Mesa planners back 30-unit Greenfield project — Sep 16–24

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — September 23, 2026

• ZON21-00066. "Greenfield Multifamily," 1.9± acres located approximately 2,025± feet north of the northwest corner of East Brown Road and North Greenfield Road. Rezone from Single Residence-35 (RS-35) to Multiple Residence-3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a 30-unit multiple residence development. (District 2).: Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board will hear a request to rezone 1.9± acres at 1544 N. Greenfield Road — about 2,025 feet north of East Brown Road in District 2 — from single-family zoning to RM-3 with a development overlay, allowing 30 townhomes at roughly 15.5 homes per acre. City staff recommend approval with conditions, but neighbors have spoken against the plan at earlier hearings over density, traffic and privacy. View item

Tempe City Council — September 24, 2026

• NON-CONSENT AGENDA (includes 8B1 Zoning Map Amendment and Planned Area Development Overlay for EMERALD CENTER MIXED-USE, 8550 South Priest Drive; 8B2 Zoning and Development Code Text Amendment for Section 3-409 - Group Homes for Adult Care, Persons with Disabilities, and Children): Tempe holds first public hearings on a zoning map amendment and planned area development overlay for the Emerald Center mixed-use project at 8550 South Priest Drive, and on a code text amendment for group homes serving adults, people with disabilities and children. Both are introduced as first public hearings; a second hearing and final adoption would follow. View item

Avondale Planning & Zoning Commission — September 16, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS — a. AVONDALE COMMONS – MAJOR PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT – APPLICATION PL-26-0210 (25.23 gross acres, NW corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road; removes Stipulation No. 2 related to commercial construction and the timing of multi-family residential development): Avondale's Planning Commission holds a public hearing on a request by Shaine Alleman with Tiffany and Bosco, P.A. to amend the Avondale Commons planned area development on about 25.23 gross acres at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road. The change would remove Stipulation No. 2 from the original rezone — a condition related to commercial construction and the timing of multi-family residential development — and the commission will forward a recommendation to the City Council. View item

Phoenix City Council — September 23, 2026

• Housing Services-Property Management, Master Leasing and Housing Based Supports (Ordinance S-53221) - Citywide: Phoenix council members consider a citywide ordinance for property management, master leasing and housing-based support services (Ordinance S-53221). The item covers property management, master leasing and housing-based supports across the city. View item
• Design, Fabrication and Installation Contract with coLAB studio, LLC for the Girasol Affordable Housing Public Art Project (Ordinance S-53187) - District 8: Phoenix considers a design, fabrication and installation contract with coLAB studio, LLC for public art at the Girasol affordable housing project in District 8 (Ordinance S-53187). The item is a public art contract tied to that affordable housing project; it does not itself fund housing units. View item
• Proposed 32nd Avenue and Dobbins Road Annexation - Authorization to File - District 8: Phoenix council members authorize filing for annexation at 32nd Avenue and Dobbins Road in District 8; the attached annexation map describes about 28.1 acres. The action begins the annexation process. View item
• Proposed 44th Street and Bajada Road Annexation - Public Hearing - District 2: Phoenix holds a public hearing on annexing about 1.296 acres roughly 1,180 feet east of the southeast corner of 44th Street and Bajada Road in District 2 (APN 212-12-008R). A city report recommends approval, noting the owner wants Phoenix police, fire and trash service, and that approving the annexation is not a recommendation for future rezoning. View item
• Laveen Senior Center - Architectural Services - HS60050004 (General Obligation Bond) (Ordinance S-53200) - District 8: Phoenix considers architectural services for a Laveen Senior Center, paid for with general obligation bonds (Ordinance S-53200, District 8). The item funds design work for a community facility, not housing. View item
• Laveen Flood Mitigation Program - Engineering Services - ST83140144 (General Obligation Bond) (Ordinance S-53223) - Districts 7 & 8: Engineering services for the Laveen flood mitigation program, funded with general obligation bonds (Ordinance S-53223, Districts 7 and 8). The item funds drainage engineering, not housing. View item

Chandler Planning & Zoning Commission — September 16, 2026

• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: Chandler's Planning and Zoning Commission takes a first look at Vineyard Park, where Porchlight Homes wants 16 single-family houses on about 4.51 gross acres at the southeast corner of Vineyard Way and Gatling Way, at 3.84 homes per acre. The request changes the zoning from a church planned area development to residential and includes a preliminary development plan and preliminary plat. View item
• Rezoning, Rezamp Office #2 and #3: Chandler's commission studies a rezoning at 456 and 484 W Chandler Blvd to add adult day care to the professional office uses allowed in the SF-8.5/planned area development district. Owner Rezamp says most clients arrive by bus or van, so the 18 existing parking spaces should be enough. View item
• Preliminary Development Plan, Desert Palms - Burlington Signs - CONTINUANCE: A request to modify signage requirements and adopt a comprehensive sign plan at the Desert Palms shopping center, about 10.25 net acres, was continued rather than decided. View item

Chandler Planning & Zoning Commission — September 16, 2026

• Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: The same Vineyard Park rezoning, preliminary development plan and preliminary plat move to the commission's regular meeting, where the commission can act. The site plan calls for 16 lots on a new public street, Central Place, with lot sizes of 55 by 100 feet to 55 by 120 feet. View item
• Rezoning, Rezamp Office #2 and #3: The same Rezamp rezoning at 456 and 484 W Chandler Blvd moves to the commission's regular meeting for a decision. The two properties total about 0.65 acres and the owner plans to keep the buildings for offices, with adult day care added as an allowed use. View item
• Preliminary Development Plan, Desert Palms: Arizona Partners wants to amend the development plan for the Desert Palms shopping center at the northeast corner of Warner Road and Alma School Road, turning the closed Fry's building into three anchor spaces and adding shops buildings, small retail pads and signage changes. The center's original plan was approved in 1991. View item
• Preliminary Development Plan, Desert Palms - Burlington Signs - CONTINUANCE: The same Desert Palms signage request — a comprehensive sign plan at the shopping center — is listed as a continuance on the commission's regular agenda, so no decision was taken. View item

Planning & Zoning Commission — September 24, 2026

• MMI Wittmann ILA Sept. 24, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Owner: 37 Acres R & G Ranch Properties, LLC WHSC zoning district in the Circle City / Morristown / Surprise area (Case: SU260001): Maricopa County planners consider a special use permit for a fiber-optic utility compound on about 2.1 acres leased inside a 37-acre parcel near 251st Avenue and US 60 in the Circle City / Morristown / Surprise area. Staff recommend approval with conditions for the unmanned compound in the Rural-43 WHSC district. View item
• Belmont 4 Owner: Belmont Infraco LLC, the Tonopah area. (Case: Z260020): A rezoning of about 5,157 acres north of Indian School Road on both sides of 355th Avenue in the Tonopah area, from Rural-43 to industrial zoning (IND-2 with a unit plan of development) for warehousing, logistics, data centers and energy uses. The plan adds a no-build buffer of at least 100 feet next to rural or residential zoning and raises height limits to 80 feet for industry and up to 150 feet for energy production. View item
• Johnson Stewart Material Owners: Johnson Stewart Materials, Johnson Stewart Co, LLC — designation from Rural Development Area (RDA) to Heavy Industrial south of the Loop 202 freeway in the Mesa area (Case: CPA250010): A general plan amendment changing about 182.45 acres on the west side of Alma School Road, north and south of the Loop 202 freeway in the Mesa area, from Rural Development Area to Heavy Industrial. Staff recommend approval; the applicant says the land has been industrial in nature since 1946 and is not suitable for residential development. One statement of opposition was filed. View item
• Johnson Stewart Material Owners: Johnson Stewart Materials, Johnson Stewart Co, LLC of the Loop 202 freeway in the Mesa area (Case: Z250033): The companion zone change for the Johnson Stewart Materials property along the Loop 202 freeway in the Mesa area (Case Z250033). The county staff report covering both cases (CPA250010 and Z250033) recommends approval with conditions for this rezoning. View item

Mesa City Council — September 17, 2026

• Hear a presentation, discuss, and receive an update on Code Compliance in Mesa, including current processes, relevant data, enforcement priorities, areas of focus, and operational challenges affecting compliance efforts.: Mesa's council receives a briefing on code compliance: how complaints come in, what the case data shows, which violations get priority — overgrown vegetation, dry combustible vegetation, inoperable or unregistered vehicles, outside storage, watercraft and utility trailers — and where the program can improve. It is an informational update with no zoning change proposed. View item

Board of Adjustment — September 17, 2026

• Zamora Property Variance Applicant/Owner: Daniel Zamora (Case: BA260075): A Laveen homeowner asks for a lot-area variance at 4002 W. Carver Rd. to allow 41,124 square feet where one acre (43,560 square feet) is required. County staff determined no variance is needed because the lot is smaller than an acre net but larger than an acre gross, so the owner can pursue building permits now. View item
• King Property Variance (Case: BA260067): A homeowner at 19236 W Audrey Ln in the Surprise area wants a detached garage at a 16-foot front setback where 40 feet is required. The applicant is Spencer Ellingson of Site Engineers LLC, and county staff say the FEMA flood zone covers the north and east of the 1.67-acre lot and pushes buildable area toward the street. View item
• Martinez Residence (Case: BA260068): A request to build a single-family home and an accessory dwelling unit on a 39,160-square-foot lot, where the Rural-43 district requires 43,560 square feet. County records show the northern 40 feet of the lot was dedicated to the Town of Gilbert for infrastructure, which left the parcel under the minimum. View item
• Kubacki Property (Case: BA260069): A homeowner at 26417 S. 189th Way in the Queen Creek area wants a detached RV garage six inches from the street-side line where 10 feet is required. One neighbor opposes, saying the area already floods and the tighter clearance could make drainage worse. View item
• Everett Residence Variance Applicant/Owner: Shannon Everett / Shannon Everett Living Trust (Case: BA260070): A request to allow 11,128 square feet of hillside disturbance outside the principal building envelope at 46013 N. 38th Ln. in the New River area, where county rules prohibit it. The staff report says the site was previously graded during construction of equine structures, which resulted in the disturbance. View item
• Andrews Property Variance (Case: BA260072): A hillside property of about 2 acres at 7310 N Highcliff Dr in Paradise Valley seeks additional encroachment outside the building envelope and additional height. The applicant is Amy Andrews. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — September 22, 2026

• USE PERMITS — including 4C: Use Permit to allow two (2) required parking spaces within the front yard setback; and a Use Permit to allow an engineered shade structure over the existing driveway for KISIEL CANOPY located at 1748 South Sierra Vista Drive: Tempe's Development Review Commission hears several use permits, including a request at 1748 South Sierra Vista Drive to put two required parking spaces in the front-yard setback and to add an engineered shade structure over the existing driveway. The same agenda has permits for a wireless telecommunications facility and two retail resale shops. View item