18.180.030 PAD procedures.
A. Applications. Applicants for a PAD development shall be required to submit, for city approval, a preliminary development plan.
B. Rezoning. Any rezoning necessary for the development of a PAD shall be processed prior to or in conjunction with an application for a preliminary plat.
C. Decision-Making Body. A PAD district must be adopted by the city council in accordance with the public notice and review procedures of MCC 18.175.030. A public hearing before the planning and zoning commission and city council is required, and the planning and zoning commission shall make a recommendation to the city council prior to city council consideration.
D. Procedure. See Chapter 18.140 MCC for notification and hearing procedure.
E. Review Procedures.
1. Rezoning. An application for rezoning to a PAD district shall be processed as an amendment to the zoning map and shall include a PAD plan.
2. PAD Plan. The PAD plan shall be accepted and processed as a part of and in the same manner as an amendment to the zoning map, although additional information is required to be submitted in order to determine that the intent of this title, MCC Title 17, Subdivisions, and the general plan will be fulfilled. A PAD plan is defined as the documents accompanying a PAD rezoning application and may include, but not be limited to: a land use plan, a phasing plan, an open space and landscaping plan, engineering documentation and reports, a narrative explaining the proposal and expressing the design and character of the proposed development, development standards and uses, and any other documentation and imagery intended to support the proposed development being requested as identified in MCC 18.180.030(D). Once approved, the conditions of approval become a part of the PAD plan, unless otherwise specified.
3. Preliminary Subdivision Plat. A PAD may be submitted, processed, and reviewed prior to or concurrently with the submission of a preliminary subdivision plat application pursuant to MCC Title 17, but no permits may be issued unless or until the PAD has been approved and a final plat has been approved and recorded with the Pinal County Recorder’s Office.
F. Initiation. An amendment to reclassify property to a PAD district shall be initiated by a property owner or authorized agent or a motion of the planning and zoning commission or the city council. If the property is not under a single ownership, all owners must join the application, and a map showing the extent of ownership shall be submitted with the application.
G. Application Content. An application for a PAD, made on the prescribed form, shall be filed with the development services department, accompanied by the required fee. Applications shall contain all of the following:
1. Legal Description. A legal description of the site and a statement of the gross number of acres, or square feet if less than one acre, contained therein.
2. Title Report. A title report not more than 60 days old verifying the description and the ownership of the property.
3. Project Narrative. A generalized narrative describing the location of the site, its total acreage, and the existing character and use of the site and adjoining properties; the concept of the proposed development, including proposed uses and activities, proposed residential densities if appropriate, and the general conformance of the proposed PAD to the general plan.
4. Development Schedule. A development schedule, including anticipated timing for commencement and completion of each phase of development, tabulation of the total number of acres in each separate phase and percentage of such acreage to be devoted to particular uses, and an indication of the proposed number and type of dwelling units and open space by phase of development, if applicable.
5. Maps and Diagrams. Maps, diagrams, and other graphics necessary to establish the physical scale and character of the development and demonstrate the relationship among its constituent land uses, buildings and structures, public facilities, and open space. These graphics shall at a minimum indicate:
a. A map showing the perimeter boundaries of the project site, the ownership, the location and dimensions of any existing property lines and easements within the site, and all uses and structures within a 600-foot radius of the project area boundaries;
b. Demonstration that development is in conformity with the Maricopa Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan, the city’s most current adopted transportation plans, and the general plan, including but not limited to circulation of proposed movement of vehicles, goods, and pedestrians within the district and to and from adjacent areas, streets and driveways, sidewalks and pedestrian ways, transit stops, and off-street parking and loading areas;
c. A site plan indicating existing and proposed uses, location and dimension of buildings and structures, gross floor area of existing and proposed structures, identification of structures to be demolished or removed;
d. A detailed tabulation of the proposed number of lots, the lot dimensions, maximum building coverage including height(s), minimum setbacks, landscaped areas, and parking spaces provided and required;
e. A master outdoor lighting plan for all areas of the proposed development, including but not limited to pedestrian travel areas; and
f. A master signage plan, including the size and location of all proposed signs and deviations from the sign code if applicable.
6. Open Space and Landscaping Plan. An existing and proposed open space and landscaping plan including landscape concept and type of plant materials, recreation area, parking, service and other public areas used in common on the property and a description of intended improvements to and responsible party of the open space area maintenance, such as the HOA or city (if expressly agreed to by city).
7. Other Information. All provisions required by Chapter 18.60 MCC and any other information deemed necessary by the zoning administrator to ascertain if the project meets the required findings for a PAD plan. [Ord. 24-01 § 2; Ord. 20-11 §2(510.03); Res. 20-31.]