Disclaimer: The comments in this blog are my personal opinion and may or may not reflect an adopted position of the city of Glendale and its city council.

Yesterday as a city interested party, I received notice from D. R. Horton regarding their proposal, Westgate Parc, Case No. SR25-0322. They are proposing to change the zoning and to amend the General Plan for a 10.11 acre property located just south of the southeast corner of the 91st Avenue and Rose Lane intersection. This property is within the Rovey Farm subdivision and will impact those Rovey Farm homes to the north, east and south of its location.

The homes surrounding this parcel have 8,000 SF lots (the smallest lot size in Rovey Farm).

  • D.R. Horton is proposing changing the zoning from R1-8 (which requires 8,000 SF lots) to PAD Planned Area Development (PAD), which means practically anything is allowed.
  • D.R. Horton is also proposing changing the density from Medium Density Residential (MDR, 2.5 to 3.5 homes per acre) to Medium High Density Residential (MDR, 5 to 8 homes per acre).
  • They propose 38 homes on lot sizes of 30’ X 85’ (54.3%) and 32 homes on lot sizes of 50’ X 75” (45.7%). Ticky Tacky small homes in a gated community (gated to appease you).

D.R. Horton’s proposed plan is unacceptable. It will impact on the property values of all homes surrounding this proposed development.

It is simply an inappropriate project for this area.

As your retired Yucca district councilmember, I supported higher density residential WEST of 99th Avenue. If I were on council now, I would have met with their representative and told him I would not support this proposal. Hopefully, that would have been enough of a message for D.R. Horton to withdraw its plan.

I am attaching the 4 page informational letter from D.R. Horton as a pdf file here. Simply click on this link to view: DR Horton20250611_17533830

What can you do? Make your voice heard by:

  • Attending D.R. Horton’s neighborhood meeting on June 23rd, 6 PM at the Renaissance Hotel, Aurora Ballroom, 9495 W. Entertainment Blvd., Westgate.
  • Sending an email to Phil Martinez, Senior Planner, City of Glendale at pmartinez@glendaleaz.com and requesting that your email be copied to all members of the Planning Commission prior to the hearing for this proposal.
  • Contacting your Yucca district councilmember, Dianna Guzman at dguzman@glendaleaz.com
  • HOA boards – please send formal letters to Phil Martinez, Senior Planner, City of Glendale, 5850 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301

There are approximately 800 homes in Rovey Farm. Surely a majority of residents would join together to oppose this terrible project.

© Joyce Clark, 2025   

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