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City of Mesa — Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing (2026-09-23)

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City of Mesa
Planning and Zoning Board

ZON21-00066
Greenfield Multifamily
Jennifer Merrill

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING
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Request
• Rezone from RS-35 to RM-3-
PAD
• Site Plan Review
• To allow for a 30-unit
multiple residence
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development

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Location
• 1.9± acre parcel
• North of Brown Road
• West side of Greenfield Road
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General Plan (2040)
• Neighborhood - Suburban
• Wide range of housing options
• Primarily single residence
with multi-residence along
arterial streets
• Multiple residence is a
primary land use, and RM-3 is
a secondary zoning district in
the Neighborhood – Suburban
Character Area 5

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Site Photos
Looking west towards the site
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Planned Area Development
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed
Maximum Lot Coverage (% of
lot)
70% 72%
Minimum Yards –
-Front and Street-Facing
20 feet 6’-1”
Side
-Interior Side and Rear: 3
or more units on lot
15 ft. per story (30 ft. 6’-1.5” per story (13’-5””
-North property line
total) total)
-West property line
15 ft. per story (30 ft. 3’-11” per story (7’-11”
total) total)
Minimum Separation Between
Buildings on Same Lot – MZO
- Three-story building 35 feet 8’
Two-story buildings 30 feet 7’-6”
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Planned Area Development
Development MZO Required PAD Proposed
Standard
Attached Garages When multiple garage doors are When multiple garage doors are
located within one (1) located within one (1) building,
building, the maximum number of the maximum number of garage
garage doors adjacent to one doors adjacent to one another
another shall be limited to shall be limited to five (5),
three (3), unless there is a unless there is a break in the
break in the building façade building façade between garage
between garage doors. The break doors. The break shall contain a
shall contain a major major architectural feature,
architectural feature, such as such as a building entrance or
a building entrance or equivalent feature.
equivalent feature.
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Planned Area Development
Development MZO Required PAD Proposed
Standard
Pedestrian Where a pedestrian walkway is Where a pedestrian walkway
Access parallel and adjacent to an auto is parallel and adjacent to
travel lane, it must be raised and an auto travel lane, it
separated from the auto travel lane must be constructed of
by a raised curb at least 6 inches pavers or stamped concrete.
high, decorative bollards, or other
physical barrier.
Bicycle Parking Bicycle parking is required for
multi-unit residential buildings and
nonresidential development. Unless
otherwise expressly stated, Bicycle parking is not
buildings and uses subject to required
bicycle parking requirements must
provide at least 3 bicycle parking
spaces or at least 1 bicycle space
per 10 on-site vehicle parking 9
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Planned Area Development
Development MZO Required PAD Proposed
Standard
Perimeter 23 trees 17 trees
Landscaping:
138 shrubs 56 shrubs
Arterial Streets
Required Properties that are not part of Properties that are not part of
Landscape Yards: a group C-O-I Development, as a group C-O-I Development, as
North and West defined in Chapter 87, must defined in Chapter 87, must
property lines provide a 15-foot landscape provide a 0-foot landscape yard
yard except where a cross- except where a cross-access
access drive aisle occurs drive aisle occurs within the
within the required landscape required landscape yard.
yard.
Required
Landscape Yards:
27 trees 19 trees
Number of
Plants, north 178 shrubs 102 shrubs
and west 10
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Planned Area Development
Justification:
• 30 new 3-bedroom residential units with attached garages
• Private open space that exceeds the minimum size requirements of the
MZO by 265%
• Overall open space that exceeds the minimum requirements of the
MZO by 204%
• Amenity areas that include a swimming pool, dog park, and a mural
• 15 guest parking spaces provided (3 required)
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Site Plan
• 30 units in 5 buildings
• 2-story and 3-story
• Each unit has a private
yard and an attached 2-
car garage
• Common amenity areas
• 63 parking spaces
required
• 75 parking spaces 12
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Landscape Plan
• Trees: Mesquite, Mulga
Acacia, Ghost Gum, Texas
Mountain Laurel, Purple
Leaf Plum, Purple Orchid
• Shrubs: Hopseed Bush,
Valentine Bush, Texas
Ranger, Bottle Brush,
Gold Lantana, etc.
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Elevations – 2-story units
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Elevations – 3-story units
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Elevations – 2-story sides
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Elevations – 3-story sides
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Materials & Colors
• Stucco
• Vertical Wood Look
Siding
• CMU Patio Walls
• Architectural Shingle
Roof
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Renderings
Looking south through the interior of the site 19

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Renderings
Looking north across the canal
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Recommendation
Approval with conditions
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City of Mesa
Planning and Zoning Board

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Elevations – 2-story units - comparison
April 14, 2026 DRB NEW
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Elevations – 2-story units - comparison
April 14, 2026 DRB NEW
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Elevations – 3-story units - comparison
April 14, 2026 DRB NEW
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April 14, 2026 DRB
Landscape Plan
• Trees: Mesquite, Mulga
Acacia, Ghost Gum, Texas
Mountain Laurel, Purple
Leaf Plum, Purple Orchid
• Shrubs: Hopseed Bush,
Valentine Bush, Texas
Ranger, Bottle Brush,
Gold Lantana, etc.
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