Planning commission continues review of proposal for 11 homes in Plat 106, asks staff to study POA/HOA and master plan

The Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 11 voted to continue consideration of a special-use-permit request that would allow 11 residential units on 11 noncontiguous parcels in Plat 106, moving the matter to the commission's Oct. 13 meeting so staff can address outstanding issues including parking, the relationship between a proposed homeowners association and the existing property-owners association, and master-planning for the remainder of Plat 106.

The applicant seeks permission for 11 new residences in a site zoned Community Commercial at the corner of El Pueblo Boulevard and North Fountain Hills Boulevard. Under the latest proposal, nine of the residences would be single-family “cottage-style” units (conceptual plans at roughly 1,300 square feet each), and two units would be part of a two-story mixed-use pair with commercial on the first floor and residential on the second. The applicant also proposed a roughly 5,500-square-foot common area, a small dog park and a trash/recycling enclosure.

Staff planner Farhad described the application as a “significantly modified” iteration of a proposal the commission denied in January, and said the current…