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PLANNING & ZONING
AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM

5.A.

Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting

Meeting Date:: 06/13/2017
Submitted By:: Jose A. Guzman, Acting Planning & Zoning Director, Planning & Zoning Department

ITEM:

Discussion and possible action regarding Subdivision Case No. 2017-0334P. A request by Nieves Riedel on behalf of R&G Associated, LLC, for the preliminary plat approval for Santa Cecilia Subdivision. The property is located at the north east corner of County 24th Street and Avenue "F", Assessor's Parcel No. 227-10-010, San Luis, Arizona.

A. Staff presentation
B. Action on Subdivision Case No. 2017-0334P

BACKGROUND:

The subject property is located in the east mesa of the City of San Luis; east side of Avenue F between Aracely Street and County 24th Street. Bienestar 9A single family residential subdivision is located north of the proposed rezoning. To the west, across Avenue F, is also developed as a single family residential subdivision; Bienestar 9B. The south and east properties adjacent to the project are undeveloped land. All the surrounding properties mentioned are zoned as Medium-High Density Residential (R-2).

ANALYSIS:

As an effort to alleviate the demand for bigger houses the City Council approved Ordinance No. 347, an ordinance to set up the minimum lot size to 6,000 square feet. After this ordinance was adopted single detached dwellings are no longer allowed in Medium-High Density Residential (R-2) zoning district. This property was rezoned from Medium-High Density Residential (R-2) to Medium Density Residential (R1-6) in order to allow the construction of the proposed subdivision (Rezoning Case No. 2017-073). The proposed subdivision will consist of 163 lots.

GENERAL PLAN:
This area is designated as Neighborhood in the City of San Luis 2020 General Plan. The activities proposed will be consistent with that designation (Chapter 2, Page 19-20). The Neighborhood Land Use designation allows all types of residential development.

REVIEW(S):

As part of the review process, all land use cases are reviewed by various City and outside agencies. We have received comments from the following agencies:

1. City of San Luis Fire Department (5-24-17)

2. City of San Luis GIS (6-7-17)

The applicant submitted the Preliminary Plat, Improvement Plans and the Drainage Report for Santa Cecilia Subdivision. The Preliminary Plat is to give a general idea of the layout of the proposed subdivision. The Improvement Plans and Drainage Report are usually submitted at the final review process and they require a more extensive review.

In an effort to be proactive, staff reviewed all submittals and sent out review comments to the applicant on letter dated June 8, 2017. Most of these comments address details of the improvement plans and as such many of the comments can be addressed during the final plat submittal.

SUMMARY:

The applicant has provided the information and materials necessary for review of the preliminary plat for Santa Cecilia Subdivision.

Staff recommends conditional approval of preliminary plat for Subdivision Case No. 2017-0334P. Approval subject to the following condition:

1. Comments, on review letter dated June 8, 2017, pertaining to the preliminary plat must be addressed before submitting the final plat. All other comments can be addressed during the final plat review process.

As per Section 4.10(3) of the Subdivision Regulations, "Conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final plat. Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval to the layout submitted on the preliminary plat as a guide to the preparation of the final plat, which will be submitted for approval of the Commission and the City Council upon fulfillment of the requirements of these regulations (Subdivision Regulations) and the conditions of the conditional approval."

RECOMMENDED MOTION:

I MOVE TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBDIVISION CASE NO. 2017-0334P WITH CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

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