OK, GREAT, WELL, CALL THE THE. [1. Call to Order] [00:00:06] LET'S SEE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER FOUR P.M. AND LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. [2. Roll Call NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. MARIE JONES, VICE CHAIR BOB HARRIS DR. RICARDO GUTHRIE CAROLE MANDINO DR. ALEX MARTINEZ MARY NORTON LLOYD PAUL ] MARIE JONES. PRESENT. BOB HARRIS. PRESENT. RICARDO GUTHRIE. MARY NORTON, PRESENT. LLOYD PAUL. PRESENT. CAROLE MANDINO. PRESENT. ALEX MARTINEZ. AND THEN REALLY QUICKLY, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A FEW NEW PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS WHICH WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE NEW. JUST VERY QUICKLY, JUST SOME HOUSEKEEPING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CHAT BOX CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE LITTLE CONVERSATION BUBBLE WHEREVER IT SHOWS UP ON YOUR SCREEN. THE CHAT BOX CAN ONLY BE USED TO EITHER PUT A C THAT YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR A Q THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION. THE OTHER OPTION IS THAT YOU CAN USE THE LITTLE EMOJI WITH THE HAND ON ITS FACE TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. WE JUST CAN'T USE THE CHAT BOX FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. WE ALSO KEEP OUR CAMERAS OFF AND OUR MICROPHONES MUTED. IF YOU NEED TO UNMUTE, YOU ALL JUST ANSWERED ME SO YOU CAN KNOW HOW TO HOW TO DO THAT. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU WANT TO TURN YOUR CAMERA ON, YOU CAN WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING, JUST WHEN YOU'RE DONE, TURN IT OFF. IT JUST HELPS THE MEETING RUN A LITTLE SMOOTHER. BUT JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THAT AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND YES, WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS AND I WILL LOOK FOR YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. BUT IF I MISS YOU, DON'T HESITATE TO SPEAK UP IF I DON'T SEE IT. SO WE ARE READY AT THIS TIME TO GO ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY SUBJECT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON TODAY DUE TO OPEN MEETING LAWS. THE COMMISSION CANNOT DISCUSS OR ACT ON ITEMS PRESENTED DURING THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. WE DO NOT SEE ANYBODY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH MEETING TO [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting on Wednesday, February 9, 2022] ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE A MOTION TO [INAUDIBLE] MINUTES. THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 9TH, 2022 AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU. THIS IS COMMISSIONER PAUL I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION CHANGES? AMENDMENTS TO THAT TO THE MINUTES? I DO NOT SEE ANY SO CALLED FOR A VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SO WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON THAT PASSES AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE [A. PZ-18-00030-02: Concept Zoning Map Amendment, requested by Miramonte Holdings, LLC., of approximately 13.49 acres located at 5531 East Cortland Boulevard from the Highway Commercial (HC), Light Industrial-Open (LI-O), and Research and Development (RD) zones to the High Density Residential (HR) zone. The development site is already located within the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO). STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff believes that the proposed Zoning Map amendment is in substantial conformance with the required findings and recommends the Planning & Zoning Commission forward the request to the City Council with a recommendation approving an amendment to the Zoning Map for 13.49 acres from the Highway Commercial (HC), Light Industrial-Open (LI-O) and Research and Development (RD) zones to the High Density (HR) zone, subject to the following conditions: The subject property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the concept zoning plan and project narrative including but not limited to the density and intensity and general layout approved by the Inter-Division Staff (IDS) on September 29, 2021, with this request except as modified herein. Development of the HR zone shall be limited to the number of units (139) identified in the concept zone plan and used for the preparation of all impact analysis. There shall be no more than a 10% increase or decrease in the total number of units identified in the concept zone plan. All other requirements of the Zoning Code and other City codes, ordinances, and regulations shall be met by the proposed development. All terms, conditions, and restrictions detailed within the “The Lofts at Continental Development Agreement” must be fully satisfied. In the event the property is rezoned, and the applicant fails to obtain final Civil Plan approval within two (2) years of the effective date of the rezoning ordinance, then the City may schedule a public hearing before the City Council for the purpose of causing the zoning on the Property to revert to the former classification of Highway Commercial, Light Industrial-Open and Research and Development in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-462.01.] PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING. WE HAVE A CONCEPT ZONING AMENDMENT REQUESTED BY MIRAMONTE HOLDINGS AND ARE READY FOR A PRESENTATION ON THAT. IS THAT YOU, TIFFANY? THAT IS ME. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS TIFFANY ANTOL, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN OFF MY CAMERA WHILE I'M PRESENTING. WHILE I'M PRESENTING, I CAN'T NECESSARILY SEE THE CHAT, SO PLEASE JUST YELL OUT IF YOU NEED ME TO STOP AT ANY POINT IN TIME DURING THE PRESENTATION. SO LET ME KNOW, CAN YOU SEE MY SCREEN? YES, YOU CAN SEE. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A CONCEPT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REQUESTED BY MIRAMONTE HOLDINGS LLC FOR APPROXIMATELY 13.49 ACRES, LOCATED AT FIVE FIVE THREE ONE EAST CORTLAND BOULEVARD. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY WHERE IT'S LOCATED AND ITS VICINITY MAP. [00:05:01] AND THIS IS THE WE ARE REZONING, A 13.49 ACRE PORTION OF A TOTAL 19.26 ACRE SITE FROM THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OPEN AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ZONE. SO YES, THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW HAS THREE DIFFERENT ZONING CATEGORIES ON IT. IT'S EACH A THIRD, THIRD AND A THIRD, AND WE'RE REZONING THE PROPERTY TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE REMAINING FIVE POINT SEVENTY SEVEN ACRES, WHICH ARE ON THE WEST, WHICH WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF PORTLAND BOULEVARD, WILL REMAIN ENTIRELY WITHIN THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE PROPOSED USE IS A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE DWELLING UNITS. SO HERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BLOWUP. THIS IS THEIR PROPERTY CONTEXT MAP, SO TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE INTERSTATE 40 TO THE WEST WE HAVE VACANT AND COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED OR COMMERCIALLY ZONED HIGHWAY. IT'S COMMERCIALLY ZONED HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL FURTHER LEFT YOU ALSO HAVE HOTELS ALSO WITHIN THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE TO THE EAST IS LAND IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE. THIS IS LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND TO THE SOUTH. WE HAVE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, ALSO LOCATED IN THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE. ON THIS MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES. SO THIS LITTLE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY IS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HERE INTERNALLY IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OPEN. AND THEN AGAIN, THE REST OF THE PROPERTY IS HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP UNDER THOSE DIFFERENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS. SO JUST TO BRIEFLY GO OVER, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS THAT ARE POSSIBLE. THE FIRST IS WHAT'S CALLED DIRECT ORDINANCE WITH A SITE PLAN, WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT SUBMIT FULLY DEVELOPED SITE PLANS WITH ALL OF THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A SITE PLAN REVIEW. ONCE THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, THE PROJECT CAN THEN PROCEED DIRECTLY TO CONSTRUCTION PLAN REVIEW. THE SECOND OPTION IS TO DO A CONCEPT ZONING PLAN, WHICH THIS CASE IS A CONCEPT ZONING PLAN. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A LOT MORE DETAILED INFORMATION THAN WE WOULD WOULD THEN WE ACTUALLY REQUIRE. SO THIS IS MUCH MORE LIKE A HYBRID BETWEEN THE TWO. BUT ONCE THIS APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, THE APPLICANT WILL STILL NEED TO PURSUE THEIR SITE PLAN APPROVAL. SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS CONCEPT PLAN ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THE FULL SITE PLAN, BUT IT MEANS THAT STAFF IS NOT REVIEWED, BUILDING HEIGHTS, LANDSCAPE PLANS, OUTDOOR LIGHTING PLANS, SIGNAGE OR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS. IN THIS CASE, THOUGH, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LOFTS AT CONTINENTAL CONCEPT PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED. THE PROPOSAL IS FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THIS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY ITS TWO STOREY. IT IS MORE OF A TOWNHOME STYLE DEVELOPMENT. THE BUILDINGS ARE EITHER FOUR PLEX OR SIX PLEX BUILDINGS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE SITE, WITH OPEN SPACE AREAS LOCATED IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS. THERE ARE 30 1 BEDROOM UNITS, 79 TWO BEDROOM UNITS AND 30 THREE BEDROOM UNITS. THE APPLICANT HAS LEFT OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF SWITCH OUT SOME OF THOSE UNITS, SO IN SOME BUILDINGS THEY MIGHT SWITCH OUT TWO TWO BEDROOM UNITS FOR A ONE AND A THREE BEDROOM UNIT, DEPENDING UPON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY GO TO MARKET. BUT THE PARKING RATIOS ARE ESSENTIALLY ABOUT THE SAME, SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY ISSUE WHEN THEY IF THEY NEED TO MANEUVER THOSE UNITS AROUND ON SITE. IN ADDITION TO THE UNITS, THEY ARE PROVIDING 1.69 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, SO 15 PERCENT OF THE SITE IS REQUIRED TO BE PRESERVED AS OPEN SPACE IN THE HR ZONE. THERE IS 0.56 ACRES OF CIVIC SPACE BECAUSE THERE'S MORE THAN 50 UNITS ON SITE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PRESERVE FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA AS CIVIC SPACE. IN THIS CASE, THE FUTS TRAIL THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE SITE IS GOING TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY CIVIC SPACE FEATURE, AS CIVIC SPACE NEEDS TO REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE SPACES, THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY PARKING SPACES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE UNITS PROVIDED ON SITE. SO LET'S DIG INTO THOSE PARKING CALCULATIONS, SO PER THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ZONING CODE MARKET RATE MULTIFAMILY PARKING STANDARDS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS CONTAINED IN EACH DWELLING UNIT. THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT INCREASES OF THAT NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER UNIT INCREASE. [00:10:01] A ONE BEDROOM UNIT REQUIRES 1.5 SPACES AND EACH TWO AND THREE BEDROOM UNIT REQUIRES TWO SPACES FOR ALL TWO BEDROOM AND ABOVE UNITS AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER. GUEST PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR BICYCLE PARKING IS ALSO REQUIRED, AND A NEW DEVELOPMENT MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF VEHICLE PARKING SPACES AS BICYCLE PARKING. IN THIS CASE, WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, 15 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED. THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING 16 AND AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT COVERED BICYCLE PARKING SPACES FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY FOUR. ADA ACCESSIBLE DESIGN PARKING SPACES ARE ALSO REQUIRED BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICULAR PARKING SPACES. SO THIS IS THE UNIT BREAKDOWN FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. LIKE WE SAID, THIRTY ONE BEDROOMS, THIRTY THREE BEDROOMS, SEVENTY NINE TWO BEDROOMS COMES OUT, BREAKS OUT TO A TOTAL OF TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PARKING SPACES REQUIRED. AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED EXACTLY THAT. THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY PARKING INCENTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS, AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, THESE ARE TWO STOREY BUILDINGS. THEY ARE ARRANGED TO LOOK LIKE TOWNHOME UNITS. THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS PROJECT. THEY'RE VERY MUCH TOWNHOME ORIENTED, EACH WITH THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL ACCESS POINTS. THEY ARE BOTH A FOUR PLEX. SO YOU SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT'S THE FOUR PLEX UNIT AS OPPOSED TO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE SIX PLEX UNIT. THE FOUR PLEX UNIT HAS LESS BUILDING ARTICULATION THAN THE SIX PLEX. WE HAVE PROVED THIS OR THESE, THIS PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT EACH ONE OF THESE UNITS IS PROVIDED WITH ITS OWN LITTLE PATIO SPACE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE STORAGE UNITS PROVIDED ON THE BACK, SO REALLY A LOT OF AMENITIES TO SERVE THESE RESIDENTS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE RESOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY ON THE SCREEN, YOU'RE SEEING THE RESOURCE PROTECTION PLAN AND YOU CAN SEE THE PRIMARY RESOURCES ARE ALL CONGREGATED IN THIS CORNER OF THE SITE. THEY ARE MEETING THEIR MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE RESOURCES TO BE PRESERVED. THEIR TREE RESOURCE PRESERVATION RATE IS ABOUT SIXTY SIX PERCENT ON THE SITE AND THERE ARE NO SLOPES AND NO FLOOD PLAINS. SO FAIRLY EASY RESOURCE PROTECTION PLAN TO WORK WITH. UM, THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT IS THE CONCEPT SUBDIVISION PLAT, WHICH WILL SPLIT THE PARCEL, AS INITIALLY DISCUSSED, THIS IS AN OVERALL 19 ACRE PARCEL AND WE ARE ONLY LOOKING AT REZONING 13.49 ACRES. OF THOSE, 13.49 ACRES, ELEVEN ACRES, JUST OVER ELEVEN ACRES END UP BEING THE DEVELOPABLE AREA. SO YOU HAVE GROSS AND NET DENSITY. SO THE GROSS IS 13.49 AND THE NET IS JUST OVER ELEVEN ACRES. SO WHAT IS CAUSING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GROSS AND NET? SO THE GROSS IS THE OVERALL SITE BEFORE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION AND THE NET IS AFTER THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION. SO THERE'S A VERY UNIQUE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION OCCURRING WITH THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY DOES EXIST OR DOES OCCUR AT THE END OF CORTLAND BOULEVARD. THEY WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND FINALIZE THE END OF CORTLAND BOULEVARD, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THIS CUL DE SAC, AS SHOWN. BUT IN ADDITION, THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER ARE PARTICIPATING IN A EASEMENT RIGHT OF WAY EXCHANGE. WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN GREY IS AN EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT. LIKE I SAID, THE CITY OWNS PROPERTY OVER TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WHICH THE CITY HOPES TO USE SOMEDAY FOR A FUTURE REGIONAL PARK. THAT EIGHTY EIGHT FOOT EASEMENT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THAT SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE LOCATION OF THE EASEMENT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE OVERALL PROPERTY, LEAVING SORT OF A LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREA. SO A NEGOTIATION WITH THE WITH THE APPLICANT. THE CITY HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE 88 FOOT INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT WITH A FORTY FIVE FOOT UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY. SO THIS PARCEL B WILL ACTUALLY BECOME RIGHT OF WAY. IT IS NOT THE NORM FOR US TO ACCEPT UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY. BUT UNTIL WE DEVELOP THAT REGIONAL PARK, THERE REALLY ISN'T A PURPOSE TO DEVELOP THAT [00:15:03] RIGHT OF WAY AT THIS TIME. STAFF HAS WORKED HARD WITH THE APPLICANT, AND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS EASEMENT RIGHT OF WAY EXCHANGE ARE DETAILED IN ITS FULL COMPLEXITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS REZONING REQUEST. SO LET'S GET INTO THE IMPACT ANALYZES THAT WE COVER IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS, THERE ARE THREE TRAFFIC, WATER AND WASTEWATER AS WELL AS STORMWATER, AND I DID INVITE A LOT OF PLANNING OR I INVITED A LOT OF THE IDEAS REVIEW STAFF AND I'M NOT SURE IF IF THOSE FOLKS HAVE SHOWN UP YET OR NOT. BUT IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, HOPEFULLY EITHER I OR THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THEM. SO TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS IS USUALLY REQUIRED FOR A REZONING CASE. IN THIS CASE, THE SCOPE IS GENERALLY DETERMINED BY THE ESTIMATED PEAK HOUR TRIPS GENERATED BY A DEVELOPMENT. PER THE ENGINEERING STANDARDS. THE ESTIMATED PEAK HOUR TRIPS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT ARE SIXTY FIVE VEHICLES PER HOUR IN THE AM AND SEVENTY NINE VEHICLES PER HOUR IN THE PM. BECAUSE THESE VEHICLE TRIPS ESTIMATED VEHICLE TRIPS ARE LOWER THAN ANY TRIGGER IN ENGINEERING STANDARDS OF FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS NOT REQUIRED. AND THERE ARE NO IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ANTICIPATED THAT WOULD REQUIRE MITIGATION. OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME LEVEL OF IMPACT BECAUSE YOU ARE ADDING OR CONCENTRATING TRAFFIC IN ONE AREA, BUT THERE'S NOT A TRIGGER HERE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ANY MITIGATION. SO THE SIGNAL WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AND AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE, AND SO WILL THE ADJACENT ROADWAYS. IN TERMS OF WATER, SEWER IMPACT ANALYSIS AND AN IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND CAN BE SERVED BY CITY WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES. WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WILL BASICALLY INCLUDE A NEW LOOP AROUND THE PROPERTY ITSELF, SO THESE ARE REALLY THE ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL CONNECT TO EXISTING WATER MAIN IN CORTLAND BOULEVARD. THERE WAS RECENTLY A A WATER MAIN EXTENSION UPGRADE COMPLETED THAT RAN UNDERNEATH I'VE 40, SO THAT WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER, THERE'S ADDITIONAL SEWER SYSTEM WORK THAT DOES NEED TO BE INCLUDED, WHICH IT INCLUDES AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING STUB SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SIZABLE THERE IS AN UPSIZING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR AND THIS IS AT A SIZABLE COST TO THE DEVELOPER. ADDITIONALLY, A STORMWATER ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED, A DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS WITH FULL DOWNSTREAM ANALYSIS, OR THE APPLICANT CAN CAPTURE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRE AND POST CONSTRUCTION ON SITE, AS YOU'LL SEE WITH MOST OF OUR DEVELOPMENT CASES. THEY ALL MOSTLY CHOOSE TO GO WITH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRE AND POST. AND IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT HAS CHOSEN THE SAME. THEY WILL HAVE AN ABOVE GROUND ATTENTION BASIN THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN AND IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY. SO FOR EVERY ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, THEY MUST BE FOUND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THREE FINDINGS. SO THE FIRST FINDING IS THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MUST BE FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH AN IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND ANY APPLICABLE SPECIFIC PLANS. IF THE APPLICATION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SPECIFIC PLAN, THE APPLICABLE PLAN MUST BE AMENDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN CHAPTER 11 10 OF CITY CODE PRIOR TO CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENT. IN THIS CASE, STAFF HAS FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE EXISTING REGIONAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS. SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THIRTEEN POINT FORTY NINE ACRES ARE DESIGNATED AS EXISTING SUBURBAN. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE MAP THAT YELLOW LINE JUST SITTING OUTSIDE OF A PEDESTRIAN SHED. SO WHAT IS EXISTING SUBURBAN MEANS? IT MEANS IT'S AN AREA FOR MEDIUM TO LOW DENSITIES OF PEOPLE, RESIDENCES, JOBS AND ACTIVITIES. THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS VARY IN PATTERN. THE AREA IS DRIVABLE TO ACCESS HOMES AND JOBS, YET WALKABLE BY SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES SUCH AS FOOT TRAILS AND THE AREA MAY HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE DESIRED DENSITY IS BETWEEN TWO AND 13 UNITS PER ACRE. IN THIS CASE, THE OVERALL MAXIMUM GROSS DENSITY OF THIS PROJECT IS AT TEN POINT THREE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WITH A MAXIMUM NET DENSITY OF TWELVE POINT THREE EIGHT ACRES [00:20:05] UNITS PER ACRE. SO WE ABSOLUTELY ARE FOLLOWING WITHIN THAT TWO TO 13. WE OPTED TO GO WITH THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AS WE BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE RESOURCE PROTECTION MEDIUM DENSITY WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPPED AT NINE UNITS AND THEY'RE REALLY AT 10 UNITS PER ACRE. SO THEY'RE JUST BASICALLY ONE UNIT OVER THAT MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THEY ARE NOT HITTING THE MAXIMUM FOR THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS 22 UNITS PER ACRE. SO LET'S GO ON TO FINDING NUMBER TWO, FINDING NUMBER TWO IS THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MUST BE DETERMINED NOT TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE OR WELFARE OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND WILL ADD TO THE PUBLIC GOOD. AS DESCRIBED IN THE GENERAL PLAN, STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUTS TRAIL SYSTEM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT THE GREATER AREA, THE PROVISION OF 14 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AS WELL AS ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES. FINDING NUMBER THREE, THE SITE MUST BE DETERMINED TO BE PHYSICALLY SUITABLE IN TERMS OF DESIGN, LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS, PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO ENSURE THAT THE REQUESTED ZONE DESIGNATION AND THE PROPOSED OR ANTICIPATED USES AND OR DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ENDANGER, JEOPARDIZE OR OTHERWISE CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THE INNER DIVISION STAFF, OR WHAT WE OFTEN REFER TO AS IDEAS, HAS REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION. IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH OUR INNER DIVISION STAFF, THIS IS PLANNING ITS ENGINEERING, ITS TRAFFIC, ITS STORMWATER FIRE, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY. I'M SURE I'M FORGETTING SOMEBODY'S ECONOMIC VITALITY POPS IN FROM TIME TO TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE. I'M FORGETTING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I'M SURE IT'S SOMEBODY IMPORTANT THAT LARGE GROUP OF OF TEAM MEMBERS HAS ALL REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION AND HAS BASED ITS CONCLUSION ON THE REVIEW OF ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR THE SITE THAT THE SITE IS SUITABLE FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. SO HERE IS I WANTED TO GO OVER THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, CONTACT AGREEMENT CONTENTS. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THOSE FOUR POINTS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW SHOCK AND SURPRISE TO ME WHEN I CAME ONTO THIS SLIDE, BUT I'M NOT CALLING THEM OUT AS ANYTHING MORE SPECIFIC OTHER THAN I PROBABLY NEEDED TO UPDATE THOSE. SO HERE WE GO INTO THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CONTENTS. THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE OFF SITE SEWER MODIFICATION, WHICH AGAIN, IS THIS A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION? THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE DEDICATION OF IMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CUL DE SAC AT THE END OF CORTLAND. SO THE DEVELOPER WILL MAKE ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING EDGE IMPROVEMENTS, SIDEWALK PARKWAY AND THE LIKE. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE DEDICATION OF UNIMPROVED RIGHT AWAY THAT WILL REPLACE THAT 88 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT. THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING A 10 FOOT CONCRETE FUTS THROUGH THE PROPERTY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IN MOST NORMAL INSTANCES WHEN A WHEN A FOOT TRAIL IS NOT REPLACING A SIDEWALK, WE GET AN AGGREGATE SURFACE. BUT IN THIS CASE, STAFF WAS PRETTY ADAMANT THAT WE REALLY WANTED THE CONCRETE FUTS ONE BECAUSE OF THE ACCESS TO THE FUTURE PARK, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN THE ACCESS EASEMENT INTO RIGHT OF WAY. THIS DOES ALSO COME AT A CONSIDERABLE COST TO THE DEVELOPER, AND SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE AND WANT TO CALL OUT THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING THE CONCRETE IN LIEU OF THE AGGREGATE SURFACE. THERE'S ALSO 10 PERCENT AFFORDABLE UNITS, WHICH IS HUGE. THESE UNITS WILL BE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE POPULATION UP TO 80 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO THAT IS A TOTAL OF 14 UNITS. THEY HAVE CREATED A MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES ENHANCED RECYCLING DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE NOT ABLE TO REQUIRE AND ARE THANKFUL WHEN OUR APPLICANTS ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT RECYCLING IS A PRIORITY ON THEIR PROJECTS. THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO DO ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED UNITS AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE PROHIBITION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND NOT JUST A REGULAR 30 DAYS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS, IT'S LESS THAN 30 DAYS. IN THIS CASE, THEY'VE AGREED TO NOTHING LESS THAN 60 DAYS. THERE IS A DARK PARK WITH AMENITIES FOR RESTAURANTS FOR RESIDENTS. THERE'S FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE READY OUTLETS, AS WELL AS TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING [00:25:04] STATIONS. THOSE ARE ALSO A VERY COSTLY ADDITION TO THIS PROJECT. AS STATED EARLIER, 16 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES WHERE 15 ARE REQUIRED. ACTUALLY, THERE ARE TWENTY FOUR, SO THEY'VE ADDED EIGHT ADDITIONAL COVERED BICYCLE PARKING SPACES, AS WELL AS POLLINATOR FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING. THE FORMER MAYOR DOES HAVE THE MONARCH PLEDGE. POLLINATOR FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR SUSTAINABILITY STAFF AS WELL. SO ANY PLACE THAT WE CAN GET THESE INCORPORATED INTO A PROJECT IS IS EXCELLENT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT. THE APPLICANT DID HOLD ONE VIRTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM REGARDING THIS CASE ON AUGUST TWENTY SIX. NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC ATTENDED THE MEETING. THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT WAS PREPARED AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF SUMMARY STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS ON THIS APPLICATION AS OF THE PREPARATION OF THIS PRESENTATION. I DID RECEIVE ONE EMAIL JUST SHORTLY BEFORE THIS HEARING, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS TO THE CASE. THEY JUST ASKED THAT IN THE FUTURE, MORE SIGNAGE BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREA. WE DID, HOWEVER, TRIED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND KNOWING THAT THIS PROPERTY IS AT THE END OF THE STREET AND AT THE END OF A CUL DE SAC. IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE SIGN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY, PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN SIX HUNDRED FEET AND ALL APARTMENT COMPLEX MANAGERS WERE NOTIFIED WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET. SO WE DID TRY TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES KNOWING THAT WE DID HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE RENTAL POPULATION ADJACENT TO THE SITE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO MAIL NOTICES AND PUBLISH A NOTICE IN THE ARIZONA DAILY SUN. SO WE ARE NOW TO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, SO STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN MADE AS JUST DISCUSSED. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT ONE CHANGE WAS MADE TO CONDITION NUMBER TWO FOR THE COUNCIL STAFF SUMMARY WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION WITH OUR LEGAL STAFF. THE THE IDEA IS THE SAME. IT'S JUST A BETTER WORDING OF THE SAME BASIC PRINCIPLES. SO ESSENTIALLY THIS CONDITION LIMITS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS TO ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE, EXCEPT THAT A 10 PERCENT INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONCEPT PLAN MAY BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY. SO I JUST HAD A DIFFERENT WORDING AND THIS REPLACES THAT WORDING. SO CONDITION NUMBER ONE IS THAT THEY'RE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN HOLDING THEM TO THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE UNITS. OF COURSE, THEY NEED TO MEET ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING CODES AND CITY CODES THAT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BE SATISFIED. AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROPERTY IS REZONE AND THE APPLICANT FAILS TO OBTAIN THEIR CIVIL PLANS AND GET UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE CITY ALWAYS RETAINS THAT RIGHT TO REVERT THE ZONING THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL AND PROBABLY WANTS TO PRESENT. OK. THANKS, TIFFANY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I SEE SOMEBODY HERE, LET'S SEE, MARY. MY LITTLE BAR IS COVERING YOU, I THINK IT'S YOU. YES, YES, IT'S ME. HI, THANKS. WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. JUST I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS REGARDING WHEN REZONING COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND THEN GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR REZONING PROPERTY, THAT IT WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF, SUCH AS THIS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND R&D. WHERE DOES THE OVERALL OVERSIGHT LIE? THAT KEEPS TRACK OF HOW MUCH OF THAT PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAS BEEN RESUMED FROM SOME OF THE OTHER REZONING THAT I'VE PAID ATTENTION TO. OFTENTIMES, IT'S THIS TYPE OF PROPERTY ZONING THAT GETS ZONED, AND I'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS AND COMMENTS IN THE PAST ABOUT THE LOSS OF THIS TYPE OF PROPERTY ZONING, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT OVERALL OVERSIGHT LIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER NORTON, FOR THAT QUESTION. SO THAT OVERSIGHT LIES IN ALL OF US IN REVIEWING THE APPLICATION AS WELL AS YOU'RE PLANNING STAFF, SO WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING STAFF AS WELL. [00:30:02] AND INDEED, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PROTECTED BY THE REGIONAL PLAN. SO IT IS TRUE THAT INDUSTRIAL AREAS OR AREAS AND THE REGIONAL PLAN IDENTIFIED AS EMPLOYMENT, WHICH GENERALLY COVER INDUSTRIAL AREAS, ARE THE HIGHEST PROTECTED USE IN THE REGIONAL PLAN. HOWEVER, THIS AREA IS NOT IN THE EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY. IN THE REGIONAL PLAN, IT WAS SHOWN AS BEING EXISTING SUBURBAN, WHICH ACTUALLY DOESN'T SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THIS REGIONAL PLAN CATEGORY. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, STAFF IS RELYING ON THE FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGIONAL PLAN. OF COURSE, AS PART OF REGIONAL PLANNING AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING AS A WHOLE, WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW HOW MUCH OF WHAT LAND IS IN WHAT IS IN WHICH ZONING CATEGORY OVERALL. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY THIS 13 ACRES HAS ALL THREE ZONING CATEGORIES, NO MATTER WHAT, IT WAS LIKELY GOING TO REQUIRE REZONING IN ORDER TO MAKE ONE PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SITE WORK. IT'S SORT OF A LEFTOVER REMNANT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, OR A FUTURE REGIONAL PARK ALSO FALLS IN THE SAME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ZONE AS WELL. HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS. YES. YES. THANK YOU. AND I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT AT LEAST SOME OF IT REMAINS HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS REGARDING THE EASEMENT THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR THE CITY SINCE IT WAS EIGHTY EIGHT FEET, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT IT WAS PROJECTED THAT THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN ACCESS TO THE CITY'S PARCELS FOR THAT FUTURE. PARK IS A FORTY FIVE FORTY FIVE FOOT EASEMENT SUFFICIENT AND. IS THERE ANY OTHER ACCESS TO THOSE PROPERTIES? WHEN I WAS LOOKING ON THE PARCEL VIEWER, I DID SEE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF CONNECTION AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS PARCELS DOWN OFF OF OLD WALNUT CANYON ROAD, BUT I JUST WONDERED WHAT THE CITY SEES IN THE FUTURE AS THE MAIN ACCESS TO THIS POTENTIAL REGIONAL PARK THAT WOULD BE ON THOSE PARCELS AND IF THIS EASEMENT IS GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER NORTON STAFF HAS WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE ABANDONMENT, ACCEPTING OF NEW RIGHT OF WAY AND ESSENTIALLY WHERE WE LEFT OFF WITH IS WE'RE REPLACING THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOOT INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT, WHICH IS LIMITED BECAUSE IT'S AN ACCESS EASEMENT. WITH THAT, FORTY FIVE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY THAT FORTY FIVE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY GIVES THE CITY A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY. IT GIVES THEM BASICALLY OWNERSHIP WHERE AN EASEMENT ONLY GIVES YOU A RIGHT. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, FORTY FIVE FOOT EASEMENT OR FORTY FIVE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, WE ARE ADDITIONALLY RECEIVING A 20 FOOT FUTS EASEMENT. SO WHEN YOU COMBINE THE FORTY FIVE AND THE TWENTY TOGETHER, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO WHAT THAT ORIGINAL EIGHTY EIGHT FEET WAS. ON THE CALL TODAY IS AMY HAGEN, OUR PARKS MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD WISH TO COMMENT. I KNOW SHE'S ON SNOW MANAGEMENT, SO SHE'S PROBABLY ON A PHONE SOMEWHERE. BUT AMY, IF YOU CAN CHIME IN. HI, TIFFANY. YES, HI, EVERYONE, THIS IS AMY HAGAN, I APOLOGIZE. I WAS ACTUALLY ON A PHONE CALL, SO I DID NOT HEAR THE QUESTION DOES THIS GROUP MIND REPEATING IT? SURE. THE THE QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE FORTY FIVE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THE LOSS OF AN EIGHTY EIGHT FOOT EASEMENT. ACCEPTABLE IS IN FAR AS FAR AS WHAT TERMS. FOR YOUR NEED FOR THE FUTURE REGIONAL PARK. SUCH AS ACCESS TO TO THE REGIONAL PARK, IF THAT IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN DRIVE INTO THE REGIONAL PARK AND ACCESS. IT WILL BE THE MAIN POINT OF ACCESS ON THAT NORTHERN PIECE. THE PARK DOES EXTEND FROM THAT THIS NORTHERN ACCESS POINT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH, TO THE EXISTING CONTINENTAL PARK, WHERE THERE ARE FIVE BALL FIELDS AND A PLAY STRUCTURE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S AT A CONCEPT STAGE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE DESIRABLE WHEN AND IF THIS REGIONAL PARK DEVELOPS THAT THERE'D BE A MIDPOINT TO SATISFY ALSO OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES NEEDS. SO IS IT A YOU KNOW, IS IT ACCEPTABLE IT WAS WHAT WAS NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. SO YES, CITY PARKS AND REC IS PREPARED FOR THAT RIGHT OF WAY WITH ON THE NORTHERN END. THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU FOR THAT, FOR THAT ANSWER. THAT EXPLAINS IT, AND THEN MY THIRD QUESTION IS, CAN SOMEBODY ADDRESS THAT THERE'S ONLY [00:35:07] ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT? SO, COMMISSIONER NORTON, I APOLOGIZE. I DO NOT HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE. I KNOW THAT GARY MILLER IS ON THE CALL AND HE'S FAMILIAR WITH THIS TOPIC. HE IS CURRENTLY IN OUR WATER SERVICES DIVISION AND BUT WAS IN OUR DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING DIVISION. WE THE PRIMARY CONCERN WOULD COME FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO HAS ASSURED US THAT THERE WAS NOT A NEED FOR A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT HERE. GARY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK YOU COVERED IT. I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS WE HAD WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS DISCUSSED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T SEE IT AS A CONCERN THAT THERE WASN'T ANOTHER ACCESS POINT. AND OUR ENGINEERING STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY ACCESS ARE FOCUSED AROUND THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE CODE REQUIREMENTS AND SO ANY ANY MODIFICATION TO OUR ENGINEERING STANDARDS AS IT RELATES TO SECONDARY ACCESS WOULD BE CONDITIONED UPON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S APPROVAL. SO IT REALLY IS 100 PERCENT, I'LL SAY, UP TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS SECONDARY ACCESS IS REQUIRED AND THEY DIDN'T REQUIRE ONE ON THIS. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS SO FAR. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HARRIS, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. YES, THANK YOU. I WAS CURIOUS. THIS IS A MINOR THING, BUT WHY THERE WAS A PUSH TO CHANGE THE THE SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS WOULDN'T 30 DAYS BE SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HARRIS. I WAS ACTUALLY A REQUEST OF COUNCIL. WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SPECIFIC TO THAT I JUST. SEEMS ODD. I DON'T KNOW. THERE REALLY WASN'T SO THE AS WE'RE PREPARING FOR HEARING, WE DO TAKE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. OH, I SEE MY ATTORNEY POPPING UP. CHRISTINA, CAN YOU HELP ME? I SURE CAN. YES, IF I. THIS IS CHRISTINA RUBALCAVA, SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY I'M SORRY, BUT WE DID TAKE THIS TO COUNCIL. IT WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE CAN RELAY THE DIRECTION THAT WAS GIVEN, BUT WE CAN'T GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OK. OK, MARY, I THINK IS YOUR HANDS STILL UP FROM BEFORE? OR DO YOU HAVE A NEW QUESTION? NO, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I DON'T THINK MY HANDS UP, BUT IT CAN BE. IT CAN BE REMOVED AND TAKEN DOWN IF NECESSARY. OK, THANKS. JUST JUST CHECKING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF MINOR QUESTIONS THIS FUTURE REGIONAL PARK. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THAT PARCEL. DO YOU HAVE A GENERAL IDEA, I DON'T. I DON'T OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AMY, DO YOU KNOW HOW LARGE THE THAT PARCEL IS? WE MIGHT HAVE LOST HER. I'M SORRY, THE ENTIRE PARCEL. YEAH. THE REGIONAL PARK. I KNOW YOU'RE MULTITASKING. THE UNDEVELOPED PIECE IS ABOUT EIGHTY FOUR ACRES IN TOTAL AS IT EXTENDS AGAIN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. OK, PRETTY LARGE. THEN IT'S PRETTY LARGE. YEAH. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE NORTH, THE FOOT'S TRAILS ON THE SOUTH, THOUGH. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? IT'S NOT. THAT'S CORRECT, WE SPECIFICALLY WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO HAVE THAT ACCESS POINT ON THE SOUTH, WE WANTED TO PUSH THE FUTS AWAY FROM I-40. WE WANTED TO KEEP AN ENJOYABLE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OK, GREAT. AND THEN JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE WE'RE ASKED TO FORWARD THIS THIS CONCEPT ZONING MAP TO COUNCIL. BUT DO I UNDERSTAND THE SITE PLAN WILL BE COMING AGAIN BEFORE P&Z. [00:40:01] SO IT WON'T. OK. THE SITE PLAN WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BASED ON THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IF THIS REZONING IS APPROVED. OK. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE HANDS UP. SO I'LL SEE IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS CHARITY LEE, I'M WITH MIRAMONTE HOMES AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT A SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. I CAN FIND MY PRESENTATION HERE. OK? OK. CAN YOU GUYS SEE THE PRESENTATION? NOT YET. NOT YET. OK. OK. CAN YOU SEE IT NOW? UNFORTUNATELY, NOT STILL SEEING YOU IN YOUR OFFICE. OK, HERE COMES TIFFANY. NO IF YOU NEED TO SEND IT TO ME REALLY QUICKLY CHARITY OK, I THINK I CAN. LET ME SEE. I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN REAL QUICK. I'M SORRY. NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM. THIS IS ALEX, CHARITY. I WENT AHEAD AND MADE YOU LIKE AN ATTENDEE, OK? INSTEAD OF A GUEST, AND I THINK THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO SHARE HOPING. OH, SHARE INVITE OK. THANK YOU, ALEX. OK, I'M GOING TO YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EMAIL THIS TO YOU REAL QUICK. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE EASIER. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME. I'M CHECKING EMAILS. IT'S GOING TO COME ANY MINUTE NOW. I MADE HER A PRESENTER, THAT MIGHT BE EVEN BETTER. OK. I DON'T HAVE THE EMAIL YET. DID IT, DID YOU SEE THE PRESENTATION NOW AS A PRESENTER? NOT YET. OK. SORRY. THOSE ARE ALL THE TRICKS I HAVE, SORRY. NO EMAIL YET. SLOWED DOWN BY THE WHITEOUT OUTSIDE. OK. TIFFANY, I'LL JUST LET YOU CONTROL IT, AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU NEXT SLIDE WHEN WE'RE READY, IF THAT WORKS. YEP. SO I WAS WAITING. CHARITY, MIGHT TURN YOUR CAMERA OFF AND SEE IF IT LOADS WITH YOUR CAMERA OFF. YEAH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN MY CAMERA OFF HERE. JUST. I JUST I DON'T HAVE THE EMAIL YET. OH, THERE IT IS. OK, NOW IT'S GOING TO SCAN IT. TWO SECONDS. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER A YEAR, WE'D ALL THESE LITTLE KINKS WOULD BE WORKED OUT, BUT THEY'RE NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS AMAZING. OH YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND I WOULD THINK THAT AFTER A YEAR OF DOING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS, THAT I WOULD BE A PRO. BUT I'M STILL NOT EITHER. IT'S TWO YEARS. YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S EVEN WORSE, RIGHT? NO, YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. IT'S JUST THE TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU. WELL, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT TO LOAD THAT TONIGHT ON THE CALL, WE HAVE OUR PROJECT TEAM, WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] ENGINEERING AS WELL AS [00:45:02] [INAUDIBLE] WATKINS AND DIESEL. WHITNEY CUNNINGHAM AND OUR OWNER OF THE PROJECT, CHRIS KIMMERLY. SO AS I MENTIONED, I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING UP RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. WE CAN SEE THAT NOW. AND THEN AT THE END. THEN IF IT'S OK, THEN I'LL BE READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. THIS IS TO RESPOND TO THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS BY BRINGING ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, PHYSICALLY SUITABLE IN ITS DESIGN, LOCATION AND SHAPE, PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES, UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND SURROUNDING AREA AND ADDING VALUE TO THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE PROJECT AND THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AS A WHOLE. NEXT SLIDE. THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW THE LOSS AT CONTINENTAL MEETS THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR GRANTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, HOW THE AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH AND CONFORMS TO THE GOALS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND ANY APPLICABLE SPECIFIC PLANS. HOW THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE OR WELFARE OF THE CITY AND WILL ADD TO THE PUBLIC GOOD AS DESCRIBED IN THE GENERAL PLAN. HOW THE AFFECTED SITE IS PHYSICALLY SUITABLE IN TERMS OF DESIGN, LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES. ACCESS AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES. TO ENSURE THAT THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION AND THE PROPOSED OR ANTICIPATED USES AND OR DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ENDANGER, JEOPARDIZE OR OTHERWISE CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO THE PROPERTY OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, MYSELF AND THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS PROJECT IS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF THE FLAGSTAFF OF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AT THE END OF CORTLAND BOULEVARD. THE PROJECT IS LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE FROM COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AND APPROXIMATELY THREE FOURTHS MILE FROM INTERSTATE 40. NEXT SLIDE. THE PROJECT SITE IS IN A SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTER AND A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE PEDESTRIAN SHED ON A VACANT UNDEVELOPED LOT. IT IS IN AN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND CAN BE SERVED BY PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE LOFTS AT CONTINENTAL OFF CORTLAND BOULEVARD. THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF FIRE STATION THREE IS LOCATED AT FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EAST NESTLÉ PERRINO AVENUE, ONLY LESS THAN ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] AND WILL PROVIDE FIRE COVERAGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE POLICE PROTECTION AGENCY FOR THE LOFTS AT CONTINENTALS AND THE FLAGSTAFF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE PREP SCHOOLS, ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE LOSS OF CONTINENTAL. THIS LOCATION MEETS THE GENERAL PLAN GOAL OF INVESTING IN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ACTIVITY CENTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING COMPLETE AND CONNECTED PLACES BY PROMOTING REINVESTMENT AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE TO INCLUDE INFILL OF A VACANT PARCELS AND SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITIES WITHIN ACTIVITY CENTERS AND CORRIDORS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS PROPERTY HAS A MIX OF THREE DIFFERENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS HIGHWAY, COMMERCIAL, LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL, OPEN AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT. MIRAMONTE IS REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO DEVELOP ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE LOFT STYLE APARTMENT UNITS. FOLLOWING THE ZONING APPROVAL, A SUBDIVISION PLAT WILL BE RECORDED TO CREATE THE PROPERTY. 11.22 ACRES WILL BE THE PROJECT SITE, AND APPROXIMATELY 2.2 ACRES WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF FOR FUTURE RIGHT AWAY. 5.76 ACRES WILL BE RETAINED BY THE SELLER. THE REZONING DOES NOT DEPLETE THE ACTIVITY CENTER OF FUTURE COMMERCIAL OPTIONS, AS THE DEVELOPER IS NOT SEEKING TO REZONE THE 5.76 ACRES THAT WILL BE RETAINED AND WILL KEEP AS A HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE PROJECT IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING SURROUNDING USES. SOUTH OF THE PROJECT THERE ARE FIVE HUNDRED APARTMENT UNITS. INTO THE WEST IS A MIX OF MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES CONSISTING OF OFFICE, RESTAURANT AND HOTELS. EAST OF THE PROPERTY IS OVER 70 ACRES OF VACANT LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND [00:50:05] NORTH IS I-40. ANOTHER LARGE AREA ZONED ON HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL REMAINS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD NEAR THE HEART OF THE ACTIVITY CENTER. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS OFF CORTLAND BOULEVARD, TUCKED BEHIND OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES, MAKING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT A PREFERRED USE OVER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THIS SITE. THE REGIONAL PLAN SUGGESTS RESIDENTIAL USES FILL IN BEHIND COMMERCIAL ONES AS MOVING OUT FROM THE CORE OF THE ACTIVITY CENTER. IF THE SITE WERE DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL, THE PRESENT RESIDENTS WOULD BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN COMMERCIAL USES, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITS, TRAFFIC TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THIS LOCATION WOULD INCREASE THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC RESIDENCES ARE CURRENTLY SPARED NEXT SITE. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, 12.38 UNITS PER ACRE. THIS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT HOUSING CRISIS. THESE LOFT STYLE APARTMENTS WILL ALL BE TWO STORIES WITH THE BEDROOM ON THE MAIN LEVEL. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF TWENTY FIVE BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF TWO FOUR PLEX'S SEVEN FIVE PLEX'S AND 16 6 PLEX'S. 14 UNITS, OR 10 PERCENT, WILL BE DESIGNATED PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE FOR 30 YEARS AND COMPLY WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AFFORDABILITY PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND CORTLAND BOULEVARD INTO A NEW PUBLIC CUL-DE-SAC WITH A PAVED PRIVATE DRIVEWAY AND LOOPED PARKING LOT. FORTY FIVE FEET OF THE WEST AND NORTH PORTION OF THE DEVELOPED SITE WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT AWAY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A FUTURE REGIONAL PARK. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A TWENTY SIX FOOT CIRCULAR DRIVE AISLE, PROVIDING EASE OF ACCESS FOR RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC AND SERVICE VEHICLES. FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS WILL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING SIDEWALKS ALONG CORTLAND BOULEVARD, PROVIDING SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND TO NEARBY COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND TO BUS. ROUTE THREE, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, WHICH IS ONLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. A 10 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE URBAN TRAIL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT, PROVIDING ACCESS TO OVER 70 ACRES OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR THE RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC TO ENJOY. A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED FOR THE PROJECT. NO IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ARE ANTICIPATED. THAT WOULD REQUIRE MITIGATION. NEXT SLIDE. THERE WILL BE TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY PARKING SPACES, FOUR OF WHICH WILL BE EV READY WITH TWO CHARGING STATIONS AND EIGHT ADA EIGHT PARKING SPACES. TWENTY FOUR BICYCLE PARKING SPACES, 16 UNCOVERED AND EIGHT COVERED WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS MAY ALSO PARK THEIR BICYCLES IN THEIR OWN PRIVATE STORAGE UNIT OR UNDER THEIR COVERED PATIOS. NEXT SLIDE. THERE IS NO RURAL OR URBAN FLOODPLAIN LOCATED ON THE SITE. THE SITE IS RELATIVELY LEVEL WITH SLOPES FROM ZERO PERCENT TO TWO PERCENT FOR THE PROJECT AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY TO BE CONSERVED BY BUILDING TO GRADE PROPOSED SITE GRADING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. OVERALL SITE IS TO BE GRADED TO DRAIN TO THE DETENTION BASIN AND STORMWATER CONVEYANCES WILL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF STORM WATER STANDARDS. NEXT SLIDE. EXISTING OFF SITE DRAINAGE FLOW FROM THE NORTH WILL BE DIVERTED ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY BOUNDARY AND AWAY FROM THE EXTENDED DETENTION BASIN. ADDITIONAL FLOW FROM THE WEST WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH THE SITE AND THROUGH THE NEW EXTENDED DETENTION BASIN AND LOCATED ON THE EASTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. BACK ONE PLEASE? THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT LIES WITHIN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND HAS THE ABILITY TO BE SERVED BY CITY AND WATER UTILITIES. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN EIGHT INCH PVC WATER LINE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF CORTLAND [00:55:01] BOULEVARD. THE ONSITE SYSTEM WILL LOOP THE PROPERTY AND CONNECT TO NEWLY INSTALLED 18 INCH WATER LINE THAT CROSSES I-40 OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE UPSIZING OF AN EXISTING EIGHT INCH PRIVATE SEWER MAIN TO A 10 INCH PUBLIC SEWER MAIN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER LINE ON THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ADJACENT PROPERTY. THIS IS OVER ONE HALF MILE OF SEWER LINE THAT WILL BE INSTALLED, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON CORTLAND BOULEVARD AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CONNECT TO SEWER FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONAL PARK. NEXT SLIDE. THESE LOFT STYLE APARTMENTS WILL ALL BE TWO STORIES WITH A BEDROOM ON THE MAIN LEVEL PROVIDING ADA ACCESS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN IS RESPECTFUL OF TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL COMMUNITY IMAGE. THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL BLEND INTO THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. NEXT SLIDE. THE EXTERIORS WILL FEATURE A VARIETY OF SITING BOARD AND BATTEN CORRUGATED METAL AND DIFFERENT ROOF LINES FOR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST. EACH UNIT WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ITS OWN AC UNIT, STORAGE UNIT AND A COVERED, FENCED IN PATIO. THE STORAGE UNIT AND COVERED PATIO WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO STORE THEIR BICYCLES IN A COVERED AREA CLOSE TO THEIR UNITS. NEXT SLIDE. THE CONTINENTAL LOFTS WILL BE ENERGY SMART. ALL UNITS WILL BE ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED AND INCLUDE ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES AND APPLIANCES, INCLUDING LED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND THE USE OF OPEN CELL FOAM INSULATION IN THE ATTICS AND WALLS. LOW VOC AND FORMALDEHYDE FREE MATERIALS WILL BE USED FOR THE CARPET, CABINETS AND PAINT. THE PROJECT IS IN LIGHTING ZONE THREE. OUTDOOR LIGHTING ON THE BUILDINGS AND THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE DARK-SKY COMPLIANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING CODE SECTION 1050.70. NEXT SLIDE. THE LOFTS WILL INCLUDE ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATORS FOR AIR QUALITY, WHICH QUALIFIES THE UNITS FOR AIR QUALITY PLUS CERTIFICATION AND ENGINEERED HVAC TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY, THE HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM HERZ SCORE WILL BE BELOW 58, WHICH WILL HELP TO CONSERVE ENERGY AND REDUCE THE COST OF ENERGY BILLS. THIS MEANS THAT OUR PROJECT WILL BE 42 PERCENT MORE EFFICIENT THAN A STANDARD HOME, WITH ESTIMATED ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS OF GREATER THAN 77 PERCENT. TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WITH SIGNAGE TO EDUCATE TENANTS ON RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. ALL TOWNHOMES WILL ALSO INCLUDE DOUBLE HEAVY DUTY HIDDEN WASTE BASKETS IN THE KITCHEN CABINETS TO PROMOTE RECYCLING. OUR PROPERTY MANAGER WILL ALSO INCLUDE MATERIALS TO RESIDENTS, AT LEAST SIGNING ON WHAT ITEMS MAY AND MAY NOT BE RECYCLED, AND WE'LL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON LOCAL VALET SERVICES FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AND HOW THEY CAN LEARN MORE WAYS TO RECYCLE BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE A PLAN FOR RECYCLING OF OR RE-USE OF PAPER, CARDBOARD, PLASTICS AND METALS RECYCLING OR RE-USE OF LUMBER SCRAPS, DIVERSION OF MASONRY AND EXCUSE ME, CEMENTITIOUS AND GYPSUM MATERIAL FROM THE LANDFILL. DEVELOPER WILL REUSE NATIVE MATERIALS ONSITE TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. NEXT SLIDE. APPROXIMATELY 1.75 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE WILL BE PRESERVED. THIS PROJECT LIES WITHIN A RESOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY ZONE, WHICH REQUIRES THAT 50 PERCENT OF TREE RESOURCES ARE PRESERVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING CODE. WE ARE CURRENTLY PRESERVING OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE TREE RESOURCES. THERE WERE NO SLOPE RESOURCES THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR PRESERVATION. THE STAND OF PONDEROSA PINE TREES IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE SITE WILL REMAIN. THIS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN THE ANIMAL COMMUNITY AND WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE NATIVE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE LANDSCAPING PLAN APPROVED BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, AND WILL BE PLANTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. SECTION 1050.60. RAINWATER HARVESTING WILL BE UTILIZED BY COLLECTING ROOF RUNOFF AND GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS TO PASSIVELY IRRIGATE AT GRADE LANDSCAPING. THE ADDED PLANTS WILL HELP RUN OFF, PROVIDE CLEAN AIR INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE NATURAL HABITAT FOR INSECTS, POLLINATORS, BIRDS AND SMALL ANIMALS. [01:00:06] WE WILL ALSO BE PLANTING A VARIETY OF NEW TREES, SHRUBS AND GROUND COVERS TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL PARK LIKE SETTING FOR THE RESIDENTS. SOME OF THE TREES AND SHRUBS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ARE SHOWN HERE. NEXT SLIDE. A POLLINATOR GARDEN WILL BE ADDED TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S MONARCH BUTTERFLY PLEDGE AND WILL INCLUDE BUTTERFLY MILKWEED, WHITE SAGEBRUSH AND RABBIT BRUSH. THIS GARDEN WILL BE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE PLACE FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY. NO CHEMICALS OR PESTICIDES WILL BE USED TO MAINTAIN THE GARDEN. THE CONCRETE FUTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY, RUNNING FROM WEST TO EAST. THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO OVER 70 ACRES OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT THE EAST PROPERTY BOUNDARY, A DOG PARK WILL BE INCLUDED FOR RESIDENTS TO MEET AND ALLOW THEIR DOGS TO PLAY IN A SAFE AND CONTROLLED AREA AND WILL INCLUDE BENCHES AND [INAUDIBLE]. NEXT SLIDE. FOURTEEN UNITS, OR 10 PERCENT OF OUR UNITS WILL BE VOLUNTARILY DESIGNATED AS INCOME RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING ON AVERAGE UP TO 80 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. WITH NO SINGLE HOUSEHOLD EXCEEDING 100 PERCENT OF [INAUDIBLE] ON THESE UNITS WILL BE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE FOR 30 YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE FLAGSTAFF ZONING CODE, 10.80.20.160 . THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF THE AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL BE IN PROPORTION TO THE UNITS IN THE PROJECT. AFFORDABLE UNITS SHALL BE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WILL MONITOR AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM AND BE OVERSEEN BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HOUSING SECTION. THESE TERMS WILL BE NO LESS THAN 60 DAYS. NOTICE OF RECERTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED ANNUALLY. THIS MEETS THE GOALS OF THE COUNCIL GOALS OF A LIVABLE COMMUNITY AND ROBUST RESILIENT ECONOMY, AND MEETS THE 10 YEAR HOUSING PLAN GOAL BY CREATING HOUSING UNITS WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 PERCENT AFFORDABLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO IN SUMMARY, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE ITEMS HERE THAT THE CARDINAL LAW'S PROJECT HAS EXCEEDED AS FAR AS THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ZONING CODES. SO FIRST WE'LL GO THROUGH BY PARKING. SO IN THE CODE, THE REQUIRED BY PARKING FOR OUR PROJECT WAS FIVE PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED VEHICLE PARKING SPACES. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN 14.5 PERCENT, OR 14.5, BICYCLE PARKING SPACES. AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE INCREASED THAT TO TWENTY FOUR TOTAL SPACES. WE HAVE 16 UNCOVERED AND EIGHT COVERED. THIS IS AN EIGHT PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED VEHICLE PARKING SPACES. AND HERE YOU SEE TO THE COUNCIL GOALS THAT WERE MET, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES FOR THE BIKE PARKING. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ACCORDING TO THE ZONING CODE, SECTION 1030.20 IS TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SOME OF THESE INCENTIVES THAT CAN BE OFFERED WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN RESOURCE PROTECTION DENSITY BONUSES, REDUCED PARKING, REDUCED SETBACKS, FEE REDUCTIONS, FEE WAIVERS AND EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESSING. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR ZONING APPROVAL. AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTRIBUTION IS VOLUNTARY IS NOT MANDATORY. ARIZONA STATE LAW PROHIBITS MANDATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTRIBUTION SO. CONTINENTAL LOFTS PROJECT, MIRAMONTE HOMES, WE VOLUNTARILY OFFERED 10 PERCENT OF OUR RENTAL UNITS TO BE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE, DESIGNATED FOR 30 YEARS, PER THE ZONING CODE. WE ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY INCENTIVES, SO THAT WAS A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM. AND THIS MEETS THE COUNCIL GOALS OF A SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED [01:05:01] COMMUNITY, LIVABLE COMMUNITY, ROBUST RESILIENT ECONOMY AS WELL AS HOUSING PLAN. GOAL NUMBER TWO AND A VARIETY OF THE REGIONAL PLAN GOALS LISTED HERE. NEXT SLIDE. EV READY PARKING, ACCORDING TO THE FLAGSTAFF CITY CODE TITLE FOR PAGE EIGHT, TABLE 429.1, PARKING SPACES FOR OVER 100 PARKING WOULD REQUIRE THREE, SO THIS WOULD BE A THREE EV READY PARKING SPACES. AND THAT'S PER THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF CODE. AND SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. THE CONTINENTAL LOFTS PROJECT IS OFFERING FOUR EV READY PARKING SPACES AND 2 EV INSTALLED STATIONS, SO WE'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND. ON THE EV READY PARKING REQUIREMENTS HERE WE SEE THAT THE COUNCIL GOALS THAT ARE MET ARE A LIVABLE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, ROBUST RESILIENT ECONOMY, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE GENERAL PLAN GOALS EC1 AND EC 2. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING. IN THE ZONING CODE. THIS THE RESIDENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCUSE ME, THE RESIDENTIAL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS ARE ALSO INCENTIVIZED. AND SO IF A DEVELOPER ELECTS TO BUILD A PROJECT ACCORDING TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS, THEY CAN RECEIVE INCENTIVES SUCH AS DENSITY BONUSES. NOW, THIS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE CONTINENTAL LOFTS WE DID NOT TAKE ANY INCENTIVES, BUT WE VOLUNTARILY ELECTED TO HAVE ALL OF OUR APPLIANCE ELECTRIC, THE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES AND ALSO OUR HERZ SCORE BELOW 60. ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE I SAID 58. SO 58, EXCUSE ME FOR THAT MISS PRINT THERE, AS WELL AS ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED. WE WERE OFFERING RECEPTACLES, RECYCLING RECEPTACLES AS WELL AS RECYCLING DURING CONSTRUCTION AND RECYCLING EDUCATION TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND SO AGAIN, I LIKE TO JUST MENTION THAT THIS WAS A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. AGAIN, HERE WE HAVE GOALS THAT ARE MET ARE LIVABLE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABLE, INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, ROBUST RESILIENT ECONOMY, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY. AND THEN I HAVE SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY AGAIN. SO HERE ARE THE GOALS FOR THE GENERAL PLAN THAT OUR PROJECT MEETS. NEXT SLIDE. ONSITE AND OFFSITE INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCORDING TO THE ZONE CODE, WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE ENGINEERING STANDARDS TITLE 13-09-001. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO BE APPROVED. THE CONTINENTAL LOFTS PROJECT IS IN THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND IS ABLE TO BE SERVED BY PUBLIC FACILITIES. ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AS A REQUIREMENT OF A PROJECT IS THAT WE'RE UPSIZING AND CONSTRUCTING OVER A HALF MILE OF OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE SEWER. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THIS MEANS COUNCIL GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE, INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PLAN GOALS. THE FUTS TRAIL WE HAVE TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL ON THIS PROJECT. WE EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND WE'RE CONSTRUCTING A CONCRETE TRAIL. THIS MEANS THE COUNCIL GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE, INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND A VARIETY OF THE GOALS FOR THE GENERAL PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. FOR OPEN SPACE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN 1.69 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE TO BE PRESERVED. WE ARE PRESERVING 1.75 ACRES, WHICH IS EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS AND MEETS COUNCIL GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY. AND HERE WE HAVE RESOURCE PROTECTION, WHICH WAS 50 PERCENT TREE RESOURCES THAT WERE TO BE PRESERVED. WE ARE PRESERVING OVER 60 PERCENT WOOD, WHICH ALSO MEETS THE COUNCIL GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY AND THEN LANDSCAPING HERE. [01:10:02] WE ARE GOING TO BE PLANTING DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING RAINWATER HARVESTING AND CREATING ANIMAL HABITAT. SO NEXT SLIDE. AND AS I'VE DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, EXCUSE ME THAT OUR PROJECT DOES MEET THE FINDINGS FOR GRANTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH AND CONFORMS TO THE GOALS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND ANY APPLICABLE SPECIFIC PLANS. IT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC INTEREST, HEALTH, SAFETY OR CONVENIENCE OR WELFARE OF THE CITY AND WILL ADD TO THE PUBLIC GOOD AS DESCRIBED IN THE GENERAL PLAN. AND IT'S PHYSICALLY SUITABLE IN TERMS OF DESIGN, LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES. AND IT WILL NOT PRESENT A HAZARD OR JEOPARDIZE OR BE A DANGER TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENTS OR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF. NEXT SLIDE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND NOW I'M GOING TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. OH, THANK YOU, MISS LEE, FOR A VERY DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. I SEE A COUPLE OF, I THINK OUR FIRST QUESTION FROM A COMMISSIONER IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS, BOTH STAFF AND AND THE APPLICANT. THOSE WERE VERY GREAT PRESENTATIONS. I WANT TO COMMEND THE BUILDER AND THE CITY STAFF FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LENGTHY PROCESS, BUT REALLY WANT TO THANK THE BUILDER FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE INCLUDED INTO THIS PLAN THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, LOOKING, YOU KNOW, INCREASING HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING. I ALSO WANT TO SAY SO I REALLY DO LIKE THIS PROJECT, ALTHOUGH I DO. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT OR TWO, BUT THOSE COMMENTS HAVE NO BEARING ON MY VOTE. I JUST, YOU KNOW, AS HAS SOMEBODY WHO BUYS GROCERIES LIKE WE ALL DO. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS HOW THE PARKING IS AROUND THE BUILDINGS AND HOW I WOULD NEVER WANT TO RENT ON THE INSIDE JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO FAR TO CARRY GROCERIES. THAT'S JUST A COMMENT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MY OTHER COMMENT AGAIN, WHICH HAS NO BEARINGS ON THIS APPROVAL WOULD BE. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT WHETHER THEY BE, YOU KNOW, IN FUTURE BUILDINGS, CONDOS OR TOWNHOMES THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR OWNERSHIP AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE MY ONLY COMMENTS AND I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HARRIS. YES, THANK YOU. AND I, TOO, ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. VERY THOROUGH AND INFORMATIVE. LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PROJECT. THEY JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, MAYBE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION OR JUST OUT OF MY OWN CURIOSITY AND WAS WONDERING THE PORTION OF THE FUTS TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH THE PROJECT. WHERE DOES IT CONNECT TO? IS THERE EXISTING OR FUTURE PLANNED FUTS EXTENSIONS? HEY CHARITY IS THAT OK IF I TAKE THIS QUESTION? YES, PLEASE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE SOME SOCIAL TRAILS THAT DO GO OFF ONTO THE WEST ONTO THE CITY PROPERTY, BUT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY ACTIVELY WORKING ON A TRAIL CONNECTION THROUGH THE CITY'S PROPERTY. AND THAT IS HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. IN ADDITION, THE FUTS TRAIL WILL CONNECT TO WHERE THE SEWER SYSTEM SO CHARITY HAD A GREAT MAP SHOWING YOU THE SEWER SYSTEM EXTENSION. ON TOP OF THAT SEWER MAIN EXTENSION, THEY'LL BE A ROAD. THAT ROAD LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE AN AGGREGATE FUT THEY GET. [01:15:03] THEY BASICALLY GET USED LIKE AN AGGREGATE FUTS, SO THEY'LL BE AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION WHEN THAT SEWER LINE IS IS COMPLETED. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, STAFF IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT TRAIL CONNECTION OUT THROUGH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF PROPERTY TO THE WEST. THERE IS ALSO A TRAIL CONNECTION PLANNED THAT WILL THEN LINK OVER TO THE FUTS THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE HOTELS ALONG THE MAIN STRETCH. I SEE. YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION RELATED TO THE TO THE NEW FUTS TRAIL. WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR REQUESTING THE DEVELOPER TO DO IT IN CONCRETE INSTEAD OF AGGREGATE. CONCRETE DOESN'T DRAIN VERY WELL, BUT THE AGGREGATE DOES BETTER AT THAT. SURE. SO THE REASON HERE HAS TO DO WITH IN LOCATIONS WHERE FUTS TRAILS REPLACE SIDEWALK, WE DO THEM IN CONCRETE. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, IN RENEGOTIATING THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT FORTY FIVE FOOT IS LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN DO WITH SIDEWALK. SO AS IN A COMPROMISE WITH LOCATING THE WE REALLY WANTED THE FUTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. BUT WE DID WORK HARD TO TALK THE DEVELOPER INTO DOING THAT CONCRETE TRAIL AS WE WON'T HAVE ALL OF THE BIKE PED FACILITIES WITHIN THAT FORTY FIVE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. I SEE. OK. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE PRESENTATION WAS CONFUSING ME, AND MAYBE I MISSED THIS AT THE BEGINNING. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THESE WERE TOWNHOMES THAT WERE GOING TO BE INDIVIDUALLY SOLD AND OWNED. THIS IS SOUNDING MORE LIKE RETAINED OWNERSHIP AND RENTALS LIKE APARTMENT STYLE. CAN YOU CLARIFY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. IF THIS WERE A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT, THERE WOULD BE A SUBDIVISION PLAT AND EACH ONE OF THOSE UNITS WOULD HAVE A PARCEL OF LAND UNDERNEATH THEM. SO WHEN WE REFERENCE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL THAT APPLY, THAT IS IMPLYING A RENTAL APARTMENT COMPLEX. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT IF I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR. THEY ARE TOWNHOME STYLE THOUGH. TOWNHOME STYLE, BUT THEY'RE NOT DESIGNATED TOWNHOMES. CORRECT, TOWNHOMES ARE ACTUALLY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES JUST ATTACHED. RIGHT, RIGHT. THAT WAS VERY CONFUSING. OK, THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE NOW. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'LL MAKE SURE TO MAKE THAT CLEAR IN THE FUTURE. YES, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER NORTON. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I ASK MY LAST QUESTION. DESPITE ALL MY QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE APPLICANT FOR A VERY WELL-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN SO MANY GOOD PROGRAMS THAT WILL REALLY BENEFIT THE CITY AND THESE RESIDENTS. SO JOB WELL DONE ON THAT. MY QUESTION PERHAPS GOES MORE TOWARD THE STAFF, AND THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED ALREADY WITH COUNCIL SINCE THERE APPARENTLY WAS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SINCE YOU ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT THIS IS REGARDING THE UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY. YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT OFTEN THE CITY DOESN'T TYPICALLY ACCEPT AN UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY. BUT THIS WAS ALLOWED BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY PROPERTY IS NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. COULD YOU EXPAND UPON THAT? IS THAT AN AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL AND STAFF HAS ALREADY COME TO TERMS WITH AND IS OK WITH THAT THIS IS UNIMPROVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER NORTON, WE HAVE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, IT'S BEEN PART OF THE NEGOTIATION POINT FOR REPLACING THE EASEMENT. THE PRIMARY PURPOSES IS WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OR WHEN THE REGIONAL PARK WILL BE BUILT. AND IT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COST TO THE DEVELOPER AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO HAVE TO IMPROVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE CITY ITSELF DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE PARK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK OR THAT RIGHT OF WAY NOW EITHER. OK, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I SEE COMMISSIONER MANDINO, DID YOUR HAND GO BACK UP OR IS THAT FROM BEFORE? YES, I DID HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION THAT I NOTED THAT I OR A QUESTION THAT I NOTED, YOU [01:20:07] TALKED ABOUT THE ANIMAL COMMUNITY, AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF THIS IS A PRAIRIE. IF THERE'S PRAIRIE DOGS ON THIS PROPERTY. AND IF SO, WILL THOSE PRAIRIE DOGS BE RELOCATED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER JONES. I HAVE BEEN ON SITE MULTIPLE TIMES ON THIS PROJECT. I HAVEN'T SEEN PRAIRIE DOG COLONIES ON THAT SITE. THAT BEING SAID, IF WE WERE TO ENCOUNTER A COLONY, THEN WE WOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND AND RELOCATE THEM. SO THAT WOULD BE OUR INTENT. AND AS FAR AS THE ANIMAL COMMUNITY WITH PRESERVING THAT STAND OF TREES, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BIRDS AND THEN SMALLER ANIMALS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO TO STILL LIVE IN THOSE HOMES, THEIR HOMES, THE TREES AND THEN ALSO WITH THE POLLINATOR GARDEN CREATE MORE OF THE POLLINATORS TO THE AREA AS WELL. SO BUT IF WE DID ENCOUNTER PRAIRIE DOGS, WE WOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND TRY TO RELOCATE THEM. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER HARRIS. I THINK THAT'S A NEW HAND UP. LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. I DID HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION ONCE IT WAS CLARIFIED THE STYLE OF THESE HOUSING UNITS, WHAT PROVISIONS, IF ANY, WERE MADE FOR ANY SORT OF SOLAR APPLICATIONS IN THIS PROJECT? THERE IS NO SOLAR PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, IT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION WE MAKE ON EVERY PROJECT. BUT THAT WAS THAT WAS NOT I MEAN, CHARITY PROBABLY CAN ANSWER BEST IN TERMS OF THAT, BUT IT IS AN ASK JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ASK THAT WE MAKE OF EVERY PROJECT. COMMISSIONER HARRIS, I CAN ADDRESS THAT QUESTION, I DID EXPLORE SOLAR FOR THIS PROJECT, AND EACH OF THE RESIDENTS WILL PAY FOR THEIR OWN UTILITIES. IT WASN'T FEASIBLE AS FAR AS THE COST. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IT JUST DIDN'T PENCIL OUT AND I HAD TALKED TO LARGE COMPANIES. I TALKED TO APS. IT JUST WASN'T FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE TO CONSIDER SOLAR ON THIS PROJECT. OK, THANK YOU. OK, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS IN THIS CASE FROM THE PUBLIC. I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING. SO. WE'RE READY TO MOVE TO ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS. FOR AND THE MOTION WOULD BE TO REFER THIS CASE TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. DO I? IS THERE A MOTION AT THIS POINT OR IS THERE ANY MORE? IS THERE A MOTION AT THIS POINT? YEAH. THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO. I MOVE WE APPROVE AND SEND TO COUNCIL THE PZ-18-00030-02 ON A CONCEPT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REQUESTED BY MIRAMONTE HOLDINGS WITH SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE PRESENTATION. THAT THAT COVER IT ALL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS. THANK YOU. AND ALSO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINDINGS. OK. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS COMMISSIONER PAUL. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS IS A I MEAN, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT [01:25:02] PROJECT. IT'S I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED SO WELL WITH STAFF AND LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE AND ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE 14 AFFORDABLE UNITS. THIS IS A REALLY GREAT BENEFIT TO FLAGSTAFF. THE PROJECT LOOKS VERY ATTRACTIVE, VERY LIVABLE, AND THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT ON THAT. IF THERE ARE NOT ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO SEND THIS CASE TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AND ANY OPPOSED. SO THAT'S A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND THAT FINISHES THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR AGENDA TODAY. I THINK THAT LEAVES JUST OUR MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO AND FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS. [6. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO/FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS] ANYTHING FROM THE COMMISSION TO STAFF. THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO. I AM JUST APPRECIATIVE ON A DAY LIKE TODAY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS VIRTUALLY. AND THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO CITY HALL TO HAVE THIS MEETING. YES OR CANCEL IT. OK. ANY ANYTHING FROM STAFF TO THE COMMISSION? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. BUT I'M GLAD WE CAN DO IT VIRTUALLY, EVEN THOUGH I'M AT CITY HALL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW COMMISSIONERS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOU. AND LET'S ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.