Extracted text (via pymupdf)
2147 characters
Planning & Zoning – Building & Safety – Revenue Development
300 E. Superstition Boulevard Apache Junction, AZ 85119 Ph: (480) 474-5083 Fax (480) 982-7010
City of Apache Junction
Development Services Department
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
STAFF MEMO
Date:
September 14, 2026
To:
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Through:
Bryant Powell, City Manager
Rudy Esquivias, Development Services Director
Sidney Urias, Development Services Deputy Director
From:
Nick Leftwich, Principal Planner
Case Number: P-25-46-CUP
Subject:
Bella Norte, a proposed conditional use permit for a
210-unit,
three-story,
multi-family
residential
rental community at the northeast corner of Idaho
Road and Junction Street.
Summary
P-25-46-CUP is a proposed conditional use permit (CUP) requested
by Bela Flor Communities, represented by Pew & Lake, PLC., to
authorize the construction of a 210-unit, three-story multi-
family residential community on a 9.31 net acre parcel at the
northeast corner of Idaho Road and Junction Street.
The property is zoned City Center “B-3”, in which the zoning
ordinance requires that multi-family residential development
receives a Conditional Use Permit, with the City Council as the
approval authority.
Planning & Zoning Commission Hearing
The Planning and Zoning Commission held their public hearing for
P-25-46-CUP on August 25, 2026. The Planning and Zoning
Commission discussed parking standards, amenities, and street
improvements. The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the
findings of fact associated with the Conditional Use Permit
proposal; however, the Commission voted 3-3 on a motion to
recommend approval of P-25-46-CUP to the Apache Junction City
Council. Because the motion resulted in a tie vote and no
alternative recommendation was made, the application is being
forwarded to the City Council without a recommendation from the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
Attached:
-
Planning and Zoning Commission Staff Report and attachments (August 25, 2026)
-
P-25-46-CUP Additional Letters of Support provided 8/24/26