June 5, 2013 City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department c/o Kasandra M. Zobrist, South Mountain Village Planner 200 West Washington Street, Third Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Email: [email protected] Dear Kasandra, I’m writing to add my voice to the opposition to two ill-conceived projects that are being considered for my neighborhood. This was not the original intention of the City Planners to allow big box distribution centers in close proximity to my neighborhood. The projects are: • Trammel Crow truck distribution center at 28th Street and Southern, and the accompanying General Plan Amendment (GPA-SM-13-08) and Rezoning Application (Z-19-13) involving a request to rezone from residential/mixed use agricultural to industrial in order to allow a 50 acre truck depot development of 2 buildings with football field sized dimensions and 40 feet high walls. • Connor Commercial Real Estate Z-115-07-7 at 32nd Street and Old Southern Avenue, involving a changed stipulation allowing the entire site to be dedicated to a single structure rather than the current plan requiring multiple structures. This change is also requested in order to allow a trucking facility. These projects clearly do not belong adjacent to homes, parks and schools as they represent a threat to the health and safety of those of us who live, play and attend school in nearby areas. The traffic congestion and the noise, light and air pollution generated by these facilities should be restricted to areas already dedicated to such uses and should not be allowed to invade and destroy our neighborhood and its quality of life and property values. Ours is a unique area of Phoenix, with both historical and cultural significance, and it should be protected by City planners. The agricultural character of the Bartlett-Heard ranch and residential communities like the Legacy, Raven and surrounding areas, expressed as large green belt life, horse properties, tree lined streets, mini-farms and commercial venues such as The Farm, are unique in the Phoenix area. This would be a great loss to the City as well as the current residents if it were to become host to over 100 truck loading docks. These trucking facilities would also devalue the capital investments made by the city in the area along Baseline Road between 40th and 24th streets. Please point these projects toward appropriate locations such as the Buckeye and Lower Buckeye commercial truck corridor. I am vehemently opposed to the current proposals in or near South Mountain Village. Sincerely,
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:28:44 +0000
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