The Tempe Development Review Commission held a regular meeting on October 10, 2023, at 2:00 PM (UTC). The commission approved consent agenda items for Friendship Village Lifecare Retirement Community, Elliot and Hardy industrial buildings, and Tempe Zoning and Development Code amendments. The main discussion item was a use permit for a second-story addition to a single-family residence at 5817 South Alder Drive (Cloud Residence). Public comments were heard, and the item was approved with a condition regarding egress windows.
That'd be it. Okay, let's get going. Welcome everyone to the development review commission. Um meeting October 10th, 2023. The purpose, uh I'll read through the purpose is the development review commission is created to hold public meetings and hearings to provide analysis and recommendations to the city council regarding general land use policies and applications where the commission has recommendatory power and to render final decisions on specified applications where the commission has final decision making power, including but not limited to all aspects of a proposed and future development. Development review commission recognizes that the creation of a desirable environment throughout the city for residents, businesses, and industry is a prime requisite for the interdependence of land values, aesthetics, and good site planning by promoting harmonious, safe, attractive, and compatible development that is therefore considered to be in the interest in the best interest of public health, safety, and general welfare. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the development review commission may file an appeal to the city council within 14 calendar days after the development review commission has rendered its final decision. Development review commission recommendations to the city council are not final decisions. Here with us tonight, we have we have commissioners Larry Tom, Don Cassano, Michelle Schwartz, uh sorry, Vice Chair Michelle Schwartz, Commissioner Barbara Lloyd, Linda Spears, and Joe Forte. With us in staff from staff is Jeff Tamolevich, Ryan Levake, Karen Stoval, Chris Jasper, Joanna Barry, and Jason Wolf. If you've come tonight to speak on a case, you will be given up to three minutes to speak. Our staff will assist in monitoring of the time. Also, please note that the web WebEx chat box is not monitored or moderated. We will have a consent agenda tonight. Um, which means that I will read the items for the consent agenda and ask if anyone in the audience is here to have that has questions regarding any of those items that we plan to place on the consent agenda. If there's no opposition, I will call for a motion to approve the consent agenda, and a vote will be taken. We will actually have two consent agendas this evening. Uh, one of our commissioners will um is is not going to be voting on one of the items tonight. Okay, with that, um first item on the agenda is the development review commission study session and regular meeting minutes from September 12th, Mr. Chairman Cassano. I make a motion for approval of the minutes uh study commission on September 12th and the regular meeting on September 12th. Thank you. And is there a second second? Seconded by Commissioner Spears. Uh, all those in favor that were here for that. Okay. And then we have two two members abstaining because they were not here for that study session or regular meeting. Okay, next on the agenda. Uh let me look at these real quick. These are both for okay. So on our consent agenda tonight, the first item we are going to have on consent is actually item number five, friendship friendship village life care retirement community. Was there anyone in the audience wishing to hear that or speak to that item? Okay, fantastic. Um that is the first consent agenda item. Um, is there a motion for that? Commissioner Spears. Um, I move to approve the consent agenda for item five. And there is a second. Second. Commissioner Lloyd. All those in favor, raise your hand. Okay. And uh Commissioner Cassano is abstaining for that vote. So that is um unanimous unanimous with one abstention abstention. Okay, the second consent agenda will be for item number two. Elliot and Hardy, was anyone here to um hear that or speak to that item? Okay, seeing none. Um then item number six, which would be Tempe zoning and development code. Was there anyone here wishing to hear that? Or speak to that.