Exhibit 2 - Section 11-31-40 Fleet-Based Services (v2)

City of Mesa — City Council (2026-07-20)

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OPTION 2: EXHIBIT 2 – SECTION 11-31-40: FLEET-BASED 
SERVICES 
 
 
11-31-40: - FLEET-BASED SERVICES 
Fleet-Based Services, as described in Section 11-86-4, shall be located, developed, and operated in 
compliance with the land use regulations in Article 2 and the following standards: 
A. 
Parking, Charging, and Storage. Fleet vehicle parking, charging, and/or storage shall 
comply with the following: 
1. 
Designated Areas.  
a. 
All fleet vehicles shall be parked, charged, and/or stored only within 
designated on-site areas.  
b. 
Fleet parking, charging, and/or storage areas shall be clearly delineated by 
striping, pavement markings, or signage and shall be distinct from required 
on-site parking spaces.  
2. 
Location.  
a. 
Fleet vehicle parking, charging, and/or storage areas shall not be located 
within required setbacks, landscape yards, maneuvering aisles, or required 
loading zones. 
b. 
Accessory Fleet-Based Services. When an accessory use, fleet vehicles 
shall be parked, charged, and/or stored on the side or rear of a building(s). 
Fleet vehicles shall not be parked between the front building façade and 
the street.  
3. 
Height. Accessory, Light, and Heavy Fleet-Based Service vehicle parking, 
charging, staging, and storage shall occur at grade and shall not be located on 
rooftops, upper floors, balconies, or other elevated structures, except in the GI and 
HI Districts where they shall not exceed 30 feet in height. 
4. 
Accessory Fleet-Based Services. Fleet vehicle parking, charging, storage, and 
staging areas for an Accessory Fleet-Based Service shall occupy no more than 50% 
of the required on-site parking spaces for the principal use. 
B. 
Screening. Fleet vehicle parking, charging, and/or storage areas shall be screened from 
adjacent streets and properties as follows: 
1. 
Ground-Based Vehicle Parking, Charging, and/or Storage Areas.  
a. 
Street-Facing Setback. When located adjacent to a street, ground-based 
vehicle parking, charging, and/or storage areas shall be screened by a 40-
inch masonry wall located behind the required landscape yard.  
b. 
Internal Side and Rear Setbacks. Ground-based vehicle parking, charging, 
and/or storage areas shall be screened along internal side and rear property 
lines by a six (6) foot tall masonry wall.  
2. 
Accessory Equipment and Infrastructure. Accessory equipment, battery storage 
systems, power generation equipment, and other ground-mounted support 
infrastructure shall be screened in accordance with Section 11-30-9(A)(4).

3. 
Alternatives. Alternative screening methods may be approved by the Planning 
Director or designee upon a finding that the proposed design provides equal or 
greater visual screening, based on a line-of-sight study, and equal or superior 
design elements than the standards of this Subsection, and otherwise meets the 
intent of the screening requirements. 
C. 
Fences and Walls. All fences and walls, whether used for screening, security, or enclosure, 
shall comply with Section 11-30-4 (Fences and Freestanding Walls). 
D. 
Required Setback from Residential Uses or Zoning. 
1. 
A minimum distance of 150 feet shall be provided between fleet vehicle parking, 
charging, storage, and staging areas and any residential use or any property zoned 
with a Residential District (e.g., RS, RSL, RM, DR-1, DR-2). 
2. 
Exceptions for Commercial Uses. The minimum separation distance does not 
apply to residentially zoned property which only contains a commercial use. 
3. 
Exceptions Authorized by the Planning Director. 
a. 
The Planning Director, or their designee, may approve a distance less than 
150 feet if a sound study submitted by the applicant demonstrates that the 
noise level at the property line will not exceed 60 dB. 
b. 
If the ambient noise level exceeds 60 dB, the noise study must demonstrate 
that the fleet service use will not increase the existing noise level.