HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1479ORDINANCE NO. 1479
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 3 -UNCTION, ARIZONA,
CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR THE
PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN REZONING CASE PZ-5-19, A CITY-
INITIATED REZONING, FROM MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED RESIDENTIAL ("RS -20M") TO GENERAL RURAL LOW
DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL ("RS-GR");
REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction (the "City") was
incorporated in November of 1978 and the zoning that was applied
to the four parcels on the south side of West Greasewood Street,
between North Ironwood Drive and North Gold Drive, was General
Rural ("GR"); and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2014, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1402, the
City adopted a new zoning ordinance and zoning district maps, and
the subject properties were inadvertently given a new zoning
designation of Medium Density Single -Family Detached Residential
("RS -20M"); and
WHEREAS, property owners then voiced concerns regarding the
ability to develop their properties in accordance with RS-GR
regulations versus the RS -20M zoning designation; and
WHEREAS, staff observed that the lot sizes of these four
parcels are 1.25 gross acres (54,450 square feet), which is more
than twice the minimum lot size requirement under the zoning
designation of RS -20M and is considered appropriate under the RS-
GR zoning designation; and
WHEREAS, on May 14, 2019, the Apache Junction Planning and
Zoning Commission gave direction to planning staff to proceed
with a city -initiated rezoning for the subject properties; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2019, the Apache Junction Planning
and Zoning Commission recommended approval in a vote of 5:0 to
rezoning case PZ-5-19, subject to the conditions prescribed
herein.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
The zoning district classification on the Zoning District Map,
City of Apache Junction, Arizona, for the parcels of land legally
described as:
Parcel No. 100-30-030A:
The West half of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter
of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 17,
Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Base
and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona;
Excepting therefrom, all coal, oil, gas, and other mineral
deposits as reserved in Patent recorded as docket 848, page 322,
of official records; and
Parcel No. 100-30-030E:
The East half of the West half of the North half of the Southwest
quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of
Section 17, Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt
River Base and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona;
Excepting therefrom, all coal, oil, gas, and other mineral
deposits as reserved in the Patent recorded in Docket 848, Page
322, records of Pinal County, Arizona; and
Parcel No. 100-30-030D:
The West half of the East half of the North half of the Southwest
quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of
Section 17, Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt
River Base and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona;
Except therefrom, all coal, oil, gas, and other mineral deposits
as reserved in the Patent recorded as Docket 848, Page 322; and
Parcel No. 100-30-030C:
The East half of the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter
of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 17,
Township 1 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Base
and Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona;
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Except therefrom, all coal, oil, gas, and mineral deposits as
reserved in Patent recorded as Docket 848, Page 322;
be and hereby is amended from Medium Density Single -Family
Detached Residential ("RS -20M") to General Rural Low Density
Single -Family Detached Residential ("RS-GR"), subject to the
following condition of approval:
1) The property owners shall dedicate necessary right-of-way
to the City along the bordering street fronts (Greasewood
Street, Ironwood Drive or Gold Drive), as applicable.
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 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 2r-DAY OF 4176,1002.-, 2019.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS IYA"DAY OF 2019.
ATTEST:
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AATHLh;LN
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
.7 &1919
RICHARD JOEL STERN
City Attorney
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