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City of Mesa — City Council (2026-09-28)

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City Council
ZON24-00708
Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director September 28, 2026
Evan Balmer, Assistant Planning Director
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Request
• Rezone from LC-PAD to
RM-3-PAD
• Site Plan Review
• To allow 78 attached, single
residences
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Location
• 6910 East Guadalupe Road
• 5.0± acres
• East of Power Road
• North side of Guadalupe Road
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NEIGHBORHOOD
2040 General Plan
Neighborhood/Suburban Sub-Type
• Provide safe places for people to live
NEIGHBORHOOD where they feel secure and enjoy their
surrounding community
• Primarily single residence in character
• May contain areas of multi-residence
E GUADALUPE RD properties and commercial uses along
arterial frontages and major intersections
NEIGHBORHOOD 4

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Zoning
• Existing – LC-PAD
• Proposed – RM-3-PAD
• Attached single residence use is
permitted in RM-3 District
• Proposed density is 15.5 dwelling
units per acre
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Site Photo
Looking north towards the site
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Site Photo
Looking south from Christopher J. Brady Park
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Site Plan
• 78 attached single
residences
• 21 Side by Side building
types with two-stories
• 18 Front to Back building
types with two-stories
Gated emergency access Primary access from
through the commercial Guadalupe Road
development via new bridge
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Landscape Plan
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Elevations – Side by Side “A”
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Elevations – Side by Side “B”
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Elevations – Side by Side “C”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (A)”
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Rendering
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Planned Area Development
Overall Property Overall Property Overall Property
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed
Fences and Freestanding Walls
Maximum Height –
MZO Table 11-6-3.A:
- Front Yards and Required Side 3.5 feet 6 feet (existing chain link fence to
Yards (Guadalupe Road): remain)
Screening – Parking Areas –
MZO Section 11-30-9(H): Parking areas and drive aisles shall be Drive aisles will not be screened from
screened from street(s) with masonry Guadalupe Road
wall, berm or combination of
walls/berms and densely planted
landscaping or "vertical wire trellis
panels". No more than 40 percent of
the screening shall be accomplished
with dense landscaping
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Minimum Lot Area –
MZO Table 11-5-5: 6,000 square feet 1,575 square feet 1,984 square feet
Minimum Lot Depth –
MZO Table 11-5-5: 94 feet 63 feet 64 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage –
MZO Table 11-5-5: 70% 83% 88%
Minimum Yards –
MZO Table 11-5-5:
- Front and Street-Face Side: 20 feet 3 feet, 6-inches to garage 2 feet to livable and 18 feet
and livable to garage
- Rear: 1 or 2 units on lot: 15 feet 9 feet, 6-inches 0 feet
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Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Maximum Building Coverage –
MZO Table 11-5-5: 50% 69% 53%
Setback adjacent to RS District
– MZO Table 11-5-5(A)(1)(a):
- North Property Line: 30 feet 10 feet, 8-inches
(minimum 15 feet
per story) NA
- East Property Line: 30 feet 9 feet, 5-inches Meets Code
(minimum 15 feet
per story)
Attached Single Residences,
End Units – NA
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(1)(c)(i): 10 feet 4 feet
Meets Code 17

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Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Attached Single Residences,
Minimum Setback for Building
Not Placed on a Zero-Setback
Line –
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(1)(c)(ii): 10 feet 4 feet 0 feet
(units adjacent to common
open space area)
Additional Standards for
Private Open Space,
Accessibility and Location –
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(3)(e)(i)(1):
- Minimum dimensions for 10 feet 9 feet, 5 inches NA
ground level private open
space: Meets Code
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Additional Standards for
Private Open Space,
Accessibility and Location –
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(3)(e)(ii):
- Minimum percent of covered At least 50% of 120 42% (50 square feet) of 0% of 120 square feet
private open space: square feet 120 square feet
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Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Site Planning and Design
Standards, Building Entrance –
MZO Section 11-5-5(B)(3)(c):
Projection or Recess –
Unit entrance dimensions
for roofed projection or
recess:
5 feet 3.5 feet 3.5 feet
- Minimum depth:
- Minimum horizontal 50 square feet 25 square feet 25.4 square feet
area:
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Planned Area Development
Individual Lots Individual Lots “Side by Side” Units “Front to Back” Units
Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed PAD Proposed
Site Planning and Design
Standards, Access, Circulation
and Parking –
Section 11-5-5(B)(4)(f)(ii):
- Attached Garages, Multi-
Story Buildings – Garage At least 3 feet from At least 2 feet from upper NA
doors located below upper story façade story façade
upper story living space Meets Code
shall be recessed:
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Notification
• Notified property owners within
1,000’, HOAs, and registered
neighborhood
• Neighborhood meeting held
March 5, 2026: Concerns with
traffic, parking, building product,
building height
• One email in support
• No calls or emails since public
notice mailing
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Findings
➢Complies with the 2040 Mesa General Plan
➢Complies with Chapter 22 of the MZO for a PAD Overlay
➢Complies with Chapter 69 of the MZO for Site Plan Review
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Recommendation
Staff recommends Approval with Conditions
Planning and Zoning Board recommends Approval with Conditions (7-0)
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City of Mesa
Planning and Zoning Board
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Landscape Plan
Common Space
Lot typical
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Elevations – Side by Side “A”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (A)”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (A)”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (A)”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (B)”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (C)”
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Elevations – Side by Side “B”
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Elevations – Side by Side “C”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (B)”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (B)”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (B)”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (C)”
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – PLANNING DIVISION
Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (C)”
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Elevations – Front to Back “1 & 2 (C)”
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