HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 25-23 RESOLUTION NO. 25-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT IN CASE NO. P-25-28-CUP REQUESTED BY MEHMOOD
MOHIUDDIN, REPRESENTED BY DANE ASTLE OF EDIFICE
ARCHITECTURE, FOR AN EVENT CENTER AND VENUE ON PROPERTY
ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL ("B-1") .
WHEREAS, a conditional use permit ("CUP") application was
submitted on April 8, 2025, to the planning division of the City
of Apache Junction ("City") , by Mehmood Mohiuddin, represented by
Dane Astle of Edifice Architecture, requesting approval of a CUP
to permit the land use of an event center, as described in the
materials submitted with case file no. P-25-28-CUP and as otherwise
conditionally approved herein, for the property which is legally
described below:
Parcel 100-25-043E:
A portion of the Northwest quarter of Section 15,
Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River
Base and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona, more
particularly described: as follows :
COMMENCING at the Northeast corner of said Northwest
quarter, being marked with a brass cap flush stamped LS
21773, and from which point the Northwest corner of said
Northwest quarter, being marked with a brass cap in a
hand hole, bears South 89 degrees 53 minutes 07 seconds
West, 2642 . 19 feet distant therefrom;
Thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 07 seconds West 40 . 00
feet, along the North line of said Northwest quarter;
Thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 04 seconds East,
342 . 60 feet along a line that is 40 . 00 feet West of and
parallel with the East line of said Northwest quarter to
the POINT OF BEGINNING;
Thence North 89 degrees 31 minutes 32 seconds West,
229. 98 feet, leaving said parallel line;
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Thence North 87 degrees 58 minutes 44 seconds West,
168 . 38 feet;
Thence North 87 degrees 13 minutes 21 seconds West,
170 : 78 feet;
Thence North 07 degrees 56 minutes 37 seconds West, 43. 78
feet, to a point on the Southeasterly right-of-way line
of Apache Trail as shown on the ADOT drawing D-11-E-496,
Project #088 PN 196 H8308;
Thence South 49 degrees 37 minutes 13 seconds West, 60. 00
feet, along said right-of-way line to a point on the
West line of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of said Northwest quarter;
Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 47 seconds East,
305 . 74 feet, along said West line to a point on a line
33 . 00 feet North of and parallel with the South line of
the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of said
Northwest quarter;
Thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 28 seconds East,
620 . 60 feet along said parallel line to a point on a
line that is 40 . 00 feet West of and parallel with the
East line of said Northwest quarter;
Thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 04 seconds West,
284 . 13 feet, along last said parallel line to the POINT
OF BEGINNING.
Containing 4 . 173 acres gross and being subject to any
and all easements, rights-of-way, restrictions or
reservations of record or otherwise.
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, after holding a public hearing on
the application and hearing public testimony, the planning and
zoning commission voted 5: 0 to recommend the approval of the
requested CUP to the city council; and
WHEREAS, on August 5, 2025, the city council held a public
hearing on the application and heard public testimony.
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WHEREAS, based on public testimony and the applicant' s and
staff' s presentations, the commission found that the proposed use,
the manner of its conduct on the property will not be detrimental
to people residing or working in the area, to adjacent property,
to the neighborhood or the public welfare in general based on the
factors set forth in the Apache Junction City Code, Volume II,
Chapter 1 : Zoning Ordinance, Article 1-16: Administration, § 1-
16-12 (D) (3) , subsections (a) through (g) .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the mayor and city council
that the applicant be granted a CUP for operating an event center
on APN 100-25-043E at southeast corner of Lost Dutchman Boulevard
and Apache Trail, subject to the following conditions of approval:
1) The project shall be developed in accordance with the
plans attached to and associated with case P-25-28-CUP.
All development shall meet the requirements of the
applicable city codes .
2) This CUP is conditionally approved pursuant to Apache
Junction City Code, Volume II, Land Development Code,
Chapter 1 : Zoning Ordinance, Article 1-16: Administration,
§ 1-16-12, Conditional Use Permits, Administrative Use
Permits and Building Permits .
3) To screen the event venue from future residential
development, a 6-foot tall opaque fence shall be
constructed along the south and western borders of the
property and east of the event venue as depicted on the
site plan.
4) All lighting shall comply with Apache Junction City Code,
Volume II, Land Development Code, Chapter 1: Zoning
Ordinance, Article 1-10 : Outdoor Lighting Regulations .
Lighting shall be "Dark Sky" compliant, wherein all light
sources shall be down-lit, fully shielded, and the
correlated color temperature ("CCT") shall not exceed
3, 000 Kelvins .
5) Amplified outdoor sound is permitted for the duration of
booked events ending no later than 10 P.M.
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6) Any signage to be installed on the property must comply
with Apache Junction City Code, Volume II, Land
Development Code, Chapter 1 : Zoning Ordinance, Article
1-11: Sign Regulations. Signage should complement the
building' s architecture.
7) All music, audio, or noise shall not exceed 60 decibels
when measured at 20 feet from the property' s edge or from
a complaining party' s building footprint, as required in
Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 11 : Noise,
Article 11-1 : Noise, § 11-1-6 Acts or Conditions Declared
as Excessive Noises.
8) Major deviations or proposed changes from the original
plans associated with this case will require a major CUP
amendment. The Director or their designee shall interpret
the proposed modification to be significant/major if, in
the Director or Designee' s opinion, the quality of project
design is diminished, and/or the overall character of the
project is contrary to the intent and spirit of the
original city council approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS �';h DAY OF&qa-54 , 2025 .
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS -'&h DAY OF 4 V 57 2025 .
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WALT "CHIP" ILSON
Mayor
ATTEST :
Y ETTE MCKINNEY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD JOEL STERN
City Attorney
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