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SEPTEMBER 15, 2004
COMMISSION PRESENT:
Chairman Brigette Peterson,
Commissioner Joan Krueger,
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe,
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff
COMMISSION ABSENT:
Commissioner Dan Dodge,
Commissioner Shane Leonard,
Commissioner James Beene,
Alternate Commissioner Susan Preiss
STAFF PRESENT:
Planning Manager Maria Cadavid,
Senior Planner Jim Cronk
ALSO PRESENT:
Vice Mayor Don Skousen,
Town Attorney Kelly Schwab,
Town Traffic Engineer Bruce Ward,
Recorder Trasie Johns
PLANNER CASE PAGE VOTE
Mr. Cronk S585 2 Approved
Mr. Cronk GP04-12 4 Discussion
Ms. Cadavid GP04-13 5 Discussion
Ms. Cadavid GP04-16 10 Discussion
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in stipulations
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Brigette Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:05 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Ms. Johns called roll and a quorum was determined to be present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman Brigette Peterson requested a motion to approve the agenda.
A motion was made by Commissioner Joan Krueger, seconded by Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff, to
approve the agenda, moving item 4, S585, to be the first case heard.
Motion Carried 4-0.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS
Chairman Brigette Peterson announced that members of the public could comment on items not on the
agenda. She stated that the Commission’s response was limited to responding to criticism, asking staff to
review a matter commented upon or asking that the matter be put on a future agenda. She asked if anyone
would like to speak. She informed the audience that there were blue slips that needed to be filled out if
anyone wanted to speak.
No one came forward.
PUBLIC HEARING
S585/DR03-11 - Preliminary plat for the 512 acre singly-family portion of the Mountainwood project
located on the southwest corner of Riggs and Higley Roads. The site is zoned R1-6, R1-7, R1-8 & R1-
10 single-family with a PAD Overlay. Jim Cronk, 503-6815
Senior Planner Jim Cronk informed the Commission that S585 was a request for approval of a preliminary
plat for the 1423 single-family lots in the Mountainwood development, located at the southwest corner of
Riggs Road and 164th Street. He reviewed the history of the case:
April 2, 2003: Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of A02-1, GP02-8, and Z02-1.
April 29, 2003: Council approves A02-1, GP02-8, and Z02-1.
Sept. 9, 2004: Design Review Board recommended approval of the Open Space Plan.
Mr. Cronk noted that there were conditions recommended by the Design Review Board for the open space
plan as a part of the case.
Mr. Cronk reviewed the project data:
Acreage 511.8 ac.
Lots 1423
Density 2.78 units per acre
Open Space Acreage 104.9 ac.
Percentage Open Space 20.5%
Streets Public
Mr. Cronk pointed out that there were several approved modifications from the ULDC development
standards as a part of the original PAD approval:
Zoning
District
Min. lot
Width
Min. lot depth Min.
lot s.f.
Max. Lot coverage*
R1-10 (I)
R1-10 (K)
80’
85’
100’ 10,400
12,500
40% / 45%
R1-8 75’ 100’ 8,625 40% / 45%
R1-7 65’ 100’ 7,475 40% / 45%
R1-6 55’ 100’ 6,050 40% / 45%
* two story/one story
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** front yards for: front garage/front non-garage structures/side entry garage or detached living quarters.
Mr. Cronk stated that the Design Review Board had continued this case to allow for the developer to work
with the Chandler School District to come up with the plan that was before the Commission that evening.
Mr. Cronk recommended approval of DR03-11 and S585, open space plan and preliminary plat for
Mountainwood, with the conditions listed in the staff report. He briefly reviewed the conditions.
Commissioner Joan Krueger announced that she was not accustomed to approving a DR (Design Review)
item.
Mr. Cronk explained that currently the open space plan and the preliminary plat were combined into one
application. However, this application was filed over a year ago when the system required two separate
applications. Since they were following the current practice, the Design Review Board was recommending
approval of the DR case that the Planning and Zoning Commission needed to vote on that evening.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff had the same concern as Commissioner Joan Krueger. He noted that they
were approving a DR case when they had not had a presentation on this.
Chairman Brigette Peterson requested that the applicant come forward if they wanted to make a
presentation.
Sean Lake, 10 W. Main Street, Mesa came forward. He explained that the only change that had occurred
since the Commission last reviewed the case was a slight change in configuration of the plan to make the
school site more accessible and the park site larger. He noted that this change was made based on
discussions between the staff, Design Review Board, applicant and the Chandler School District.
Zoning Front Yard
Setback**
Side Yard
Setback
Rear Yard
Setback
Street Side Yard Setback
R1-10 25’, 25’,
20’
Min. 10’,
20’ total
30’ 10’
R1-8 20’, 15’,
10’
Min. 5’, 15’
total
20’ 10’
R1-7 20’, 15’,
10’
Min. 5’, 15’
total
20’ 10’
R1-6 20’, 15’, 10’ Min. 5’, 15’
total
20’ 10’
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Chairman Brigette Peterson opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wanted to speak on the item.
Seeing no one, she closed the public hearing brought the item back to the Commission for discussion and
action.
A motion was made by Commissioner Joan Krueger, seconded by Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff, to
approve DR03-11 and S585, open space plan and preliminary plat for Mountainwood, subject to
Staff stipulations.
Motion Carried 4-0.
Staff recommends approval of DR03-11 and S585, open space plan and preliminary plat for
Mountainwood, located on the SWC of Higley Road and 164th Street with the following conditions:
1. The developer shall comply with the conditions recommended by the Design Review Board
on DR03-11 at its Sept. 9, 2004 hearing. (See Attachment 3)
2. All final plat shall conform to the preliminary plat exhibits approved by the Planning
Commission at the Sept. 15, 2004 public hearing.
Commissioner Joan Krueger requested that in the future, if this type of request was made to the
Commission, that they be provided a copy of the Design Review portion that they were being asked to
approve.
GP04-12 - A major General Plan amendment for the area (700 acres) on all four quadrants of the
intersection of Williams Field and Recker Roads. Proposal would eliminate the (LI) Light Industrial
designation, modify the size and locations of the areas designated for Residential R5-8, R14-25 and
add a R8-14 designation as well as shifting the location and configuration of the Village Center area.
Text amendments are also proposed to reduce the amount of commercial development.
Senior Planner Jim Cronk announced that GP04-12 was a request for a major General Plan amendment to
eliminate the Light Industrial (LI) designation, modify the size and locations of the areas designated for
Residential R 5-8, R 14-25 and add a R 8-14 designation as well as shifting the location and configuration
of the Village Center area. He noted that text amendments were also proposed. He pointed out that the
Cooley site is approximately 700 acres and is located on all four quadrants of the Williams Field Road and
Recker Road intersection. He commented that the applicant had worked diligently to try and look at the
current configuration for the property and determine what was economically viable and still maintain the
character of the core of the Gilbert center for the Gateway area.
Mr. Cronk summarized the information in the table in the staff report that indicated the proposed changes:
USE CURRENT PROPOSED
Light Industrial (LI) 67 ac. 0 ac.
Village Center * 108 ac. 110 ac.
R5-8 305 ac. 378 ac.
R8-14 0 ac. 96 ac.
R14-25 180 ac. 50 ac.
Shopping Center (SC) 21 ac. 27 ac.
Public Facility (school) 21 ac. 21 ac.
* 1.0 FAR .35-.50 FAR total
(.18 FAR Retail)
(.25 FAR Office)
(50% R14-25)
(15% R25-50)
Mr. Cronk used two visual aids to discuss the changes, one of the current plan and one of the proposed
changes. He noted that the main change was the elimination of the Light Industrial from the current
General Plan to replace it with R5-8. He added that there were some reconfigurations of the multi-family
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residential districts, which he pointed out on the map. He pointed out that the old configuration provided
the village center to be equally distributed on all four quadrants of Recker and Williams Field Roads. The
new proposal allowed for a more of an east/west corridor, playing off of the traffic volumes that would be
on Williams Field Road.
Mr. Cronk stated that since this was the first hearing on the case, Staff did not have a recommendation at
this time. He reviewed the schedule of hearings for the case:
September 1, 2004: Planning & Zoning Commission held a work session.
September 15, 2004: Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing.
September 29, 2004: (Tentative) Planning & Zoning Commission to hold a work
session.
October 6, 2004: Planning & Zoning Commission to hold final public hearing.
Future Dates: Town Council Hearings to be scheduled.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff referred to page two of the report where the asterisk stated that 1.0 FAR and
noted that it had significantly changed in the new proposal to be .35-.50 FAR.
Mr. Cronk agreed with Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff’s comment. He added that the applicant had always
intended to have a mixed use in the core, but that the total number had changed.
Chairman Brigette Peterson opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wanted to speak on the item.
Ken Moskowitz, 1965 S. Cole Drive, Higley came forward. He noted that the maps on the internet were
too small to read. He requested that the staff provide a better visual of what was proposed.
Chairman Brigette Peterson reviewed the schedule that was proposed for hearings on the case. She
explained that they had several meetings to allow for the public to get involved in the process.
GP04-13 - A major General Plan amendment for the area (150 acres) south of the Mercy Gilbert
Medical Center between the Willis Road alignment and Germann Road, extending 1⁄2 mile east of Val
Vista Drive from Residential >0-1 Du/Acre to:Alternative 1: Residential >1-2 Du/Acre, Residential
>5-8 Du/Acre, Residential >14-25 Du/Acre, and GO (General Office), and; Alternative 2: Residential
>1-2 Du/Acre, Residential >5-8 Du/Acre, CC (Community Commercial), GO (General Office), and
BP (Business Park).
Planning Manager Maria Cadavid described the history of GP04-13. She explained that this was a
study area of approximately 160 acres, south of the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center between the
Willis Road alignment and Germann Road, extending 1⁄2 mile east of Val Vista Drive. She used
the visual aid to point out the area that they were discussing.
Ms. Cadavid pointed out a parcel that last year the Town had received a proposal for a residential
development on the east side of the area. She added that the Town had received several inquiries
about the area from several new property owners, for the purposes of investment, prompting them
to evaluate the area. She noted that the Planning Department Staff, Economic Development Staff
and the Traffic Department Staff had met two or three times to come up with the land use
alternatives that were before the Commission that evening. She stated that on June 16, 2004 the
Planning Commission directed staff to initiate the public participation process to study the areas
east and west of Val Vista Drive and north of Germann Road.
Ms. Cadavid noted that they had held two open houses on August 18th and September 1st at
Spectrum Elementary. She indicated that approximately thirty people attended the open houses
each time. She noted that these recommendations and concerns were listed in the staff report. She
handed out additional correspondence that had been given to the staff after the packets were
prepared.
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Ms. Cadavid announced that the staff had prepared two alternatives for the Commission’s review,
which she had provided as visual aids. She used the visual aids to discuss the land uses that were
proposed in both alternatives. She noted that based on the hospital use, they had included land
uses that would allow housing for nurses, technicians, and seniors that would want to live by the
hospital. Within this zoning district, R5-8, staff had seen a good housing product, the garden
housing type that would serve entry level buyers. She explained that units were clustered in four
to six pods with viewing into a common open area. This would be a single family option, but
more like a condominium type of housing. She commented that they also considered a need for
high density residential, evaluating needs for housing at a regional level what would be happening
in the area. She noted that there was General Office to the southeast of the Willis Road present
alignment.
Ms. Cadavid reviewed the second alternative. She pointed out that it reduced the acreage of the
high density housing and proposed a Community Commercial development at the center portion.
The General Office use is maintained at twenty acres at the southeast corner of Val Vista and
Willis Roads. She noted the Economic Development staff requested forty or more acres of
Business Park to be uninterrupted so that they could market it. She noted Economic Development
felt that the Town was in need of this type of Business Park in close proximity to the freeway.
Ms. Cadavid commented that their next step would be to adjust the boundaries of the land uses
based on the input that they had received and listed in the staff report. She reviewed the
comments that were received from the open houses:
Concern with the types and alignment of roads that will be required in the area,
specifically the north-south connection between Willis and Germann roads.
Strong desire of the property owners to the east of 154th street to extend the commercial
land use designation to the east of this street.
A request to include the 5 acres of property at the NWC of 154th and Melrose in the
commercial land use designation.
Provide more information at the next open house of the proposals coming up in the
surrounding areas.
Take in consideration the existing property lines when determining the boundaries of the
land uses allocation. She indicated that one property owner had his property listed in
two different land use designations.
If land use transition was not considered between the hospital site and the Residential >0-
1 Du/Ac to the east of 156th street, why doesn’t the NO (Neighborhood Office)
designation extend to the east of 154th street?
Property owners to the east of 156th street prefer a gentle transition of land uses going
west to 154th street.
There is a great concern leaving the properties to the east of 154th Street as residential
uses because of the resale value of these properties if designation remains residential.
If 154th becomes a north-south street it makes sense to have commercial uses such as
offices to the east of this road.
There is also a concern with the noise generated by the helicopters activity over the rural
residential south of Willis and east of 154th Street.
Lifestyle changes and safety concerns for the areas that will remain designated as
residential within the study area.
Traffic issues with Willlis Road and how the access is going to be for properties along the
existing road. She used the visual aid to point out the proposed circulation. She noted
that the study would contain a traffic plan based on the uses proposed.
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Respect property lines boundaries when designating proposed land use boundaries.
With the existing designation of General Offices to the north, it makes more sense to
designate the approximate 7 acres to the SWC of 156th street and Willis also as General
Offices.
Were the areas designated as R>5-8 Du/Ac and R>14-25 Du/Ac designated as such
because considered sacrificial areas?
Stakeholders feel there’s a strong need for General Offices land uses in the study area
based on the current trend of development.
Residents to the east of 156th strongly desire to maintain a buffer between their properties
and what’s proposed to the west in the study area. They also have a concern with the
R>14-25 Du/Ac designation especially if Melrose goes thru to the east. Ms. Cadavid
noted that the draft comment that was received from the Town’s Traffic Engineer was
that Melrose would continue to the quarter mile point, but no further.
Residents to the east of 156th also feel strongly about designating a trail corridor along
156th alignment to connect to the Hetchler Park and along Willis Road.
Ms. Cadavid discussed the handouts that were passed out that evening. She noted that one of the
letters was from Ralph Pew’s office representing a group of property owners to the east of 154th.
She pointed out the area on the visual aid. She explained that the letter requested a mixed use
development other than residential. In addition, there was a letter received from an architect
representing the property owners to the southeast of Willis Road and Val Vista Drive, requesting a
mixed use of Commercial and General Offices.
Ms. Cadavid concluded her presentation and indicated that the Town’s Traffic Engineer and a staff
member from Economic Development were available for questions.
Commissioner Joan Krueger requested clarification on the illustrations that were included in her
packet. She referred to what the residents were requesting in extending the General Office
designation, replacing the Residential designation. She questioned how many acres would be left
for the R5-8 designation if this request were considered.
Ms. Cadavid replied that there would be 15 acres left of R5-8. She used the visual aid to point out
what the residents were requesting. She added that they would be reviewing the alternatives again
and would make a list of what could be implemented from a planning standpoint and based on the
input of the Economic Development staff and the Commission.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe commented that this parcel reminded him of the Gilbert Town
Square, as it was classified up to the existing residential properties. He indicated that the
businesses on Gilbert Road were doing fine, but the ones internal to the development were closing.
He briefly reviewed the businesses that had closed. He was concerned about the current proposal
being successful since it wasn’t successful at Gilbert Town Square. In looking at what Pew and
Lake had proposed, he felt that this would be adequate.
Chairman Brigette Peterson reminded Vice Chairman Michael Monroe that they were not
discussing zoning that evening, and just were reviewing the General Plan.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe agreed, but pointed out that he was “looking ahead” to what
might be proposed in a zoning case. He questioned what the circulation pattern would be and felt
that they would need to know this prior to making a decision on the land uses.
Town Traffic Engineer Bruce Ward came forward. He stated that they had wanted a tie in at the
hospital site that would come down to Germann Road. Another circulation issue would be go
down Melrose heading east and tie back into Germann Road. He used the visual aid to show
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possible circulation patterns. He noted that Germann would be a major arterial with six lanes, the
realigned Willis Road would be a minor arterial with four lanes, Melrose Street would most likely
be a major collector road.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe announced that this would utilize what they had discussed
originally. He approved of the master plan idea of going across Val Vista Road.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff complimented Mr. Ward on the proposed circulation and that it
made “good traffic sense”.
Chairman Brigette Peterson opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wanted to speak on the
item.
Ralph Pew, 10 W. Main Street, Mesa came forward. He stated that he was there on behalf of a
group of property owners that consisted of 14 different individuals, referred to as the Tom Steel
neighborhood group. He clarified where the property was located. He referred to his letter dated
September 13, and indicated that Exhibit A provided names of property owners and Exhibit B
listed proposed land use designations. He announced that Exhibit B was the accurate
configuration of the property. He noted that they were in agreement with the different land uses as
presented in Alternative one and two, with the exception of the parcels that he represented. He
noted that on the west side of 154th Street was five acres, which did not make sense to them to
designate as R5-8. He felt that it was more of part of the designation of the property that fronted
onto Val Vista Road. Therefore, they were requesting that this five acres be designated the same
as the adjoining property to the west. He pointed out that this property was owned by the Hays
family. He discussed the 27 acres that were mentioned in his letter. He stated that they felt the
land east of 154th Street should be designated as General Office, because of the reasons listed in
his letter. He felt that it was better to designate the area now as General Office and if it there
wasn’t demand for this they could always change the land use to residential. He noted that they
had met with Reese Anderson, the council for Hud Hassel, the developer of the property to the
east. He felt that their General Office designation would be compatible with Mr. Hassel’s
property. He felt that once the circulation improvements were made this would justify the General
Office use. He stated that most of the property owners that he represented lived on 2.5 acres. As a
group, these property owners had unified themselves to come together to propose some land use
designations that made sense to them. He requested that the Commission recommend to the Town
Council either commercial or multi-family residential west of 154th Street and General
Commercial to the east of 154th Street.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe agreed with Mr. Pew and his suggestion of General Office. He
clarified that what he had discussed earlier regarded commercial uses. He agreed that if the
General Office didn’t sell the property owners could always come forward with a change. He
added that this General Office designation would be in harmony with what was proposed across
Willis Road.
Chairman Brigette Peterson felt that a key to the success of this area will be the circulation.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe added that if the circulation were to take place as Mr. Ward had
described it, then the General Office designation would make sense.
Commissioner Joan Krueger stated that she was working for a company that Snell and Wilmer
represented and asked Town Attorney Kelly Schwab if she needed to declare a conflict of interest.
Town Attorney Kelly Schwab replied that she did not need to declare a conflict of interest.
Reese Anderson, 400 E. Van Buren, Phoenix with the Snell and Wilmer came forward. He noted
that he was representing Hud Hasell. He briefly reviewed the letter that was provided to the
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Commissioners that evening. He pointed out the area that Mr. Hassel owned and indicated that
they were still working on obtaining additional property that was adjacent to his property. He
pointed out that the traffic would be very intense at the intersection of Germann and Val Vista
Roads. He stated that they were in support of Mr. Pew’s proposal. He commented that Mr.
Hassel controlled both sides of 154th Street, south of Melrose Street. He supported that road going
through and would make the necessary dedications. They were proposing that as Melrose goes
east, it bends to the south and connects down to Germann Road. This would create a perfect
opportunity for Community Commercial. He pointed out that on 156th Street the neighbors to the
east were on one acre lots. He felt that their designation of two to three dwelling units per acre
would respect the size of their neighbors’ lots. In addition, they had committed to place half acre
lots along the eastern border. He thought that the neighbors were supportive of their proposal. He
added that if they were forced to build half acre lots throughout their development, they would not
be marketable along the border next to the office or commercial properties.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff stated that he felt that they should plan the whole area and didn’t
want to “piece meal” it out.
Commissioner Joan Krueger agreed with Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff and added that they had a
lot to consider with his and Mr. Pew’s suggestions.
Mr. Anderson asked for clarification on Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff’s comment.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff replied that he liked the new approach, but that they needed to
consider the entire 160 acres and plan it together.
Arch Ratliff, 3850 E. Baseline representing UTAZ Development came forward. He stated that he
was in support of Alternative 2. He added that the designation of commercial would support what
his company does.
Chairman Brigette Peterson closed the public hearing and brought the item back to the
Commission for discussion. She was in favor of waiting to discuss the item until all the
Commissioners were present.
No one else on the Commission had another comment.
Ms. Cadavid requested that if anyone needed any additional information that they contact her and
she would prepare it for the next meeting.
At 7:10 P.M., Chairman Brigette Peterson called for a five minute break. The Commission
resumed at 7:15 P.M.
GP04-16 - A major General Plan amendment for the area (80 acres) 1/4 mile west of Val Vista Drive
and north of Germann to the freeway from (RC) Regional Commercial and Residential >1-2 Du/Ac
to: Alternative 1: (SC) Shopping Center, Residential >14-25 Du/Acre, and BP (Business Park), and;
Alternative 2: SC (Shopping Center) and BP (Business Park).
Planning Manager Maria Cadavid informed the Commission that GP04-16 was a major General
Plan amendment for the area (80 acres) located 1/4 mile west of Val Vista Drive and north of
Germann Road to the freeway. She noted that forty acres to the north was owned by Banner
Healthcare and the southern portion was designated as medium and residential 3-5, with a
different property owner. She explained that the reason why they were including this area in the
study was because one of the participants in the technical committee felt that the Town needs to
reconsider what the most appropriate land use was since they had not heard from Banner
Healthcare. She noted that the northern 40 acres owned by Banner wasn’t annexed or rezoned.
She added that the property was designated RC (Regional Commercial) in the General Plan a year
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ago. Ms. Cadavid indicated that there were two proposals based on the meetings of the technical
committee. The first proposal recommended the forty acres that were currently designated as
Regional Commercial would be changed to Business Park. A representative from the school
district attended the meetings and felt that any clean or high tech industry such as Banner would
be something that the school would support and have an agreement with them to have internships
or vocational opportunities. They also favored the high density residential and preferred if next to
residential, to be next a higher density because they were concerned about the high traffic from the
school facility. She referred to a letter from the school district indicating their support of
Alternative 1.
Ms. Cadavid discussed the second alternative that was recommended from the Economic
Development department. She explained that they preferred a larger acreage of Business Park
designation along the freeway that would not be disrupted and could be marketed.
Ms. Cadavid pointed out that two open houses had taken place. The session of August 18th was
attended by approximately 5 people, and the September 1st session by 3 people. The Banner
representatives were present at the first open house. She noted that they had provided a letter
requesting that the Town leave the designation as Regional Commercial which would allow the
development of the hospital because they were still working on the possibility of going forward
with the hospital in mid year 2005. She referred to the other letter in the Commissioners packet
from the property owners to the south and stated that they recommended that the Town leave the
designation of the 40 acres to the north presently owned by Banner as Regional Commercial. She
explained that they had an agreement with Banner that stated that if Banner didn’t proceed until
the middle of next year they would have the first option to purchase this land. At that time, they
would like to propose an amendment that they feel would work with the northern forty acres,
along with their forty acres.
Ms. Cadavid concluded her presentation and asked if there were any questions.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff thought that from a planning standpoint it would be appropriate to wait and
see what happens with Banner. He added that since Banner didn’t want to change the designation they
should respect their wishes and not change it.
Commissioner Joan Krueger agreed with Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff and added that nine months would
not be too long to wait and see what was going to happen with Banner.
Chairman Brigette Peterson agreed and added that since they didn’t not know what was happening on the
east side of Val Vista Road they should wait until this was determined.
Vice Chairman Michael Monroe also agreed with the other Commissioners in that they should leave the
property as it was currently designated.
Chairman Brigette Peterson opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wanted to speak on the item.
Seeing no one, she closed the public hearing brought the item back to the Commission for discussion and
action.
COMMUNICATIONS
Report from the Chairman and members of the Commission on current events.
Chairman Brigette Peterson reminded the Commission that they had a lot of meetings scheduled for the
next couple of months. She briefly reviewed the upcoming meetings.
Commissioner Karl Kohlhoff reported that the Arizona Town Hall was starting on October 30 and runs
through November 2. He noted that it was called “Water, Arizona’s Future”.
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Chairman Brigette Peterson announced that there was a meeting scheduled on September 22 for east valley
officials at the Leadership Center in Tempe.
Update on Unified Land Development Code Revision
Planning Manager Maria Cadavid announced that they were holding a series of open houses to discuss the
update on the Unified Land Development Code. She added that the Planning Director’s intent was to
complete the revisions to the document by the end of the year.
Subcommittee Reports
Commissioner Joan Krueger reported that the subcommittee for the Higley and Riggs Roads study was
scheduled to meet on the following Monday.
Report from the Planning Director on Current Events
Planning Manager Maria Cadavid reported that they were in the process of advertising for a Planner 1
position and hire soon.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Brigette Peterson adjourned the meeting at 7:30 P.M.
Chairman Brigette Peterson
ATTEST:
Recorder Trasie Johns