Queen Creek Council approves multifamily development

The Queen Creek Town Council has approved a rezoning and site plan that will bring a new multifamily community to about 11 acres west of Ironwood and Ocotillo roads.

Sparrow SFG is a multifamily attached and detached gated residential rental community with 110 units and a net density of 10.05 units per acre. The community will offer single-story to two-story homes with standalone and duplex buildings. The units will have private backyards and porches to make it look more like a single-family community rather than a multistory apartment complex.

The property will change zoning from general commercial to medium residential.

“For surrounding context, the site is bound to the north by the Ironwood Crossing residential community and to the east by the Ironwood Crossing commercial center. At its southern edge, there is a Chipotle restaurant currently under construction on a pad site, and the arterial Ocotillo Road with rural residential lots further south within Pinal County’s jurisdiction. Directly west of the property and currently under construction is the Sparrow age-restricted apartments project. It should be noted this proposed site is being developed by the same team that entitled the adjacent multifamily community,” a staff report stated.

The units will have front porches, private backyards, covered patios and various floor-plan layouts. A majority of the units will have garages.

The one- and two-story detached and duplex homes will have anywhere from one to four bedrooms, with 11 different building types available.

• Type 1 and 2: one-bedroom or two-bedroom, single-story attached units
• Type 3: two-bedroom, two-story detached unit with garage
• Type 4: two-bedroom, two-story attached unit with garage
• Type 5: two-bedroom, two-story detached unit
• Type 6: two-bedroom, two-story attached unit
• Types 7, 8, 9, and 10: three-bedroom or four-bedroom, two-story attached units with garage
• Type 11: two-bedroom, single-story unit

The units will have two main themes, “Farmhouse” or “Prairie” designs. The community will have 277 parking spaces, with most consisting of garage spaces. Uncovered parking spaces are included for guests and residents.

The complex’s main entrance is off a private drive that connects to Ocotillo Road to the south. Two secondary, exit-only gates are positioned near the southeastern and northeastern corners of the site.

Conditions for approval of the rezoning and site plan approval include:

• The development will participate in the Crime Free Housing program, including crime prevention through its management team.
• Garage parking will be managed by the developer to ensure no spaces are used solely for storage or other non-parking related purposes.
• Any covered parking canopies must be reviewed and approved under separate building permit submittals.

In addition, lessees and buyers must receive a disclosure agreement and/or covenant stating that due to the property’s proximity to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, they will “experience aircraft overflights, which are expected to generate noise levels that may be of concern to some individuals,” according to the staff report.