By Colleen Sparks | Arizona Republic
Neighbors who live near Maryland and 11th avenues are upset that plans are moving forward to build 15 homes in their neighborhood despite their protests and pleas to try to stop the development.
The Phoenix City Council at its Oct. 2 meeting unanimously approved a rezoning about 330 feet east of the southeast corner of 11th Avenue and Maryland Avenue to allow single-family residential property. Blue Sky Homes plans to build single-family homes called Casa Azul on the site with the first house expected to be ready for move-in in the summer of 2020, Nick Blue, founder of Blue Sky Homes said. Many residents urged the City Council at its October meeting, as well as the city of Phoenix Planning Commission and Alhambra Village Planning Committee at previous meetings not to approve the rezoning.
Many neighbors said the homes would create too much traffic in an already busy area; the new structures will harm the environment, damage the rural feel they enjoy and possibly jeopardize public safety. Several residents have said their homes have been in their families for generations and some keep horses and other farm animals on their lots.
Blue plans to build 15 homes on the vacant, 2.51-acre site, which he owns
