HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 18-31RESOLUTION NO. 18-31
A RESOLUTION, OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT CASE GPA-2-18, A REQUEST BY MCMILLAN MANU-
FACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.C.,FOR A MAJOR
LAND USE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT TO REDESIGNATE AN APPROX-
IMATELY 38 GROSS ACRES PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF S. GOLDFIELD ROAD AND E. OLD WEST HIGHWAY,
FROM "COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL".
WHEREAS, the mayor and city council, on September 7, 2010,
adopted the City of Apache Junction General Plan, pursuant to
Arizona Revised Statutes ("ARS")Section 9-461.06 Adoption and
Amendment of General Plan; Expiration and Readoption;and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction General Plan,Chapter
15: Amending the General Plan,defines a major amendment to
include: "Any proposed land use plan map change from a commer-
cial, business park, or industrial land use designation to a
residential land use designation of 10 or more contiguous
acres"; and
WHEREAS, proposed map amendment case GPA-2-18 for the 38-
acre property falls within the definition of a request requiring
a major general plan amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion, on August 28, 2018, and on September 11, 2018, held public
hearings regarding GPA-2-18 and on September 11, 2018, deter-
mined that the request complied with the findings for a general
plan amendment pursuant to the Apache Junction General Plan,
Chapter 15: Amending the General Plan,and voted to recommend
approval of case GPA-2-18 by a vote of 7 to 0, subject to one
condition; and
WHEREAS, this council has complied with the requirements
for the preparation and adoption of a general plan amendment
pursuant to ARS Section 9-461.06; and
WHEREAS, this council finds that the action taken on this
general plan amendment is necessary for sound and orderly
community development, for the preservation of community values
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and for the promotion of the general health,safety, convenience
and welfare of the citizens of Apache Junction; and that the
proposed amendment:
1) Proposes a land use designation that the land use plan
map does not adequately provide optional sites to
accommodate;
2) Constitutes an overall improvement to the general plan
and is not solely for the benefit of a particular land
owner at a particular point in time, and is consistent
with the overall intent of the 2010 General Plan;
3) Is justified by an error in the 2010 General Plan,in
that a lot of vacant land in the city is already zoned
commercial and this property has been especially diffi-
cult to develop commercially because of its remote
location;
4) Is generally consistent with goals, objectives and other
elements of the 2010 General Plan;
5) Is justified by a change in community conditions or
neighborhood characteristics since adoption of the plan;
6) Will not adversely impact a portion of, or the entire
community by:
a)significantly altering acceptable existing land use
patterns, especially in established neighborhoods;
b)significantly reducing the housing to jobs balance in
the planning area;
c)substantially decreasing existing and future water
supplies;
d)replacing employment with residential uses;
e)requiring additional and more expensive improvements
to infrastructure systems and/or proximity to municipal
facilities and/or services than are needed to support the
prevailing land uses and which, therefore, may impact the
level of service for existing and proposed developments
in other areas;
f) increasing traffic (without mitigation measures) on
existing roadways beyond the planned level of service,
and that negatively impact existing and planned land
uses;
g) affecting the existing character (i.e., visual,
physical and functional) of the immediate area;
h)increasing the exposure of residents to aviation
generated noise, safety and/or flight operations;
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i) materially diminishing the environmental quality of
the air, water, land, or cultural resources; and
j)significantly altering recreational amenities such as
open space, parks and trails.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THAT:
Case GPA-2-18, a general plan land use plan map amendment
request by McMillan Manufactured Home Development Company L.C.,
to redesignate an approximately 38 -gross -acres property at the
southwest corner of S. Goldfield Road and E. Old West Highway,
from "community commercial" to "medium density residential" for
the purpose of facilitating a subsequent rezoning and platting
process for a conventional single-family homes, non -age-
restricted neighborhood, be approved and adopted for the
following generally described property:
That portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 8 East of
the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,Pinal County,
Arizona, which lies south and southwesterly of the south
right-of-way line of E. Old West Highway, and except the
east 50 feet thereof (a complete metes and bounds legal
description of the property is available at the City of
Apache Junction Development Services Department, Planning
Division office); subject to the following condition of
approval:
1) The applicants will assure that an acceptable and
permitted means of ingress and egress be approved by any
related agency to allow north and south bound travel from
the development.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF;THE, CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, ON THIS / 4 0 DAY 0E-4 4722 4 z,/ ,2018.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS DAY OF
JEFF SER2
Mayor
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, 2018.
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
9.tS-IS
RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
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