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Plans for Master-Planned Community Near Sonoran Preserve Resubmitted
RENDERINGS COURTESY TAYLOR MORRISON
The proposed Verdin community by Taylor Morrison is designed with natural edges and open access to the adjacent Sonoran Preserve. BY KAREN GOVEIA
editor@valleyvibenews.com
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hree years after a proposed single-family master-planned community near the Sonoran Preserve along Sonoran Desert Drive was first introduced to the community, the project’s plans— which require approval from the City of Phoenix―are back on the table. Taylor Morrison is proposing to develop 1,420 homes on the only privately owned 473-acre parcel between the Sonoran Foothills Community and Cave Creek Road. The property is under the same trust ownership as the 80-acre parcel that exists today as Sonoran Gate, a 255-home
development built by Taylor Morrison to the west, but also within the Sonoran Preserve. Formerly known as MacEwen 480, the development now called Verdin, near the popular Apache Wash Trailhead surrounded by State Trust Land, requires approval of a zoning change with the City of Phoenix from S-1 (low density farm or residential uses) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) to allow construction for up to three homes per acre. Plans were paused by the developer in May 2019 to allow for more internal work with City of Phoenix Streets and Transportation Department and
Parks and Recreation regarding the design according to the builder’s legal representative, Susan Demmitt, of Gammage & Burnham. Now the builder has resubmitted its proposal with the City to get the ball rolling again. Informational presentations in November were held during public meetings of the North Gateway Village Board and Desert View Village Board, which serve as advisory committees to Phoenix City Council. If approved, lots will range in size up to a third of an acre in gated and non-gated neighborhoods within the (Continued on page 24)
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