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fill EDITIONS B2 THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 198 Plan Continued from Bl Phoenix General Plan amendments DEER VALLEY proved this Iirst test was an increase in density along East Baseline Road between 16th and 40th streets. Guidelines for development along Bell Road, which were left out of the General Plan when it was adopted, also were CHANGE West Bell Road Committee recommendations Residential to Residential to commercial-industrial Residential to commercial-industrial added to the plan. several ot tne requests were hotly debated, resulting in packed seven-hour meetings stretching until 2 a.m. Three of the most controversial proposals asking for LOCATION if Seventh Avenue to 16th Street between Union Hills and Greenway Parkway (1 ,066 acres) if Seventh Avenue, 1 1th Avenue and 1 5th Avenue between Bell and Greenway roads (200 acres) if Northeastern corner Seventh Street and Beardsley Road (40 acres) if Southwestern corner of 1 1th Avenue and Paradise Lane (25 acres) PARADISE VALLEY LOCATION if Bell Road between 32nd Street and Union Hills (1,600 acres) if Southeastern corner of 32nd Street and Union Hills (90 acres) if Northwestern corner of 56th Street and Mountain View (30 acres) if Southwestern corner of 20th Street and Bell (30 acres) if Southeastern corner of 16th Street apartments and commercial development along Camelback Road east of 45th Street and along the Squaw Peak Parkway were turned down. The General Plan was drawn up CHANGE East Bell Road Committee recommendations Parksopen space to publicquasipublic Commercial to residential Residential to commercial Parksopen space to residential over the past decade with the help of residents on nine village planning committees.

The plan calls for each village to contain jobs, housing and recreation to cut down on the distance residents must travel for and Greenway Parkway (74 acres) NORTH MOUNTAIN Councilman Paul Johnson, at the site, says, "I'm going to do everything in my power to get the land." Councilman fighting to preserve 60 acres at base of Squaw Peak CHANGE Parksopen space to residential LOCATION if Southwestern corner of 39th Avenue and Greenway Road (14 acres) CAMELBACK EAST By DEE MICHAELIS CHANGE Residential to commercial -industrial-parks open space-residential Residential to commercial LOCATION if Southwestern corner of 40th Street and McDowell (190 acres) if Southwestern corner of 48th Street and Van Buren (1 7 acres) if Camelback High School, 28th Street and Campbell (20 acres) Residential to publicquasipublic Northeast of 56th Street and Camelback, Johnson believes it will be $5 million, but Dicor's attorney, Paul Gilbert, says it "would easily be triple that." Many residents mistakenly believe the land, on the northern side of Lincoln Drive stretching from 24th to 32nd streets, already is part of the preserve. However, in the past few months, as Dicor has begun to build streets and dig sewer trenches on some of the land, residents have come to realize it's not owned by the city. "(City officials) are gett ing phone calls, as we have," said David Gironda, president of the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council. "A lot of people are astounded to find that it is privately held land. "It's unfortunate that this hasn't been given serious thought before." Johnson admitted that the city has had several opportunities to buy the land but decided against it because the parcel was too expensive.

In 1972, for example, the city turned down an offer to buy the entire 140-acre site for $2.5 million because of the cost, he said. Now, even if Johnson's estimate is correct, the land is four times as expensive. He believes that the city goofed and that now there is growing support in the council to buy the land. "It's about as much our fault as it is the developer's," Johnson said Acres, B3 The Arizona Republic Phoenix City Councilman Paul Johnson is waging what could be described as an uphill battle. Johnson, who represents north-central Phoenix, is trying to stop part of a 140-acre development in progress at the base of Squaw Peak and to get the city to.

acquire half of the land for the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. The problem is, the developer, Dicor has the required approval to proceed with its 250-home development, and, truth be told, the company doesn't want to sell. The cost of the 60 to 70 acres Johnson seeks at 24th Street and Lincoln Drive also is under dispute. Residential to commercial Low-density residential to high-density residential -commercial Commercial to industrial west of MacDonald (10 acres) Camelback Road, 45th Street to 64th Street (140 non-contiguous acres) if Southeastern corner of 48th Street and Roosevelt (50 acres) MARYVALE LOCATION if 43rd Avenue to 51 st Avenue between McDowell Road and the Papago Freeway (86 acres) Camelback Road west of 107th Avenue (592 acres) if Southwestern corner of McDowell Road CHANGE Residential to commercial-industrial-residential Low-density residential to medium-density residential Residential to commercial-industrial and 75th Avenue (39 acres) UIPIHIOLS'iriiY We need work! ENCANTO basic needs. In the center of each village is a core where the most intense development is to be concentrated.

However, the location of those cores now is being questioned with the advent of a countywide freeway system. And the effect of freeways on neighborhoods also must be incorporated into the plan, everyone interviewed agreed. The case that brought this flaw most sharply into focus was a request by homeowners along the Squaw Peak Parkway to increase the density of their area. They contended that the neighborhood no longer is appropriate for homes, and they asked the council to allow them to sell out to commercial developers. The council turned the request down.

But, as Goddard explains it, that's only because the city has not yet determined how it will plan for the new freeways. "We need to look at the entire scope of the Squaw Peak freeway and ultimately all the freeways in the city," Goddard said. "There will be some significant changes along that entire corridor, but those will have to be coordinated." Another problem mentioned by Johnson is that as it is set up now, developers wishing to build individual projects are the ones who ask for changes in the plan. He believes the council should set the pace for any changes in the plan on the basis of-broader planning and land-use concerns. Johnson said his conclusion in reviewing the General Plan is that some parts need to be entirely redrawn.

The main example is South Mountain village, which Johnson said is not planned as a village was intended to be a place to live, work and play. Johnson said he voted in favor of a controversial request for a fivefold increase in density on a 200-acre parcel along Vineyard Road because he believes there aren't enough apartments or businesses planned for south Phoenix. "It was obvious that the council did not feel South Mountain (village planning committee) did a very good job with its planning," said Johnson, who voted with the 5-4 majority to approve the request. "We haven't had the guts in the CHANGE LOCATION East of the Squaw Peak Parkway Residential to commercial between Thomas Road and Virginia (10 acres) SOUTH MOUNTAIN 0 LOCATION if 32nd to 40th streets between CHANGE Low-density residential to medium and high-density residential Vineyard Road and the Western Canal (201 acres) on selected group of fabrics Many patterns and styles to choose from FREE in-home estimates, pickup and delivery. if Southwestern corner of 32nd Street Commercial to industrial and Broadway (36 acres) if Northeast of 32nd Street and San Francisco Canal (10 acres) Parksopen space to residential if Baseline Road to the Western Canal Residential between Central Avenue and Seventh Street (1 0 acres) to commercial if Southwestern corner of 16th Street and Roeser Road (21 acres) if 16th to 40th streets between STATEWIDE COMMERCIAL SERVICES 1231 Grand Ave.

"The only number you need for quality draperies and upholstery at reasonable prices. Financing Available Residential to industrial Baseline Land Owners Association's recommendations Residential to industrial the Highline and Western Canals (1,000 acres) if Northwestern corner of 14th Street and Southern (20 acres) CITYWIDE if1 Amendments to the text of the General Plan, including a 90 days same as cash Neighborhood Policy that says neighborhoods should be VISA protected. Approved; Denied 257-4574 10 uy would support the way the plan has worked. Yet Lazarus, who represented the Vineyard Road developer, Cherokee Development, said the experience showed him the plan focuses too much on zoning issues, such as density, and does not give developers a guideline on what image Phoenix wants to have. "What I'm suggesting is an urban design group a group of people who will sit around and talk about the Vineyard Road case close to south Phoenix's Barlett-Heard neighborhood.

"A lot of the debate was the same," Martori said. "You had longstanding neigborhoods where people had invested a lot in a certain way of life. "It didn't seem to be an equal approach on the two. Some people think that it was because one was in South Mountain (village) and the other was on Camelback. They thought it was prejudice against south Phoenix," which is heavily populated by minorities.

It could be assumed that the successful party in that change in the General Plan for south Phoenix past to stand up and say to the committee, 'You guys are But a leader of an umbrella neighborhood organization charges that in that case, the majority of the council sided with eloquent, well-organized developers and ignored planning issues. As evidence, Peter Martori, vice president of the Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix, contrasted the council's denial of a request for higher density along East Camelback near the Arcadia neighborhood with its approval of what should be the character of this city," Lazarus said. "It's going to be hard to retrofit (Phoenix), because we've gone so far toward no character. CLOSETS PRY CliANING (PART 2) FOR A LOT LESS MONEY THAN YOU THINK CLOSETS AND DRY CLEANING SPECIAL! Beautiful custom designed totally adjustable CLOSETS. PANTRIES FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATES WALL-UNITS GARAGES LINEN LAUNDRY ROOM ALL STORAGE AREAS 267-1311 PHOENIX EAST VALLEY 967-5559 SAVE 25-30 ON CUSTOM DO-IT-YOURSELF KITS 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE ALL WORK GUARANTEED NATIONWIDE SERVICE hmz fldzpt: COUPON- THE iOlrW CLEANING AS SEEN AT Palisadei Racquet Estate Phoenix Charter Point Courtii Dev.

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