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Final Plat: La Vida Townhomes
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Approve the final plat for La Vida Townhomes Subdivision. The property is located at the northwest corner of 34th Street and DeVane Drive. (Planning and Neighborhood Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This subdivision furthers the City Council’s strategic outcomes of Safe and Prosperous and Respected and Responsible, as the approval of the final plat will facilitate the development of new housing opportunities, a project that will be responsibly constructed, meeting all codes and requirements of the City.
REPORT:
The subject property of approximately 9.74 acres is situated at the northwest corner of 34th Street and DeVane Drive. Currently, the site is undeveloped. Annexed into the City of Yuma in 2009, the property has undergone a number of general plan amendments, a rezoning, and lot splits.
This development proposal aims to subdivide the property into 60 townhome residential lots, known as La Vida Townhomes, with lot sizes ranging from 3,674 square feet to 5,278 square feet, meeting the minimum lot size requirements for the Medium Density Residential/Planned Unit Development (R-2/PUD) District. The Planned Unit Development Overlay (PUD) District allows for certain deviations from typical development standards (increased densities, reduced setbacks, and increased lot coverage), provided that the development offers enhanced amenities for residents.
The proposed subdivision will need to meet the development standards required of the zoning designation, unless otherwise specified in the approved rezoning ordinance. The following development standards deviate from the typical zoning requirements as a result of the enhanced amenities identified during the PUD process:
• A decrease in the minimum lot size from 4,500 square feet to 3,674 square feet.
• A decrease in minimum lot width from 50 feet to 32 feet.
• A reduction in side yard setbacks from 5 feet on each side to zero feet.
• An increase in maximum lot coverage from 55% to 70%
• A reduction in minimum local street widths from 58 feet to 48 feet.
With this development, a Municipal Improvement District (MID) will be established for the long-term maintenance of the landscaping within the retention basin, amenity area (Tract B), midblock walking path (Tract C), and Tract D as well as for any required subdivision landscaping. The MID will need to be established prior to the issuance of any residential building permits.
The Recordation of an Avigation Easement has been satisfied with the signing of the application.
Approval of the final plat for the La Vida Townhomes Subdivision, shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. The conditions are in addition to City codes, rules, fees and regulations that are applicable to this action.
2. The Owner’s signature on the application for this land use action shall constitute a waiver of any claims for diminution in value pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1134.
3. The rights-of-way must be dedicated free and clear to the City, and all easements in the right-of-way must be vacated unless the easement is specifically presented to the City, and the City specifically approves its acceptance. Approval of the plat is not approval of an easement in the right-of-way.
4. Any easements on other property in the subdivision must be vacated to the extent that they would require a utility, licensed cable operator, or other licensed or franchised communications system (collectively, the "utilities") to:
a. pay to cross the easement to reach any structure on the lot;
b. prevent the utilities from providing service to any structure on a lot; or
c. effectively prevent any entity authorized to place facilities in a utility easement from using the easements or accessing potential customers crossing the easement.
5. Approval of the plat does not authorize the maintenance or installation of any facility in the rights of way, whether or not contemplated by the plat, without a license, franchise, or similar authorization issued by the City.
6. All exterior subdivision fencing shall be constructed of masonry. Access gates, whether vehicular or pedestrian, shall not be permitted along the exterior masonry fencing for the subdivision phase, including fencing along 34th Street. Such fencing can be removed during the construction of pools, in order to access utility or drainage easements, or during other residential construction; however, such masonry fencing and adjacent landscaping will need to be replaced accordingly.
7. The Owner/Developer shall be required to establish a Municipal Improvement District (MID) prior to the recording of a final plat.
8. A time frame of build-out for the subdivision shall be submitted to the Yuma School District No. 1 to enable the districts to adequately plan for future school facilities.
9. An 8 ½” X 11” paper copy of this subdivision plat, showing the location of the group mailboxes and signed as APPROVED by the local Yuma Postmaster, shall be submitted to the City within sixty (60) calendar days of the effective date of approval of the subdivision final plat and prior to the issuance of any building permit. In the event this condition is not completed within this time frame, the approval of the plat is null and void.
10. After the final plat has been approved by City Council, the applicant/developer shall have two years to record the approved plat, or the final plat approval shall be null and void.
On February 24, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend APPROVAL (4-0, with two absent and one vacancy) of the request for the proposed preliminary plat for the La Vida Townhomes Subdivision, for the property located at the northwest corner of 34th Street and DeVane Drive, subject to the conditions of approval outlined in Attachment A of the attached modified condition in the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes.
Public Comments - Excerpts from Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes:
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
None
APPLICANT/APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE
None
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Motion by Lorraine Arney, Second by Malouff-Craig to APPROVE SUBD-43527-2024 as presented subject to the staff report and information provided during this hearing and the conditions in Attachment A with the removal of Condition #6 (identified in the original P&Z staff report). Motion carried unanimously, (4-0) with two absent and one vacancy.
Planning Commission Preliminary Plat Staff Report - Attached
The City Council’s approval of this motion accepts the final plat of the La Vida Townhomes Subdivision as submitted, including the conditions of approval set forth.
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
04/07/2025 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
04/04/2025 |