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Home My WebLink AboutORD1199ORDINANCE NO.1199 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE,VOLUME II,LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,CHAPTER 1,ZONING ORDINANCE,BY AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP,CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS IN REZONING CASE PZ-1-04 FROM GR (GENERAL RURAL)AND CB -2 (GENERAL BUSINESS ZONE)TO C-3/PD (GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT):REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS,AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council are concerned about the economic growth of portions of the Single Central Business District and the Meridian Redevelopment Area:and WHEREAS,currently,the City Zoning Code allows for uses inconsistent with the economic growth of this corridor eastbound into the City:and WHEREAS.Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated ("A.R.S.") §9-462.01(A)allows the legislative body of any municipality,by ordinance,in order to conserve and promote the public health safety and general welfare,to regulate the use of land within its corporate limits:and WHEREAS,pursuant to A.R.S.§9-462.01(A),on Tuesday,January 27,2004,the Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously seven to zero to recommend the City Council rezone the land in question,consistent with conditions set forth below. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THAT: SECTION I IN GENERAL: The zoning district classifications on the Zoning District Map,City of Apache Junction,Arizona.for the following described properties,be and are hereby amended as follows: ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 1 OF 7 Lot 4,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from CB -2 to C-3/PD. AND Lots 5 & 6,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from CB -2 to C-3/PD. AND Lots 7 & 8,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps.Page 32,be rezoned from CB -2 to C-3/PD. AND Lot 13,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C-3/PD. AND Lot 14,excluding the West 90'feet thereof,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps.Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C-3/PD. AND The West 90 feet of Lot 14.Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C- 3/PD. AND Lot 15,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C-3/PD. ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 2 OF 7 AND Lot 16,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps,Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C-3/PD. AND Lot 17,Block 1,Apache Acres Addition,according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County Arizona,in Book 5 of Maps.Page 32,be rezoned from GR to C-3/PD. The development and/or redevelopment of the above described properties shall be subject to the following conditions: 1.Buildings shall be designed with -Southwest -architectural themes such as Spanish,Territorial,Pueblo,Santa Fe or Western to establish common architectural relationships with one another. 2.The palette of allowable colors shall include earth tones such as brown,tan,off-white,pale green,gray,and hues of pale yellow/ochre,flesh/light pink,and cream.Stronger colors such as red,blue,purple,turquoise,yellow,orange,peach and green shall be used as accent colors.Very dark,very light,chrome colors and/or reflective glass shall be avoided. 3.Attached and detached signage shall be incorporated into and/or designed to complement the colors and architectural style of the main building.Detached signs shall consist of low -profile, monument signs.No pole signs shall be allowed. 4.All lighting shall consist of low-pressure sodium fixtures and shall be designed to complement the southwestern flavor of the architecture.Lighting shall be designed to ensure a safe, comfortable environment for visitors and to allow appropriate surveillance by law enforcement personnel. 5.The maximum building height shall not exceed 35'to maintain a low -profile character and to preserve mountain views. 6.City Council reserves the right to require cross -access between ORDINANCE NO 1199 PAGE 3 OF 7 neighboring developments as deemed necessary by the City Engineer. 7.Building permit applicant shall pay all applicable development fees prior to the issuance of building permits. 8.Property owners shall install any necessary on -site and off -site improvements,as determined by the City Engineer,including,but not necessarily limited to,paving,gutters,curbs,sidewalks, streetlights,fire hydrants,utilities and on -site retention or detention basins. 9.Any uses fronting or backing on Roosevelt Street shall observe a minimum thirty foot (30')landscape setback. 10.Uses required to be located in a strip center that are proposed as stand-alone uses shall be subject to a Planned Development Major Amendment,requiring public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.The following uses shall be permitted in strip center developments only: Craft and Specialty Shop,Antique Store,Bakery and Delicatessen,Barber or Beauty Shop,Bicycle and Motorcycle Shop (service/repair must be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building),Book Store (no adult materials),Apparel/Tailor Shop,Florist,Jewelry Sales and Repair,Package Liquor Sales,Photography Studio or Store,Postal Station (private),Shoe Sales, Shoe Repair,Government Branch Offices,Pet Shop,Print or Publishing Shop. 11.The following uses shall be permitted as stand-alone uses. Loading spaces and delivery vehicle parking for the following uses shall be located outside of the main public view: "Big Box"Retail establishment,Art Gallery/Store, Bank,New Car Dealership/Repair Shop (service/repair must be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building),Cafe/Lunch Room,Catering Service,Medical Clinic or Doctor's Office,Child Care/Nursery, Department/Variety Store,Pharmacy,New Appliance ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 4 OF 7 &New Furniture Sales Store,Grocery Store/Supermarket. Home Improvement Store,Hotel,Library,Museum, Business,Professional or Semi -Professional Office, Photography Studio or Store,Sporting Goods,Movie Theatre (indoor),Restaurant,Pub or Nightclub (incidental to restaurant),Participant and Spectator Sports (indoor),Fitness Studio,Civic Center, Veterinarian (no boarding),Burglar Alarm Service, Newspaper Office,Recording Studio (no manufacturing), Ambulance Service,Radio and Television Station (no transmission towers),and Filling Station. 12.Any request for deviation from the recommended allowed uses or design standards,shall require the processing of a Planned Development Major Amendment. 13.Existing uses as specified in case file PZ-1-04 shall be allowed to remain:the lawful non -conforming residential uses shall be phased out as new development or building expansions in the amount of 25%or more are proposed. 14.All landscape plans must be prepared by an Arizona Registered Landscape Architect.The use of turf or lawn on site will be allowed as determined to be appropriate by the City's landscape plan reviewer.Written requests for minor deviations from the Streetscape Plant List (Attachment A)and the Apache Junction Preferred Plant List (Attachment B)shall be presented for administrative review to the Director of Development Services. All proposed plant substitutions must be low water consumptive, have year-round aesthetic value or resolve a hardship with regard to availability or placement. 15.Separation of properties shall be accomplished with landscaping and/or wrought iron fencing as opposed to solid,masonry walls except where incompatible uses exist or where i t is necessary to screen trash or stored materials.All material storage areas shall be placed behind the main building.Items or materials stacked higher than six feet shall be screened with trees and shrubs which effectively conceal the materials from view. 16.All irrigation backflow prevention equipment shall be caged for ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 5 OF 7 protection and shall be located outside of the City Right -of -Way and in a manner so that adequate screening can be achieved. 17.Landscaping being proposed within or visible from the right-of- way,shall conform to the Apache Junction City Code,Volume II. Land Development Code,Chapter 6,Article 6-1,Landscaping and Screening Requirements.and shall include the following additional criteria: A.Designs shall specify plants contained within the Streetscape Plant List only. B.Thirty percent (30%)of required shrubs shall consist of the following plant types:Agave,Yucca,Opuntia and Dasylirion. C.Meandering sidewalks and contouring/mounding of the ground, as well as clustering of trees and shrubbery,are required in the landscape design.Contoured areas,mounds and berming shall not exceed three feet (3')in height and shall have a slope ratio of no less than 6:1 and no more than 4:1. D.All trees shall be a minimum of 24 -inch box.Plant sizes shall be determined based on standards contained in the Apache Junction City Code,Volume II.Land Development Code,Chapter 6.Article 6-1,Landscaping and Screening Requirements ,Section 6-1-5(B)b & c. E.Inorganic ground cover shall consist of three-quarter inch (3/4")decomposed granite.The color of this material shall complement the proposed development and the adjacent property.Decorative boulders are strongly encouraged to be used in the landscape design. 18.Landscaping proposed for the remainder of the site,such as those areas not visible from the rights -of -way,shall be chosen from the attached City of Apache Junction's Preferred Plant List and shall conform to the Apache Junction City Code,Volume II,Land Development Code,Chapter 6.Article 6-1,Landscaping and Screening Requirements.The list does not imply that every plant ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 6 OF 7 listed is suited to every right-of-way or low water use landscape situation.I t is the responsibility of the landscape designer, architect or contractor to determine which plants are suitable for a specific location and situation. SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY: If any section,sub -section,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference,is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 2ND DAY OF MARCH ,2004. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 2ND DAY OF MARCH ,2004. DOUGLAS COLEMAN Mayor ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: c;i62-19-04 RICHARD JOEL STERN City Attorney ORDINANCE NO.1199 PAGE 7 OF 7 Attachment A Date: March, 2004 Common Name Trees: Acacia Species Cercidium Species Desert Willow Ocotillo Desert Ironwood Texas Ebony Chilean Mesquite Shrubs: Bougainvillea Senna Bird of Paradise Desert Spoon Plume Flower Sage Feather Bush Desert RueIlia Jojoba Groundcover: Indigo Bush Lantana Accents: Cactus Agave Yucca Ornamental Plants: Creeping Vines STREETSCAPE PLANTS Scientific Name Acacia stenophylla Acacia famesiana Acacia pendula Acacia salacina Cercidium floridum Cercidium praecox Chilopsis linearis Fouquieria spendens Olneya tesota Pithecellobium Species Prosopsis chilensis Bougainvillea Species Cassia Species Caesalpinia Species Dasylirion Species Justicia spicigera Leucophyllum/Salvia Species Lysiloma thomberi RueIlia peninsularis Simmondsia chinensis Dalea Species Lantana Species Cereus Species Opuntia Species Agave Species Yucca Species Muehlenbeckia CITY OF APCACHE JUNCTION PREFFERED PLAT PALETTE BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME Attachment B Date: March, 2004 1 of 4 COMMENTS TREES ACACIA ABYSSINICA ACACIA FARNESIANA (SMALLII, MINUTA) ACACIA GREGG!! ACACIA SALICINA ACACIA SCHAFFNER! ACACIA STENOPHYLLA ACACIA WILLARDIANA CAESALPINIA CACALACO CERCIDIUM FLORIDIUM CERCIDIUM MICROPHYLLUM CERCIDIUM PRECOX CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS CHILOPSIS LINEARIS DALBERGIA SISSOO GEIJERA PARVIFLORA LYSILOMA MICROPHYLLA LYSILOMA CANDIDUM OLEA EUROPEA OLNEYA TESTOTA PISTACIA ATLANTICA PISTACIA CHINENSIS PITHECELLOBIUM FLEXICAULE PITHECELLOBIUM MEXICANUM PITHECELLOBIUM PALLENS PITTOSPORUM PHILLYRAEOIDES PROSOPIS ALBA PROSOPIS CHILENSIS PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA PROSOPIS VELUNTINA QUERCUS VIRGINIANA SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS SOPHORA SECUNDIFLORA VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS SHRUBS ACACIA NOTABILIS ASCLEPIAS LINARIA ASCLEPIAS SUBULATA CAESALPINIA CALLIANDRA ERIOPHYLLA CASSIA ARTEMISIOIDES CASSIA MENOPHILA CASSIA PHYLLODINEA CHRYSACTINIA MEXICANA CON VOLVULUS CNEORUM CORDIA BOISSIERI DALEA BICOLOR 'ARGYRAEA' DALEA FRUTESCENS ABYSSINICA ACACIA SWEET ACACIA CATCLAW ACACIA WILLOW -LEAF ACACIA TWISTED ACACIA SHOESTRING ACACIA PALO BLANCO CACALOTE BLUE PALO VERDE FOOTHILL PALO VERDE PALO BREA MEDITERRANEAN FAN PALM LUCRETIA HAMILTON DESERT WILLOW SISSOO TREE AUSTRALIAN WILLOW DESERT FERN BAJA LYSILOMA SWAN HILL OLIVE IRONWOOD MT. ATLAS PISTACE CHINESE PISTACHE TEXAS EBONY PALO CHINO APES -EARRING WILLOW PITTOSPORUM ARGENTINE MESQUITE CHILEAN MESQUITE TEXAS HONEY MESQUITE VELVET MESQUITE HERITAGE LIVE OAK BRAZILIAN PEPPER TREE TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAUREL CHASTE TREE NOTABLE ACACIA PINE -LEAF MILKWEED DESERT MILKWEED PINK FAIRY DUSTER FEATHERY CASSIA DESERT CASSIA SILVERLEAF CASSIA DAMIANITA BUSH MORNING GLORY ANACAHUITA SILVER DALEA BLACK DALEA GOOD STREET TREE (MEDIUM) GOOD STREET TREE (MEDIUM) GOOD STREET TREE (SMALL) GOOD STREET TREE (LARGE) GOOD STREET TREE (LARGE) GOOD STREET TREE (SMALL) DALEA PULCHRA DODONAEA VISCOSA EREMOPHILA FRAXINUS GREGEGGII JUSTICA CALIFORNICA JUSTICA CANDICANS JUSTICA SPICIGERA LANTANA CAMARA LARREA TRIDENTATA LEUCOPHYLLUM CANDIDUM LEUCOPHYLLUM FRUTESCENS L. FRUTESCENS 'GREEN CLOUD' L. FRUTESCENS 'COMPACTA' LEUCOPHYLLUM LAEVIGATUM LEUCOPHYLLUM LANGMANNIAE LEUCOPHYLLUM PRUINOSUM LEUCOPHYLLUM ZYGOPHYLLUM MYRTUS COMMUNIS MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'BOETICA' MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA' NANDINA DOMESTICA NERIUM OLEANDER SPP. PLUMBAGO SCANDANS PUNICA GRANATUM 'NANA' ROSMARINUS OFFICINAL'S RUELLIA CALIFORNICA RUELLIA PENINSULAR'S SALVIA GREGGII SALVIA LEUCOPHYLLA SALVIA DORRII SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS TECOMA STANS TECOMARIA CAPENSIS THEVETIA PERUVIANA VAUQUELINIA CALIFORNICA AUCIFLORA VAUQUELINIA CORYMBOSA ANGUSTIFOLIA GROUND COVERS ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET' BACCHARIS 'CENTENNIAL' CONVOLVULUS MAURITANICUS DALEA GREGGII GAZANIA RIGENS LANTANA MONTEVIDENSIS MYOPORUM PARVIFOLIUM OENOTHERA BELANDIERI ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS 'PROSTRATUS' VERBENA PERUVIANA VERBENA TENERA VERBENA RIGIDA GROUND COVERS (CACTI, SUCCULENTS) AGAVE AMERICANA AGAVE COLORATA AGAVE PARRY! INDIGO BUSH HOPBUSH EMU BUSH LITTLELEAF ASH CUPAROSA RED JUSTICA MEXICAN HONEYSUCKLE BUSH LANTANA CREOSOTE BUSH THUNDER CLOUD SAGE TEXAS SAGE GREEN CLOUD TEXAS SAGE COMPACT TEXAS SAGE CHIHUAHUAN SAGE SIERRA MADRE SAGE FRAGRANT SAGE BLUE RANGER TRUE MYRTLE TWISTED MYRTLE DWARF MYRTLE HEAVENLY BAMBOO OLEANDER PLUMBAGO DWARF POMEGRANATE BUSH ROSEMARY SONORAN DESERT RUELLIA BAJO RUELLIA AUTUMN SAGE PURPLE SAGE DESERT SAGE JOJOBA YELLOWBELLS CAPE HONEYSUCKLE YELLOW OLEANDER ARIZONA ROSEWOOD CHIHUAHUAN ROSEWOOD TRAILING ACACIA CENTENNIAL BACCHARIS GROUND MORNING GLORY INDIGO BUSH TRAILING GAZANIA TRAILING LANTANA MYOPORUM MEXICAN EVENING PRIMROSE PROSTRATE ROSEMARY PERUVIAN VERBENA MOSS VERBENA SANDPAPER VERBENA CENTURY PLANT MESCAL CENIZA PARRY'S AGAVE Attachment B Date: March, 2004 2 of 4 AGAVE VICTORIAE-REGINAE AGAVE VILMORINIANA AGAVE MURPHEY' CARPOBROTUS CHILENSIS CARPOBROTUS EDULIS CEPHALOPHYLLUM AESTONII 'RED SPIKE' DROSANTHEMUM SPECIOSUM MALEPHORA CROCEA ALOE BARBADENSIS (VERA) ALOE FEROX ALOE SAPONARIA ALOE STRIATA BULBINE FRUTESCENS CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA CEREUS HILDMANNIANUS ECHINOCACTUS GRUISONII ECHINOCACTUS ENGELMANNII FEROCACTUS ACANTHODES FEROCACTUS WISLIZENII LOPHOCEREUS SCHOTT!' OPUNTIA ACANTHOCARPA OPUNTIA BASILARIS OPUNTIA BIGELOVII OPUNTIA ENGELMANNII OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA OPUNTIA VIOLACEA PACHYCEREUS MARGINATUS STENOCEREUS THURBERI TRICHOCEREUS CANDICANS DASYLIRION ACROTRICHE DASYLIRION WHEELERI FOUQUIERIA SPENDENS HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA PEDILANTHUS MACROCARPUS NOLINA METAPENSIS YUCCA ALOIFOLIA YUCCA BACCATA YUCCA BREVIFOLIA YUCCA ELATA YUCCA RIGIDA YUCCA ROSTRATA ORNAMENTAL GRASSES MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS MUHLENBERGIA RIGIDA MUHLENBERGIA RIGENS PENNISETUM SETACEUM CUPREUM PENSTEMON SPP. PENSTEMON EATONII PENSTEMON PARRYI PENSTEMON PSEUDOSPECTABILIS PENSTEMON SUPERBUS ROYAL AGAVE OCTOPUS AGAVE MURPHY'S AGAVE CHILEAN ICE PLANT HOTTENTOT FIG RED SPIKE ICE PLANT DEWFLOWER GREY ICE PLANT MEDICINAL ALOE TREE ALOE TIGER ALOE CORAL ALOE BULBINE SAGUARO HILDMANN'S CEREUS GOLDEN BARREL ENGELMANN'S HEDGEHOG COMPASS BARREL FISHOOK BARREL SENITA BUCKHORN CHOLLA BEAVERTAIL PRICKLY PEAR TEDDY BEAR CHOLLA DESERT PRICKLY PEAR INDIAN FIG PURPLE PRICKLY PEAR MEXICAN ORGAN PIPE ARIZONA ORGAN PIPE ARGENTINE TRICHOCEREUS GREEN DESERT SPOON DESERT SPOON OCOTILLO RED HESPERALOE LADY SLIPPER TREE BEAR GRASS YUCCA BANANA YUCCA JOSHUA TREE SOAPTREE YUCCA BLUE YUCCA BEAKED YUCCA GULF MUHLY DEER GRASS DEER GRASS PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS PENSTEMON FIRECRACKER PENSTEMON PARRY'S PENSTEMON CANYON PENSTEMON SUPERB PENSTEMON Attachment B Date: March, 2004 3 of 4 VINES ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS BOUGAINVILLEA SPP. CAMPSIS RADICANS MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI MASCAGNIA LILACINA MERREMIA AUREA PODRANEA RICASOLIANA ROSA BANKSIAE QUEENS WREATH BOUGAINVILLEA COMMON TRUMPET CREEPER CATS CLAW PURPLE MASCAGNIA YUCA PINK TRUMPET VINE LADY BANK'S ROSE Attachment B Date: March, 2004 4 of 4