TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: February 6, 2018
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Paul Michaud, 480-348-3574
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Discussion of a Minor Amendment to the Montessori Academy Special Use Permit
to allow shipping containers for storage
6050 N Invergordon Road
Request
REQUEST
Julianne Newman on behalf of Montessori Academy Inc., is requesting a Minor Special Use Permit amendment for Montessori Academy located at 6050 N Invergordon Road (Assessor Parcel 169-39-007) to allow the use of two shipping containers for storage of school equipment. The shipping containers were placed on the property in 2015 near the southwest property line of the school site, setback approximately 5 feet to the west property line and 10 feet to the south property line.
Background
BACKGROUND
History:
The Montessori Academy site was annexed into the Town in 1961. In 1972/1973, the site was granted Special Use Permit approval for a private elementary school called the "Camelback Desert School." Although not clear in the file records, use of the property as a school appears to date back to the 1950s. The site is a long narrow 4-acre site with street frontage along the narrow side of Invergordon Road. The attached document called "Special Use Permit History" summarizes the past Special Use Permit amendments and stipulations.
General Plan/Zoning:
The subject property has a General Plan designation of "Public/Quasi Public" according to the Town's General Plan Land Use Map. The zoning on the subject property is "Special Use Permit -Private School, Non-Profit Organization, Public/Quasi Public" for a private school. Proposed storage for school property is in conformance with this designation and zoning.
Enforcement:
On Nov 13, 2017, the Town received a complaint that the school has two shipping containers near the property line to the adjoining residential lot at 6019 N 62nd ...
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