Citizen Participation Plan

SWC of Starfire and Ellsworth Roads
Mesa, Arizona
21.62 acres
Citizen Participation Plan
Submitted by:
Sean Lake/Vanessa MacDonald
Pew & Lake, PLC
1744 South Val Vista Drive, Suite 217
Mesa, AZ 85204
480-461-4670
On behalf of:
Sunbelt Investments Holdings, Inc.
Submitted to:
The City of Mesa
Planning & Zoning Division
February 9, 2026

Introduction
Pew & Lake, PLC (the “Applicant”) on behalf of Sunbelt Investment Holdings, Inc.,
(“Sunbelt”), is pleased to submit this Citizen Participation Plan to the City of Mesa (the
“City”) in support of a request for a Rezoning and General Plan Amendment on nearly 22
acres of property located at the southwest corner of Starfire Avenue and Ellsworth Road
(the “Property”). The Property is shown below and is comprised of two parcels known as
Maricopa County Assessor parcel numbers 304-31-045A and 304-31-045B. The boundary
of the entire parcel is shown below, outlined in red.
Purpose:
The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to provide the City of Mesa staff with
information regarding the efforts made by the Applicant to inform citizens and property
owners in the vicinity concerning the Applicant’s requests to the City of Mesa for the
following:
• A Rezone of 17.08 acres of property to Light Industria(LI), and
• A Rezone of 4.54 acres of property to Limited Commercial (LC)
• A Council Use Permit (CUP) to allow a Large Format retailer in
the Light Industrial (LI) zoning district.

By providing opportunities for citizen participation, the Applicant will ensure that those
affected by this application will have an adequate opportunity to learn about and comment
on the proposed development plans for this property.
Contact Information:
Those coordinating the Citizen Participation activities are as follows:
Sean B. Lake; Applicant, Land Use Attorney
Vanessa MacDonald, Senior Land Planner
Pew & Lake, PLC.
1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Suite 217
Mesa, AZ 85204
(480)461-4670 (office)
(480)461-4676 (fax)
sean.lake@pewandlake.com or vanessa.macdonald@pewandlake.com
Actions:
In order to provide effective citizen participation in conjunction with the applications, the
following actions will be taken to provide opportunities for feedback from affected property
owners:
1. The applicant will hold a virtual neighborhood meeting for this project after the
formal applications have been submitted to the City.
2. The notification list for the neighborhood meeting will include all property
owners within 1,000 feet of the subject property. Additionally, registered
neighborhood contacts and HOA’s within 1-mile of the property will also be
notified using a list of registered neighborhoods and HOA’s obtained from the
City of Mesa.
3. The notification letter for the meeting will be mailed at least 15 days before the
neighborhood meeting.
4. An e-mail distribution list will be collected at the neighborhood meeting to have
continued dialogue with those in attendance at the meeting concerning
changes, if any, to the proposed development plans.
5. Pursuant to Section 11-67-3-B of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance, a Citizen
Participation Report (CPR) will be provided to the City at least 10 days prior to
the first scheduled public hearing. The CPR will contain the following:

a. The notification letter used to invite property owners to the meeting, the
notification list and notification map used for the mailing of the notices.
b. Detailed summary of the neighborhood meeting, including the date and
time, number in attendance (screenshots of attendees), presentation
materials; summary of the issues that were raised at the meeting and
the responses by the applicant.
c. Copies of comment letters, petitions, and other pertinent information
received from residents and other interested parties.
d. Affidavit of Mailing.
Schedule:
Pre-Application Submittal- January 13, 2026
Pre-Application Conference- January 27, 2026
Formal Rezoning- February 11, 2026
Neighborhood Meeting- TBD
Follow-Up Submittals- As requested
Planning and Zoning Board Hearing- TBD
City Council Introduction- TBD
City Council Final Action- TBD