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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1388ORDINANCE NO. 1388 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 FOR THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN REZONING CASE PZ-4-12, A REQUEST BY JAMES E. AND NORMA JEAN TALBOTT, REPRESENTED BY RONALD DWYER, FROM GENERAL RURAL (GR) TO LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (C-2/PD); REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS, the subject site is a part of original Lot 29 of the Newtown Subdivision, which was platted in 1947; and WHEREAS, in years following 1947, Lot 29 was split into three different parcels; and WHEREAS, in 1983 the east 120 feet of original Lot 29 was rezoned by the Apache Junction City Council from General Rural (GR) to Local Business Zone (CB -1), pursuant to Ordinance No. 226, while the rest of original Lot 29 (the subject site) remained zoned GR and undeveloped; and WHEREAS, on November 27, 2012, the Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of rezoning case PZ-4-12 by a vote of 6-0, for the purpose allowing the property to be developed with a water and ice dispensing kiosk business, subject to certain conditions for both the current and future development of the property; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the proposed Planned Development Plan conforms to all of the general criteria as specified in Section 1-16-4 C-2 Local Commercial District and Section 1-19-9 General Criteria of the Planned Development Zoning District regulations of the City of Apache Junction Zoning Ordinance (except as otherwise conditioned herein), including compliance with the General Plan, integration with the surrounding neighborhood, adequate traffic accommo- dation, adequate public facilities, extension of infrastructure, and that the design and uses should result in enhancements to the social, built, and natural environments in the City. ORDINANCE NO. 1388 PAGE 1 OF 4 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I IN GENERAL That the zoning district classification on the Zoning District Map, City of Apache Junction, Arizona, for the parcel of land legally described as: Lot 29, Block 3, Newtown, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County, Arizona, in Book 5 of Maps, Page 23 thereof; EXCEPT the East 120 feet from the North to South boundaries; and EXCEPT the West 12 feet of the East 132 feet of Lot 29, Block 3, Newtown Subdivision, as recorded in the Book of Maps, Number 5, at Page 23-A of the Official Records of Pinal County, Arizona (also known as Pinal County Assessor Parcel #101-02-086). be and hereby are amended from General Rural (GR) to Local Commercial District by Planned Development (C-2/PD), subject to the following conditions of approval: 1)The water and ice dispensing kiosk business shall be developed in accordance with the submitted concept plans incorporated by reference herein, to include but not be limited to, the proposed site plan and kiosk elevations, proposed landscape concept, and the proposed access configuration, except as otherwise conditioned herein. 2)The layout and landscape plan for the property shall include: A) entry and exit via a circular driveway off of Superstition Boulevard, as approved by the City Engineer, with a landscaped frontage (5 -gallon shrubs, groundcovers and decomposed granite, all bordered by railroad ties) along Superstition; B) a minimum 24 -foot -wide driveway providing access to the kiosk with a decomposed granite (DG) surface for dustproofing, which is a different color than the DG i n the various landscape islands; ORDINANCE NO. 1388 PAGE 2 OF 4 C) a 10 -foot -wide landscape strip along Saguaro Drive with trees, shrubs and DG as required by the landscape code and bordered by railroad ties; D) a 10 -foot -wide landscape strip across the property's southern boundary, to include 5 -gallon shrubs 10 -feet on center, which will eventually provide a landscape buffer between the commercial property and residential properties to the south, also to include DG with a railroad tie border. 3)The use of separation walls shall be waived for this development, but may be required at such time as an additional and/or permanent business use is proposed on the property. 4)The developer of the property shall dedicate to the City the north 17 feet of the property for the 50 -foot half right-of-way designated on Superstition Boulevard, as may be required by the City Engineer. 5)All signage shall comply with the City's Sign Code. 6)In order to create a relatively low -intensity residential neighborhood compatible environment, future uses on the C-2/PD-zoned property shall include those uses normally allowed under the C-2 base zone, except for the following uses: pawn shop, tattoo and/or piercing establishment, outdoor storage business of any kind, taxi or shuttle business, establishments selling liquor, rescue mission, soup kitchen or homeless shelter, other uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be incompatible with a predominantly residential neighborhood environment. 7)The developer of the property shall not grant another lease extension to the owner of the grandfathered billboard on the property and shall remove the grandfathered billboard at the expiration of its lease, said date not to extend beyond December 19, 2018. 8)At such time as an additional and/or permanent business use is proposed for the property, all additional commercial development requirements shall apply, unless a separate planned development amendment, rezoning or landscape code appeal is filed first. ORDINANCE NO. 1388 PAGE 3 OF 4 9)All development on the property is subject to proper permits and inspections, and compliance with all adopted City codes and ordinances. 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, subsection, 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 unconsti- tutional 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 15TH DAY OF JANUARY , 2013. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY , 2013. JOHN INSALACO Mayor ATTEST: e7-1( KATHLEEN CONNELLY V City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: RICHARD JOEL STERN City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 1388 PAGE 4 OF 4