TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council Members
FROM: Jill B. Keimach, Town Manager
Dawn-Marie Buckland, Deputy Town Manager
Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: June 13, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Senior Planner, 480-348-3574
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Consideration of a Statement of Direction Extension for Mountain View Medical Center
10555 N Tatum Boulevard (SUP-18-12)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the requested Statement of Direction (SOD) extension postponing the requirement for the Planning Commission recommendation to Town Council from June 18, 2019 to no later than November 5, 2019.
Background
BACKGROUND:
On November 15, 2018 the Town Council issued a Statement of Direction (SOD) for a Major Special Use Permit Amendment regarding the redevelopment of Mountain View Medical Center. This November 2018 SOD gave the Planning Commission until March 5, 2019 to hold a public hearing for recommendation of this application to Town Council. Town Council has extended this application twice. The last extension was granted on April 11, 2019 until June 18, 2019 (see Attachment A).
To date, the Planning Commission held 13 work sessions related to this application. The applicant has requested this extension to allow time to address plan revisions. On June 4, 2019 the Planning Commission voted unanimously to request the Town Council extend the date to no later than November 5, 2019 (see Attachment B). Two residents spoke at the June 4th Planning Commission meeting not in support of the extension. They wanted to know why the applicant was requesting the extension. They also expressed concern that extensions during the application stage may be an indication of construction delays or extensions at the construction stage. The applicant responded that the owners of the medical center would like more time to work through revised plans and to determine...
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