09 08 26 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes

TOLLESON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ACTION MINUTES
TOLLESON CIVIC CENTER
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
5:00 PM
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A. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Paxton called the Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting to order at
5:01 PM.
B. ROLL CALL
Commission: Chair Caroline Paxton, Commissioners Joe Cortina, Sheryl Heier, and Diana
Ruiz.
Commissioner Miriam Segura was absent.
Administration: Deputy City Clerk Citlaly Salas and Development Services Director Jason
Earp.
C. FINAL CALL TO SUBMIT SPEAKER REQUEST FORMS
All citizens and interested parties wishing to speak before the Commission during a public
hearing shall fully complete a Speaker Request Form and submit the form(s) to the City
Clerk prior to the meeting being convened. Citizens must complete one form for each item
they want to address. Speaker Request Forms are located at the entrance of the Council
Chambers. For Zoom participants, click the chat button, and enter your name and the item
you would like to address. Submissions should be made no later than the Chair announcing
the “Final Call to Submit Speaker Requests”. All speakers will be limited to 3 minutes
unless otherwise noted by the Chair. Speakers are not required to disclose their identities
or personal information. You may also submit an online speaker request form at
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https://www.tolleson.az.gov/formcenter/city-clerk-15/speaker-request-online-form-66 at
least one hour prior to the meeting.
D. BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR – PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS
1. Public Hearing – Soliciting comments from interested parties regarding Rezone
Application PNZ-26-0021, submitted by the applicant and property owner, Costco
Wholesale Corporation, to rezone approximately 10.55 acres located along the east
side of 91st Avenue and north of Buckeye Road from Planned Area Development (PAD)
to Light Industrial (I-1). The rezone would allow the subject property, identified as APN
101-12-739, to be combined with Costco’s existing lot. (Ordinance No. 633 N.S.)
Commission Action: Recommend/Reject Ordinance No. 633 N.S. of the City Council of
the City of Tolleson, Arizona, amending the Zoning Map of the City of Tolleson to
rezone Maricopa County Assessor’s Parcel Number 101-12-739 from Planned Area
Development (PAD) to Light Industrial (I-1), which consists of approximately 10.55
acres, and is generally located along the east side of 91st Avenue and north of Buckeye
Road. (Development Services Department)
The public hearing opened at 5:04 PM and closed at 5:05 PM.
Commissioner Heier made the motion to recommend Ordinance No. 633 N.S.; the
motion was seconded by Commissioner Ruiz. The motion carried 4 to 0.
E. REGULAR AGENDA – ACTION ITEMS
1. Approve Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 25, 2026.
Commissioner Ruiz made the motion to approve the minutes; the motion was
seconded by Commissioner Heier. The motion carried 4 to 0.
F. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 PM.
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.01 and A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of
the Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission and to the general public that the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Tolleson will hold a meeting open to the public. Planning and
Zoning Commission Members of the City of Tolleson will attend by telephone/video conference
call.
Note: The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tolleson, by a duly passed motion, may
vote in public session to adjourn to executive session on any agenda item in accordance with
A.R.S. § 38-431.03 for legal advice from the City Attorney.
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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. With at least two business days’ advance notice,
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City will try its best to accommodate any last-minute requests.
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(AZRS), para solicitar un adaptación para participar en esta reunión pública. La Ciudad hará todo
lo posible para satisfacer cualquier solicitud de último minuto.
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CITY OF TOLLESON
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PAXTON: Good evening, everyone. I am Chair Caroline Paxton. Today is September
8th, and I would like to call this Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to order. Roll
call. Please state if you are present.
SALAS: Commissioner? Can you put your mic up a little bit closer?
PAXTON: Oh, that's what they've told me before. Okay. Okay. Roll call. Please state if
you are present. Commissioner Joe Cortina?
CORTINA: Here.
PAXTON: Sheryl Heier?
HEIER: Here.
PAXTON: Diana Ruiz?
RUIZ: Here.
PAXTON: Miriam Segura?. The final call to submit speaker request forms -- now is the
final call to submit speaker requests to the City Clerk. City Clerk Salas, do you have any?
SALAS: No I don't, Chair.
PAXTON: Turning to action items. Submitted by the applicant and property owner,
Costco Wholesale Corporation to rezone approximately 10.55 acres located along the
east side of 91st Avenue, and north of Buckeye Road, from planned area development,
PAD, to light industrial, I-1. The rezones would allow the subject property identified as
APN 101-12-739 to be combined with Costco's existing plot, Ordinance Number 633 N.S.
I will now open this public hearing and turn this over to Development Services Director
Earp and the applicant.
EARP: Thank you, Chair Mayor -- Chair -- Madam Chair and Commissioners. This is
probably going to be pretty easy, but I'll give you a quick history. So JBS owned this
property and all of JBS. JBS as you know, is -- is the meat plant. All their property is
PAD, planned area development, which allows for I-2. And in I-2, you could pretty much
put anything on, right? You could -- heavy industrial. So they sold that portion, because
that -- that property is between JBS and -- and Costco. So they sold it to Costco,
because Costco needs to expand. It's mainly going to be probably parking for their -- for
their facility. And they wanted to match their existing property, which is I-1, which
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makes a lot of sense.
And from a city standpoint, we're in favor of the rezone, because we're taking it from
a -- a much tougher -- or you can put allow anything in I-2, and I-1 is more restrictive and
not as heavy use; anything can go there, right? You can't put a cement batch there, you
know? In I-2, you can; that kind of thing. You can put truck parking in I-2. I-1, you can't,
unless it's part of a business. So we're -- we're in favor of this, and plus it matches their
zoning as well. That I have -- I'll answer any questions you may have.
CORTINA: Now that I got myself -- yeah, I -- I was lost as far as like where -- now I -- like
I -- JBS, Costco okay. Now --
EARP: Yeah, it's -- it's kind of hidden from the -- from the road and from Buckeye and
from 91st Avenue. But the long stretch there, to -- to the right of the red area, that's
Costco, and to the left of it on 91st Avenue, of course, is JBS. So the property is not
being used right now, but Costco needs it for their expansion. And like I mentioned
before, so right there in that square before they sell, as of now, it's still PAD, which will
allow for I-2. So we can get some heavy use that we probably don't want in the City
there, we -- and we wouldn't be able to stop them. Now that they're requesting the
rezone to I-1, which you have to do light manufacturing warehouse -- anyway, less
intrusive development can go there, so we're in favor of this.
HEIER: That a retention basin above it?
PAXTON: (Indiscernible) ask from the public, so I will (indiscernible). Commission, we
need to recommend or reject ordinance number 633 N.S. I will now entertain a motion.
HEIER: Make a motion to recommend ordinance number 633 N.S.
PAXTON: All those in favor, say aye.
ALL: Aye.
PAXTON: All those opposed, say nay. Okay. Now we'll move on to regular agenda
action items. Approve Planning and Zoning Commission meeting minutes from August
25th, 2026. I will now entertain a motion.
RUIZ: I motion to approve the minutes.
HEIER: I'll second.
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PAXTON: All those in favor, say aye.
ALL: Aye.
PAXTON: All those opposed, say nay. Motion carries. This meeting is now adjourned.
Have a great evening.
APPROVED:
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CAROLINE GEM-PAXTON, CHAIR
ATTEST:
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CITLALY SALAS, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING MINUTES ARE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TOLLESON, ARIZONA, HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2026. I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT
THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND HELD, AND THAT A QUORUM WAS PRESENT.
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CITLALY SALAS, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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