By Nicole Day | Glendale Star
The Glendale City Council agreed during its Sept. 14 workshop to move forward with processing the Sonoma Cotton Annexation, a proposed 36-acre mixed-use development at Cotton Lane and Northern Avenue.
The Sonoma Cotton Annexation project proposes multifamily housing: 144 detached single-level units on approximately 11.6 acres. Glendale will annex the land that is in unincorporated Maricopa County.
Council members questioned the commercial aspects of the proposed development and the plans for high-density single-family housing on the parcel.
In the presentation at the city council workshop, there is a Luke Air Force Base Graduated Density Concept, to encourage development that gradually increases residential density outside of legislated “high noise” and “accident potential zone” areas, in the planning for the annexation and, according to Tabitha Perry from Glendale Planning and Zoning, “Luke Air Force Base is aware of the annexation and, upon initial look of the annexation itself, there doesn’t appear to be any concerns from their perspective.” However, they are still reviewing the rezoning application before making their final decision.
