TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: March 15, 2016
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Paul Michaud, 480-348-3574
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion of private road for a portion of Nauni Valley Road
Conditional Use Permit (CUP 16-01)
Near northeast corner of 56th Street and McDonald Drive
Background
BACKGROUND
Request:
BH Nauni Valley, L.L.C. is requesting approval of a private road for a portion of the existing Nauni Valley Drive adjacent to their property located at 6001 N Nauni Valley Drive (Assessor Parcels 169-44-012 and 169-44-024). The subject roadway for this application is 50 feet in width and approximately 745 feet in length.
Although this road existed prior to incorporation into the Town in 1961, the application request for the Conditional Use Permit is in response to an administrative lot split request at 6001 N Nauni Valley Road and the Town Zoning Ordnance provision that requires adequate access via a public road or a private road as defined by the Town Zoning Ordinance. Section 201 and Section 1103 of the Town Zoning Ordinance require a private road be approved by a Conditional Use Permit. It should be noted that the request does not include private access control gates or a guardhouse. These structures would require Town approval by a Special Use Permit.
Proposed Stipulations:
Draft stipulations can be discussed at the study session. Proposed stipulations will be prepared in advance of the public hearing by the Planning Commission that is tentatively scheduled for April 19, 2016.
Plat/Roadway Background:
The applicant's narrative provides background on Nauni Valley Road. The subdivision was approved under Maricopa County jurisdiction in 1948 and annexed into the Town in 1961. The plat does indicate the intent of Nauni Valley Road as a private road. However, the ownership and maintenance of this road is not clearly recorde...
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