ORDINANCE NO. 3012 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8510 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE FROM R1-10 (SINGLE RESIDENCE) TO R1-7 PRD (SINGLE RESIDENCE, PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN ENTITLED "GARDEN GROVE," AMENDING THE ZONING MAP; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND ORDERING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE RECORDED.
Staff Contact: Jon M. Froke, AICP, Planning Director
Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This request is for City Council to conduct a public hearing, waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance to approve a Rezoning application on approximately 24 acres for the development of an 82-lot subdivision entitled Garden Grove.
Background
LVA Urban Design Studio is requesting to rezone the subject site to R1-7 with a PRD overlay that would allow the property to be developed as the Garden Grove subdivision. If the rezoning request is granted, the applicant proposes to subdivide the property into 82 single family lots. The proposed lot sizes range from 7,200 to 19,900 square feet in size. The average lot size is approximately 7,500 square feet.
Vehicular access is provided from a single connection to Glendale Avenue with what will become the 85th Avenue alignment. The applicant has worked with the City of Glendale's Transportation Engineering division to ensure city standards for the alignment are met. The developer will provide adequate infrastructure to ensure access to the vacant property to the east is from the 85th Avenue alignment for future development.
Garden Grove is proposing 3.4 acres of open space for active and passive amenities. An active amenity is centrally located. It contains a large turf area for various outdoor activities and features a 30' x 45' children's shaded play structure with shaded sitting areas. There are also several passive amenity locations located throughout the development. These...
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