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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1214ORDINANCE NO.1214 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,APPROVING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MAJOR AMENDMENT,CASE PZ-12-04,A REQUEST BY LEONARD SPRAKER TO AMEND THE PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL DETACHED SIGN,AND TO PERMIT THE CONTINUED USE OF A NON -CONFORMING BILLBOARD BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.1168: REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS:AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona.on November 19.2002,passed and adopted Ordinance No.1168,amending the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,Zoning Ordinance,by amending the Zoning District Map,City of Apache Junction,Arizona,changing the zoning classification in rezoning case PZ-4-02 from GR (General Rural),TR (Transitional Zone),CB -2 (General Business Zone),C-3 (General Commercial District),and CI -1 (Light Industry and Warehouse Zone)to C-3/PD (General Commercial District by Planned Development)and CI-1/PD (Light Industry and Warehouse Zone by Planned Development);and WHEREAS,on August 24,2004,the Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 0 (unanimously)to recommend approval of the request for a Planned Development Major Amendment,Case PZ-12-04, to allow for the installation of a second detached sign and for the continued use of the legally non -conforming billboard until the current lease ends in 2014:and WHEREAS,the Commission's recommendation contained conditions which the City Council hereby determines to provide greater flexibility in land use and encourages a more creative design compatible with existing and proposed land uses in the vicinity of the property in question;and WHEREAS.the proposed Major Amendment,subject to the conditions set forth herein,enables the use and integration of contemporary land planning principles in such a manner to promote its most appropriate use,and further allows diversification in the relationship of various uses,structures,and spaces. ORDINANCE NO.1214 PAGE 1 OF 4 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I:IN GENERAL That the conditions of approval of Ordinance No.1168 be amended for the purpose of approving a Planned Development Amendment to allow for a second monument sign to be installed on the property and for a temporary waiver of Zoning Ordinance,Article 21,Section 21.37e(3),to permit the continued use of the existing billboard as described herein and in Case PZ-12-04 for the properties legally described as follows: Part of the Northwest quarter of Section 19,Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,Pinal County,Arizona.described as follows: The East 200 feet of the following property beginning at a point 600 feet West of the Southeast corner of the Northwest quarter of Section 19:thence West 900 feet on the South line of the Northwest quarter:thence North parallel to the East line of the Northwest quarter,a distance of 650 feet:thence East parallel to the South line of the Northwest quarter.900 feet: thence South parallel to the East line of the Northwest quarter, 650 feet to the Point of Beginning,except he North 210 feet thereof. Also known as Pinal County Assessor Parcel Number 101-04-007C. The conditions of Ordinance No.1168 are hereby amended and supplemented as follows,specific only to the subject site described above: Add a Planned Development condition number 19 to read: 19)A second detached sign will be permitted for the site subject to the following conditions: a.All other applicable provisions of Ordinance No.1168 shall remain in full force and effect... b.The billboard shall be stuccoed,painted: and have the maintenance platform replaced with wood,all to complement ORDINANCE NO.1214 PAGE 2 OF 4 the new restaurant on the site.These materials shall be maintained in a like new condition. c.Additional vegetation shall be added to the area immediately around the base of the billboard,to include two (2)24 -inch box trees,four (4)15 -gallon shrubs, and twenty-five (25)square feet of groundcover plants. These additional plants shall not count towards the already required landscaping for the site. d.The proposed menu board signs and detached restaurant sign shall have stone or equivalent material installed to wrap the base up to the bottom of the sign cabinet. The billboard supports shall have the same treatment at the base of the columns to match the detached restaurant sign. e.The billboard and any related billboard structure shall be removed within thirty (3O)days : after the expiraion of the current lease,which ison July 1 01-4: 'The lease shall not be renewed nor extended for any length of time for any reason.After approval,-a. coy of this ordinance shall be recorded by the property owner against the subject property with the Pinal County Recorder's Office and any future property owners shall be informed of this requirement. f.The overall development of the site shall conform with the approved site plan on file with the Development Services Department.Both the cross access agreements with the neighboring properties shall be completed and recorded with the Pinal County Recorder's Office and the improvements to the billboard shall be finished prior to occupancy of the restaurant building.All future phases of development on the site shall compliment the new restaurant building and follow the provisions of Ordinance No.1168 and the City of Apache Junction Design Guidelines as approved by Resolution No.04-06. g.The property owner has ninety (90)days to complete the improvements to the sign. ORDINANCE NO.1214 PAGE 3 OF 4 h.A blank sign panel shall be installed on the monument sign to allow for future tenant signage similar to the drawing submitted. SECTION II: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 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2004. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 7TH ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: GI- 19.o+ RICHARD JOEL STERN City Attorney ORDINANCE NO.1214 PAGE 4 OF 4 DAY OF SEPTEMBER .2004. DOUGLAS COVEMAN Mayor