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Chairman Kish opened the public hearing at 6:23 pm. Planning Manager Steve Careccia presented the request to rezone approximately 43.93 acres, generally located at the northeast corner of N. Bullard Avenue and W. Celebrate Life Way, from the Airport Gateway at Goodyear Preliminary Planned Area Development (PAD) to the Urban District 10 Final Planned Area Development (PAD). The land use classification for the Property under the Airport Gateway Preliminary PAD was Business Park, and the Property was to be developed pursuant to the C-2, General Commercial Zoning District Standards. The uses permitted under the Urban District 10 Final PAD are generally consistent with the uses permitted under the Airport Gateway Preliminary PAD. Similarly, except as modified by their respective PADs, the development standards for the Property under the Airport Gateway Preliminary PAD, and under the Urban District 10 Final PAD, are the development standards applicable to C-2 General Commercial Zoning District.The Property is located on the north side of Celebrate Life Way, and extends from Bullard Avenue on the west, to 143rd Avenue on the east (the CTCA hospital is located on the east side of 143rd). Although the uses permitted under the Urban District 10 PAD would allow a variety of uses, the property owner’s attached conceptual site plan with landscape submitted with the rezone depicts five separate light industrial-type buildings, ranging in size from approximately 94,000 to 223,000 sq. ft., with screened truck courts at the rear of each building. Because the Property is likely to be developed for light industrial uses, the Urban District 10 PAD, and the stipulations in Ordinance 2023-1569 include various provisions designed to ensure that the development will have the aesthetics associated with a business/commerce park type development. These provisions include:
- Requiring the development to comply with Industrial Zoning Districts Standards related to the screening of all outdoor storage areas for materials, trash, equipment, freezers, vehicles or similar items, as well as the screening of loading, delivery, roll-up/dock doors, and service and wash bays;
- Requiring all buildings that provide access for truck loading and/or unloading to be located and orientated so the front of the buildings face the external boundaries of the Property and all access doors to be located on the rear side of the buildings;
- Requiring all truck-loading and unloading access courts to be internally located at the rear of buildings;
- Requiring enhanced architectural enhancements to the first building that will be constructed on the Property, which is Building A that will front Bullard Avenue;
- Requiring the development of a minimum of 2.5 acres of open space identified in the PAD as “Oasis Park”, which will include:
- 4 quadrants of open space, divided by drive aisles, totaling a minimum of 2.5 acres of open space. Each quadrant will include, at a minimum:
- Turf, gravel, shade trees, and shrubs
- Amenities for employees and visitors will include, at a minimum:
- Planters, benches, shade structures, lighting, and trash receptacles
- Requiring all turf within “Oasis Park” to be artificial turf to support the city’s on-going efforts to reduce water usage city-wide
- Requiring the construction of a minimum 6-foot wide pathway consisting of colored (Mohave Brown) concrete extending in a north to south direction from the north property line to the south property line through Oasis Park
- Increasing the size of the landscape buffer along Bullard Avenue from the 30-foot landscape buffer required under the C-2 Commercial District Development Standards to a 50-foot landscape buffer that is to be developed in accordance with the Bullard Avenue Corridor Design Treatment Strategies adopted in 2018
In addition, because of the required adherence to the General Commercial Zoning District Standards, the buildings fronting on Bullard Avenue and Celebrate Life Way will have an additional 1-foot of setback above the required 30 feet for every foot in building height over 30 feet, i.e., a 56-foot high building (maximum allowed) will have a 56-foot setback. This requirement is reflected in the Urban District 10 PAD Development Standards table in the Final PAD. Commission asked about the possibility of this development and the last item (Goodyear Celebration Plaza Rezone) to occur at the same time. Mr. Careccia explained that both items are at the same stage of entitlement but may develop at different times. Commission expressed their desire for a continuation of architecture throughout the area. Mr. Careccia stated that staff does encourage applicants to have consistency with neighboring developments. Commission discussed the conceptual plans that were submitted with the application. Shaine Alleman, representing the applicant, gave a brief overview of the project and was available for questions. There being no public comment, Chairman Kish closed the public hearing at 6:35 pm. |