Chandler Board of Adjustment weighs seven-foot limit on hedges — Sep 8–24

PZ — September 10, 2026

• Shadow Country Police Shooting Range Sept. 10, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Owner: Shadow Country, LLC district Valley Rd. and I-8 Frwy. in the Vekol Valley area: Maricopa County's Planning and Zoning Commission took up a special use permit for a 40-acre police sniper training range southeast of Vekol Valley Road and Interstate 8, open only to law enforcement and not the public. County staff recommend approval with conditions; the property already has an unpermitted driveway, fencing and shipping container, and the owner's deadline to fix that now runs to Feb 22, 2027. View item
• Hassayampa Distribution Center Owners: LKJM LLC/ KLT LLC/ JAB-Kids LLC Area Plan changing the designated land use from Community Retail Center and Rural Densities to Light Industrial the Tonopah area: The commission also heard a plan change for the 73-acre Hassayampa Distribution Center in Tonopah, moving 59.5 acres from retail and rural uses to light industrial while keeping 13.5 acres along 339th Avenue for commercial uses such as service stations, hotels and retail. County staff recommend approval; the applicant cites the site's location at and access from the I-10/339th Avenue interchange as making it appropriate. View item
• Hassayampa Distribution Center Owners: LKJM LLC/ KLT LLC/ JAB-Kids LLC the Tonopah area: A companion rezoning would move the same 73 acres from Rural-43 to an industrial zone called IND-2 with an overlay, allowing a light industrial commerce park. The applicant is Ed Reichenberg of RAP LLC, the owners are LKJM LLC, KLT LLC and JAB-Kids LLC, and county staff recommend approval with conditions. View item
• Meridian Crown Castle WCF Owner: Elmukhtar Family Trust wireless communications facility (WCF) in the C-2 zoning district Apache Trail in the Mesa area: The commission considered extending a Mesa-area cell tower's permit by 25 more years, to Oct 21, 2051. The 60-foot monopole near Meridian Road and Apache Trail already carries Verizon Wireless and AT&T equipment, and county staff recommend approval with conditions. View item
• Wickenburg ILA Owner: Charlene Brungs zoning district California Railroad, approx. 2 miles N of US 60, in the Wickenburg area. Sept. 10, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda: A fiber-optic utility compound is proposed on a 2.1-acre lease area at Forepaugh Peak Road and the Arizona & California Railroad, about two miles north of US 60 near Wickenburg. The unmanned site would hold one concrete equipment shelter behind an 8-foot chain-link fence, and county staff recommend approval with conditions. View item

Scottsdale City Council — September 08, 2026

• Board, Commission, and Task Force Nominations: Scottsdale's City Council took up nominations for 17 openings on city boards and commissions, from three Planning Commission seats to the Board of Adjustment, Library Board and Tourism Development Commission. The council is not scheduled to make the appointments final until its Sept 22 meeting. View item

Phoenix City Council — September 09, 2026

• Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions: Phoenix's City Council had a round of Mayor and Council appointments to city boards and commissions on its Sept 9 formal meeting agenda. The appointee list is filed with the agenda as Attachment A. View item

Chandler City Council — September 14, 2026

• Board and Commission Member Appointments: Chandler's City Council is set to take up board and commission member appointments at its Sept 14 study session; the applications filed include a 30-year resident and information-technology executive recommended by Councilwoman Jennifer Hawkins, plus a small-business owner and a U.S. Air Force reservist. The agenda does not say which boards the applicants are being considered for. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — September 09, 2026

• Amendments to Chapters 23, 44, 66, 74, and 87 of Title 11, Zoning Ordinance, of the Mesa City Code, pertaining to Historic Preservation Overlays, Historic Signs, the Historic Preservation Board, and Historic District and Historic Landmark procedures.: Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board was asked to recommend a rewrite of the city's historic preservation rules that folds three chapters into one new Chapter 74 and updates the Historic Preservation Board's duties. The Historic Preservation Board had already voted unanimously on Sept 1 to send the changes on to the City Council. View item
• Amendments to the Mesa Historic Preservation Design Guidelines that include but are not limited to Certificates of Appropriateness; Restoration, Rehabilitation, Additions, and New Construction Projects; Historic Districts and Landmarks; and Historic Building Types and Architectural Styles.: Mesa also proposed its first new Historic Preservation Design Guidelines since 2001, turning a printed guide into a searchable digital document that covers Certificates of Appropriateness for changes to historic properties. Staff still need more time to finish the historical context sections after talks with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa and Gila River tribal preservation offices. View item

CHANDLER-BOA — September 09, 2026

• PLH26-0036 Zoning Interpretation Appeal Regarding “Landscape Screens”: Chandler's Board of Adjustment heard an appeal over whether a neighbor's tall Ficus hedge at 1232 W Kesler Lane counts as a regulated “landscape screen” capped at seven feet. The appellant, Martin Landa, argues the zoning code groups fences, walls and landscape screens together, and asks the board to reverse the zoning administrator's ruling that vegetation is not covered by the seven-foot limit. View item

CHANDLER-AIR — September 09, 2026

• Request Airport Commission recommends City Council enter into a Grant Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to accept an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant for the Design of the Airfield Lighting Improvement Project.: Chandler's Airport Commission was asked to recommend that the City Council accept a Federal Aviation Administration grant of up to $118,750 to design new airfield lighting at Chandler Municipal Airport. The project would replace worn-out wiring and discontinued incandescent lights along the north runway and Taxiway B with LED fixtures; federal money covers 95 percent of the cost. View item

CHANDLER-PZ — September 16, 2026

• Rezoning, Rezamp Office #2 and #3: Chandler's Planning and Zoning Commission is set to consider a request to add adult day care as a permitted use in two older houses at 456 and 484 W Chandler Blvd, built in 1946 and 1950. The owner, ReZamp LLC, bought the buildings with the intent to rent them to professional businesses such as law and insurance offices, and its parking narrative says most adult day care clients would arrive by scheduled bus or van rather than drive, so the site's 18 parking spaces should be enough. View item
• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: Porchlight Homes wants to rezone about 4.5 acres at Vineyard Way and Gatling Way from church use to a 16-home subdivision called Vineyard Park, at 3.84 homes per acre. The city has received letters of concern, and the surrounding neighborhoods average about 3.26 homes per acre. View item
• Preliminary Development Plan, Desert Palms - Burlington Signs - CONTINUANCE: A request to change the sign rules for the roughly 10.25-acre Desert Palms shopping center and adopt a new comprehensive sign plan is on the Sept 16 agenda as a continuance. View item

CHANDLER-PZ — September 16, 2026

• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: The Vineyard Park case is also on the commission's Sept 16 study session agenda. View item
• Preliminary Development Plan, Desert Palms - Burlington Signs - CONTINUANCE: The Desert Palms sign case is also listed on the commission's Sept 16 study session agenda. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — September 08, 2026

• GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT / ZONING MAP AMENDMENT / PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY: Tempe's Development Review Commission took up a zoning change for Emerald Center, a four-story mixed-use project with 376 homes on about 25 acres. The change would move the land from GID to MU-4 with a planned area development overlay setting the project's building rules. View item
• USE PERMITS: The commission also heard five smaller requests: a U-Haul rental lot at 1204 E Baseline Road, an arcade called Level Up Gaming at 1301 E University Drive, and three homeowners asking for exceptions on accessory building size and setbacks. View item
• CODE TEXT AMENDMENT: The commission also took up a zoning code text amendment covering group homes for adult care, people with disabilities and child shelters, aimed at clarifying definitions and conforming with Arizona law. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — September 22, 2026

• USE PERMITS: On Sept 22, the commission is set to hear a new batch of use permits, including a 66-foot Verizon tower at 2104 W Southern Avenue and two resale shops planned for 511 W University Drive in Tempe. View item

AVONDALE-PZ — September 16, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: Avondale's Planning Commission is set to hold a public hearing Sept 16 on a 25.23-acre major amendment to the Avondale Commons Planned Area Development at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road. The change, requested by Shaine Alleman of Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., would remove Stipulation No. 2 from the original rezone ordinance, which relates to commercial construction and the timing of multi-family residential development; the commission's recommendation would go to the City Council. View item
• DISCUSSION ITEMS: The same agenda lists Open Meeting Law training for the city's board and commission members, to be provided by the City Attorney's office; the item is discussion only. View item

FOUNTAIN-HILLS-PZ — September 14, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING, with CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to Ordinance 26-12 repealing and replacing Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17, Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Antennas.: Fountain Hills' Planning and Zoning Commission has a public hearing and possible action on Ordinance 26-12, which would repeal and replace Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17 on wireless telecommunication towers and antennas. The draft would require new towers to be at least 500 feet from any residential use or zoning district, add a fall zone with a radius of at least 125 percent of a tower's height, and require lithium iron phosphate batteries for energy storage or backup power. A resident, Lori Troller, sent 19 suggested changes, and the town contracted with the McCollough Law Firm to help draft the updates. View item

TOLLESON-PZ — September 08, 2026

• Public Hearing – Soliciting comments from interested parties regarding Rezone Application PNZ-26-0021, submitted by the applicant and property owner, Costco Wholesale Corporation, to rezone approximately 10.55 acres located along the east side of 91st Avenue and north of Buckeye Road from Planned Area Development (PAD) to Light Industrial (I-1). (Ordinance No. 633 N.S.) Commission Action: Recommend/Reject Ordinance No. 633 N.S.: Tolleson's Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing on Costco's request to rezone about 10.55 acres on the east side of 91st Avenue, north of Buckeye Road, from planned area development to light industrial so it can be combined with the company's existing lot. City staff recommend approval of Ordinance No. 633 N.S. View item

AVONDALE-BENEFITS — September 17, 2026

• RATIFICATION OF DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION: Avondale's Employee Benefit Trust Board is set to consider ratifying a delegation that lets city staff handle day-to-day trust work, from keeping records and coordinating audits to processing claims and managing contracts. The board would remain responsible for overseeing those duties. View item
• RATIFICATION OF INVESTMENT AND DEPOSITORY ADMINISTRATION: The board is also set to consider ratifying delegation of investment and depository administration of trust funds to Avondale's Budget and Finance Director, consistent with Arizona law and investment selections approved by the City's governing board. View item

FOUNTAIN-HILLS-HCAC — September 09, 2026

• DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Public Art Information: Fountain Hills' History and Culture Advisory Commission took up the town's public art collection, which staff has compiled in “See My Legacy.” View item