Town of Paradise Valley
Action Report
TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: George Burton, Planner
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
DATE: April 4, 2017
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
George Burton, 480-348-3525
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion of a Minor Special Use Permit Amendment
Mountain Shadows Resort (SUP 17-02). 5517 E Lincoln Drive.
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BACKGROUND:
Background
History and Lot Conditions
In 1992, the Town annexed Mountain Shadows Resort. The site is approximately 68 acres in size with a golf course. On April 18, 2013, a Special Use Permit (SUP) was approved to redevelop the resort and golf course. The Mountain Shadows SUP includes a mix of resort, residential, and golf course uses. The east side of 56th Street is residential and the west side contains a resort hotel, resort residential units, resort retail, and golf facilities.
REQUEST:
The Mountain Shadows Resort SUP stipulates that all exterior lighting shall comply with the Special Use Permit Guidelines and must be submitted for review by the Town Manager. However, one of the proposed light fixtures on resort building exceeds the height limit. Town Code limits accent building lights to a height of 3' tall and the applicant is requesting an amendment to their SUP to allow for the use of building accent lights at a height of 24' tall.
16 accent light fixtures will be placed on the resort building. The light fixtures will be placed on the I-beams/columns of the east guest room wing and are located between the second and third floor. The light fixtures are directional lights that direct light both upward and downward, accenting the columns of the resort building. The fixtures are concealed behind opaque metal housing panels and have an output of 0.01 foot candles measured at the property line. A translucent colored panel will be placed between the top half of the housing panel and the roof overhang/canopy in order to provide a soft...
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