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File #: AR PUD 22-00062    Version: Name: Sunset Amphitheater Polaris Point South Filing No. 4
Type: Planning Case Status: Passed
File created: 10/27/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/10/2023 Final action: 1/10/2023
Title: An appeal of City Planning Commission's decision to approve a PUD Development Plan for Polaris Pointe South Filing No. 4, for an 8,000-seat outdoor entertainment amphitheater with ancillary site improvements on 18 acres in the PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone district located at the southeast corner of Voyager Parkway and Spectrum Loop intersection. (Quasi-Judicial) Related Files: AR NV 22-00480; AR NV 22-00481 Presenter: Tamara Baxter, Senior Planner, Planning & Community Development Department Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development Department
Indexes: Appeals
Attachments: 1. Appeal Statement - Campbell/Fuqua, 2. Appellant Summary_11.09.22_CPC Mtg, 3. 101722_Quote From Dr Russ Sojourner Transcript TCA Board meeting on Sunset, 4. CC_Staff_Presentation_Sunset Amphitheater Appeal_ppt, 5. Appellant_Sunset Amphitheater Appeal v3 Presentation, 6. Applicant_City_Council_Presentation _Final_to_City, 7. Development Requirements, 8. CPC Staff Report_Sunset Amphitheater_TPB, 9. Project Statement_PUD Development Plan, 10. Project Statement_Nonuse Variances, 11. PUD Development Plan, 12. CSPD_Letter_Nov 7, 13. Security Contracts, 14. Shared Parking Agreements, 15. Public Comments, 16. PublicComments_11.09.22, 17. Public Comments_thru 1.3.23, 18. CONTEXT MAP, 19. Environmental Noise Assessment, 20. Parking & Access Plan, 21. Traffic Technical Memorandum, 22. FAQ Handout, 23. Sunset Amphitheater Econ Impact Report FINAL 12.20.2022, 24. Planning Commission motions and votes, 25. Postponement Request, 26. 7.5.906 (B) Appeal of Commission-Board, 27. 7.3.606 PUD Development Plan, 28. 7.5.502.E Development Plan Review
Related files: AR NV 22-00480, AR NV 22-00481

Title
An appeal of City Planning Commission's decision to approve a PUD Development Plan for Polaris Pointe South Filing No. 4, for an 8,000-seat outdoor entertainment amphitheater with ancillary site improvements on 18 acres in the PUD (Planned Unit Development) zone district located at the southeast corner of Voyager Parkway and Spectrum Loop intersection.

(Quasi-Judicial)

Related Files: AR NV 22-00480; AR NV 22-00481

Presenter:
Tamara Baxter, Senior Planner, Planning & Community Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development Department

Body
Summary:
Owner: Cooper Ridge Development LLC
Operator: Notes Live
Representative: NES, Inc
Location: Southeast corner of Voyager Parkway and Spectrum Loop intersection

City Planning Commission, at a regularly scheduled public hearing on November 9, 2022, approved a PUD development plan and two non-use variance requests for the Polaris Pointe South Filing #4 (Sunset Amphitheater) to allow an 8,000-seat outdoor entertainment amphitheater with ancillary site improvements, allow for shared parking on properties within 2 miles of the site and increase the maximum reduction of the minimum on-site parking requirements to eight-five percent (85%), and increase the distance to allow on-street parking to half (1/2) mile of the subject property boundary. The property is zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development) and consists of 18 acres.

On November 18, 2022, the Appellants, Mr. Jayson Campbell, and Mr. Jeb Fuqua, who live at 966 Fire Rock Place and 853 Spectrum Loop, filed an appeal of the City Planning Commission's decision to approve the above-referenced project within the 10-day appeal window.

It should be noted that if the appeal of PUD development plan approval is granted (meaning the project is denied) the appeals of the two related non-use variances must also be granted.


Background:
The project proposal includes concurrent applications for a PUD development plan and two n...

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