner is required to construct pursuant to any applicable law, code, ordinance, rule, regulations, standards, guidelines governing the development of the Property including, but not limited to the city of Goodyear subdivision regulations, Building Codes and Regulations, and the city of Goodyear’s Engineering Design Standards and Policies.
  16. At the time of development, all new and existing utilities shall be placed underground except power lines 69kV or larger.

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 Platted Property was rezoned on February 22, 2021 by Ordinance No. 2021-1493.  A portion of the Platted Property was rezoned from Planned Area Development (PAD) to the R1-4 (Single Family Detached) Zoning District with R1-4 Reduced Development Standards and a portion of the Platted Property was rezoned from the PAD to the R1-C (Court Home) Zoning District. A preliminary plat for all of the property rezoned by Ordinance No. 2021-1493, including the Platted Property, was approved by the City Council on February 22, 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 preliminary plat Council Action Report, the proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan and will not adversely impact the surrounding area.

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