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ITEM 8 |
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City Council Memorandum Development Services Memo No. 24-033
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| Date: |
June 27, 2024 |
| To: |
Mayor and Council |
| Thru: |
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Andy Bass, Deputy City Manager & Acting Development Services Director |
| From: |
Benjamin Cereceres, Planner |
| Subject: |
PLH24-0003 El Oasis |
| Request: |
Use Permit time extension for a one-story community center and community gardens |
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| Location: |
482 E. Erie Street, approximately one quarter of a mile north of the northwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Hamilton Street |
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| Applicant: |
Paul Blue; PMG |
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| Proposed Motion: |
| Move City Council approve Use Permit PLH24-0003 El Oasis, approving a time extension to a operate a community center and community garden, subject to the conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. |
| Background Data: |
- Approximately 1.9 acres
- Subject site is zoned MF-2 (Multi-Family Residential District)
- Use is permitted with Use Permit if compatible and in the best interest of the community
- The most recent use permit was granted in 2021 for two years under PLH20-0057 The Oasis/El Oasis
- Site is currently being constructed
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| Surrounding Land Use Data: |
| North |
Existing Single-Family Residential Zoned SF-8.5 (Single-Family District) |
South |
Across E. Erie Street: Existing mobile home park, single-family and multi-family developments zoned MF-1 (Medium-Density Residential District) |
| East |
Existing Single-Family Residential Zoned SF-8.5 (Single-Family District) |
West |
Existing mobile home park zone MF-1 (Medium-Density Residential District) |
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| Proposed Development: |
| Building Square Footage |
5,000 Square Feet |
| Building Height |
20 Feet (35' Maximum Height Permitted) |
| Parking Spaces Required |
25 Spaces |
| Parking Spaces Provided |
25 Spaces
(2 of the spaces are in the garage) |
| Days of Operation |
Community Garden/Grass Field: Monday -Sunday
Community Education Center: Monday-Friday
Evening Activities: Monday-Saturday
Weddings/Quinceaneras: Thursday-Saturday |
| Hours of Operation |
Community Garden/Grass Filed: Dusk to Dawn
Community Center
Community Education Center: 8 AM-5PM
Evening Activities: 5PM-10PM
Weddings/Quinceaneras: 4PM-10PM |
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| Review and Recommendation: |
The MF-2 District permits compatible land uses that are in the best interest of the community to be developed with Council approval of a Use Permit. The community center and community garden will result in a land use that is compatible with the surrounding land uses, much like a church may be compatible with surrounding residential properties in any given neighborhood. Planning staff has reviewed the request and finds consistency with the general plan.
The building includes a large community room that can be broken down into smaller co-working/tutoring/training spaces for a single meeting space serving up to 90 people. It will also include an open work room, public restrooms, teaching kitchen and community garden.
In an effort to prevent parking and noise from negatively impacting adjacent neighborhoods when events are held (i.e. weddings, quinceañeras), the applicant has agreed to stipulations 8-10 restricting parking to on-site only, restricting noise levels, and requiring a contact phone number to be provided to neighbors to resolve complaints quickly and directly.
The community center is currently under construction and anticipated to open by the end of the year. Due to the low-impact use of the community center and community gardens, Planning Division staff recommend no time limit stipulation. |
| Public / Neighborhood Notification |
- The request was noticed in accordance with the requirements of the Chandler Zoning Code.
- A neighborhood meeting was held on May 13, 2024. There were 30 people in attendance.
- As of the writing of this memo, Planning staff is not aware of any opposition to the request.
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| Planning and Zoning Commission Vote Report |
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting June 5, 2024
Motion to Approve
In Favor: 5 Opposed: 0 Absent: 1 (Barichello) |
| Recommended Conditions of Approval |
Planning staff finds the request is in compliance with the General Plan. Planning and Zoning Commission recommends City Council approve the Use Permit, subject to teh following conditions:
- Development shall be in substantial conformance with the Development Booklet, entitled "The Oasis/El Oasis" and kept on file in the City of Chandler Planning Division, in File No. PLH20-0057 modified by such conditions included at the time the Booklet was approved by hte Chandler City Council and /or as thereafter amended, modified, or supplemented by hte Chandler City Council.
- The landscaping shall be maintained at a level consistent with or better than at the time of planting.
- Use permit approval does not constitute Final Development Plan approval; compliance with the details required by all applicable codes and conditions of the City of Chandler and this Use Permit shall apply.
- The site shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
- All mechanical equipment, including HVAC, utility meters, etc. shall be screened from view by material(s) that are architecturally integrated and consistent with the proposed building.
- Sing packages, including free-standing signs as well as wall-mounted signs, shall be designed in coordination with landscape plans, planting materials, storm water retention requirements, and utility pedestals, so as not create problems with site visibility or prompt the removal of required landscape material.
- The Use Permit is non-transferable to other locations.
- Parking for any event held on the subject property shall be limited to on-site parking only.
- Music shall be controlled so as to not unreasonably disturb area residents and shall not exceed the ambient noise level as measured from the subject sites property line.
- The organization/operator shall provide a contact number of a responsible person to interested neighbors to resolve parking and/or noise complaints.
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