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Planning commission approves Toll Brothers rezoning for former school site with five stipulations
Summary
The Fountain Hills Planning & Zoning Commission approved a rezoning of about 19.35 acres of former school property to allow 25 single‑family lots, requiring a one‑story limit, preservation of floodplain/open space and mitigation work with Public Works on Aspen Drive. Vote was 6–0.
The Fountain Hills Planning & Zoning Commission on March 9 approved a rezoning that will allow Toll Brothers to build 25 single‑family homes on a former Fountain Hills Unified School District site off Aspen Drive.
Commissioner Proctor moved to rezone approximately 19.35 acres from R‑1‑35 to R‑1‑10A, subject to five stipulations; Commissioner McDermott seconded. The motion passed on a 6–0 roll‑call vote.
The developer and staff said the change is intended to produce single‑story homes compatible with surrounding neighborhoods while preserving the site’s natural wash corridor. Ashley Marsh, land‑use counsel for the applicant, said the company reduced its original 29‑lot plan to 25 lots after neighborhood outreach and is proposing single‑story models to “preserve the wash corridor” and neighborhood character. Marsh said the revised plan preserves more than 11 acres of open space and limits building in the wash area.
Staff noted the site is roughly 19.35 acres and that the regulatory floodplain and erosion…
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