SEC of 35th Avenue and Grand Avenue
City of Phoenix Rezoning Case No. Z-71-22
                                                                             

Project Summary

Drake Switching, the owner of a long, narrow, 3.56-acre parcel is requesting a zone change to accommodate the development of a material transfer facility. The property is located at the southeast corner of 35th Avenue and Grand Avenue and will utilize the existing, adjacent rail line. The specific request is to rezone the Property from A-2 to A-2 with Height Waiver, which will allow Drake to construct a rail and truck terminal for the storage, loading, unloading, and transfer of cementitious materials. The Project will have three (3) steel silos, which will store the cementitious materials received from the incoming rail cars. In order to provide adequate clearance for the rail cars, the silos must be elevated above the rail line with a proposed total height of 110’, plus additional height for mechanical equipment. The primary facility is located in northern Arizona. Currently, trucks are hauling materials from this facility and bringing them to the Phoenix area. This proposal will eliminate more than 2000 roadway miles per day providing faster delivery of concrete materials for our booming city, which means more jobs and continued employment for Phoenix’s construction industry. With the current delays in material supply, the proposed project will ease the strain for concrete cement materials, helping with economic and job growth.

 

Project Location

Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Info

A Zoom virtual neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for the application on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Please click here to register for the virtual neighborhood meeting.

For assistance with registration, please contact Taylor Manemann, Gammage & Burnham Planning Assistant, at (602) 256-4454 or tmanemann@gblaw.com.

Project Contact

For questions or to provide comments regarding the requested rezoning, please contact:

Michelle Santoro
Senior Land Use Planner
Gammage & Burnham, PLC
msantoro@gblaw.com
(602) 256-4486

The City of Phoenix project contact is Nayeli Sanchez Luna, Maryvale Village Staff Planner, and may be reached at (602) 534-9938 or nayeli.sanchez.luna@phoenix.gov.

Project Documents

  • City Application Cover Pages dated September 28, 2022 [PDF]
  • Cover Letter [PDF]
  • Project Information Forms [PDF]
  • Site Plan [PDF]
  • Conceptual Elevations [PDF]
 Public Hearing Dates

Maryvale Planning Committee Meeting

December 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM

The meeting will be held virtually. To participate, see the agenda available on the Public Meeting Notices website: here.

Planning Commission

January 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Meeting may be held in person at the City of Phoenix Council Chambers (200 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003) or virtually.

To participate, see the instructions available on the Public Meeting Notices website: here.

City Council

February 1, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Meeting may be held in person at the City of Phoenix Council Chambers (200 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003) or virtually.

To participate, see the instructions available on the City Council Meeting Notices website: here.