14 January 2020

THE RESERVE AT RED ROCK -High-End NE Mesa Plan Wows Zoning Panel??

East Valley Tribune Staff Writer Jim Walsh strikes again!
Just another one of those over-the-top spoon-fed media stories they want you to believe ...
"An undulating swath of pristine desert in northeast Mesa will be named The Preserve at Red Rock and become just the sort of resort-caliber residential community the city envisioned when it auctioned off the land last year.
In return for the $21.1 million land sale, Brantford Homes, one of Mesa's premier builders, plans to build 296 high-end homes in the gated community, according to plans the city unveiled last week before the city Planning and Zoning Board . . ."
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YOU CAN WATCH-AND-LISTEN TO "THE UNVEILING" YOURSELF  IN THE PRESENTATION BY CITY PLANNER EVAN BALMER FOR ITEMS 6-a, 6-b and 6-c
January 8, 2020
Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing Meeting Agenda - Final

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HERE'S THE ACTUAL LINE-UP FOR 3 ITEMS
Items not on the Consent Agenda
6 Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following General Plan amendment and related zoning case:
> PZ 20011 ZON19-00954 District 5.
Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road.
(109.8± acres).

Minor General Plan amendment to change the Character Type from Parks to Neighborhood. 
This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision.
Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant
City of Mesa, owner.
(Companion case to ZON19-00806 and Preliminary Plat “Reserve at Red Rock”, associated with items 6-b and 6-c) 

Planner: Evan Balmer
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
6-a
> PZ 20012 ZON19-00806 District 5.
Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road.
(109.8± acres).


Rezone from PS to RS-6-PAD and RS-7-PAD. 
This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision.
Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant
City of Mesa, owner.
(Companion case to ZON19-00954 and Preliminary Plat “Reserve at Red Rock”, associated with items 6-a and 6-c)
> Planner: Evan Balmer
> Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

6-b
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> PZ 20013 “Reserve at Red Rock” District 5.
Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road.

(109.8± acres).



Preliminary Plat. 
Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant
City of Mesa, owner.
(Companion case to ZON19-00954 and ZON19-00806, associated with items 6-a and 6-b)

Planner: Evan Balmer
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

6-c
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Citizen Participation Report
Reserve at Red Rock Blandford Homes
NWC Recker Rd. & Thomas Rd.
December 23, 2019
NOTE Contact Information:
Those coordinating the Citizen Participation activities are listed as follows:
> Sean B. Lake D.J. Stapley Pew & Lake, P.L.C. Pew & Lake, P.L.C.
1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Ste. 217 1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Ste. 217
Mesa, Arizona  85204 Mesa, Arizona  85204 (480) 461-4670 (office) (480) 461-4670 (office) (480) 461-4676 (fax) (480) 461-4676 (fax) Sean.Lake@pewandlake.com 
> D.J. Stapely
1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Ste. 217 1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Ste. 217
Mesa, Arizona  85204 Mesa, Arizona  85204
 (480) 461-4670 (office) (480) 461-4670 (office) (480) 461-4676 (fax) (480) 461-4676 (fax)
djstapley@pewandlake.com 


Comment Forms – Ten citizens submitted comment forms during the two neighborhood meetings, which have been summarized in the neighborhood meeting summaries and have been submitted with this report.
The proposed project is Reserve at Red Rock, a high-quality single-family gated community with enhanced open space and resort lifestyle amenities.
By providing opportunities for citizen participation, the Applicant has ensured that those affected by this application have had an adequate opportunity to learn about and comment on the proposed plan. 
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Here are the attachments included in the 6-a File
File #: PZ 20011   
Type: PZ General Plan Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing
On agenda: 1/8/2020
Title: ZON19-00954 District 5. Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side). Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road. (109.8± acres). Minor General Plan amendment to change the Character Type from Parks to Neighborhood. This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision. Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant; City of Mesa, owner. Planner: Evan Balmer Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Staff Report, 3. Site Plan, 4. Landscape Plan, 5. Narrative, 6. Citizen Participation Plan, 7. Citizen Participation Report
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> PZ 20012 ZON19-00806 District 5. Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road.
(109.8± acres).
Rezone from PS to RS-6-PAD and RS-7-PAD. 
This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision.
Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant
City of Mesa, owner.
(Companion case to ZON19-00954 and Preliminary Plat “Reserve at Red Rock”, associated with items 6-a and 6-c)
Planner: Evan Balmer
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
6-b
Here are the attachments included in the 6-b File

File #: PZ 20012   
Type: PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing
On agenda: 1/8/2020
Title: ZON19-00806 District 5. Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road. (109.8± acres). Rezone from PS to RS-6-PAD and RS-7-PAD.  This request will allow for the development of a single-residence subdivision. Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant; City of Mesa, owner. (Companion case to ZON19-00954 and Preliminary Plat “Reserve at Red Rock”, associated with items 6-a and 6-c) Planner: Evan Balmer Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Staff Report, 3. Site Plan, 4. Landscape Plan, 5. Narrative, 6. Citizen Participation Plan, 7. Citizen Participation Report

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> PZ 20013 “Reserve at Red Rock” District 5.
Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side).  Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road.

 (109.8± acres).

 
Preliminary Plat. 
Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant
City of Mesa, owner.
(Companion case to ZON19-00954 and ZON19-00806, associated with items 6-a and 6-b) Planner: Evan Balmer
Staff Recommendation: Approval with condition
6-c
Here are the attachments included in the 6-c File
File #: PZ 20013   
Type: PZ Preliminary Plat Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing
On agenda: 1/8/2020
Title: “Reserve at Red Rock” District 5. Within the 5600 to 6000 blocks of East Thomas Road (north side) and within the 3600 to 4000 blocks of North Recker Road (west side). Located north of Thomas Road and west of Recker Road. (109.8± acres). Preliminary Plat. Desert Vista 100, LLC, applicant; City of Mesa, owner. (Companion case to ZON19-00954 and ZON19-00806, associated with items 6-a and 6-b) Planner: Evan Balmer Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map, 2. Staff Report, 3. Narrative, 4. Preliminary Plat 1 of 4, 5. Preliminary Plat 2 of 4, 6. Preliminary Plat 3 of 4, 7. Preliminary Plat 4 of 4
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HERE'S THE OFFICIAL HISTORY FROM THE STAFF REPORT
> On February 22, 1983, the property was annexed into the City of Mesa (Ord. #1682). 
On May 2, 1983, the property was zoned Light Industrial (M-1) as part of the Red Mountain Ranch Development Master Plan (Case# Z83-034).
> On July 2, 2001, the City Council approved to rezone the property from Light Industrial (M-1) to Public and Semi-Public (PF).  The property was zoned Public and Semi Public (PF) to reserve the property for a future park site. (Case# Z01-028). 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Background: The subject property consists of three parcels totaling 136.7± acres that are owned by the City of Mesa. 
> In May 2019, the City auctioned the land for private development. 
The request is to develop 109.8± acres of the 136.7± acre site for residential development with the remaining 26.9± acres located along the northern property boundary to be reserved as open space for a public park. 
There are two requests associated with the subject application. 
 
  • The first is a minor General Plan amendment to change the character area designation from Parks to Neighborhood (ZON19-00954). 
  • The second request is to rezone the property from Public and Semi-Public (PS) to Single Residence 6 (RS-6) Planned Area Development (PAD) and Single Residence 7 (RS-7) Planned Area Development (PAD). 
The purpose of these requests is to allow the development of a 296-lot single residence subdivision on 136.7± acres. 
The property is currently vacant, except a small section in the western portion of the site that is developed with a City of Mesa lift station. The City will retain ownership of this section of the property.  

Project Schedule:
  • Pre-Submittal July 3, 2019
  • 1st Neighborhood Meeting October 1, 2019 
  • Formal Submittal to City October 7, 2019
  • 2nd Submittal  November 11, 2019
  • 2nd Neighborhood Meeting November 14, 2019
  • Presentation at the Red Mountain Ranch HOA Board of Directors Meeting December 5, 2019 Planning & Zoning Public Hearing January 8, 2020 

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