Citizen Participation Report
City of Mesa — Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing (2026-10-28)
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VIEW 202 MULTIFAMILY REZONE (ZON26-00126 AND GPA26-00248) Mesa, Arizona 21.62 acres Citizen Participation Report 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 May 19, 2026 Introduction Pew & Lake, PLC (the “Applicant”) on behalf of Sunbelt Investment Holdings, Inc., (“Sunbelt”), is pleased to submit this Citizen Participation Report to the City of Mesa (the “City”) in support of a request for a Rezoning and minor 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 Report is to provide the City of Mesa staff with information regarding the efforts that were 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 Industrial (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 has ensured that those affected by this application have had an adequate opportunity to learn about and comment on the proposed development plans for this property. Contact Information: The individuals who coordinated 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 were taken to provide opportunities for feedback from affected property owners: 1. The applicant held a virtual neighborhood meeting for this project on May 12, 2026. 2. The notification list for the neighborhood meeting included all property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject property. Additionally, registered neighborhood contacts and HOA’s within 1-mile of the property were also notified using a list of registered neighborhoods and HOA’s obtained from the City of Mesa. 3. The notification letter for the meeting was mailed on April 27, 2026, fifteen (15) days before the neighborhood meeting. 4. Pursuant to Section 11-67-3-B of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance, this Citizen Participation Report (CPR) is being provided to the City at least 10 days prior to the first scheduled public hearing. This CPR contains 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. A 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. Schedule: Pre-Application Submittal- January 13, 2026 Pre-Application Conference- January 27, 2026 Formal Rezoning Application- February 11, 2026 Neighborhood Meeting- May 12, 2026 Follow-Up Submittals- As requested Planning and Zoning Board Hearing- TBD City Council Introduction- TBD City Council Final Action- TBD A B C D E 1 VIEW 202 MULTIFAMILY REZONE; ZON26-0216 AND GPA26-00248; 1000-FOOT MAILING LIST 2 Owner Name Mailing Address City State Zip 3 City of Mesa Development Services Department ATTN Nana Appiah PO Box 1466 Mesa AZ 85211 City of Mesa Development Services Department ATTH: Chloe Durfee 4 Daniel PO Box 1466 Mesa AZ 85211 5 City of Mesa ATTN: Marc Hershberg 20 E Main St Ste 750 Mesa AZ 85211 6 Vice Mayor Scott Somers PO Box 1466 Mesa AZ 85211 7 Alicia Martinez PO Box 1466 Mesa AZ 85211 8 ABDOLLAHI ARIR/BYCURA-ABDOLLAHI MARQUETTE 722 E GERONIMO ST CHANDLER AZ 85225 9 ACERO EASTMARK LLC 1101 SE TECH CENTER DR STE 160 VANCOUVER WA 98683 10 ARNOLD WYATT/ANGELINA 9237 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 11 BRENNAN TROY ROBERT 9310 E SATURN AVE MESA AZ 85212 12 COYLE LORI SUE 9217 E SPIRAL AVE MESA AZ 85212 13 DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC 14648 N SCOTTSDALE RD STE 290 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 14 DOORS HOLDINGS 2025-1 LLC 15771 RED HILL AVE STE 100 TUSTIN CA 92780 15 DUKHANDE SWAPNIL SAMBHAJI/TEJAL SWAPNIL 2181 E GERONIMO ST CHANDLER AZ 85225 16 EASTMARK COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC 14646 N KIERLAND BLVD STE 165 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 17 EASTMARK RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION INC 10100 E RAY RD MESA AZ 85212 18 EDH TRUST 9741 E TAHOE AVE MESA AZ 85212 19 GLAZIER MATTHEW/KORIANE 9249 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 20 HINDMAN KRISTOPHER W/JONES MONIQUE 9232 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 21 HODSON LEANNE MARIE/ADAM RUSELL 9264 E SATURN AVE MESA AZ 85212 22 JACKSON JOHN RICHARD 5480 S DRAGOON DR CHANDLER AZ 85249 23 JORDAN BROOKE/MOLL JORDAN 1944 E SADDLE DR SAN TAN VALLEY AZ 85143 24 JOSE JOHN TIMOTHY/SVETLANA KATRAEVA 9260 E SATURN AVE MESA AZ 85212 25 KL HOME 1 LLC 6900 E CAM RD STE 800 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251 26 LITSTER JONATHAN/STEPHANIE 9229 E SPIRAL AVE MESA AZ 85212 27 LOPEZ ANGELA/BIROSH NOAH ANTHONY LOPEZ 9303 E STATIC AVE MESA AZ 85212 28 MESA CITY OF PO BOX 1466 MESA AZ 85211 29 MESA GATEWAY OWNER LLC 3900 E CAMELBACK RD STE 100 PHOENIX AZ 85018 30 MESA GATEWAY OWNER PH2 LLC 3900 E CAMELBACK RD STE 100 PHOENIX AZ 85018 31 MURUGESAN PRABHU/SUNDARARAJ PAVITHRA 9220 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 A B C D E 32 PAWLESKA TROY/ANNE C 9233 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 33 PROGRESS RESIDENTIAL BORROWER 19 LLC PO BOX 4090 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85261 34 RAIZADA SRAJAL 9258 E STATIC AVE MESA AZ 85212 SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER 35 DISTRICT PO BOX 52025 PHOENIX AZ 85072 36 SCANNELL PROPERTIES NO 507 LLC 8801 RIVER CROSSING BLVD STE 300 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 37 SCHNERINGER JONATHAN 9227 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 38 STAFFORD CLARISSA V/JESSE L 9263 E STATIC AVE MESA AZ 85212 39 SUNBELT LAND HOLDINGS LP 8095 OTHELLO AVE SAN DIEGO CA 92111 40 SUNBELT MESA ELLSWORTH LP 8095 OTHELLO AVE SAN DIEGO CA 92111 41 SUNBELT MESA RAY L P 8095 OTHELLO AVE SAN DIEGO CA 92111 42 SUPER RADIATOR COILS SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY LLC 104 PEAVEY RD CHASKA MN 55318 43 THORESON DEREK 9255 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 44 TYRA DARIA HEATHER SEIPEL/JEREMIAH SCOTT 9248 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 45 VENKATARAMANEGOWDA KIRAN ALLAPATTANA 9236 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 46 WOLF TEAGUN 9223 E SPIRAL AVE MESA AZ 85212 47 WOOLF KASON L/MADINA V/DEVALL JEFFREY LYNN 9242 E SECTOR DR MESA AZ 85212 48 WORHACK KYLE THOMAS/TAYLOR ANN 9262 E STATIC AVE MESA AZ 85212 49 Eastmark Community Alliance, Inc. ATTN: Kessalee Ogren 10100 E Ray Road Mesa AZ 85212 50 Eastmark Community Alliance, Inc. ATTN: Payton Welter 10100 E Ray Road Mesa AZ 85212 51 Eastmark Community Alliance, Inc. ATTN: Chris Gonzalez 10100 E Ray Road Mesa AZ 85212 VIEW 202 MULTIFAMILY REZONE (ZON26-00126 and GPA26-00248) Mesa, Arizona Summary of Neighborhood Meeting 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 May 13, 2026 Summary of Virtual Neighborhood Meeting May 12, 2026 6:00 p.m. Via Microsoft Teams The Microsoft Teams link was open to participants at 5:50 p.m. Only one individual, Tyler Johnson from Super Radiator Coils, attended the meeting in addition to Sean Lake and Vanessa MacDonald from Pew & Lake PLC and Chloe Durfee Daniel from the City of Mesa. At 6:01 p.m., Mr. Lake used the attached PowerPoint presentation to discuss the following points: 1. Project location and surrounding context 2. The specific requests to the City of Mesa 3. The existing and proposed zoning 4. The Existing and Proposed General Plan land use placetype 5. The Conditional Use Permit request for a large format retailer 6. How the approval process will proceed after the neighborhood meeting. Mr. Lake emphasized that there is no specific user in mind for the CUP, nor is there a request for Site Plan approval for the reconfigured parcels. Mr. Johnson asked if the Property Owner has electrical power to the site already? He indicated that he had heard that there were some issues with obtaining power in this area. Mr. Lake indicated that he wasn’t sure if there was power to the site, but that he knew that BESS facilities were developing in the area, and that they might help with any shortage in the area. Mr. Johnson indicated that he had no further questions and was supportive of the requests. The meeting ended at 6:15 p.m. View 202 Multifamily Rezone ZON26-00126 and GPA26-00248 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting May 12, 2026 Context Map Our Requests to City of Mesa • A Rezone of 17.08 acres of property to Light Industrial (LI), • A Rezone of 4.54 acres of property to Limited Commercial, • A minor General Plan amendment to change the placetype from Urban Residential to Local Employment Center • A Council Use Permit (CUP) to allow a large format retailer in the LI zoning district. Existing and Proposed Zoning Existing And Proposed Land Use Placetypes Conditional Use Permit • Will allow a large format retailer in the Light Industrial zoning District. • “Large Format” means over 25,000 square feet • No Site Plan is proposed at this time. City of Mesa Entitlement Process First Submittal Neighborhood 2nd Submittal Planning & City Council City Council to City of Mesa Meeting TBD Zoning Board Introduction Adoption 2-9-26 5-12-26 TBD TBD TBD