HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1999-05TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
® RESOLUTION NO. 1999-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN
HILLS, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA,
PROCLAIMING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
FOUNTAIN HILLS MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN
PRESERVE
WHEREAS, the McDowell Mountains are the most prominent scenic feature along the
western border of the Town of Fountain Hills with landmark views, lush Sonoran desert
vegetation, abundant wildlife, rock outcrops, and steeply carved hillsides and washes; and
WHEREAS, Fountain Hills' residents have given their strong support to maintain this
treasure for the enjoyment of all and for future generations to experience and enjoy; and
WHEREAS, the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission (FHMMPC) has defined
a mission to follow a defined action plan that will preserve, protect, and maintain the beauty and
heritage of the McDowell Mountains in perpetuity with provisions for appropriate public access
and use as deemed desirable by the Commission and subsequent preserve management
administration; and
WHEREAS, the first phase of the Fountain Hills McDowell Mountain Preserve
( FHMMP), and future additions to this land, will preserve a significant conservation and open
space resource, will maintain an appropriate areas of the preserve for natural habitat, and will
provide for limited public access in appropriate locations; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the Fountain Hills Town Council hereby establishes the Fountain Hills
McDowell Mountain Preserve ( FHMMP), the first phase consisting of 386 acres
of land owned by the Town, which area is more particularly described in
EXHIBIT "A" and depicted in EXHIBIT `B" attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.
Section 2: That the Fountain Hills Town Council hereby intends that as additional land is
acquired it will be added to the FHMMP.
Section 3: That the following general guidelines shall apply to the operation of the
FHMMP:
• Overall the FHMMP shall be maintained exclusively as open space, with land,
slope and vegetation conservation as its primary purpose with limited trail -
oriented, non - motorized recreational opportunities.
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• The first phase and subsequent acquisitions of a preserve shall be managed by the
Town until the completion and approval of a plan and recommendations for a
preserve management organization.
• The levels of access locations into the FHMMP shall be established within the
management and maintenance plan for the preserve.
• Additional and specific rules, regulations, and ordinances shall be prepared for
public safety, and to govern the use and occupancy of public land under the
supervision of the Town of Fountain Hills, and to insure that the FHMMP
resources are protected.
• In the future plan, the Town may consider including the FHMMP in an
intergovernmental management plan.
Section 4: That the FHMMP is hereby directed to prepare recommendations for consideration
by the Town Council in carrying out its management responsibilities for the
FHMMP.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21 st day of January, 1999.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTEST:
Sharon Morgan, M or Cassie B. Hansen
Town Clerk
REVIE D BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
f ,
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Tow Manager Town Attorney
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The McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission (MMPC) recommends that the Town Council
of Fountain Hills adopt a Preserve Management Plan for the new areas of open space
recently acquired by the Town. This ownership of open space requires protection, and it is timely
to provide proper guidance in management of the area.
Your Commission studied many options of operation and management that could be included
in a Management Plan. The recommended Plan outlines seven major components of
management that are specifically suited to the uniqueness of our Fountain Hill Preserve.
Approval of the concepts of this plan (i.e., Management under the supervision of
the Community Development Director combined with Policy guidance from the
Preservation Commission) would then allow the specific details of management
responsibilities to develop with and through the other Town Departments when
and as required. Detailed consideration of certain functions are also included in the
appended material where the Commission wishes to illustrate specific areas for consideration.
A Summary of Recommendations to be included in The Preserve Management
Plan
GENERAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY - The Community Development Director
shall be responsible for the implementation of management and maintenance of the Fountain
Hills McDowell Mountain Preserve (FHMMP)
POLICY DIRECTION - The FHMMP will provide all policy direction related to land usage and
operations with the Preserve.
STEWARDSHIP- Care of the Preserve shall be a joint responsibility of the Town and the
Community. Stewardship awareness will be basic to the protection of the open space, and will
be encouraged, and enhanced through a citizen Trail Marshall program.
PLANS & RULES- Detailed plans and rules will be developed by the MMPC to cover the
following:
Security - to be maintained by the Town
Trails & Trail Heads - Design and location of trail heads shall be sensitively
compatible with desert surrounding and proximity to neighborhoods.
Land Uses - For the most part the Preserve will be an undisturbed open space
for the existence and natural growth of the habitat. An access route on a North -South alignment
along the eastern side of the McDowell Mountains will be allowed. The plan does not include
other activities within the Preserve with the exception of items listed below under Education.
FIRE CONTROL - The Town shall recognize the Preserve specifically as part of the annual
contract with Rural Metro. The Town is responsible for providing proper fire emergency access
and maintenance of all trails leading to the protected open space.
EDUCATION - Programs designed to foster the study and research of elements within the
Preserve may be allowed under a system of specific permits.
INTER - GOVERNMENTAL PLANNING - As the development of the McDowell Sonoran
Preserve (MSP) progresses, there may be opportunity to consider a shared management plan
that would unite the McDowell Mountain Regional Park, MSP, and the FHMMP.
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EAGLE NEST \ EAGLE RIDGE NORTH 280 ACRE PARCEL
A portion of Sections 5, 61 71 8 and 17, Township 3 North, Range
6 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa
County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly line of Fountain Hills,
Arizona Final Plat No. 513 as recorded on December 6, 1994 in Book
387, Page 30 on the records of Maricopa County, said point being
South 00 degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 1126.26
feet from the northwest corner of said plat, and said point being
also South 04 degrees 02 minutes 42 seconds West a distance of
155.85 feet from the North Quarter Corner of said Section 8; thence
South 00 degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds West along the westerly line
of said Plat 513 a distance of 1143.09 feet; thence South 54
degrees 29 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 132.08 feet;
thence South 23 degrees 07 minutes 08 seconds West a distance of
326.77 feet to the northerly boundary of Sunridge Canyon; thence
departing said Plat 513, North 52 degrees 42 minutes 47 seconds
West along the boundary of Sunridge Canyon, a distance of 1380.05
feet; thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 08 seconds West a distance
of 1170.00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 05 minutes 38 seconds West
a distance of 145.08 feet to the line between Sections 7 and 8;
thence continuing, South 47 degrees 05 minutes 38 seconds West a
distance of 819.92 feet; thence South 33 degrees 51 minutes 29
seconds East a distance of 1079.90 feet to the line between
Sections 7 and 8; thence continuing, South 33 degrees 51 minutes 29
seconds East a distance of 0.60 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 443.00 feet; thence South 45
degrees 20 minutes 48 seconds East a distance of 1434.00 feet;
thence South 85 degrees 56 minutes 43 seconds East a distance of
1413.50 feet; thence North 60 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds East a
distance of 351.50 feet; thence South 61 degrees 42 minutes 39
seconds East a distance of 517.00 feet; thence South 32 degrees 00
minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 990.50 feet; thence South 77
degrees 52 minutes 11 seconds East a distance of 475.50 feet;
thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 42 seconds East a distance of
160.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 22 minutes 34 seconds East a
distance of 420.00 feet; thence South 34 degrees 59 minutes 16
seconds West a distance of 440.27 feet to the line between Sections
8 and 17; thence continuing, South 34 degrees 59 minutes 16 seconds
West a distance of 536.23 feet; thence South 43 degrees 24 minutes
28 seconds West a distance of 411.54 feet; thence departing the
boundary of Sunridge Canyon, North 58 degrees 17 minutes 01 seconds
West a distance of 1401.18 feet to the line between Sections 8 and
17; thence continuing, North 58 degrees 17 minutes 01 seconds West
a distance of 3123.69 feet; thence North 30 degrees 59 minutes 00
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seconds West a distance of 195.04 feet to the line between Sections
7 and 8; thence continuing, North 30 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds
West a distance of 1965.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes
04 seconds West a distance of 1804.35 feet to the line between
Sections 6 and 7; thence continuing North 00 degrees 00 minutes 04
seconds West a distance of 114.87 feet,thence North 89 degrees 59
minutes 34 seconds East a distance of 1008.31 feet to the line
between Sections 5 and 6; thence continuing North 89 degrees 59
minutes 34 seconds East a distance of 1010.05 feet; thence South 50
degrees 14 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 183.47 feet to the
line between Sections 5 and 8; thence continuing South 50 degrees
14 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 249.07 feet; thence South
90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 1280.19 feet to
the POINT OF BEGINNING.
EXCEPTING, Reservoir Site No. 5 and the access road to said site,
described as follows:
A portion of Section 8, Township 3 North, Range 6 East of the Gila
and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly line of Fountain Hills,
Arizona Final Plat No. 513 as recorded on December 6, 1994 in Book
387, Page 30 on the records of Maricopa County, said point being
South 00 degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 1951.51
feet from the northwest corner of said plat; thence South 00
degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds West along said westerly line, a
distance of 45.35 feet; thence departing said line, South 62
degrees 27 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 11.55 feet to the
beginning of a tangent curve concave northerly and having a radius
of 220.00 feet; thence along the arc of said curve through a
central angle of 48 degrees 00 minutes 29 seconds an arc length of
184.34 feet; thence North 69 degrees 31 minutes 37 seconds West a
distance of 53.38 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave
southerly and having a radius of 180.00 feet; thence along the arc
of said curve through a central angel of 14 degrees 26 minutes 27
seconds an arc length of 45.37 feet; thence North 83 degrees 58
minutes 04 seconds West a distance of 217.62 feet to the beginning
of a tangent curve concave southerly an having a radius of 80.00
feet; thence along the arc of said curve through a central angle of
17 degrees 27 minutes 58 seconds an arc length of 24.39 feet;
thence South 78 degrees 33 minutes 58 seconds West a distance of
91.00 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave northerly
and having a radius of 220.00 feet; thence along the arc of said
curve through a central angle of 12 degrees 09 minutes 12 seconds
an arc length of 46.67 feet; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes 50
seconds West a distance of 76.78 feet to the beginning of a tangent
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curve concave northerly and having a radius of 220.00 feet; thence
along the arc of said curve through a central angle of 19 degrees
12 minutes 31 seconds an arc length of 73.76 feet; thence North 70
degrees 04 minutes 19 seconds West a distance of 99.51 feet; thence
South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 90.00
feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance
of 150.71 feet to the northerly line of Sunridge Canyon; thence
North 52 degrees 42 minutes 47 seconds along said amine a distance
of 124.80 feet; thence departing said line, North 00 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 174.40 feet; thence North 90
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 250.00 feet;
thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of
117.45 feet; thence South 70 degrees 04 minutes 19 second East a
distance of 114.01 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave
northerly and having a radius of 180.00 feet; thence along the arc
of said curve through a central angle of 19 degrees 12 minutes 31
seconds an arc length of 60.35 feet; thence South 89 degrees 16
minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 76.78 feet to the beginning
of a tangent curve concave northerly and having a radius of 180.00
feet; thence along the arc of said curve through a central angle of
12 degrees 09 minutes 12 seconds an arc length of 38.18 feet;
thence North 78 degrees 33 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of
91.00 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave southerly an
having a radius of 120.00 feet; thence along the arc of said curve
through a central angle of 17 degrees 27 minutes 58 seconds an arc
length of 36.58 feet; thence South 83 degrees 58 minutes 04 seconds
East a distance of 217.62 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve
concave southerly and having a radius of 220.00 feet; thence along
the arc of said curve through a central angel of 14 degrees 26
minutes 27 seconds an arc length of 55.45 feet; thence South 69
degrees 31 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 53.38 feet to the
beginning of a tangent curve concave northerly and having a radius
of 180.00 feet; thence along the arc of said curve through a
central angle of 48 degrees 00 minutes 29 seconds an arc length of
150.82 feet; thence North 62 degrees 27 minutes 54 seconds East a
distance of 32.91 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
This parcel contains a net area of 280.0011 acres more or less.
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Attachment "A"
PROPOSED TOWN PRESERVATION PARCEL
Q�' A parcel of land located in Section 6 and Section 7, Township 3
North, Range 6 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,
Maricopa County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the west line of said Section 6, said point
being North 00 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of
947.52 feet from the Southwest Corner of said Section 6, thence
departing said line, South 61 degrees 44 minutes 01 seconds East a
distance of 1996.15 feet to a point on the line between said
Section 6 and Section 7, said point being South 89 degrees 55
minutes 42 seconds West a distance of 860.19 from the Quarter,
Corner between said Sections; thence departing said Section 6 and
continuing South 61 degrees 44 minutes 01 seconds East a distance
of 138.27 feet; thence South 24 degrees 52 minutes 43 seconds West
a distance of 372.50 feet; thence South 75 degrees 46 minutes 56
seconds West a distance of 925.00 feet; thence South 42 degrees 52
minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 326.00 feet; thence North 39
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 232.00 feet;
thence South 26 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of
148.00,feet; thence South 77 degrees 47 minutes 44 seconds East a
distance of 911.14 feet; thence North 59 degrees 09 minutes 00
seconds East a distance of 291.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 04
minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 730.00 feet; thence North 05
degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 300.00 feet;
thence North 68 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of
160.00 feet; thence North 34 degrees 02 minutes 00 seconds East a
distance of 220.00 feet; thence North 21 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds West a distance of 200.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 15
minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 447.49 feet to a point on the
line between said Section 6 and Section 7, said point being North
89 degrees 57 minutes 26 seconds East a distance of 299.66 feet
from the Quarter Corner between said Sections; thence departing
Section 7, North 43 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East a distance
of 486.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds West
a distance of 904.00 feet; thence South 81 degrees 35 minutes 00
seconds West a distance of 260.00 feet; thence North 60 degrees 18
minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 380.00 feet; thence North 08
degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 620.00 feet;
thence South 39 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of
420.00 feet; thence North 72 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West a
distance of 184.00 feet; thence North 15 degrees 25 minutes 00
seconds West a distance of 212.00 feet; thence South 77 degrees 12
minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 224.00 feet; thence North 01
degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 566.00 feet;
thence North 76 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of
167.00 feet; thence North 22 degrees 11 minutes 07 seconds West a
distance of 339.94 feet; thence North 34 degrees 34 minutes 20
Legal Number 911
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seconds West a distance of 1022.00 feet; thence North 08 degrees 35
minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 146.00 feet; thence North 74
degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 370.00 feet;
thence North 70 degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds West a distance of
724.07 feet to the westerly line of said Section 6; thence South 00
degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East along said line, a distance of
2335.98 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
This parcel contains an area of 106.0000 acres more or less.
Legal Number 911
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