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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1293ORDINANCE NO. 1293 AN ORDINANCE OF. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,ZONING ORDINANCE,BY AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP,CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION IN REZONING CASE PZ-1-07,FROM GR (GENERAL RURAL)TO CR-3/PD (CONVENTIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BY A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT) AND TO R-1/PD (DUPLEX .ZONE BY A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT); REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS,on February 27,2007,the Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of the proposed rezoning request Case PZ-1-07, by a vote of 6 to 0,subject to the conditions of approval listed in this ordinance; and WHEREAS,the City Council hereby determines that the proposed rezoning conforms to all of the applicable criteria as specified in the City of Apache Junction Zoning Ordinance,Article 19 Planned Development Zoning District, Section 19.0109 General Criteria,and is in compliance with the General Plan,integrates with the surrounding neighborhood,adequately accommodates traffic,will have adequate public facilities, .and that the .design and uses should result in enhancement to the social,built,and natural environment in the City. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, that: SECTION I:IN GENERAL The zoning district classification on the Zoning District Map,City of Apache Junction,Arizona,for the parcel of land legally described as: ORDINANCE NO. 1293 PAGE 1 OF 4 Apache Homes lot 1, be and hereby is amended from GR (General Rural) to CR-3/PD (Conventional Single -Family Residences by Planned Development)and to R-1/PD (Duplex Zone by Planned Development)subject to the following conditions of approval: 1)A land split is required for the creation of the two lots prior to issuance of a building permit and the development of said lots shall be in substantial compliance with the conceptual site plans proposed with Case PZ-1-07. 2)The proposed house shall be a minimum of one thousand nine hundred (1,900) livable square feet in size, shall include southwestern architectural features as illustrated in the City's Design Guidelines, air conditioning units shall be ground mounted, and architectural treatments on all four sides of the building are required, including pop -outs, roof line, and color variations to add visual interest to preclude flat or blank façades. 3)All standard provisions for CR-3 and R-1 shall be applied to the proposal; all standard setbacks shall be met and the resultant lots shall also be improved with perimeter walls. 4)The existing duplex shall be improved with no less than a 3 vehicle carport which matches the colors of the duplex, for the occupants currently residing on the 'west, side' of'the.property.An additional improvement of 2 inch .(2") asphalt or a native concrete driveway shall be required to reach the carports. 5)Front yard xeriscape landscape packages shall be provided with the development of the lots.This includes.S minimum of two (2) twenty-four inch (24") box trees, ,four (4) five (5) gallon shrubs and ORDINANCE NO. 1293 PAGE 2 OF 4 groundcover and decomposed granite as specified in the City of Apache Junction Landscape and Screening Requirements. 6)All applicable permits -shall be applied for and plans shall be designed to current City codes prior to any building removal, lot grading or construction on the lots.All applicable development fees shall be paid at the time of building permits issuance. 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.3RD DAY OF APRIL , 2007. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 3RD DAY OF APRIL DOUGLAS/dOLEMAN Mayor ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 1293 PAGE 3 OF 4 , 2007. APPROVED AS TO FORM: .----3 -2-0 7 RICHARD JOEL STERN City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 1293 PAGE 4 OF 4