HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1500 ORDINANCE NOW 1500
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE APACHE
JCJNCTION, ARIZONA, ZONING ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING THE
ZONING DISTRICT MAP, CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,
CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR A
PROPOSED NEW SUBDIVISION NAMED "IRONWOOD STATION" TO
BE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN REZONING CASE
PZ-10-20, A REQUEST BY BELA FLOP. COMMUNITIES LLC,
REPRESENTED BY REESE ANDERSON AND JON GILLESPIE OF PEW
AND LAKE, PLC, FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL ("B-1") AND
MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL
("RS-20M") TO HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
BY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ("RM-2JPD") , REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY®
WHEREAS, the submitted planned development ("PD") plan and
preliminary plat proposes a future 96--lot residential
subdivision, located at the southeast corner of N. Ironwood
Drive and W. Superstition Boulevard, tentatively called
"Ironwood Station, " on an approximately 7 ® 01-net acre subject
property, in an area designated Commercial and Medium Density
Residential ("MDR") by the city' s General Plan and said PD plan
complies with the MDR designation; and
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2021, the Apache Junction planning
and zoning commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of
rezoning case PZ--10-20, subject to the submitted conceptual PD
plans and the conditions prescribed herein; and
WHEREAS, the city council hereby determines that the
proposed PD rezoning request conforms to all of the general
criteria as specified in Apache Junction City Code, Volume II,
Land Development Code, Chapter 1 : Zoning Ordinance, Article 1-5m
Zoning Bulgy and t7se Regulations, Section 1-5-1, Residential Use
Regulations and Article 1-4m Zoning Districts, Section 1-4-3,
Planned Development ("PDT') Overlay District (except as otherwise
conditioned herein) , including integration with the surrounding
neighborhood, adequate traffic accommodation, 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® 1500
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
The zoning district classification on the Zoning District Map,
City of Apache Junction, Arizona, for the parcels of land
legally described as:
Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Block 2, of
Apache Addition Acres, according to the plat of record in
the office of the county recorder of Final County, Arizona,
recorded in book 5 of maps, page 32;
Also known as parcels 101-15-028A, 101-15-0290, 101-15-
030A, 101-15-031A, and 101-15-0320, located in the
Northwest quarter of Section 20, Township 1 North, Range 8
East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Apache
Junction, Final County, Arizona;
be and hereby is amended from General Commercial ("B-1") and
Medium Density Single-Family Detached Residential ("RS-20M") to
High Density Multiple-Family Residential by Planned Development
("RM-2/PD") subject to the following conditions of approval ®
1) The project shall be developed in accordance with the plans
and elevations attached" and associated to this case and all
the provisions of the zoning ordinance applicable to this
case.
2) The preliminary and final plats shall reflect substantial
compliance and consistency with the PD presented with case
PZ-10-20, incorporated by reference herein, and as
otherwise specified through these conditions of approval,
to include general layout, lot sizes, setbacks (13' front
to home along Ironwood Dr® , 15' front to home along
Superstition Blvd® and Gold Dr® , 14 . 5' rear, 01 sides, 5'
street sides) , public and private rights-of-ways, easements
and tracts, amenities, perimeter and interior lot
separation walls, model types, landscaping and other
improvements ®
3) The proposed development will not be age-restricted.
ORDINANCE NO. 1500
PAGE 2 OF 4
4) Street improvements include but are not necessarily limited
to, extension of pavement, sidewalk, curb, gutter,
streetlights, underground utilities, fire hydrants,
landscaping, subject to review and approval by the city
engineer®
5) Landscape, screening and irrigation improvements, planted
within a minimum 8-feet deep strip inside the net property
line (but outside of required walls) along the perimeters
of the property, shall be provided in compliance with the
city' s landscape and screening requirements contained in
Apache function City Code, Volume II, Land Devel
Code, Chapter 1 : Zoning Ordinance, Article 1-8 : Landscape
regulations ® All required trees shall be 24" box and all
required shrubs shall be 5-gallon in size and a decorative
6-foot-tall fence shall be constructed.
6) All elevations shall include a uniform application of
materials on all buildings. Different color palettes shall
be used to differentiate and vary building elevations .
Allocation of materials shall be consistent throughout the
site.
7) All applicable permits shall be applied for and plans shall
be designed to current city codes prior to any lot grading
or construction on the lots . Inclusively, all applicable
development fees shall be paid at the time of permits
issuance on a four or six unit basis ®
8) All common areas, amenity areas, and tracts within and
immediately adjacent to the proposed development, including
perimeter walls and fences, and interior and exterior
common area landscaping, shall be owned and maintained in
good condition at all times by the owners or homeowners
association of the proposed subdivision®
9) The developer' s engineer shall meet the civil engineering
improvement plans and document requirements, as outlined in
the previously provided pre-application and review comments
and in accordance of the city' s approved engineering
standards that are in effect at the time of plan submittal ®
10) The existing 20 foot utility easement that runs north to
south through the center of the property shall be
extinguished.
ORDINANCE NO. 1500
PAGE 3 OF 4
11) Any major deviation or proposed changes from the original
plans associated with this case will require a major PD
amendment per Volume II, Land
Development Code, Chapter 1 : Z2ajaa
-Ordinance, Article 1-4—:
Zoning Districts, Section 1-4-3, Planned Development ("PD")
Overlay District, Section 1-4-3 (E) ,
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 DAY OF F -UAX 2021
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS DAY OF 2021 .
WALTER "CHIP" WILSON
Mayor
ATTEST:
H NJ)I N I 'E R PE
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
011%91 Q- 2 1
RICHARD JOEL STERN
City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO® 1500
PAGE 4 OF 4