On September 6th at 6:00 p.m., the proposed PUD at 7th St. and Colter will be heard and voted on at the Camelback East Village Committee meeting. If you haven’t sent in your email/letter of opposition, now is the time to do so. The developer has been seeking support for months via a door to door petition process. We are discovering that some of the information shared by the community canvassers has been misleading, so if you signed this petition, please understand the true details of the project. We would appreciate you noting any misleading information in your letter of opposition.
The Board of Directors of the North Central Phoenix Homeowners Association has unanimously voted to oppose the current design of the proposed PUD at 7th St. and Colter. Efforts to collaborate with the developer to design a more contextual, neighborhood friendly project has produced no results. All the concerns we have (proposed height, density, setbacks and ingress/egress) are the same concerns the City of Phoenix has voiced to the developer. But, to date, there are no substantial revisions or action taken by the developer.
If this project is approved, it will be the tallest and most dense building north of Camelback and set a precedent for any further development in North Central. Note: The photo of the elevations above would be at ZERO setbacks on the east and north at a height is 60 feet. To see more details about this project, please read our earlier post. Windsor Square Historic District, the Murphy Trails Estates NA, Phoenix Mid-Century Modern NA and the Peak NA are all opposed to this proposed PUD.
What can you do?
Please submit a letter of opposition in your own words to the Camelback Village Committee prior to September 6. Unfortunately, we will be asking you to do this 3 times: 1)for the Camelback East VPC; 2) for Planning Commission; 3) for City Council. Every time there is a request to change the underlying zoning it goes through these 3 bodies.
Send your email to the following:
TO: sarah.stockham@phoenix.gov
CC: council.district.6@phoenix.gov
RE: Z-27-22-6 Zola North Central
Salutation: Dear Chairman Swart and Camelback East VPC Members
Some suggestions for content:
This parcel is currently zoned for multi-family development and why does the developer need egregious exceptions in height, density and setbacks vs. what is currently allowed
Ingress/Egress solely off of Colter will create traffic congestion, safety hazards especially in light of the future changes on Colter to be multi-modal.
If approved this will completely change the character of Uptown No. Central with the excessive height and density
The requested zero setbacks will negatively impact the property values of the condos to the east, as well as a exposed parking garage
Collaborative efforts to work with the developer and the developer’s representative have been ignored
We are not against new development but this proposed PUD is in violation of the General Plan and is out of context with the surrounding neighborhood.
Thank you for your continued support in protecting the integrity of North Central.