The developer of the Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley Resort project has asked the town to allow it to reduce the number of its multimillion-dollar resort patio homes from 100 to 88.
Five Star Development Resort Communities LLC filed Oct. 28 for permission to change its special-use permit, said Molly Hood, Paradise Valley’s senior planner.A special-use permit regulates how a project is developed.
Five Star is asking for the decrease to provide additional space for emergency vehicles to maneuver through the patio home neighborhoods, Hood said.
“This proposed reduction is the result of refinements to the site plan as well as response to fire department requirements for emergency vehicle access,” according to Five Star’s application.
The change would reduce the project’s overall density and increase safety, the application states.
“Yes, we submitted for a minor amendment with the town of Paradise Valley,” said Jerry Ayoub, Scottsdale-based Five Star’s president and chief executive officer.
“We are looking to reduce the number of individual villas from 100 to 88, due to market demand. The total amount of residential square footage on the site is the same, there are just less villas,” he added.
The patio homes feature two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 2,200 to 3,000 square feet. They will be priced starting in the low $2 millions.The number of patio homes and their density were the focus of Tuesday’s Proposition 411 election.
Paradise Valley voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot measure, paving the way for construction of the resort-residential project.
The citizens group Preserve Our Paradise collected more than 800 signatures to get the measure on the ballot, arguing that the residences, particularly the patio homes, constituted high density.
In addition to a 225-room resort hotel, the current special-use permit calls for a total of 161 homes, including the 100 patio homes or villas housed two to a building.
The current plan calls for 60 villas north and east of the resort hotel and 40 southeast of it.
Five Star’s request would reduce that number to 52 northeast of the resort and 36 southeast of it. It would mean six fewer buildings overall.
The request is for a minor amendment, which means only the Paradise Valley Planning Commission must approve what essentially amounts to an administrative change.
A major amendment would require approval from both the commission and the Paradise Valley Town Council and would be subject to possible referendum.
The Planning Commission will study the request at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Paradise Valley Town Hall, 6401 E. Lincoln Drive.
A public hearing and potential vote could be held as early as Dec. 2.
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