1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:06,770 I would like to call the March 19, 2025 meeting of the City of Avondale Planning Commission to order. 2 00:00:08,210 --> 00:00:10,170 May I have a roll call, please? 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,820 Commissioner Pineda. 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,960 Commissioner Guzman. 5 00:00:21,060 --> 00:00:21,500 Present. 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:23,080 Commissioner Grim. 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:24,260 Here. 8 00:00:25,060 --> 00:00:26,640 Vice Chair McBurney. 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:27,340 Present. 10 00:00:27,740 --> 00:00:28,260 Chair White. 11 00:00:28,980 --> 00:00:29,360 Present. 12 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:35,740 Commissioner Benson, Agunas Castillo and Commissioner Jewel all have an excused absence for tonight. 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:44,560 Thank you, Arianna. Has everyone reviewed the minutes of the February 19th meeting and are there any corrections? 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,860 At this time, the Chair would introduce a motion. 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:58,640 Commissioner McBurney moves to approve the minutes of February 19th's Planning Commission meeting. 16 00:01:00,220 --> 00:01:01,400 And a second, 17 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:10,340 a second by Commissioner Pineda and roll call about please. 18 00:01:11,420 --> 00:01:12,940 Commissioner Pineda, 19 00:01:15,990 --> 00:01:17,350 please speak into your microphone. 20 00:01:18,170 --> 00:01:20,610 All right, thank you. 21 00:01:23,070 --> 00:01:24,590 Commissioner Guzman. 22 00:01:25,910 --> 00:01:26,670 Yes. 23 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:28,090 Commissioner Grim. 24 00:01:28,750 --> 00:01:29,090 Yes. 25 00:01:29,790 --> 00:01:31,810 Commissioner or Vice Chair McBurnie. 26 00:01:32,030 --> 00:01:32,210 Hi. 27 00:01:32,530 --> 00:01:33,090 And Chair White. 28 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:33,750 Hi. 29 00:01:37,510 --> 00:01:42,790 Tina, we are ready for agenda item 4A. Could we have your report, please? 30 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:55,420 Thank you, Chair, Vice-Chair, and Commissioners. The item before you this evening is a Rezone Request 31 00:01:55,420 --> 00:02:04,920 for SJ Acquisitions Industrial Development Application PL-24-0201. 32 00:02:07,070 --> 00:02:12,710 The purpose of the public hearing is for the planning commission to review the proposed 33 00:02:12,710 --> 00:02:17,370 rezone request and forward a recommendation to City Council. 34 00:02:21,540 --> 00:02:27,920 So before you is an aerial map of the property, the site is located west of the northwest 35 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:31,380 corner of 4th Street and Lower Buckeye Road. 36 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,280 It is currently vacant with abandoned outbuildings. 37 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:42,700 The property was annexed into the city in 1960 and was zoned Manufactured Home Park. 38 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:54,620 It was re-zoned in 2018 to General Industrial, limited to a mini-storage warehouse with ancillary RV storage, 39 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,640 with the mini-warehouse requiring a conditional use permit approval. 40 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:08,240 A conditional use permit was approved in 2018, however the approval expired in 2022. 41 00:03:10,910 --> 00:03:18,190 So these maps are provided to show the zoning classification and the general plan designation 42 00:03:18,950 --> 00:03:22,430 for the property and the surrounding neighborhood. 43 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:30,430 The current zoning of the property is general industrial, limited to the use of a mini-storage 44 00:03:30,430 --> 00:03:38,030 warehouse and ancillary RV storage. The general plan designation is industrial 45 00:03:38,030 --> 00:03:43,250 and the property is located in the historic Abendale-Enfield area. 46 00:03:46,340 --> 00:03:46,920 So these 47 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:53,500 photos that are provided are just to provide some context for the site. The 48 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:59,800 top photo shows the site as seen from Lower Buckeye Road. The site is vacant. 49 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:05,740 There's some abandoned outbuildings and there are limited off-site improvements. 50 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,520 The bottom photo shows the property as seen from Elm Lane. 51 00:04:14,130 --> 00:04:20,850 So the reason request is to modify the existing general industrial zoning that limits the 52 00:04:20,850 --> 00:04:29,250 uses to a mini storage warehouse with ancillary RV storage to general industrial zoning 53 00:04:29,250 --> 00:04:34,150 with revised conditions to allow for a light industrial development. 54 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:42,410 This is a conceptual site plan that was provided by the applicant. 55 00:04:42,970 --> 00:04:46,510 I would like to highlight some of the development standards. 56 00:04:47,830 --> 00:04:52,050 When adjacent to a residential zoning district or use, 57 00:04:52,330 --> 00:04:57,010 the development will require 75-foot building setbacks, 58 00:04:57,510 --> 00:05:01,790 35-foot landscape use buffer setbacks, 59 00:05:01,790 --> 00:05:04,510 and 8-foot solid block walls. 60 00:05:08,660 --> 00:05:14,120 Here are some conceptual renderings of what a future building on site might look like. 61 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,700 As described in the city's industrial design guidelines for employment districts, 62 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:25,680 the industrial building will have the look and feel of an upscale office building 63 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,960 with a mix of materials and building articulations. 64 00:05:31,380 --> 00:05:38,420 Site plan design review will be required to evaluate the site and the buildings. 65 00:05:41,750 --> 00:05:44,350 Staff has analyzed the rezone request. 66 00:05:45,110 --> 00:05:52,050 Resoning the property to General Industrial with revised conditions supports the goals of the General Plan 67 00:05:52,050 --> 00:06:00,590 by allowing a wider range of employment uses that will diversify employment opportunities for the site. 68 00:06:00,590 --> 00:06:15,130 The Rezone also supports the goals in the specific area plan by encouraging revitalization, investment, and redevelopment of an underutilized infill site. 69 00:06:16,690 --> 00:06:21,310 Incompatible uses have been prohibited within the project narrative. 70 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,120 All public notifications have been met. 71 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:33,960 The neighborhood meeting was held at the Agua Fria High School Library on February 11, 2025. 72 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,720 There were two attendees aside from the applicant's team and city staff. 73 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:48,780 Discussion was primarily related to the city's plans for future road improvements to Lower Buckeye Road. 74 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:55,080 The city did receive one phone call in opposition to the request. 75 00:06:55,080 --> 00:07:01,860 The neighbor was concerned that any future development may block her view of the mountains. 76 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:11,040 No comments were made on the Avendale Connect platform and no other comments have been received to date. 77 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:12,240 Staff 78 00:07:15,020 --> 00:07:24,300 recommends approval of application PL 24-0201, SJ Acquisitions Industrial Development, 79 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,780 subject to the stipulations found in the staff report. 80 00:07:28,820 --> 00:07:33,520 That concludes my presentation. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. 81 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:40,360 Thank you, Tana. Do any of the commissioners have any questions for the staff? 82 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:41,280 I do. 83 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,560 Commissioner McBurney. 84 00:07:44,300 --> 00:07:48,200 I just want a simple definition of what light industrial is. 85 00:07:57,510 --> 00:07:59,390 Excuse me for just a moment. I read it too. 86 00:08:01,690 --> 00:08:05,350 So light industrial is, for example, 87 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:21,190 so for light industrial manufacturing, that would be where you would have an operation where they would deliver a prefabricated material. 88 00:08:21,190 --> 00:08:23,050 materials and 89 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:27,210 finished products, and then you would fabricate that in sight 90 00:08:27,210 --> 00:08:31,550 light ingests real our uses such as a 91 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:39,970 If you were to have a window shopping you were putting together the windows and then you would distribute those out 92 00:08:39,970 --> 00:08:47,770 you would not start from the raw materials say like you wouldn't create maybe the glass or the 93 00:08:49,590 --> 00:08:56,150 or take the metal and refine it, but it would be more of a light industrial in nature. 94 00:08:57,130 --> 00:08:57,930 Thank you. 95 00:08:59,130 --> 00:09:02,890 Any other questions from any commissioner for the staff? 96 00:09:04,290 --> 00:09:05,950 I have one question. 97 00:09:07,690 --> 00:09:09,590 How tall was it again on the picture? 98 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:10,930 It looked like two stories. 99 00:09:12,570 --> 00:09:21,150 through the chair, Commissioner Pineda, the maximum height in the A1 zoning district is 100 00:09:21,150 --> 00:09:31,850 going to be 45 feet. The buildings have not been submitted as of this time, so it's they 101 00:09:31,850 --> 00:09:34,930 will not exceed 45 feet in height. All right, thank you. 102 00:09:36,110 --> 00:09:38,530 Any other questions for the staff? 103 00:09:40,010 --> 00:09:45,130 I have one. Could you go back to slide 10, please? 104 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:54,800 There are the two arms that extend up to the north on each side of the current house. 105 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:01,960 It looks like the building setbacks are not going to allow for any buildings in those areas. 106 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:06,700 And it looks like maybe they're thinking about gates across there. 107 00:10:07,060 --> 00:10:10,760 Do you know what their plans are for those two areas? 108 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:14,920 A chairperson might. 109 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:22,640 At this time, the applicant has not proposed anything, but you are correct that the 110 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:32,620 building setbacks, as you can see on the site plan, appear to not be able to have 111 00:10:32,620 --> 00:10:41,220 a building. They could potentially have outdoor storage of materials behind those walls, but 112 00:10:41,220 --> 00:10:50,240 they would need to be fully screened by a solid block wall. And the materials cannot be seen 113 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,120 over that wall. 114 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:57,120 Thank you. Any other questions for the staff? 115 00:10:59,540 --> 00:11:01,720 Would the applicant like to address the 116 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,140 Commission and 117 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:06,940 please state your name for the record. 118 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,580 Thank you, Mr. Chair. 119 00:11:09,820 --> 00:11:13,020 Wendy Rodel with the Law Firm, Barry Rodel, 6750 East 120 00:11:13,020 --> 00:11:13,420 Camelback. 121 00:11:14,180 --> 00:11:15,800 My pleasure to be here this evening 122 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,740 on behalf of SJ acquisitions. 123 00:11:18,420 --> 00:11:21,860 Christina has done a great job of explaining what we have 124 00:11:22,500 --> 00:11:23,420 before you this evening. 125 00:11:23,980 --> 00:11:28,560 I did just want to add that Mabu, our neighbor, who 126 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:30,520 actually lives at that home there in the middle, 127 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,740 so clearly the most impacted property owner, 128 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,580 is here in support. She'd prefer not to speak, so I'm not trying to bring her up. 129 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,720 But I did want to point out that she took the time this evening to come and join us 130 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,120 because she's anxious to see this actually be developed and move forward. 131 00:11:47,260 --> 00:11:49,940 So, with that, Mr. Chair, members of the Commission, 132 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,920 I'm happy to answer any other questions that you may have before you vote. 133 00:11:54,420 --> 00:11:57,740 Like any good lawyer, I can stand up here and speak as long as you want me to. 134 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:02,180 But I will also sit down if you'd like me to as well. 135 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,340 Would any commissioner have any questions to ask? 136 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,660 Thank you very much for your presentation. 137 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:11,660 Thank you. 138 00:12:11,660 --> 00:12:15,900 And we welcome working with you here in Avondale. 139 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:16,260 Likewise. 140 00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:17,060 Thank you so much. 141 00:12:19,770 --> 00:12:23,250 I would like to now open the public hearing for this item. 142 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:27,810 And I did receive one request to speak, 143 00:12:27,810 --> 00:12:30,490 although it's a request not to speak. 144 00:12:31,110 --> 00:12:36,610 We want to thank Mavu for her indication on her form 145 00:12:38,030 --> 00:12:41,230 that she is in favor of this item. 146 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,620 Has Ariana, have you received any other requests to speak? 147 00:12:48,180 --> 00:12:48,920 Thank you, Chair. 148 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:51,320 I have not received any requests to speak, 149 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,320 but if anyone else would like to speak, 150 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:54,760 you may go up to the podium. 151 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,080 Seeing none, I would now close. 152 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,460 There's public hearing on this item. 153 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:10,410 Would the applicant or staff care to add anything else at this time? 154 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:15,160 I'm sorry. 155 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,200 She said no. Thank you. 156 00:13:17,500 --> 00:13:24,820 Okay. Hearing none, the chair would now entertain a motion on this item. 157 00:13:28,210 --> 00:13:34,790 Chair McBurney would like to move that we approve the SJ Acquisitions Industrial Development 158 00:13:34,790 --> 00:13:42,010 and rezoning application PL-24-0201 as it's been presented. 159 00:13:43,930 --> 00:13:48,110 I think I would like you to read from the screen the entire. 160 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:53,330 I would like to move to approve agenda items for a, 161 00:13:55,370 --> 00:14:00,530 recommend the approval of application PL-24-0201, 162 00:14:00,770 --> 00:14:02,850 SJ Acquisitions Industrial Development, 163 00:14:02,850 --> 00:14:05,670 a request to rezone approximately six and a half 164 00:14:06,050 --> 00:14:09,170 gross acres located west of the northwest corner 165 00:14:09,170 --> 00:14:11,450 of Fourth Street and Lower Buckeye Road. 166 00:14:11,870 --> 00:14:14,510 The rezoning would modify the existing 167 00:14:14,510 --> 00:14:18,670 general industrial A1 zoning that limits the use 168 00:14:18,670 --> 00:14:21,290 to a mini-storage warehouse with ancillary 169 00:14:21,290 --> 00:14:24,690 recreational vehicle, also known as RV storage, 170 00:14:24,930 --> 00:14:27,730 to A1 zoning with revised conditions 171 00:14:27,730 --> 00:14:30,430 to allow for a light industrial development 172 00:14:30,430 --> 00:14:33,810 subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. 173 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:37,190 Do we have a second? 174 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:40,840 I'll second. 175 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,460 Can you state your name to Commissioner Panetta? 176 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,720 Commissioner Panetta, I'll second. 177 00:14:50,420 --> 00:14:51,020 Thank you. 178 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:53,940 I will now open the floor for discussion. 179 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,040 Any further discussion among the commissioners? 180 00:14:58,340 --> 00:15:00,000 Hearing none, it has been moved. 181 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:09,300 Moved and seconded for approval of application PL 24, day 0201, roll call vote, please. 182 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,260 Commissioner Panetta. 183 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:11,940 Aye. 184 00:15:12,460 --> 00:15:13,340 Commissioner Goosman. 185 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:14,000 Aye. 186 00:15:14,460 --> 00:15:15,080 Commissioner Grimm. 187 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:15,680 Aye. 188 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:16,960 Vice Chair McBurney. 189 00:15:17,380 --> 00:15:17,560 Aye. 190 00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:18,280 Chair White. 191 00:15:18,660 --> 00:15:19,040 Aye. 192 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:22,900 The motion passes, 5 to 0. 193 00:15:26,050 --> 00:15:31,750 That concludes agenda item 4A, agenda item 5, commission announcements. 194 00:15:31,750 --> 00:15:34,950 Are there any items for many commissioners? 195 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:41,980 Hearing none, item six, Planning Division Report. 196 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:43,980 Katherine, do you have a report? 197 00:15:44,380 --> 00:15:46,580 Good evening, Chair, Vice Chair, and commissioners. 198 00:15:47,140 --> 00:15:52,200 I don't have any items to report other than to let you know for the month of February 199 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:59,180 that Development Services did receive 24 new development applications. 200 00:15:59,180 --> 00:16:05,400 So we are keeping forward with the trend of about 20 to 30 applications a month. 201 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:06,260 Thank you. 202 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,640 Thank you. 203 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,040 Agenda Item 7, calendar. 204 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,100 The next scheduled meeting is April 16th, 2025. 205 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,540 And may I have a motion to adjourn? 206 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:28,420 Commissioner McBrenney moves to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting of March 19th. 207 00:16:28,420 --> 00:16:29,160 And a second. 208 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:38,960 Commissioner Grimm seconds. All in favor say aye. We are adjourned.