The Tempe Development Review Commission recently approved a construction document for Tempe Townhomes, a new residential development that will create 35 dwelling units.
During the April 22 meeting, the commission voted to approve the development plan review for Tempe Townhomes at 2152 E. Wildermuth Drive. The development plan review, which includes the site plan, building elevations and landscape plan, was approved on consent.
City planner Lucas Jensen explained in a staff report that the new single-family residential townhome development consists of seven three-story buildings with 35 dwelling units on a little under 2 acres.
“There are three building types, a four-plex, five-plex and seven-plex with a total of six two-bedroom units and 19 three-bedroom units in the development,” Jensen stated.
Required parking for the development is provided through a two-car garage for the three-bedroom units and a one-car garage and surface parking for two-bedroom units. There are also 13 surface parking spaces on site for guest parking.
Currently, there are two single-family homes on the site, which will be demolished as part of the proposed project, according to Jensen.
In the report, Jensen wrote that the project has been reviewed four times, with the first in August 2024 and the latest formal review on March 26. The applicant, Sustainability Engineering Group, made additional revisions to the submitted proposal on April 8, addressing staff comments from the review period.
Staff comments in the submitted development plan review included providing an eight-foot detached sidewalk along Wildermuth Drive, adding access control gates and driveway modifications for one-way circulation and removing on-street parking along Wildermuth Drive.
Jensen wrote that based on the provided information and staff’s analysis, it was recommended that the commission approve the development plan review, as the request met the required criteria and will conform to the conditions.
There were only two non-standard conditions of approval included within the development plan review. One states that “construction of all new perimeter (concrete masonry unit) walls shall be coordinated with adjacent property owners.”
The other non-standard condition holds that all exterior lighting on private property used for meeting required lighting levels shall be controlled by a photocell, not on a timer or switch.
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