HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1417ORDINANCE NO. 1417
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-1-15, A CITY-
INITIATED CORRECTIVE REZONING FOR APACHE JUNCTION
MOBILE HOME PARK, OWNED BY ARIZONA BONANZA LLC, FROM
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK ("RVP") TO MANUFACTURED HOME
PARK ("MHP"); REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;
AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, Apache Junction Mobile Home Park ("property") has
been used as a manufactured homes rental space park since prior
to City incorporation and the City adopting its March 1985
Zoning Ordinance (pursuant to Ordinance No. 350); and
WHEREAS, under the city's previous zoning ordinance and
zoning districts maps, the property had been zoned General
Business Zone ("CB -2") since incorporation and the CB -2 zone had
included "trailer court" among the permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2014, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1402,
the City adopted a new zoning ordinance and zoning district map;
and
WHEREAS, said new zoning district map inadvertently rezoned
the subject property from general business to RVP, instead of
the more correct zoning district of MHP (because the majority of
homes in the park are manufactured homes); and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2015, the Planning and Zoning
Commission directed staff to initiate a corrective rezoning for
the property from RVP to MHP; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2015, the Planning and Zoning
Commission voted to recommend approval of rezoning case PZ-1-15
by a vote of 3-1, subject to the condition recommended by
Planning Staff; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the
proposed rezoning conforms to or will conform to all of the
general criteria as specified in the Apache Junction City Code,
Volume II,Land Development Code,Chapter 1,Zoning Ordinance,
Section 1-9-3,Standards for Manufactured Home Parks and/or
Recreational Vehicle Parks.
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:
Pinal County Assessor parcel 101-11-008; 17.5 acres
generally located in the Southwest quarter of the
Northeast of Section 20, Township 1 North, Range 8
East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,
Pinal County, Arizona (a complete metes and bounds
legal description of the property is available for
viewing at the City of Apache Junction, Development
Services Department);
be and hereby is amended from Recreational Vehicle Park ("RVP")
to Manufactured Home Park ("MHP"), subject to the following
condition of approval:
1) The Apache Junction Mobile Home Park shall be operated
pursuant to the Apache Junction City Code, Volume II, Land
Development Code, Chapter 1 Zoning Ordinance, Section 1-9-
3, Standards for Manufactured Home Parks and/or
Recreational Vehicle Parks.
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
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reference, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitu-
tional 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 COUNCII1 OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS /47-7,4 DAY OF.A.hir , 2015.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS i t -T/4 DAY OF ',)10,4/6 , 2015.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD JOEL STERN
City Attorney
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