Vote — approved

Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

7.0 (FUNDING) with the following:The Maricopa County Human Services Department Workforce Development Division (WDD) Workforce 2 You Program is administering this Program with funds provided by the State of Arizona, Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (“WIOA”) Grant Program - Grant No. GR-WIOA-GOYFF-100123-08Y3 under CFDA/ALN 17.259. This third-year funding amount is $500,000. The funding period of availability for expenditure reimbursement is retroa

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7. SUN BASIN VII (Supervisorial District 4) Case #: Z250031 Applicant and Owner: Alyssa Menzel, Sun Basin Solar, LLC Request: Zone Change with Overlay from Rural-190 to IND-2 IUPD Site Location: Generally located approximately 5,881 ft. southwest of the southwest corner of Elliott Rd. & 363rd Ave. in the Arlington area Commission Recommendation: Commission Action: On 1/22/26, the Commission voted 6-0 (motion by Commissioner Rochwalik, D3, seconded by Commissioner Lindblom, D1) to adopt a motion recommending the Board of Supervisors approve Z250031 subject to conditions ‘a’ -‘g’. a. A Plan of Development is approved subject to site plan entitled “Sun Basin VII Solar Project Site Plan” consisting of 8 full-size sheets, dated November 12, 2025. The Plan of Development may be amended administratively under a separate application as long as the amendment complies with the established IUPD development standards as approved by the Board of Supervisors. Staff may determine slight refinements to remain in substantial conformance with the approved site plan. Minor and major amendments to the site plan will be determined in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance. b. Development of the site shall be in substantial conformance with the Narrative Report entitled “Sun Basin VII Project”, consisting of 17 pages, dated November 2025, except as modified by the following conditions. c. The following IND-2 IUPD standards shall apply: 1. Minimum Front Yard – 100’ 2. Minimum Side Yard -100’ 3. Minimum Rear Yard – 100’ 4. Minimum Parking: No Parking required 5. Minimum Screening: Minimum 6’ tall chain-link fences adjacent to rural/residential zoning boundaries, including attached barbed wire or concertina wire under 8’ in height, and allow all gates to have no attached screening. No screen wall, berm or hedges required along front property lines. 6. Minimum Paving: Alternative surfacing materials or methods approved by Maricopa County Air Quality to minimize dust pollution, such as but not limited to, native compacted soil or aggregate base course, may be used in driveways and parking areas. 7. Minimum Landscaping/Buffering: No landscaping or irrigation required. No screening required adjacent to rural and residential zoning districts. 8. Minimum Sight Visibility Triangles: Within sight visibility triangles at any intersection, on-site chain-link fences without screening materials can exceed a height of 2’. 9. The IUPD overlay shall limit entitled uses to power generation and distribution, BESS facilities and ancillary uses. 10. Loading and Unloading: none required. d. The following Planning Engineering conditions shall apply: 1. Engineering review of planning and/or zoning cases is for conceptual design only. All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with Section 1205 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance; Drainage Policies and Standards; Floodplain Regulations for Maricopa County; MCDOT Roadway Design Manual; and current engineering policies, standards and best practices at the time of application for construction. 2. Based on the conceptual design nature of the information submitted, changes to the site layout may be necessitated by the final engineering design of the drainage infrastructure. 3. Detailed Grading and Drainage (Infrastructure) Plans must be submitted with the application for Building Permits. e. Prior to issuance of the initial building permit, all parcels shall be combined to create a single parcel matching the zone change area. f. Prior to issuance of a building permit, written confirmation will be required from the emergency fire protection jurisdiction having authority that the facility has been designed in accordance with their regulations and requirements, and that emergency fire protection service will be provided to the facility. Prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy, local fire protection jurisdiction review and approval will be required. g. The granting of this change in use of the property has been at the request of the applicant, with the consent of the landowner. The granting of this approval allows the property to enjoy uses in excess of those permitted by the zoning existing on the date of application, subject to conditions. In the event of the failure to comply with any condition, the property may be considered by the Board after recommendation by the Commission at a public hearing for reversion to the zoning that existed on the date of application. It is, therefore, stipulated and agreed that either revocation due to the failure to comply with any conditions, does not reduce any rights that existed on the date of application to use, divide, sell or possess the property and that there would be no diminution in value of the property from the value it held on the date of application due to such revocation of the Zone Change. The Zone Change enhances the value of the property above its value as of the date the Zone Change is granted and reverting to the prior zoning results in the same value of the property as if the Zone Change had never been granted. (C-44-26-079-X-00)

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