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City of Mesa — Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing (2026-08-26)

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PLANNING AND ZONING PUBLIC HEARING 
MEETING MINUTES 
 
 
August 12, 2026 
 
The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Mesa met in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 20 East 
Main Street, on August 12, 2026, at 4:02 p.m. 
 
 
BOARD PRESENT 
BOARD ABSENT 
STAFF PRESENT 
 
 
 
 
 
Troy Peterson, Chairperson 
Jeff Pitcher, Vice Chairperson 
Jayson Carpenter, Boardmember 
Chase Hales, Boardmember 
Misty Klann, Boardmember* 
Genessee Montes, Boardmember 
Alexis Kay Wagner, Boardmember 
 
 
 
 
 
Evan Balmer 
Kirstin Dvorchak 
Danika Heying 
Cassidy Welch 
 
 
(*Participated in the meeting through the use of video conference equipment) 
 
 
Chairperson Peterson conducted a roll call.  
 
1. 
Take action on all Consent Agenda items. 
All items listed with an asterisk (*) are on the consent agenda which means they will be 
considered as a group by the Board and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no 
separate discussion of these items unless a Boardmember or a citizen so requests, in which 
event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item. If 
a citizen wants an item removed from the consent agenda, a request must be made prior to the 
Board’s vote on the consent agenda. 
 
It was moved by Vice Chairperson Pitcher, seconded by Boardmember Montes, that the 
consent agenda items be approved.  
 
Upon tabulation of votes, it showed:  
 
 
AYES –Peterson, Pitcher, Carpenter, Hales, Klann, Montes, Wagner 
NAYS – None 
ABSENT– None 
 
Chairperson Peterson declared the motion carried unanimously by those present 
 
*2. 
Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written. 
 
*2-a. 
Minutes from the Study Session and Public Hearing Meetings held on July 22, 2026. 
 
*2-b. 
Minutes from the Public Hearing Special Meeting held on July 29, 2026.

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3. 
Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following Major General Plan 
amendment and related zoning case: 
 
3-a 
See: Items not on the Consent Agenda 
 
3-b* 
ZON26-00160 "Hawes Crossing Village 7", 153.5± acres located at the southeast corner of 
South Hawes Road and East Elliot Road. Rezone 102.9± acres from Mixed Use with a Planned 
Area Development Overlay (MX-PAD) (29.7± acres) and Light Industrial with a Planned Area 
Development Overlay (LI-PAD) (73.2± acres) to Residential Small Lot - 2.5 with a Planned Area 
Development Overlay (RSL-2.5-PAD). And Rezone 50.6± acres from Limited Commercial with a 
Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) (23.5± acres) and MX-PAD (27.1± acres) to LC-
PAD (27.8± acres) and MX-PAD (22.8± acres). This request will allow for future residential, 
commercial and mixed-use development. (District 6) 
 
Planner: Joshua Grandlienard 
Staff Recommendation: Adoption 
 
It was moved by Vice Chairperson Pitcher, seconded by Boardmember Montes, that ZON26-
00160 be approved.  
 
 
Upon tabulation of votes, it showed:  
 
 
AYES –Peterson, Pitcher, Carpenter, Hales, Klann, Montes, Wagner 
NAYS – None 
ABSENT– None 
 
4. 
Items not on the Consent Agenda. 
 
4-a 
GPA26-00161 "Hawes Crossing Village 7", 103± acres located at the southeast corner of 
South Hawes Road and East Elliot Road. Major General Plan Amendment to change the 
Placetype from Urban Center to Urban Residential on 29.7± acres and Local Employment 
Center to Urban Residential on 73.2± acres. (District 6) 
 
Planner: Joshua Grandlienard 
Staff Recommendation: Adoption 
 
It was moved by Vice Chairperson Pitcher, seconded by Boardmember Montes, that GPA26-
00161 be approved.  
 
 
Upon tabulation of votes, it showed:  
 
 
AYES –Peterson, Pitcher, Carpenter, Hales, Klann, Montes, Wagner 
NAYS – None 
ABSENT– None 
 
5. 
Adjourn. 
 
It was moved by Boardmember Montes, seconded by Vice Chairperson Pitcher, that the Public 
Hearing be adjourned. 
 
 
Upon tabulation of votes, it showed:

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AYES –Peterson, Pitcher, Carpenter, Hales, Klann, Montes, Wagner 
NAYS – None 
ABSENT– None 
 
Without objection, the Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing adjourned at 4:08 p.m. 
 
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Planning 
and Zoning Board meeting of the City of Mesa, Arizona, held on 12th day of August 2026. I further 
certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. 
 
 
 
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TROY PETERSON, CHAIRPERSON 
 
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