TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council Members
FROM: Jill Keimach, Town Manager
Paul Michaud, Planning Manager
DATE: September 10, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Planning Manager (480-348-3574)
End
AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Consideration of a Statement of Direction Extension for Major Special Use Permit Amendment (SUP-18-05) - 7101 E Lincoln Drive - Smoke Tree Resort
Body
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the requested modification to the Statement of Direction (SOD) for the Smoke Tree Resort application (SUP-18-05) from September 30, 2020 to December 15, 2020.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
REQUEST:
Gentree LLC, the property owner of the Smoke Tree Resort, is seeking redevelopment of the property located at 7101 East Lincoln Drive (APN 174-64-003A) via a major amendment to the site's existing Special Use Permit - Resort zoning. The proposed redevelopment of this property will be a complete demolition of all existing structures and construction of a resort. The Planning Commission at their September 1, 2020 meeting, in a vote of 5 to 0 (with Commissioners Covington and Lewis not in attendance when the vote occurred), requested that the Town Council consider extension of the September 30, 2020 review deadline in the Statement of Direction (SOD) to December 15, 2020. This extension will allow for more time to review SUP-18-05. The Planning Commission goal is to hold special meetings in October 2020 to complete its review, with a public hearing for recommendation to Town Council by the end of October 2020 or early November 2020. The December deadline was selected to avoid having to seek another extension from Town Council should there be unexpected delays.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant filed the major amendment to the site's Special Use Permit zoning (SUP-18-05) in May 2018, with a SOD first issued in October 2018. After several months of review, the Planning Commission recommended denial of the ...
Click here for full text