HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1991-07RESOLUTION NO. 1991 -07
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, ADOPTING AN ENHANCED
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE TO INFORM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITES
OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.
WHEREAS, the MAG Regional Development Policy Committee was
formed to guide the regional process of addressing the urban growth
concerns of local governments within this region; and
WHEREAS, a primary objective of the Regional Development
Policy Committee is to evaluate current land use policies and
recommend means to enhance regional cooperation and compatibility
between the member agencies; and
WHEREAS, a basic principle held by the MAG member agencies is
that local governments are the most appropriate vehicle for
planning for and providing residents with local services and
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, communities are able to most effectively plan for
these future infrastructure and service needs when they are fully
informed of potential future demands; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that local governments are aware
of future demands so that they may provide necessary support, it is
important that communities within the MAG region communicate with
each other regarding planning and zoning decisions that may pose
impacts beyond their borders; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Fountain Hills wishes to voluntarily
share public information with its neighboring communities in an
effort to aid their planning efforts and reduce the potential for
incompatible activities to occur; and
WHEREAS, a precedent for establishing notification procedures
to inform neighboring jurisdictions has been established in state
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statutes (A.R.S. § 9- 461.05F and 9- 462.04 A); and
WHEREAS, the Enhanced Notification Procedure as prepared for
the MAG Regional Development Policy Committee has been developed by
the member agencies with input from other public entities as well
as private sector representatives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council
of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, that the Town of Fountain
Hills hereby adopts the Enhanced Notification Procedure, as
outlined in Appendix A, attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE Mayor and Common Council of the Town
of Fountain Hills, Arizona, this 7th day of March, 1991.
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John M. C t o, 'MWfA
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Farrell, Town Attorney
REVLEW D BY:
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aul L. Nordin, Town Manager
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Appendix A
ENHANCED NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE GUIDELINES
In adopting this Enhanced Notification Procedure, the MAG member agencies agree to
notification requirements in addition to those required by statutes. This Procedure will be
followed when communicating information to adjacent jurisdictions regarding large -scale
development proposals that may impact their community. To augment the existing
notification requirements, development proposals requiring a public hearing and City /Town
Council or Board of Supervisor approval, md meeting or exceeding the specific size and
location requirements (see Threshold Criteria), trigger the Enhanced Notification Procedure.
The Procedure then dictates that a "request for comments" form, which will be standardized
and provided by MAG, be completed by the "host" jurisdiction (the community within which
the subject property is located). The form will contain information on the proposed project,
and will indicate the timeframe within which neighboring jurisdictions may provide comments
on potential effects of the proposal on their jurisdiction. The timeframe specified by the "host"
will be no longer than the normal timeframe necessary for the "host" jurisdiction to conduct its
internal review of the project. Copies of this request form will be distributed as expeditiously
as possible by the "host" jurisdiction to all MAG member agencies that may be effected by the
development activity, according to the threshold criteria. Persons within each member agency
that will be responsible for communicating this information and responding to the "request for
comments" will be identified by the MAG Management Committee representatives.
Although all comments provided by a neighboring community are for informational purposes
only, it is desired that staff members of the communities would communicate with each other
in an attempt to alleviate potential impacts of the development activity. A letter
communicating the final decision of the "host" jurisdiction will be provided to the commenting
entity regardless of the outcome. This will apply whether: 1) the neighboring community has
no comments; 2) the concerns identified will be addressed by the "host" jurisdiction; or 3) the
concerns transmitted will not be addressed. It is requested that copies of the request forms
b the "host" to MAG so that an assessment of this
and comments received be provided y ,
Procedure may be conducted one year after its implementation.
THRESHOLD CRITERIA
Individual development proposals requiring action of the City /Town Council or Board of
Supervisors and involving a public hearing (such as annexations, general plan elements and
amendments, master plans, special study areas, development plans, development agreements,
specific plans, community facilities districts, zoning and rezoning applications and preliminary
plats) will be reviewed by the host jurisdiction to ascertain whether the threshold criteria
indicates expanded notification of the project. The Enhanced Notification Procedure applies to
initial as well as subsequent requests for new development activity and additions, which
require a public hearing ind meet or exceed the threshold criteria.
The intent of assigning threshold criteria for this Procedure is to capture only those major
developments that because of their size and /or location could potentially impose impacts upon
more than one jurisdiction. The threshold criteria are technically met only if a proposal (as
defined above) is within the noted distance from another jurisdiction (excluding Class I county
islands - unincorporated areas that are completely surrounded by incorporated municipalities)
and is as large or larger than the size criteria indicated. Where a development size is not
specified, all activity meeting the distance criteria within that land use category are subject to
the Enhanced Notification Procedure.
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Land Use Activity*
Private:
(Wo, Automotive Sales
Commercial /Office
Hotel /Motel /Resort
Industrial
Residential
Resource Production and Extraction
Public /Quasi - public:
Airport /Related Facilities
Correctional Facilities
Hospitals
Places of Public Assembly
Power /Communication Facilities
Public Service Facilities
Public Uses
Solid Waste Management Facilities
Transportation Facilities
Wastewater Management Facilities
Any activity altering the flood plain elevation
(* see Page 3 for definitions)
Threshold Criteria
2 miles /multiple dealerships
1 mile /200,000 square feet
1 mile /250 rooms
1 mile /200,000 square feet 9z 40 acres
1 mile /500 units
2 miles
2 miles
2 miles
2 miles /150 beds
2 miles /5,000 seating capacity /2,000
parking spaces
2 miles
2 miles /20 acres
2 miles
3 miles (currently required)
1 mile /250 spaces
3 miles (currently required)
within a flood plain (notify adjacent
jurisdictions)
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LAND USE ACTIVITY
DEFINITIONS
Airport Related Facilities: Anything to allow significantly more or larger traffic such as new
runways, extension of existing runways, strengthening runways, land acquisition for expansion
purposes, changes in classification.
Automotive Sales: Auto malls.
Commercial/Office: Retail trade, professional office, services.
Hotel/Motel/Resort: Temporary lodging facilities.
Industrial: Employment related activities including manufacturing, wholesale trade.
Places of Public Assembly: Cultural, entertainment and recreational facilities; convention
centers.
Power/Communication Facilities: Activities associated with the generation and distribution of
power/ communications such as substations, switching stations, generating stations.
Public Service Facilities: Police or fire stations, libraries, post offices, or other governmental
buildings or facilities that utilize at least one acre.
Public Uses: Golf courses, parks, schools, cemeteries.
Residential: All housing activity including individual household units, group living
accommodations, mobile -home parks.
Resource Production and Extraction: Mining operations.
Solid Waste Management Facilities: Any use dealing with resource conservation or recovery,
or with the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing treatment
or disposal of solid waste.
Transportation - related Facilities: Park and ride lots, land devoted to moving, storing and
servicing motor vehicles, bus terminals.
Wastewater Management Facilities: Treatment facilities, reclamation plants.
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