TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
George Burton, Planner
DATE: November 7, 2018
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
Ritz-Carlton Area C - North East Corner of Mockingbird Lane and Lincoln Drive
7000 E Lincoln Drive (SUP 18-14)
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REQUEST
Five Star Resort Owner LLC is requesting a Minor Special Use Permit (SUP) amendment for Area C to: 1) allow for phased construction, 2) modify the size and height of the guard house, and 3) allow for increased fence wall heights.
Background
BACKGROUND
History:
The property located at 7000 E. Lincoln Drive was annexed into the Town in 1964. In 1987 the Town Council granted a Special Use Permit and re-zoning for Sun Valley Resort In 2008, the Town Council granted an amendment to the existing SUP to allow for a resort community, including: a resort hotel with 225 rooms, spa, restaurants, and meeting space; 100 resort patio homes; 46 luxury detached residential homes, 15 one-acre home lots; and, site improvements including parking, landscaping, and lighting and, improvements to site infrastructure. No development occurred.
In 2012, the Town adopted a new General Plan. The General Plan categorized this property as one of the new Development Areas, intended to focus resort development into targeted areas that are most appropriate for accommodating the variety of land uses associated with such use. The General Plan identifies that Development Areas are meant to encourage new resort development that reflects the Town's needs for fiscal health, economic diversification, and quality of life.
In December 2015, the SUP was amended to approve a development with five distinct Areas with a mix of resort, residential, and retail uses. The applicant is now requesting additional changes to allow for phased construction, modifications ...
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