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Council approves rezoning for 2.5‑acre veterinary clinic near Pinnacle Peak and Lake Pleasant Parkway, 7‑0
Summary
The City Council voted 7‑0 to rezone about 2.5 net acres near Pinnacle Peak Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway to a Planned Area Development (PAD) to allow an 8,000‑square‑foot veterinary clinic with enhanced buffers against adjacent residences.
The Peoria City Council unanimously approved on March 25 a rezoning (case 22R) that will allow a planned area development to accommodate a proposed 8,000‑square‑foot veterinary clinic near Pinnacle Peak Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.
Chris Hawkeyes, the city’s planning director, told the council the property is roughly 2.5 net acres and currently zoned general agricultural (a holding zone). The requested PAD would implement the general‑plan designation of office/local commercial and allow low‑scale commercial uses consistent with office (O‑1) standards, with tailored development standards and neighborhood protections.
Why it matters: the site is an infill parcel adjacent to existing commercial properties and the Sunset Ranch residential community. Staff said the PAD will provide a transition from Lake Pleasant Parkway to the residential edge through expanded buffers, landscape plantings and limitations on signage and uses. “There will be no illuminated signage on the eastern side that faces the residential,” Hawkeyes said, and the PAD specifically prohibits a crematorium.
Public process and findings: staff described the public outreach process — notice to property owners within 600 feet, a January neighborhood meeting with three attendees and a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing that recommended approval 4‑0. Staff concluded the PAD advances the general plan’s office/local commercial intent and optimizes compatibility with adjacent residential uses.
Council action: the council voted 7‑0 to adopt rezoning case 22R subject to the PAD conditions recommended by staff and Planning and Zoning Commission.
Ending: the applicant may proceed with site design and building permits consistent with the PAD standards; the PAD will be incorporated into the broader Peoria Innovation Corps (PIC) master‑planning process, which will include future public meetings and hearings.
