Southeast Mesa was the week's center of gravity. Mesa's Planning & Zoning Board took up Legacy Park, a 196.3±-acre rezone at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road, from Light Industrial to Planned Community District. The community plan carries a land-use budget of up to 2,400 dwellings and 6.7M sf of non-residential space — resort, office, retail, and multifamily around a public park — and staff recommended approval with conditions. The case is scheduled for the Aug. 31 council agenda, where staff and the P&Z Board both recommend approval with conditions.

The same corridor produced other big-ticket items. Mesa council adopted a notice of intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement under A.R.S. § 9-500.11 for the 233±-acre 'Legacy Park and Gateway Crossing' project area — a step toward reimbursing a portion of construction-sales, retail-sales, and transient-lodging taxes for public infrastructure — with the agreement itself on the Sept. 14 agenda. Council will also weigh an $18.86M contract award to HEI Civil for widening Elliot Road from the Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road, and the P&Z Board took up Park North, a 78-lot attached single-residence development on 5± acres near Power and Guadalupe, for which staff recommended approval with conditions.

Phoenix's formal meeting packed land, water, and legal actions into one calendar. The agenda included a request to authorize filing a 1.296-acre annexation at 44th Street and Bajada Road in District 2; a proposal to adopt Ordinance G-7535 approving the Planning Hearing Officer's stipulation modification for the 35.03-acre site at the southeast corner of 19th Avenue and Baseline Road, where the conceptual plan shows an approximately 84,000-square-foot building intended as a WinCo grocery store; authorization of a multi-agency MOU for a Gila River System Optimization Study; a settlement in Flores v. City of Phoenix; and construction manager-at-risk services for Sky Harbor's North Infield Paving and Drainage Improvements.

Around the region, Tolleson's Planning & Zoning Commission had a public hearing on its agenda for Ordinance 631 N.S., which would make neighborhood grocery stores and carnicerías permitted uses in the C-1 district and allow convenience markets, gas stations, and regional grocery stores by use permit. The week's calendar was otherwise thin — several MAG committees, Tempe's Board of Adjustment, and Peoria and Glendale panels published no agenda items, shrinking the verifiable record in the Aug. 24–30 window.

The look-ahead shifts to the county and the West Valley. Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors will take up the Camelback Creek industrial rezone in Tonopah, the 2026 General Election vote-center resolution, an ARPA down-payment-assistance reallocation, and a hearing-setting for the Hopi Vista water-delivery district petition. Mesa council will decide Legacy Park and the Elliot Road award; Surprise council will consider a 422-acre Buena Vista Ranch rezone; Tempe CC will take up leases at 526 and 524 S. Mill Ave; Avondale CC will hear a water-fluoridation presentation; and Tempe's Development Review Commission will review the 376-unit Emerald Center proposal.

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TOLLESON-PZ — August 25, 2026

  • Public Hearing – Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to a proposed ordinance amending the Tolleson Zoning Code, Chapter 12, Land Usage, Article 12-4, Zoning, by amending Section 12-4-9 (Definitions and Terms), Section 12-4-41 (Uses Permitted in the C-1 Zoning District), and Section 12-4-42 (Uses Subject to Use Permit in the C-1 Zoning District). The proposed amendment would permit neighborhood grocery stores/carnicerias in the C-1 Zoning District and would allow convenience markets, gas stations, and regional grocery stores in the Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) Zoning District subject to approval of a use permit. (Ordinance No. 631 N.S.)Commission Action: Recommend/Reject Ordinance No. 631 N.S. of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Tolleson, Arizona, amending the Tolleson Zoning Code, Chapter 12, Land Usage, by amending Article 12-4, Zoning, Section 12-4-9 (Definitions and Terms), Section 12-4-41 (Uses Permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) Zoning District), and Section 12-4-42 (Uses Subject to Use Permit in the C-1 Zoning District); providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; and providing for severability.: The commission's agenda included a public hearing on Ordinance 631 N.S., which would amend Tolleson's zoning code to make neighborhood grocery stores/carnicerías permitted uses in the C-1 district and allow convenience markets, gas stations, and regional grocery stores subject to a use permit; the commission's recommendation goes to the mayor and city council. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — August 26, 2026

  • ZON24-00708 "Park North", 5± acres located approximately 270± feet east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road. Rezone from Limited Commercial with Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Multiple Residence-3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a 78-lot attached single residence development. (District 6) Staff Planner: Charlotte Bridges Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommended approval with conditions of a rezone of 5.0± acres at 6912 E. Guadalupe Road, approximately 270 feet east of the northeast corner of Power and Guadalupe, from LC-PAD to RM-3-PAD, with site plan review for a 78-lot, two-story attached single-residence development by Excolo Development (owner EXDEV Park North LLC); the project also requires a preliminary plat (SUB26-00320) and a design review (DRB24-00707). View item
  • ZON25-00891 "Legacy Park", 196.3± acres located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road. Rezone from Light Industrial to Planned Community District (PC). This request will allow for the development of a mixed-use planned community. (District 6) Staff Planner: Mallory Ress Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommended approval with conditions of a rezone of 196.3± acres at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road from Light Industrial to Planned Community District. The Legacy Park community plan — owner Pacific Proving LLC, applicant Gammage & Burnham — provides up to 2,400 dwellings and 6.7M sf of non-residential uses with a public park, resort, and pedestrian-oriented shopping street; the concurrent annexation hearing is set for Sept. 14, 2026. View item

Phoenix City Council — August 26, 2026

  • Settlement of Claim(s) Flores v. City of Phoenix: A settlement of claims in Flores v. City of Phoenix was on the council's agenda; the published agenda item does not disclose the settlement amount. View item
  • Proposed 44th Street and Bajada Road Annexation - Authorization to File - District 2: An annexation of 1.296 acres (56,477 square feet) at 44th Street and Bajada Road in District 2 was on the council's agenda for authorization to file, a step that would extend Phoenix's corporate boundary line. View item
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport North Infield Paving and Drainage Improvements - 2-Step Construction Manager at Risk Services - AV08000091/ADOT (Ordinance S-53113) - District 8: The council's agenda included authorization of two-step construction manager-at-risk services for the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport North Infield Paving and Drainage Improvements (Ordinance S-53113, ADOT project AV08000091) in District 8. View item
  • Authorization to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding With Multiple Agencies to Conduct a Gila River System Optimization Study (Ordinance S-53118) - District 7: The council's agenda included authorization to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with multiple agencies (Ordinance S-53118) to conduct a Gila River System Optimization Study in District 7. View item
  • Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application PHO-1-26--Z-92-23-8 - Southeast Corner of 19th Avenue and Baseline Road (Ordinance G-7535) - District 8: The council's agenda included adoption of Ordinance G-7535, which would approve the Planning Hearing Officer's stipulation modification for the 35.03-acre site at the southeast corner of 19th Avenue and Baseline Road. The conceptual plan depicts an approximately 84,000-square-foot, single-story building intended as a WinCo grocery store with smaller shops and pads; the South Mountain Village Planning Committee recommended approval 14-0. View item

Mesa City Council — August 27, 2026

  • Adopting a notice of intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-500.11 (Version 2) related to the development of improvements for a project generally located west and south of State Route 24, east of South Ellsworth Road, north of East Williams Field Road, south of a portion of East Williams Field Road, and west of the future South Crismon Road Alignment. (District 6) Resolution No. 12568: Council adopted Resolution 12568, a notice of intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement under A.R.S. § 9-500.11 (Version 2) for the 233±-acre Legacy Park and Gateway Crossing project area near SR-24, Ellsworth Road, and Williams Field Road. A development agreement that would reimburse a portion of construction-sales, retail-sales, and transient-lodging taxes for public infrastructure is scheduled for council consideration Sept. 14, 2026. View item

Mesa City Council — August 31, 2026

  • Elliot Road: Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road, Design-Bid-Build Contract (District 6) This project will improve the Elliot Road corridor from a two-way, two-lane rural roadway into a six-lane major arterial roadway with raised medians, curb/gutter, sidewalk, roadside retention basins, traffic signals, street lighting, and median landscaping. A storm drain pipe will be installed from Hawes Road to an outfall into the East Maricopa Floodway (EMF). Staff recommend awarding a contract to HEI Civil, in the amount of $17,143,737.55, and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $1,714,373.76 (10%), for a total authorized amount of $18,858,111.31. This project is funded by Local Street Sales Tax, of which 94.3% will be reimbursed by the federal grant under the STBG program.: Staff recommends awarding the Elliot Road widening contract from the Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road to HEI Civil for $17,143,737.55, plus a $1,714,373.76 (10%) change-order allowance, for a total authorized amount of $18,858,111.31. The project converts the two-lane rural roadway into a six-lane arterial with raised medians, curb/gutter, sidewalk, retention basins, traffic signals, lighting, and median landscaping, funded by Local Street Sales Tax with 94.3% federal STBG reimbursement. View item
  • ZON25-00891 "Legacy Park" 196.3± acres located at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road. Rezone from Light Industrial to Planned Community District (PC). This request will allow for the development of a mixed-use planned community. Pacific Proving LLC, Owner; Susan Demmitt/Dennis Newcombe, Gammage & Burnham, Applicant. (District 6) Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Vote: -0): Council is scheduled to act on ZON25-00891, the 196.3-acre Legacy Park rezone from Light Industrial to Planned Community District at the northeast corner of Ellsworth Road and Williams Field Road, with staff and the P&Z Board each recommending approval with conditions. View item

Tempe City Council — August 31, 2026

  • NON-CONSENT AGENDA: The non-consent agenda opens first public hearings on leases of city-owned commercial property at 526 S. Mill Ave and 524 S. Mill Ave, a five-year Sourcewell cooperative contract with Axon Enterprise for police body-worn cameras and related equipment, and ratification of implementation services for the city's new cloud-based utility billing software. Second-reading items include abandonment of water-line easements for The Den at 2630 W. Rio Salado Parkway. View item

Avondale City Council — August 31, 2026

  • REGULAR AGENDA: Council will receive a discussion-only presentation on adding fluoride to the public water system, and will consider Ordinance 2037-0826, which revises the traffic code for Go-Peds and bicycles and adds a new division on electric driven devices. View item

SURPRISE-CC — September 01, 2026

  • District 1 Consideration and action pertaining to a rezone of approximately 422 acres from the Buena Vista Ranch Planned Area Development (PAD) and Rural Residential (RR) zoning districts to a combination of Residential Low Density (R-1), Residential Medium Density (R-2), Residential High Density (R-3), Open Space Conservation (OS-1), and General Industrial (I-2). Ordinance 2026-15. Case FS24-1191.: Council will consider Ordinance 2026-15 (Case FS24-1191), a rezone of approximately 422 acres from the Buena Vista Ranch PAD and Rural Residential districts to a combination of R-1, R-2, R-3, Open Space Conservation (OS-1), and General Industrial (I-2) in District 1. View item

BOS — September 02, 2026

  • CAMELBACK CREEK (Supervisorial District: 4) Case #: Z260019 Applicant and Owner: Wendy Riddell, Berry Riddell, LLC / Balterra Partners and 590 Acres LLC Request: Zone Change from Rural-43 to IND-2 IUPD Site Location: Generally located at the NWC of 411th Ave. & Camelback Rd. in the Tonopah area Commission Recommendation: On 8/6/26, the Commission voted 7-0 (motion by Commissioner Rochwalik D3, seconded by Commissioner Whitney D3) to adopt a motion recommending the Board of Supervisors approve Z260019 subject to conditions...: The board will hear Zone Change Z260019, a request to rezone the Camelback Creek site at the northwest corner of 411th Ave. and Camelback Road in Tonopah from Rural-43 to IND-2 IUPD (Balterra Partners / 590 Acres LLC). The Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Aug. 6, 2026, subject to conditions including an 85-foot height limit, a 50-foot landscaped setback along the northern boundary, 6-to-8-foot CMU screening walls, and an archaeological review submitted to SHPO before grading. View item
  • ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION: The board will consider a resolution authorizing Emergency and Election Day Vote Centers for the November 3, 2026 General Election, with the vote-center list posted on the Elections Department website and the Elections Director authorized to adjust locations if a center becomes unavailable. View item
  • AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH NEWTOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: The board will consider Amendment 4 to the county's contract with Newtown Community Development Corporation, reallocating $702,582 in ARPA down-payment-assistance funds between work statements without changing the $5,757,512 total. The scattered-site program expands from approximately 128 to 148 households, while the Casa Del Sol project is reduced from 16 to 10 units. View item
  • SETTING OF HEARING FOR THE SUBMITTED PETITIONS TO FORM HOPI VISTA WATER DELIVERY DISTRICT: The board will consider the petition to form the Hopi Vista Irrigation and Water Delivery District in Supervisorial District 3; acceptance would set a formation hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., with newspaper publication and posting of the petition and notice as required by A.R.S. §§ 48-261, 48-3423, and 48-3424. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — September 08, 2026

  • GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT / ZONING MAP AMENDMENT / PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY: The commission will consider a General Plan amendment, a zoning map amendment from GID to MU-4, and a Planned Area Development overlay to establish development standards for Emerald Center, a proposed four-story horizontal mixed-use development with 376 multi-family dwelling units on approximately 25 acres. View item