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| City Council Meeting - FINAL |
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Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-10: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff Zoning Map to rezone approximately 18.24 acres of real property generally located at 6500 E Route 66, from the Rural Residential (RR) zone with a Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to the Heavy Industrial (HI) zone with a Resource Protection Overlay (RPO), providing for severability, authority for clerical corrections, and establishing an effective date.
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| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: |
- Read Ordinance No. 2024-10 by title only for the final time
- City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2024-10 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-10
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| Executive Summary: |
| Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment requested by Tony Cullum Law, on behalf of the property owner RE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, of approximately 18.24 acres located at 6500 E Route 66 from the Rural Residential (RR) zone with the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to the Heavy Industrial (HI) zone with the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO). |
| Financial Impact: |
| No financial impacts are associated with this request. |
| Policy Impact: |
| There are no policy impacts associated with this request. |
| Previous Council Decision or Community Discussion: |
There have been no previous Council decisions on this.
Public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council are conducted in conjunction with requests for Zoning Map Amendments. In accordance with Arizona State Statute, notice of the public hearing was provided by placing an ad in the Arizona Daily Sun, posting notices on the property, and mailing a notice to all property owners within 300 feet of the site excluding rights-of-ways. Additionally, the applicant held two on-site neighborhood meetings regarding the case. These meetings were held on August 31, 2020 and December 18, 2023. As of the date of this staff report, no comments have been received regarding this application. |
| Options and Alternatives to Recommended Action: |
| The City Council may approve the ordinance as proposed, approve the ordinance with modified conditions, or deny the ordinance. |
| Background and History: |
The applicant, Tony Cullum Law, is requesting a Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment on behalf of the property owner, RE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, to rezone approximately 18.24 acres from the Rural Residential (RR) zone with a Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to the Heavy Industrial (HI) zone with a Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) located at 6500 E Route 66. This amendment would allow the property owner to utilize a portion of the site that can no longer be mined.
The subject property is located near the eastern border of the City Limits, off Route 66. Primary access to the site is through an access easement through the Coconino National Forest off Route 66. The site currently has two buildings on site, one shop and one double-wide trailer that is being used as an office. These buildings will remain on site. The applicant proposes to establish 15 contractor yards, which will be leased out, on the portion of the site that is no longer viable for mining. |
| Connection to PBB Priorities and Objectives: |
Support and strengthen a robust, diverse, and sustainable economy.
The requested direct to ordinance zoning map amendment will help to establish an area in town where contractors can store their vehicles and equipment. This will provide them with an area that they currently do not have in town further strengthening and supporting our heavy industry within the City.
Ensure the built environment is safe through the use of consistent standards as well as best practices for building and land use.
The site is located on an existing cinder mine on a portion that is no longer able to be mined. This will help to retain a similar land use on the site. |
| Connection to Regional Plan: |
| Please see attached Planning and Zoning Commission staff report for a detailed analysis of conformance with the Regional Plan and its goals and policies. |
| Connection to Carbon Neutrality Plan: |
EP-2 Support the adaptation efforts of local businesses as the climate changes and the economic landscape shifts.
The referenced Carbon Neutrality Plan goal identifies that local business should adapt as the economic landscape shifts. The establishment of the Contractor Yards on a site that has historically been used for mining helps to create an area for Heavy Industry on a site that has been utilized as an industrial site. |
| Connection to 10-Year Housing Plan: |
| None. |
| Connection to Division Specific Plan: |
Zoning Map Amendment Findings
An application for a Zoning Map Amendment shall be submitted to the Planning Director and shall be reviewed and a recommendation prepared. The Planning Director’s recommendation shall be transmitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission in the form of a staff report prior to a scheduled public hearing. The recommendation shall include: an evaluation of the consistency and conformance of the proposed amendment with the goals and policies of the General Plan and any applicable specific plans; the grounds for the recommendation based on the standards and purposes of the zones set forth in Section 10-40.20 (Establishment of Zones) of the Zoning Code; and whether the amendment should be granted, granted with conditions to mitigate anticipated impacts caused by the proposed development, or denied.
The following findings will be analyzed specific to the approved site plan and consider if the site were to be redeveloped entirely under the HI zone standards.
Zoning Map Amendments shall be evaluated based on the following findings:
A. Finding #1:
The proposed amendment must be found to be consistent with and in conformance with the goals and policies of the General Plan and any applicable specific plans. If the application is not consistent with the General Plan, and any other applicable specific plan, the applicable plan must be amended in compliance with the procedures established in Chapter 11-10 of the City Code (Title 11: General Plans and Subdivisions) prior to considering the proposed amendment.
See Planning & Zoning Staff Summary.
B. Finding #2
To meet the finding, the proposed amendment must be determined not to be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City of Flagstaff (the “City”) and will add to the public good as described in the General Plan.
Staff believes that the proposed project will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare so long as it is developed in accordance with all codes and requirements.
C. Finding #3
To meet the finding, the affected site must be determined to be physically suitable in terms of design, location, shape, size, and operating characteristics; and the provision of public and emergency vehicle access, public services, and utilities must ensure that the requested zone designation and the proposed or anticipated uses and/or development will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the property or improvements in the vicinity in which the property is located.
The proposed application meets this finding. IDS reviewed the application and concluded that the site was suitable for the proposed development. The IDS team based its conclusion on the review of all applicable codes and requirements. The applicant was required to bring a water line and hydrants to the site to mitigate any possible fire hazards that could occur on the site. |
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