Draft Resolution No. 26-45

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 26-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, APPROVING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CASE NO. P-26-79-CUP, FOR A
KING STEEL, REPRESENTED BY MICHAEL BUSCHBACHER AND
EARL & CURLEY, PC, FOR OPERATING A STEEL FABRICATION
BUSINESS AT 660 E. 38TH AVENUE, LOCATED IN THE BASELINE
INDUSTRIAL PARK, ZONED INDUSTRIAL (“B-5”).
WHEREAS, a conditional use permit (“CUP”) application was
submitted on September 15, 2026, to the planning division of the
City of Apache Junction development services department
(“City”), by Michael Buschbacher on behalf of A King Steel
(“Applicant”), requesting approval for operating a steel
fabrication business as described in the materials submitted
with case file no. P-26-79-CUP for the property which is legally
described as follows:
Lot 32 and 33 of Baseline Industrial Park, according to the
plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of
Pinal County, Arizona, recorded in Cabinet C, Slide 60
(also known as Pinal County Assessor parcel numbers 102-56-
033A and 102-56-0340).
WHEREAS on November 10, 2026, the planning and zoning
commission held a public hearing on the application and heard
public testimony; and
WHEREAS, based on public testimony and the applicant and
staffs’ presentations, the commission found that the proposed
use, the manner of its conduct on the property will not be
detrimental to people residing or working in the area, to
adjacent property, to the neighborhood or the public welfare in
general based on the factors set forth in Apache Junction City
Code, Volume II, Chapter 1: Zoning Ordinance, Article 1-16:
Administration, § 1-16-12 (D)(3), subsections (a) through (g).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the planning and zoning
commission that A KING STEEL be granted a CUP for operating a
steel fabrication business at 660 E. 38th Avenue, located in the
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Baseline Industrial Park, at the northeast corner of Baseline
Avenue and Winchester Road, Apache Junction, AZ, subject to the
following conditions of approval:
1) All applicable permits shall be applied for, and plans
shall be designed to current city codes prior to any
construction.
2) All outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be
properly screened from all dedicated right-of-way and
remain behind the eight-foot (8’) perimeter wall. The
stacking of outdoor materials shall not exceed the height
of this wall.
3) Any future end-user shall comply with Apache Junction City
Code, Volume II, Land Development Code, Chapter 1: Zoning
Ordinance, Article 1-5: Zoning Bulk and Use Regulations,
Section 1-5-3 Non-Residential Use Regulations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS _____ DAY OF NOVEMBER,
2026.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS _____ DAY OF _________ 2026.
______________________________
DAVE HANTZSCHE, Chairperson
Planning and Zoning Commission
ATTEST:
____________________
RUDY ESQUIVIAS
Development Services Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD JOEL STERN
City Attorney
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