Planning & Zoning Commission
Regular MeetingPinetop-Lakeside, AZ · August 8, 2024
Agenda
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF PINETOP-LAKESIDE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.
TOWN OF PINETOP-LAKESIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
325 W. WHITE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, LAKESIDE, AZ 85929
AGENDA
A. Call to Order: Chairman
Roll Call and Ascertain Quorum
Pledge of Allegiance
B. Call to the Public: Chairman
This is a business meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Town values and
welcomes public input. Please address the Commission as a whole and not individual
Commission Members. Do not address staff or members of the audience. Commission action
on items brought up in Call to the Public is limited by the Open Meeting Law. The
Commission may direct staff to study the matter and reschedule for further consideration at a
later date. Items on the agenda will not be heard or discussed in Call to the Public. Individuals
are limited to three (3) minutes.
C. Minutes:
C.1 Consider approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting Deputy Town Clerk
of the Planning and Zoning Commission held on July 11,
2024.
D. New Business:
Public comment will be taken at the beginning of each agenda item,
after the subject has been announced by the Chairman and explained
by staff. Any citizen, who wishes, may speak one time for five (5)
minutes on each agenda item before or after Commission discussion.
Questions from Commission Members, however, may be directed to
staff or a member of the public through the Chairman at any time.
D.1 Select Planning and Zoning Commission Chair and Vice Chair Community
for 2024-2025. Development
Director Loyd
E. Adjournment: Chairman
Posted on August 2, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Town Hall
Mackenzie Valichnac 325 W. White Mountain Blvd. Town Website
Deputy Town Clerk Lakeside, AZ 85929 https://pinetoplakesideaz.gov
Pinetop U.S. Post Office Lakeside U.S. Post Office
712 E. White Mountain Blvd. 1815 W. Jackson Lane
Pinetop, AZ 85935 Lakeside, AZ 85929
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Meeting Date: August 8, 2024 Agenda Item #: C.1
Subject: Consider approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Planning and
Zoning Commission held on July 11, 2024.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE TOWN OF PINETOP-LAKESIDE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION, HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024
AT TOWN OF PINETOP-LAKESIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
325 W. WHITE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, LAKESIDE, AZ 85929
SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MAY PARTICIPATE TELEPHONICALLY.
A. Call to Order
Chairman Turner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chairman Turner led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call:
The following Members were present:
Harry Turner Chairman
Tim Kendzlic Vice Chairman
Alison Stewart Commission Member
Jack Pence Commission Member
John Salskov Commission Member
Timothy Williams Commission Member
The following Member was absent:
Todd Fernau Commission Member
Also Present:
Jeremiah Loyd Community Development Director
Mackenzie Valichnac Deputy Clerk
Kristi Salskov Town Clerk
Annie DeRosier Marketing Coordinator
Rob Hephner Creative Services
B. Call to the Public
Chairman Turner called for public comments.
Rob Ingels offered the following comments, “Thank you Chairman and
Commissioners. It’s not very often that I get to look up this year and actually see the
Planning Commission. I want to thank those of you that are here tonight, and I
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appreciate the work that you do. I want to comment on having the minutes come up
tonight. It was pleasant to see discussion amongst the Commissioners regarding
issues that were important to the community. Reading through those minutes I felt
good about being a citizen in a town with you guys as a Commission. I appreciate
when we are here observing or participating in meetings, to see the dialogue and to
know how our Commissioners feel about our community. Thank you for that. I am
going to express at this point that I find it difficult when I come in and out of the
town offices for meetings like this where certain agenda items could be reflected
with the Town Zoning map on the wall with maybe a 3’ x 4’ sized map. If things
needed to be referenced where certain zones are or the Future Land Use Map which
is part of the 2015 General Plan. I think that those are important documents for a
Planning Commission and for the citizens to have access to if they are here in the
Chambers when matters are being discussed that are relative to that. Maybe it’s
always easy to push a button and have screens show the zoning map or the future
land use map as items are being discussed that are planning issues for the
Commission. But as a citizen, having a little piece of paper with a map to reference
and share with others what that means, it’s difficult. Maybe as a future agenda item
the Commission can discuss if that is valued or not. Thank you.”
C. Consent Agenda
C.1Consider approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Planning and Zoning Commission held on April 11, 2024.
Vice Chairman Kendzlic moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting
of the Planning and Zoning Commission held on April 11, 2024. Commissioner
Stewart seconded the motion and by show of hands the following vote was
recorded:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN
Harry Turner X
Tim Kendzlic X
Alison Stewart X
Jack Pence X
John Salskov X
Timothy Williams X
Chairman Turner declared the motion passed 6-0.
D. New Business
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D.1 Public Hearing, Discussion and Legal Action regarding creating Town
Code Chapter 17.08.055, thereby regulating the Placement of Manufactured
Homes.
Community Development Director Loyd reviewed his staff report and said that
limiting the placement of modular and manufactured homes to those that are no older
than ten years old will improve the aesthetic of the Town, ensure safety, reduce costs
of abatement, and adhere to high quality development that is outlined in the General
Plan. The recommendation is to add Town Code Chapter 17.08.055 and regulate
the placement of manufactured homes.
Chairman Turner opened the Public Hearing, no comments were offered, so the
Public Hearing was closed. Chairman Turner asked if the Commissioners had any
questions or discussion.
Chairman Turner made a motion to recommend approving Town Code 17.08.055,
Placement of Manufactured Homes, thereby regulating the installation of
Manufactured Homes, to the Town Council. Commissioner Williams seconded the
motion and by a show of hands the following vote was recorded:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN
Harry Turner X
Tim Kendzlic X
Alison Stewart X
John Salskov X
Jack Pence X
Timothy Williams X
Chairman Turner declared the motion passed with a 6-0 vote.
D.2 Public Hearing, Discussion and Legal Action regarding a Minor
Amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan changing the land
use designation from R-Low to Planned Development for 32.3 gross acres on
the corner of Show Low Lake Road and White Mountain Boulevard for the
Lake Pointe Development.
Community Development Director Loyd reviewed his staff report and stated, that
the applicant is requesting Community Commercial Land Use designation along
White Mountain Blvd and Planned Development in the back for townhomes.
Director Loyd stated that Planned Development designation in the Land Use
Element would allow for both requested zonings. Mountain Gate, which is northwest
of this property, is designated as Planned Development. The parcels being
considered have a net acreage of 31.05 acres.
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The applicant, Jeff Fassett, stated, “Thank you for having us here. My name is Jeff
Fassett, and we are all natives of Arizona. I actually married Kate Baldwin who
graduated from Blue Ridge. So, for the last 18 years I have been coming up here a
lot. My mother and father-in-law, who are here, have been residents for 50 years in
the community. Gene Cooper is a veteran and owned a fire suppression company
for 40 years. This lends to making sure that everything is aligned with fire concerns.
The other member here is Daryl Fassett and he is also an Arizona native. His
background is in landscape architecture. So, he brings value to work with the land
and developing it without scraping it down and then building it from the ground up.
Like I said, we are all natives of Arizona, and we are looking for successful small
business owners who have been coming to Pinetop-Lakeside for decades. We are not
a big company from out of state coming and telling Pinetop-Lakeside what we think
you need, and this is what we are going to do. We want to work with the community
and build something that is going to highlight the uniqueness of Pinetop-Lakeside
for generations to come. Like I said, we are all natives and I have a couple of kids.
When we come up here it would be cool to have a legacy project that we can come
and play pickleball on the court that dad helped develop. We have been working
hard meeting with the public, we have met with the neighbors, and my mother and
father-in-law to learn about Pinetop, Jeremiah has been amazing to help us get
insight on what the Town needs. We used Painted Skyes for the topo map and
surveying. We are looking to focus on a truly public space where you can play
pickleball. People say that pickleball is the biggest keyword ever. We have an all-
weather community center, maybe indoor golf, or some other yard games.
Somewhere the community can get together and have an event space. The hotel is
along the front and there is a rock outcropping. That is going to be the feature photo
spot and have a waterfall. The hotel is not going to just be one level, it is going to
be 3 or 4 levels, working with the contour of the land. The plan is to build a hotel
that works with the land and that has an amazing venue space for pictures, prom,
weddings, and special events. We have shops that will be on the top left. The thought
there is to highlight local shops. We are not looking to bring in national chains
necessarily. The Woodland Lake path in Pinetop-Lakeside is amazing. We are going
to keep the pathways that are there so that people can exercise and ride their bikes
or whatever they want to do there. We are working with local engineers. We had a
long meeting with Bruce Ironside talking about some things that the Town needs.
We have been working with the utility companies and they have been great. We have
a general idea of where the sewer will be. All three, the power, water, and sewer
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companies said that they have the capacity to take this project on. We have well over
the 30% open space which is required by the Town. Like I said, our goal is to
increase the visibility and uniqueness of Pinetop through this project. The houses
and buildings are going to be in line with the look and feel of Pinetop. We are looking
for the front portion to ideally be commercial and the back portion to be a little
higher density residential, with the townhomes. Like Jeremiah said, everything
around the front is already commercial. The benefit of changing this to commercial
is that we have a clear plan in place, instead of someone else coming in and doing
whatever they want because it is already zoned. Jeremiah went over how the project
fits in line with the amendments that you all tried to do a few years ago. I don’t feel
like we are asking for something too crazy. When talking to the community and the
neighbors, we heard that a big concern was traffic. With about 28,000 vehicles a
day on White Mountain Blvd., we would probably end up putting in a stop light at
Show Low Lake Road. This would provide a break. I was talking to Donnie earlier
and he said that his daughter got hit there and I could see that because it took about
5 minutes for us to be able to turn left out of there. Having a light there would ease
the traffic and provide a safer way for people to turn in and out. I just went through
this in Phoenix and the developer said they wanted to put in a light, and we weren’t
sure, and it has been a godsend because it creates a break in traffic. This will also
help with safety for those who are trying to turn left and go into town.”
Chairman Turner asked if the applicant is planning on working with ADOT.
Jeff Fassett responded, “Yes, we are planning on working with ADOT to see what is
the safest and what makes the most sense for the community. There is some room on
the corner that we could use to widen the road to make a lane to use to turn left.
There is enough room that we could do that. That is totally reasonable.”
Vice Chairman Kendzlic asked if the first phase will be the hotel and commercial
buildings.
Jeff Fassett answered, “Probably. Right now, we are leaning towards having the
front pad with a coffee shop or some type of quick service place there and the hotel.
We would also like to build out some of the community center because that will
attract people to the hotel and the amenities and piggyback off of that. Working with
a designer here in town, we will work to design the residential portion in the back.
We will pre-sale those and then start building those. It will be a couple phases. The
first will be the hotel and quick serve up front and then at least the groundwork for
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the community center. Then we will pre-sale the townhomes and build them in three
or four phases.”
Vice Chairman Kendzlic said that this is nice project and it aligns with what survey
takers said the town needs.
Chairman Turner asked if the residential sites will be single-family homes,
townhomes, or a mixture.
Jeff Fassett replied that they are planning on building duplexes and focus on
workforce housing. Some may be single story, and some may be two-story,
depending on the land. But it is early in the process to finalize that.
Chairman Turner opened the public hearing.
Mina Henning stated, “Good afternoon, Chairman and Commissioners. Thank you
for giving me the time to speak. As a resident who was born and raised up here, I
encourage you to vote in favor of projects like this. With the increase of residents
that have come to this community, and I have seen a big change in this community,
the town depends on businesses for the infrastructure, the roads, law enforcement,
for everything. I definitely encourage you guys to vote in favor of projects like this
and businesses. With that comes a double edge sword, the more residents that we
get up here the more we have to allow for businesses and new to come in. So, I
definitely encourage you guys to vote in favor of this. Thank you.”
Chairman Turner thanked Mina Henning for her comments and invited Eduardo
Coronado to speak.
Eduardo Coronado stated, “Good evening, Chairman and Commissioners. Thank
you for allowing me a little bit of time to address you. We own the building that is
directly across from the go-carts. It is the stand alone building and that building
will be abutting the proposed project so it will directly impact our building. The
objection that I have is not necessarily the business part but changing to accomadate
the residential part. This would allow a change from low density to now high density.
That will impact the area, the environment, the traffic, the noise levels, the character
of the area and obviously I would look disingenuous if I didn’t say that that part of
the project will adversely affect the value of our property. My biggest misgiving is
not the commercial part of this because I think it fits but going from low density to
high density because of the additional residential area. That will directly abut to our
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property. The only thing that really separates us is a little marsh area between our
property and the project.”
Vice Chairman Kendzlic stated that finding housing is an issue for residents and that
townhomes would help workers who cannot afford million-dollar homes.
Eduardo Coronado continued, “I understand what you are saying. If those homes
were not as condensed as what I understand they are going to be, and if they were
million-dollar homes, I would probably not be here. But since they are not going to
be, as I said, I would be disingenuous if I said all of my motives were altruistic. Part
of this is financial. Those homes will affect the property that we own. I understand
what you are saying but this is not zoned for that. They are not zoned, and we are
talking about rezoning. When we bought the property, we relied on the zoning.
Changing the zoning changes our investments. Thank you and have a good evening.”
Jeff Fassett stated that with development costs these homes will be higher end and
there is a buffer that cannot be developed by the law office. The noise and traffic
should not negatively impact the surrounding properties.
Commissioner Stewart asked what the estimated price would be.
Jeff Fassett answered that without engineering it is difficult to know but the range is
$450,000-700,000.
Commissioner Stewart responded that that range is not for the local workforce.
Chairman Turner stated that the range is comparable to the Mountain Gate
Townhomes that are nearby.
Robert Ingels offered the following comments, “Robert Ingels, Penrod Lane,
resident of Pinetop, resident since 1978. I served as the Planning and Zoning vice
chairman in 1985. I have kind of kept an eye on things and how things have altered.
I am going to stick to the agenda item. R-low that is illustrated from the Future Land
Use Map. If I am correct, there is a designation on the Future Land Use Map called
Planned Development. That would come on the Future Land Use Map so that we
could plan what type of development could occur. That could mean that parts of it
would be commercial, part could be PUD residential, and part could be
neighborhood residential. At this point though, all 6 parcels are under one
ownership, and they were all purchased as R-low. The desire of the owner of the
property is to do planned unit development, at this point I suggest that this
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Commission promptly moves ahead with the alteration of the Future Land Use Map
and consider this for Planned Development at this time. The issues that seem to be
coming up seem to be appropriate for the next item more so than right now. Due to
the Highway 260 property frontage, I think its 422 feet of frontage which most
commercial properties tie into the highway instead of side streets. Although I reside
on Penrod Lane in Pinetop, it’s a little shady and cold in the wintertime. We own
two properties in Show Low Lake Estates that are contingent that I like open space
and trees and neighbors not right on top of me. That residential area is my future
retirement area. Some of my concerns for Planned Development include safety and
health and traffic and trying to maintain as much of the elements of our General
Plan that ensure that our natural environment is intact. The elements that I consider
Planned Development are right now and the details of what type PUD or
Commercial or if it should remain R-low. But it is under one ownership, six parcels,
and I think one is just over one acre in size. Thank you.”
Larry McCormick stated, “By the way it is very difficult in this building to hear the
comments. You have to do something about the volume. I have my hearing aids up
full blast and I’m not hearing anything. At the behest of Jeremiah Loyd, the two
partners involved in Lake Pointe attended a PVC meeting at my house. I wanted to
point out a few things so that you know who you might be going in to bed with. First
of all, they did a great presentation. I spoke to both partners on the patio of my house
as they were leaving, and I told them that if Brett Cote had made a presentation like
that then we would probably be staring at an RV park across the street on Vallery
Lane. They came prepared. Some of these are good and some of them are bad. First
of all, these two gentlemen have no experience in this area. I think they told me they
have a 20-30 million dollar budget. That is a lot of money. I don’t know how you go
about constructing an area like that without experience. In their presentation there
seems to be a lot of ‘what ifs’ and ‘maybes.’ I think before you approve or disapprove
this, you might want to meet and get an idea of what exactly they want to do. The
decision is final if you approve it. I would be concerned about some of the
indecisions. Some of the questions that were asked were whether or not they knew if
they needed a stop light and whether or not it would be on Show Low Lake Road or
on the 260. They weren’t sure at this point. I do not know where the best place is
either, but I do know that they need a stop light. Other than that, the one thing that
bothers me is the short cuts and the other ways to get to the property. The traffic that
goes through Show Low Lake Road, there are three 90 degree turns in that area.
Once you get over the street that goes to Home Depot that is kind of a sleepy area.
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There are a lot of walkers and a lot foot traffic and a lot of fishermen so I don’t know
how that would effect things long term. I know there is one homeowner on Show Low
Lake Road has signs out that say “children, slow down.” You know how that goes,
especially last weekend, 4th of July weekend. It was a mad house around here. But
anyway, that is all that I have.”
Chairman Turner closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Williams stated that he thinks the front portion should stay
commercial and the rest should be planned development, instead of the whole thing
being planned development.
Community Development Director Loyd stated that is what the applicant requested.
Commissioner Salskov stated that having commercial in the front is advantageous
for the applicant to build what is proposed.
Commissioner Williams made a motion to recommend Zoning Amendment Z-89 to
the Zoning Map of the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, thereby amending the Zoning
Map for approximately 32.3 gross acres for the following APNs: 212-01-019A, 212-
01-019B, 212-01-020, 212-01-021A, 212-01-022C, 212-01-022D from R-Low to
Commercial in the front and PUD for the rest to the Town Council. Vice Chairman
Kendzlic seconded the motion. The motion was rescinded since the proposed motion
pertained to D.3 and not D.2.
Commissioner Williams made a motion, recommending approving a Minor
Amendment to the General Plan Land Use Element, amending the Land Use
Element from Low Density to Commercial for the front portion and Planned
Development for the rest, totaling 32.3 ± gross acres on the southeast corner of Show
Low Lake Rd and White Mountain Blvd. to the Town Council. Vice Chairman
Kendzlic seconded the motion and by a show of hands the following vote was
recorded:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN
Harry Turner X
Tim Kendzlic X
Alison Stewart X
John Salskov X
Jack Pence X
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Timothy Williams X
Chairman Turner declared the motion passed with a 6-0 vote.
D.3 Public Hearing, Discussion and Legal Action regarding Z-89, a Zoning
Amendment changing from R-Low to PUD for APNs 212-01-019A, 212-01-
019B, 212-01-020, 212-01-021A, 212-01-022C, 212-01-022D.
Community Development Director Loyd reviewed the staff report and stated that
this item is to recommend zoning that will follow the land use designation. The
request is to recommend to the Town Council to zone the residential portion Planned
Unit Development (PUD) and the front portion, along White Mountain Blvd., Light
Commercial (C-1).
Chairman Turner opened the Public Hearing.
Eduardo Coronado stated, “Thank you again. This will be short since I have the same
objections. The objections that I have I covered in D.2 and they are the exact same
so I do not want to take up any more time. Everybody heard what my objections
were. Thank you.”
Commissioner Williams stated that the developer will have to come back to Planning
and Zoning to have their site plan approved.
Eduardo Coronado replied, “I understand that and that is part of my concern. There
is not a definite plan and that concerns me.”
Commissioner Pence asked what the buffer is between this project’s property and
Mr. Coronado’s property. Community Development Director Loyd stated that there
is one commercial property between them.
Eduardo Coronado answered that the buffer is still miniscule.
Robert Ingels stated, “Thank you Chairman and Commission. I am sorry if I get
impatient sometimes. The first step now that your recommendation for the future
land use map will show planned development. The second step is that the applicant
provide a request to rezone the 6 individual parcels to PUD. Is there an application
that the Commission has in front of them for PUD? Or is the only application that
was submitted was for C-1? Moving ahead into requesting a zone change, there is
an application process that gets filled out. I only see the one in the packet that I
picked up yesterday that says a request for C-1 zoning.”
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Community Development Director Loyd stated that there were two applications and
one was digital and one was a paper copy.
Robert Ingels continued, “So there were two applications. I only got the one in the
packet for C-1.”
Community Development Director Loyd stated that both requests can be completed
with one application. The zone change application has a section to provide details if
the zone change requires a minor amendment.
Robert Ingels continued, “That’s what I read in here, ‘C-1 to match neighbors. No
special entitlements are requested.’ Then on the map that I have a large copy and
that has been on the screen. I look at the commercial depth of the adjoining
properties, and this has been talked about by the Commission before, it is usually
several hundred feet in from the highway frontage. This is kinda where the strip of
commercial zoning is. So to have a project that is talking about having a more
centered intensity with the recreation areas and all seems to be a good direction to
be moving in. I’m still discomforted in having the ingress/egress onto Show Low
Lake Road. This is very narrow, like I heard said, and there are several 90 degree
turns past this development. As I drive on to Show Low Lake Road I look to the south
where this proposed development is and to see a building, that large L-shaped
building, that close to the highway. There are some nice trees there and a slope, that
would be the perfect area to have a trail go along there. I would have to say that at
this phase of recommending this particular project, has a forester even been on site
to try to identify if there are certain trees or geological features that are referenced
in our General Plan that would be desired and maintained? I have heard about a lot
of intentions. I don’t see that on the drawing. Buffering and planned development
sometimes has a requirement if you are permitted, to double the intensity and
setbacks and buffering that is required on adjoining property in the planned
development area. So I guess tonight, I would caution recommending that this is the
PUD buildout without having certain conditions. Those conditions I thought might
be discussed. Is there a commitment if this project is built to contribute to traffic
safety? Is fire evacuation for existing residents, if there is an accident on the 260
and for Camp Tatiyee area and Camp Grace? With that comment, right now there
is a 35 acre commercial property directly across the highway that was referenced
in the application that already has a drive way constructed there. The ability of that
to provide many of the similar needs on 35 acres and not have the concern of how
much rock is on the property and what kind of preservation and conservation
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concerns might be involved with the PUD. If this should be approved, and this is
conceptual at this time.”
Vice Chairman Kendzlic stated that ADOT will decide if a traffic light is necessary.
Robert Ingels added, “If this ties in to Matt Patterson’s Public Works road why
would ADOT be involved?”
Vice Chairman Kendzlic stated that people will only go all of the way down Show
Low Lake Road if they are making a short cut to Home Depot.
Robert Ingels continued, “The proposal that I see shows the main ingress/egress
right onto Show Low Lake Road and that there was only a 30’ wide access on to the
260 and that was not going to be the main entrance.”
Community Development Director Loyd responded to Robert Ingels and stated that
his concerns are valid, but they will be addressed during subdivision and site plan
review and not during zoning.
Jeff Fassett responded that it is too early in the project to have a forester come to the
project. They have the intent of putting in a turn lane and potentially a light on Show
Low Lake Road. Most of the traffic will turn into the development before hitting the
90 degree turns that resident are concerned about. Jeff Fassett ended by saying they
are wanting to work with the Commission’s recommendations throughout the
process.
Nancy Baldwin stated, “I know I am supposed to be addressing you, but I also want
to address these people. We have lived up here for 47 years and live down the street
on Apache, close to Stephanie. 4 years ago, we sold that and bought a one level
house because the other was three levels, but we still live here. Jeff is our son in law,
and we have known them for over 20 years, and they have been a part of our family.
They are the most honest people we know, and they help us with everything we need.
So, I trust them, and I know many of you trust me because I taught your children.
Some of them I taught preschool and some of them I taught junior high and high
school at Blue Ridge and Alchesay as well. I am still substitute teaching and my
husband is still working and living in a little community up by Pinetop Country Club.
Very small but inexpensive community where he can walk to Pinetop Country Club.
We have been invested in this town for many years. It is the best place ever. Our
children were born and raised here. You should trust the Baldwins when we say that
this is good. We saw something similar to this in the beginning stages plan a year
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ago. We were sitting at a football game and Jeff’s dad, my daughter’s father in law,
handed it to me and I said this is amazing. So, I just wanted to speak on behalf of the
people of Pinetop-Lakeside as somebody who has lived here all of these years and
knows everyone and your children and I think this is a really good plan. I just wanted
to bring that up. Thank you.”
Chairman Turner closed the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Pence asked how much of the project will be C-1 and how much will
be PUD.
Jeff Fassett responded that approximately half will be C-1 and half will by PUD, the
dotted line on the map roughly shows the difference.
Community Development Director stated that the Commission can make a motion
similar to the previous motion, however the applicant will need to provide more
specific numbers before this is presented to the Town Council.
Commissioner Williams made a motion to recommend approving Zoning
Amendment Z-89 and change the zoning of the approximately 32 acres of R-low to
the front half being zoned C-1, Light Commercial, and the back be PUD for 212-01-
019A, 212-01-019B, 212-01-020, 212-01-021A, 212-01-022C, 212-01-022D to the
Town Council. Vice Chairman Kendzlic seconded the motion and by a show of
hands the following vote was recorded:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN
Harry Turner X
Tim Kendzlic X
Alison Stewart X
John Salskov X
Jack Pence X
Timothy Williams X
Chairman Turner declared the motion passed with a 6-0 vote.
E. Adjournment
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 7:25 p.m.
Minutes of Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting – July 11, 2024. Page 14
_________________________
Chairman Turner
CERTIFICATION:
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes
of the Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, held on the 11th day of July 2024. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this 11th day of July 2024.
________________________________
Mackenzie Valichnac
Deputy Town Clerk
Meeting Date: August 8, 2024 Agenda Item #: D.1
Subject: Select Planning and Zoning Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2024-
2025.
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