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ITEM 5 |
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City Council Memorandum Development Services Memo No. 24-027
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| Date: |
June 27, 2024 |
| To: |
Mayor and Council |
| Thru: |
Joshua Wright, City Manager
Andy Bass, Deputy City Manager and Acting Development Services Director |
| From: |
Benjamin Cereceres, Planner |
| Subject: |
PH23-0070 Chandler Palms Medical Offices
Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 5102
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| Request: |
Amend the existing Planned Area Development (PAD) zoning district by allowing medical office uses in addition to the uses currently allowed, which include industrial, office and warehouse. The site consists of two (2) existing buildings. |
| Location: |
500 N. Juniper Drive, generally located 1/2 mile north and west of Chandler Boulevard and McClintock Drive |
| Applicant: |
Casandra Zeitlin, HAM Chandler Palms LLC / HAM Papago LLC / HAM Fairway LLC |
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| Proposed Motion: |
| Move City Council adopt Ordinance No. 5102 approving PLH23-0070 Chandler Palms Medical Offices, amending the existing PAD zoning to allow medical office uses, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| Background Data: |
- The subject site is currently zoned Planned Area Development (PAD) for industrial, general office, and warehouse.
- Per the current zoning, medical office uses are not permitted.
- A PAD amendment is required to allow for medical uses.
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| Surrounding Land Use Data: |
| North |
Public Park, Desert Breeze Blvd, then elementary school |
South |
Vacant parcel owned by City of Chandler, then storage facility |
| East |
Industrial Buildings |
West |
Public Park (Desert Breeze) |
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| General Plan and Area Plan Designations: |
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Existing |
Proposed |
| General Plan |
Employment |
No Change |
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| Proposed Development |
| Building I |
70,573 Square-Feet |
| Building II |
70,573 Square-Feet |
| Building I & II Total Square-Footage |
141,146 Square-Feet |
| Parking Provided |
936 |
| Parking Required |
941 |
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| Review and Recommendation |
The property was zoned Planned Area Development (PAD) for limited warehouse, industrial and general office in 1988 through zoning case Z88-018 as part of a larger development called the Chandler Corporate Center. For this portion of the development, medical office was not a permitted use. Preliminary Development Plan PDP05-0009 Chandler Corporate Center was approved in 2005 for a mixed-use development including industrial, warehouse and office uses. The buildings are currently occupied by general office uses.
The applicant is requesting to allow limited medical uses that generate less demand for parking than general-care medical office uses, such as pediatrics, dentists or optometrists, which will be prohibited. Such limited medical uses would be required to submit a parking study to demonstrate the services provided will not generate demand for parking that exceeds 1 space per every 250 square feet, the same parking ratio that is required for general office. Staff supports adding limited medical uses given that the parking demand would not increase. Section 35-1804 of the City of Chandler's parking regulations dictates that medical office uses should be parked at one (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet and general office at one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet. The site currently contains a total 936 parking spaces on-site; a total of 941 parking spaces are required.
No changes are proposed to the site. A copy of the Chandler Corporate Center preliminary development plan booklet (approved in 2005) is attached for reference only as it will continue to regulate development within the proposed amended PAD. A copy of the current PAD, approved via Ordinance No. 1968, is also attached for reference. Planning staff has reviewed the request and finds it to be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code requirements. |
| Public / Neighborhood Notification |
- This request was noticed in accordance with the requirements of the Chandler Zoning Code.
- A neighborhood meeting sign was posted on the site and on social media via NextDoor.
- A neighborhood meeting was held on May 1, 2024. One business representative, an existing tenant located in one of the subject buildings, was in attendance and had concerns regarding the proposed medical office use.
- As of the writing of this memo, Planning staff is aware of one business in opposition to the request.
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| Planning and Zoning Commission Vote Report |
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, May 15, 2024
Motion to Approve
In Favor: 4 Opposed: 0 Absent: 1 (Lopez) Abstain: 1 (Heumann)
One (1) current business tenant of the subject site spoke in opposition to the request, stating that they did not feel that medical use is a compatible land use and that they do not desire to share the common areas of the buildings with potential medical office clients/tenants.
Ordinance No. 5102 was introduced and tentatively adopted on June 13, 2024 |
| Recommended Conditions of Approval |
Planning and Zoning Commission recommends the City Council approve the requested PAD amendment, subject to the followng conditions:
- Development shall be in substantial conformance with the exhibits and representation entitled "Chandler Corporate Center" kept on file in the City of Chandler's Planning Division in file No. PDP05-0009, modified by such conditions included at the time the exhibits were approved by City Council and/or as thereafter amended, modified or supplemented by the City Council.
- Uses permitted shall be limited to light industrial, general office, and warehouse. Additionally, medical uses, such as but not limited to counseling services and medical specialists, shall be permitted subject to providing a parking study that demonstrates the services provided generate a parking demand that does not exceed one (1) space per two hundred and fifty (250) square-feet. More intense medical uses, such as but not limited to general practitioners, pediatricians, dental and optometrists, shall be prohibited.
- All employees and clients shall park on-site.
- The site shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
- The landscaping in all open-spaces shall be maintained by the property owner or property owners' association, and shall be maintained at a level consistent with or better than at the time of planting.
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