By Roland Murphy for AZBEX
The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended City Council deny a requested rezoning for Courtyard Apartments at 2060 N. Trekell Road.
Owner FLM Enterprises, Inc. had requested a rezoning from multifamily to planned area development to allow the construction of 32 additional units on the 11.16-acre property.
According to the submitted project narrative, recent General Plan amendments have been implemented that designate Trekell Road at East Korsten Road a community corridor, which would increase the maximum allowable density with a PAD to 25 units/acre. With 244 units already on site, the current density is 21.86. Adding 32 units would raise it to 24.73.
The proposed two-building addition will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments in two-story, wood-framed buildings.
Commissioners expressed concerns about potential traffic impacts and the loss of green space in the existing Courtyard community to accommodate the new units, according to local news reports.
Commissioner Garrett Aldrete, who voted in favor of the request, said it was good to see an owner willing to invest to improve a multifamily community. Commissioner Mark Vanderheyden, who voted against the request, said it would be better to see the owner invest to improve the apartments already on the site.
Despite a recommendation for approval from City planning staff, the Commission voted to recommend denial.
The request is scheduled to go before the Casa Grande City Council next month.
FLM Enterprises, Inc. is the owner. The design firm is Stewart + Reindersma Architecture. Cypress Civil is the civil engineer. The landscape designer is Philip R. Ryan Landscape Architect, P.C. The mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineers are Bowie Tiglas Engineering Inc., and the structural engineer is David Bixler & Associates.
