File #: PH 14-02    Version: 1 Name: San Travasa Public Hearing
Type: Public Hearing Status: Regular Agenda
File created: 2/18/2014 In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 3/4/2014 Final action: 3/4/2014
Title: The Mayor and City Council shall hear public comment regarding a request to amend the San Travasa PAD Ordinance 05-14, approved on November 15, 2005 (and a subsequent minor administrative amendment), to eliminate the CR-3 and CR-5 zoning districts, expand the CB-2 Commercial area, and introduce the TR Transitional Zone with modifications to the permitted uses and development standards. This request amends approximately 343 acres of the prior approved Zoning and PAD and includes the former Cotton Gin Site not previously a part of the PAD, and excludes the Legacy Charter School site that is a part of the prior approved PAD.
Sponsors: Bob Goodhue
Indexes: Community Resources and Quality of Life Amenities, Well Planned Quality Growth and Development
Related files: ORD 14-02
TITLE
The Mayor and City Council shall hear public comment regarding a request to amend the San Travasa PAD Ordinance 05-14, approved on November 15, 2005 (and a subsequent minor administrative amendment), to eliminate the CR-3 and CR-5 zoning districts, expand the CB-2 Commercial area, and introduce the TR Transitional Zone with modifications to the permitted uses and development standards. This request amends approximately 343 acres of the prior approved Zoning and PAD and includes the former Cotton Gin Site not previously a part of the PAD, and excludes the Legacy Charter School site that is a part of the prior approved PAD.

AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The subject property is located at the southwest corner of Bowlin Road and White and Parker, north of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. This property was initially approved in 2005 for residential attached and detached development, with commercial fronting Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. Since the original approval in 2005, the area surrounding the property has been largely planned and developed for commercial and institutional uses. The Wal-Mart Commercial development and Banner Health facility was developed to the west of the site. The Legacy Charter School was developed on 15.5 acres of the original San Travasa project site on Bowlin Road. The Central Arizona College was developed on the north 218 acres of the San Travasa site, and the new City Hall Complex with additional Transitional Zoned land is located northeast of the site. This area of Maricopa now provides citywide regional services and the proposed PAD rezoning is designed to complement the existing and planned uses for the area.

The proposed PAD is a total of 372.9 acres, however, the CAC development (Parcel 1) already occupies 218 acres, leaving a total of 155 acres of land proposed for new development. Of the 155 acres remaining to be planned and developed in San Travasa, approximately 31 acres are proposed for commercial development along Maricopa-Ca...

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