Mesa staff backs 44-acre State Land rezone for homes — Oct 6–20

Scottsdale City Council — October 06, 2026

• Rental Initiatives Supporting Education (R.I.S.E.) Program Contract: Adopt Resolution No. 13789 authorizing Contract No. 2026-156-COS, a subrecipient agreement with the Scholar Fund to run the R.I.S.E. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program — up to $1,325,171, with case management for Scottsdale families — plus a budget transfer of the same amount. Rental help keeps families housed but does not add units. View item

Scottsdale City Council — October 06, 2026

• Request for Executive Session to:: Closed session to advise the council on the Northsight Apartments Multifamily Conversion / Adaptive Reuse Project at 13875 N. Northsight Blvd, covering the city's reading of the state adaptive reuse law (A.R.S. § 9-462.10) and a possible complaint under A.R.S. § 41-194.01. At issue is whether an existing building at that address can be converted to apartments — the kind of legal friction that can stall homes. View item

Flagstaff City Council — October 06, 2026

• Consideration and Approval of Contract:: Loan documents with Lone Tree Ranch, LP related to a $1,650,000 loan for development of affordable housing units — city loan money aimed at income-restricted homes. View item
• Consideration of Appointments:: Consideration of appointments to the Flagstaff Housing Commission. The agenda does not name the appointee or seat; no unit-supply action, but the appointment shapes who sets housing direction. View item
• Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-46 and Ordinance No. 2026-20:: Consideration and adoption of Resolution No. 2026-46 and Ordinance No. 2026-20. The resolution declares the document "PZ-25-00200 - Planned Community (PC) Zone" a public record, and the ordinance amends the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10 (Zoning Code). The agenda does not describe what the Planned Community zone would allow or how much housing it could support. View item

Surprise City Council — October 06, 2026

• nd Avenue & Planada Lane Development Agreement: Development agreement (Resolution 2026-94) for a project near Planada Lane, presented by Community Development. The agenda gives no unit count or housing type. View item
• District 1: Ana Mandara Development Agreement (Resolution 2026-115) in District 1, presented by Community Development. Development agreements set the terms of a project's entitlement, but no housing type or unit count appears in the agenda text. View item
• District 1: Vistas Montanas Development Agreement (Resolution 2026-113) in District 1, presented by Community Development. No unit count or housing type is listed. View item
• District 1: Accepting a water line easement from 163rd & Happy Valley Investments, LLC near 163rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road. Water lines have to be in place before new homes can be served. View item
• District 1: Accepting a drainage easement from Asante Phase 2 Community Association Partners, LLC near Jomax and 171st Lane — drainage infrastructure related to the Asante development. View item
• District 1: Accepting a special warranty deed for Desert Oasis Well Site No. 3, Tract P, from Centex Real Estate Company, LLC near Jomax Road and 176th Lane — a well site deeded to the city. View item
• District 1: San Ysidro Enclave Waterline Repayment Agreement (Resolution 2026-93), presented by Water Resource Management. Water capacity and who pays for it often decide whether homes get built. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 07, 2026

• Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for, Accept and Enter into an Agreement for Fiscal Year 2027 State Housing Trust Fund Housing Solutions Grant Funds (Ordinance S-53246) - Citywide: Retroactive authorization to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement for Fiscal Year 2027 State Housing Trust Fund Housing Solutions grant money, citywide (Ordinance S-53246). The agenda does not say what the funds buy, so the unit impact is not yet clear. View item
• Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-80-26-2 - Southwest Corner of 28th Street and Rose Garden Lane (Ordinance G-7550) - District 2: Adopting Ordinance G-7550 to rezone a 5.02-acre site at the southwest corner of 28th Street and Rose Garden Lane in District 2 from RE-35 (Single-Family Residence District) to A-1 (Light Industrial District). Stipulations cover landscaping and shade, bicycle parking, electric-vehicle infrastructure and an outdoor employee rest area; the change takes single-family zoning off that corner. View item
• Formal Action - PCD Major Amendment - Rezoning Application Z-104-L-75-3 - Southeast Corner of Interstate 17 and Grandview Road - District 3: Major amendment to the Northgate Planned Community District for 15.16 acres at the southeast corner of Interstate 17 and Grandview Road in District 3, changing C-2 PCD to CP/BP PCD to allow office and warehousing. Staff recommended approval subject to stipulations, and the Deer Valley Village Planning Committee voted 13-0 and the Planning Commission 7-0 to recommend approval; council action is on this agenda, and the proposal is for office and warehousing, not housing. View item
• Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application PHO-6-26--Z-47-19-7 - Approximately 800 Feet South of the Southwest Corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road (Ordinance G-7551) - District 7: Ordinance G-7551 amends the stipulations for rezoning applications Z-47-19-7 and PHO-4-21--Z-47-19 on land about 800 feet south of the southwest corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road in District 7. The amended terms cover sidewalks and shade trees, bicycle and bus facilities, archaeology, and traffic studies. View item
• Amend City Code - Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1311 (Ordinance G-7549) - District 2: Adopting Official Supplementary Zoning Map 1311 (Ordinance G-7549) in District 2. The agenda and attachment do not name the parcels or the new designations, so the effect on what can be built is not stated. View item
• Growth Projections and Land Use Assumptions Update - Amendment (Ordinance S-53226) - Citywide: An amendment to Phoenix's citywide Growth Projections and Land Use Assumptions update (Ordinance S-53226). The agenda does not state what the amendment changes; these forecasts feed the city's infrastructure planning and development fee schedules. View item
• Multi-Family Roofing Replacement Project Contract - IFB FY27-086-04 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-53244) - Citywide: Contract award for the Multi-Family Roofing Replacement Project, IFB FY27-086-04 (Ordinance S-53244), citywide. Repair money like this can keep occupied apartment buildings habitable instead of losing units from the stock. View item
• Approval of a Phil Gordon Threatened Building Grant - 330 N 18th Avenue - Oakland Historic District (Ordinance S-53240) - District 7: Approval of a Phil Gordon Threatened Building Grant for the property at 330 N 18th Avenue in the Oakland Historic District (Ordinance S-53240), District 7 — city grant money aimed at a threatened building. View item
• Approval of a Phil Gordon Threatened Building Grant - Leopoldo & Isabel Dominguez House, 927 North 8th Street (Ordinance S-53239) - District 8: Approval of a Phil Gordon Threatened Building Grant for the Leopoldo & Isabel Dominguez House at 927 North 8th Street (Ordinance S-53239), District 8 — city grant money aimed at a threatened historic house. View item
• Permit, License, Utility, and Land Use Agreement Authorization for Paradise Ridge Flood Control Project (Ordinance S-53248) - District 2: Permit, license, utility and land use agreement authorization for the Paradise Ridge Flood Control Project (Ordinance S-53248) in District 2. Flood control shapes where and whether homes can be built in the area. View item

Phoenix Public Safety & Justice Subcommittee — October 07, 2026

• Community Assistance Program (CAP) Expansion Implementation Report - Citywide: An implementation report on the expansion of the city's Community Assistance Program (CAP), citywide. The agenda does not describe what the expansion covers, and no unit-supply action is listed. View item

Yuma City Council — October 07, 2026

• Rezoning of Property: Southeast Corner of Araby Road and the 26th Street Alignment: Rezone about 22.5 acres at the southeast corner of Araby Road and the 26th Street alignment from the Agriculture (AG) District to the General Commercial/Aesthetic Overlay (B-2/AO) District (case ZONE-45328-2026). The applicant is QuikTrip, whose conceptual site plan shows an 8,296-square-foot convenience store and two fuel canopies on about 6.8 acres; motor fuel sales would still need a conditional use permit. City planning staff recommended approval with conditions, and a 2021 General Plan amendment had already moved this land from Medium Density Residential to Commercial. View item

Mesa Board of Adjustment — October 07, 2026

• BOA26-00182. “Spilsbury Future Site,” 1.8± acres located at 521 East Lehi Road. Special Use Permit. This request will allow the combined gross floor area of all detached accessory buildings or structures to exceed 100% of the gross floor area of the primary building and a detached structure to exceed the height of the primary building. (District 1) Staff Planner: Evan Balmer Recommendation: Continue to November 4, 2026: BOA26-00182, “Spilsbury Future Site,” a special use permit at 521 East Lehi Road in District 1 that would let the combined floor area of detached accessory buildings exceed 100% of the primary building's floor area and let a detached structure exceed the height of the primary building. Staff recommend continuing it to Nov. 4, 2026. View item
• BOA26-00636. "Brett Bye," 0.18± acres located at 3750 South Hassett. Minor Modification to an existing Planned Area Development Overlay (PAD). This request will allow for an increase to the maximum building coverage for one lot in a single residence subdivision. (District 6) Staff Planner: Emily Johnson Recommendation:Administratively Withdrawn: BOA26-00636, "Brett Bye," a request to modify a residential PAD so one lot in a single residence subdivision at 3750 South Hassett can have more building coverage, in District 6. It was administratively withdrawn, so it is off the calendar. View item

Tempe City Council — October 08, 2026

• Council Subcommittee Status Updates as Needed / Recommendations for Council Direction: Council subcommittee status updates and any recommendations for council direction, including the Tenants and Rental Properties Council Subcommittee (item 6B6). No vote on unit supply is listed, but it is where rental housing policy direction gets set. View item

Fountain Hills Planning & Zoning Commission — October 12, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING, with CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Regarding the REZONE of approximately 3.22 acres generally located at the northwest corner of N. Saguaro Boulevard and E. Paul Nordin Parkway (12800 N. Saguaro Blvd; APN 176-25-560) from C-2 – Intermediate Commercial Zoning District to TCCD – Town Center Commercial Zoning District with the intent to convert a portion of the hotel rooms to residential units.: Rezones 3.22 acres at the northwest corner of N. Saguaro Boulevard and E. Paul Nordin Parkway from Intermediate Commercial (C-2) to Town Center Commercial (TCCD), so 46 top-floor hotel rooms at the Fountain Park Hotel can become homes — 37 studios and 9 one-bedrooms, about 14.3 homes per acre. Staff note the property was incorrectly depicted as TCCD on at least one published zoning map, that C-2 does not allow residential use, and that a 2023 special use permit request drew a 5–1 recommendation to deny; the lower floors would continue to operate as hotel rooms. View item

Chandler City Council — October 12, 2026

• Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5178 - Rezoning and Preliminary Development Plan, Vineyard Park: Introduce and tentatively approve Ordinance No. 5178, rezoning from PAD for church uses to PAD for single-family residential, with a preliminary development plan for 16 single-family lots on about 4.51 gross acres (4.16 net) in Case PLH26-0017, Vineyard Park. The applicant, Porchlight Homes, proposes minimum 55-by-100-foot lots, homes of about 2,034 to 2,729 sq ft, and a maximum density of 3.85 dwelling units per net acre, on land about a quarter mile north and west of Germann and Alma School roads. View item
• Resolution No. 6048 - Approving the Use of Up to $1,500,000 in Public Housing Authority Federal Reserves to Support Development Fees for the Haven on Hamilton Redevelopment Project: Resolution No. 6048 authorizes using up to $1,500,000 in available federal Public Housing reserves to support eligible development fees for the Haven on Hamilton redevelopment project, which is anticipated to include approximately 250 affordable housing units and to replace existing public housing units. The resolution cites rising interest rates threatening the project's viability; HUD requirements and approvals apply. View item
• Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5179 - Rezone, Rezamp Office #2 and #3: Ordinance No. 5179 rezones 456 and 484 W Chandler Boulevard to add adult daycare as a permitted use within an SF-8.5/PAD for professional offices (case PLH25-0001). Conditions include no more than six on-site employees per address, no weekend operation, and on-site parking for employees and clients; the lots stay Single-Family/office, so no homes are added. View item
• Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5177 - Rezone, Stellar City North: Ordinance No. 5177 rezones five lots in Stellar City Airpark from SF-8.5 to SF-8.5 with a Planned Area Development overlay, so homes with private aircraft hangars get site-specific standards. Hangars could stand up to 30 feet tall with zero-foot side and rear setbacks on interior lots, and total building lot coverage could reach 45 percent of net lot area on the roughly 2.4-acre site. View item

Chandler Public Housing Authority Commission — October 12, 2026

• Resolution No. HO198 - Approving the use of up to $1,500,000 in Public Housing Authority Federal Reserves to Support Development Fees for the Haven on Hamilton Redevelopment Project: Resolution No. HO198 recommends that the City Council authorize the use of up to $1,500,000 in available federal Public Housing reserves for eligible development fees tied to the Haven on Hamilton redevelopment, anticipated to include about 250 affordable housing units. It is the Housing Authority's half of the same decision the City Council takes up the same day (Resolution No. 6048). View item
• Resolution No. HO197 - 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Resolution No. HO197 revises the Housing Choice Voucher program payment standards using Small Area Fair Market Rents, effective Jan. 1, 2027; the authority administers vouchers for up to 485 families. The amounts vary by ZIP code — for example $2,937 for a three-bedroom voucher in 85224 versus $2,530 in 85225. View item

Industrial Development Authority — October 13, 2026

• Discussion and action as determined regarding the adoption of a resolution granting final: Final approval of a resolution for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $74,800,000 of the Authority's multifamily revenue note for the District at Laveen Apartments project. The agenda does not state the project's unit count or location. View item
• Discussion and action as determined regarding a grant request from Arizona Housing: Discussion and action on a grant request from the Arizona Housing Acceleration Fund. The agenda does not state the amount or what the grant would fund, and no staff report is attached. View item

Tempe Development Review Commission — October 13, 2026

• USE PERMITS: Six use permits, five of them at single-family homes: two required parking spaces in the front yard setback at 1309 West 10th Street (Neri) and 1340 West 10th Place (Hamm), one required parking space at 1644 North Camellia Street (Sowar), an RV garage over 15 feet in height at 1720 East Minton Drive (Minton), and a trailer parked in the front yard setback at 1941 East Pebble Beach Drive (Casey). The sixth allows a resale business selling clothing and books in the CSS zoning district at 1519 East Apache Boulevard (Cheap Thrillz Apache). View item

Phoenix City Council — October 13, 2026

• 2028 General Obligation Bond Program Development and Report of the Fiscal Capacity Committee - Citywide: Policy session on development of the 2028 General Obligation Bond Program, with the report of the Fiscal Capacity Committee. The five-member committee is charged with recommending financial parameters — including program size — and is evaluating how much debt the city can responsibly incur without raising the secondary property tax rate. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — October 14, 2026

• ZON26-00162. "Hawes Crossing Village 6 Remainder," 44± acres located at the northwest corner of the South Hawes Road alignment and East Warner Road. Rezone from Multiple Residence-5 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-5-PAD), Office Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (OC-PAD), and Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Residential Small Lot-2.5 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RSL-2.5-PAD). This request will allow for future development of State Land. (District 6). Staff Planner: Joshua Grandlienard Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Rezones 44± acres of State Land at the northwest corner of the South Hawes Road alignment and East Warner Road from Multiple Residence-5, Office Commercial and Limited Commercial with PAD overlays (RM-5-PAD, OC-PAD, LC-PAD) to Residential Small Lot-2.5 with a PAD overlay (RSL-2.5-PAD), at a maximum density of 4.1 dwelling units per acre. Case ZON26-00162 in District 6: the owner is the State of Arizona, the applicant is Sean Lake of Pew & Lake PLC on behalf of Blandford Homes, and staff recommend approval with conditions. The applicant's narrative says the request is in preparation for a future Arizona State Land Department auction. View item
• ZON25-00943. "Waffle Flower Warehouse Rezone," 2.4± acres located at the northwest corner of East Thomas Road and North 54th Street. Rezone from Single Residence-90 (RS-90) to Light Industrial (LI), Site Plan Review, and Special Use Permit. This request will allow for an approximately 18,000± square foot Industrial development. (District 5). Staff Planner: Tulili Tuiteleleapaga-Howard Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Rezones 2.4± acres at the northwest corner of East Thomas Road and North 54th Street from Single Residence-90 (RS-90) to Light Industrial (LI), plus site plan review and a special use permit, to allow an approximately 18,000± sq ft industrial building. The site plan shows 19 parking spaces provided against 34 required, with a parking reduction requested through the special use permit. Staff recommend approval with conditions; the change takes the parcel out of single-family residential zoning. View item

Fountain Hills Board of Adjustment — October 15, 2026

• CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Request for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback in the R1-8 zoning district from 25' to 15' to allow construction of a shade cover for property located at 11037 N. Indian Wells Dr.: A request to reduce the rear yard setback in the R1-8 district from 25 feet to 15 feet so a shade cover can be built over an existing pool at 11037 N. Indian Wells Dr. In its review of the required variance findings, town staff concluded that no special circumstance applies to the property: the lot is over 18,000 sq ft, more than 1,400 sq ft north of the pool could hold a shade structure that complies with all setback requirements, and pools encroaching into setbacks are common in Fountain Hills. View item

Tempe City Council — October 15, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING ITEM PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 9-462.04: Hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an Ordinance for a Zoning and Development Code Text Amendment for Section 3-409 - Group Homes for Adult Care, Persons with Disabilities, and Child Shelter: Second and final public hearing to adopt a zoning and development code text amendment for Section 3-409, covering group homes for adult care, persons with disabilities, and child shelter. The packet includes the state assisted-living legislation (SB 1473), a staff report and a housing impact statement; the agenda does not state what the amendment changes. View item
• PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: Approve and authorize a resolution to introduce and hold the second and final public hearing to receive public comment and authorize the activities and proposed funding within the Community Development Block Grant Action Plan Substantial Amendment: Second and final public hearing on a substantial amendment to Tempe's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan for FY2026-27. The council is also asked to authorize submitting the plan under Resolution No. R2026.127, which the packet describes as a resolution authorizing submission. View item
• PUBLIC HEARING ITEM PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 9-462.04: Hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance for a Zoning Map Amendment from GID to MU-4 and a Planned Area Development Overlay for EMERALD CENTER MIXED-USE, located at 8550 South Priest: Second and final public hearing to rezone 8550 South Priest Drive from General Industrial (GID) to MU-4 mixed-use with a Planned Area Development overlay for Emerald Center Mixed-Use (case PL260207). The staff report ties the request to growth-area goals that call for infill with office, hospitality, urban residential and urban open space; the project materials name The Widewaters Group and Trammell Crow Companies. View item
• PUBLIC HEARING ITEM PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 9-462.04: Hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance for a Zoning Map Amendment from R/O to CSS for approximately .34 acres for ASSISTED LIVING TRAINING SCHOOL, located at 1843 East Southern Ave: Second and final public hearing to rezone approximately .34 acres at 1843 East Southern Avenue from Residential/Office (R/O) to Commercial Service (CSS) for an assisted living training school (case PL260008). A small residential-zoned site moving to a care use. View item

Board of Adjustment — October 15, 2026

• Hernandez Property: Maricopa County Board of Adjustment case BA260071 on the Hernandez property at 47818 N. 27th Ave, near 27th Avenue and Wolftrap Road in the New River area. The owner seeks a variance to disturb 438 square feet of hillside outside the principal building envelope to accommodate a primary residence and septic system on a 45,256-square-foot Rural-43 lot; the board report states that a June 2026 building permit did not receive zoning clearance because of that hillside disturbance, and the report walks through the statutory variance tests. View item

Avondale City Council — October 19, 2026

• REGULAR AGENDA: A public hearing and Ordinance 2042-1026 approving a major amendment to the Avondale Commons Planned Area Development, approximately 25.23 gross acres at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road, in application PL-26-0210. The amendment would remove Stipulation No. 2 from the original rezone Ordinance 2052-0921, which related to commercial construction and the timing of multi-family residential development. View item
• CONSENT AGENDA: Consent agenda items, including approval of the September 28, 2026 council minutes, appointing Ben Ruoti as a Planning Commission alternate (term to expire Dec. 31, 2028), two liquor-license referrals, a uniform video service license agreement with Hotwire Infrastructure Group, and Resolution 1069-1026 authorizing a firming water delivery agreement with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. View item

Flagstaff City Council — October 20, 2026

• Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-28:: Ordinance No. 2026-28 amends the Flagstaff zoning map to rezone approximately 13.01 acres from the Rural Residential (RR) zone with partial Resource Protection Overlay to Single-Family Residential (R1) with the full overlay. The agenda does not state a unit count or allowed density for the parcel. View item
• Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-52 and Ordinance No. 2026-27:: Resolution No. 2026-52 declares the document "PZ-26-00136 - Zoning Map Amendment Process" a public record, and Ordinance No. 2026-27 amends the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10 (Zoning Code). The agenda does not describe the specific changes to the rezoning process. View item

Scottsdale City Council — October 20, 2026

• Sierra Pinta Residence Abandonment (4-AB-2025): Adopt Resolution No. 13770 to abandon a 25-foot roadway easement along the northern boundary of the residential property at 9021 E. Sierra Pinta Drive, zoned R1-35 ESL, for the purpose of increasing buildable area. The owner dedicates a 25-foot public utility easement in place of the abandoned roadway easement and will dedicate 17,094 square feet of Natural Area Open Space; a new custom single-family residence is proposed, and the Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 9, 2026. View item
• 60th Street Abandonment (AB-0002-2026): Adopt Resolution No. 13791 and Resolution No. 13771 to abandon 66 feet of right-of-way along the N. 60th Street alignment between E. Quail Track Drive and E. Pinnacle Vista Drive, adjacent to 5932 E. Quail Track Drive (R1-43 ESL FO). The property owner dedicates a 20-foot-wide Water and Sewer Facilities Easement and replats to combine existing parcels, addressing lot non-conformities; the Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 9, 2026. View item
• Select Education Conditional Use Permit (UP-0005-2026): Adopt Resolution No. 13790 for a conditional use permit for an educational service, elementary and secondary school, on a ±5-acre site zoned Single-Family Residential (R1-190 ESL) at 9201 E. Happy Valley Road. Enrollment is listed at 40 with the potential for 250; the site has three existing buildings totaling about 18,000 square feet, and 139 parking spaces are provided against 117 required. The Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 9, 2026. View item