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Report to the Board of Supervisors 
Prepared by the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department 
 
 
 
Board Hearing Date: 
December 7, 2022 
 
Case #/Title:   
 
 
Z2021162 – Brown Family Project      
 
Supervisor District: 
1 
 
Applicant/Owners:  
 
Jessica Sarkissian, Upfront Planning & Entitlements, LLC / 
Brown Family Trust / Sloltz Family Trust / Joshua Brown 
 
Request: 
Zone Change with Overlay Rural – 43 to C-2 CUPD 
 
Site Location: 
Approx. 1,640’ east of the NEC of 144th St. and Willis Rd. 
 
Site Size: 
Approximately 9.69 acres 
 
County Island Status: 
Yes (Town of Gilbert) 
Additional 
Comments: 
The applicant is seeking the proposed zone change with 
overlay to facilitate uses ancillary to the surrounding  auto 
mall uses.  In addition they are seeking variations to billboard 
standards to allow a 70’ digital billboard on site that would 
otherwise be too close to an existing billboard to the east, too 
far from the freeway, and above the maximum allowed 
height.   
 
 
At the Commission hearing, staff recommended a revised set 
of conditions in coordination with the applicant if the 
Commission determined the C-2 CUPD zoning as being 
appropriate. Revised conditions are shown in legislative edit 
format to include additional language with condition ‘b’, 
removal of ‘g’ and renumbering of the remaining conditions.  
 
b. 
Prior to approval of the precise plan of development 
approval, except as noted in this condition, the applicant 
shall 
provide 
the 
Maricopa 
County 
Planning 
and 
Development Department with an executed pre-annexation 
service agreement with the Town of Gilbert that identifies the 
detail for when the proposed project will be annexed and the 
provision of water and sewer service.  In lieu of pre-
annexation service agreement the developer must provide a 
‘will serve’ letter from the certificated water and sewer 
provider(s).  Until the pre-annexation service agreement is 
executed or a will-service letter is accepted, the only uses

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permitted shall be those that the Department considers to not 
require water and wastewater. 
 
g. 
Prior to approval of the initial final plat or precise plan of 
development approval, the applicant shall provide the 
Maricopa County Planning and Development Department 
with an executed pre-annexation service agreement with the 
Town of Gilbert that identifies the detail for when the 
proposed project will be annexed and the provision of water 
and sewer service.  In lieu of pre-annexation service 
agreement, the developer must provide a ‘will serve’ letter 
from the certificated water and sewer provider(s). 
 
Commission  
 
Recommendation: 
On 11/3/22, the Commission voted 9-0 to recommend 
approval of Z2021162 subject to revised conditions ‘a’ – ‘i’:  
 
a. 
Zoning approval is conditional per Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance, Article 
304.6, and ARS § 11-814 for five (5) years for the initial phase and an additional five 
(5) years for each subsequent phase, within which time the construction permit for 
each phase must be obtained. The applicant shall submit a written report every 
five years from the date of Board of Supervisors approval of Z2021162 which details 
the status of this project, including progress on obtaining construction permits. The 
status report to be administratively reviewed by Planning and Development with 
the ability to administratively accept or to carry the status report to the Board of 
Supervisors (Board), upon recommendation by the Planning and Zoning 
Commission (Commission) for consideration of amendments or revocation of 
zoning for undeveloped parcels. Status reports will be required until completion of 
the initial construction permits for each zoning parcel.  
 
b. 
Prior to approval of the precise plan of development approval, except as noted 
in this condition, the applicant shall provide the Maricopa County Planning and 
Development Department with an executed pre-annexation service agreement 
with the Town of Gilbert that identifies the detail for when the proposed project 
will be annexed and the provision of water and sewer service.  In lieu of pre-
annexation service agreement the developer must provide a ‘will serve’ letter 
from the certificated water and sewer provider(s). Until the pre-annexation service 
agreement is executed or a will-service letter is accepted, the only uses permitted 
shall be those that the Department considers to not require water and 
wastewater. 
 
c. 
The following C-2 CUPD standards shall apply:  
 
1. 
Height: 70’ 
 
2. 
Billboard hieght:70’ 
 
3. 
Distance from freeway travel lane for freeway billboard: 556’

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4. 
Site Screening: Outdoor storage of products and materials may exceed the 
height of the enclosure, but they shall not exceed 8’.  Stored vehicles and 
related shade structures may not exceed a height of 12’. 
 
5. 
Minimum distance separation between billboards: 850’ 
 
d. 
CUPD overlay shall prohibit the following uses: 
 
1. 
Adult orientated facilities 
 
2. 
Bars 
 
3. 
Drive-in or drive-thru restaurants 
 
4. 
Retail sales of gas (butane or propane) 
 
5. 
Liquor stores 
 
6. 
Theaters  
 
7. 
Self-storage 
 
8. 
Recreation centers with pool halls or billiards 
 
e. 
The following PND Engineering conditions: 
 
1. 
Drainage review of planning and/or zoning cases is for conceptual design 
only and does not represent final design approval nor shall it entitle 
applicants to future designs that are not in conformance with Section 1205 
of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance and the Maricopa County 
Drainage Policies and Standards.  No entitlement is inferred by this review. 
 
2. 
All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with 
Section 1205 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance and current 
engineering policies, standards and best practices at the time of 
application for construction. 
 
3. 
Any site development must include a grading and drainage plan prepared 
by a licensed civil engineer in accordance with Drainage Review 
Requirements for Precise Plans (Planning Phase) and the Engineered Plan 
Submittal Requirements (Building Phase). 
 
4. 
The site is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area.  The Flood Control 
District has no comments on this application. 
 
5. 
MCDOT has no comments on this application. 
 
6. 
The subject premise is NOT located within the County’s Urbanized Area.  A 
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Permit (SWPPP) is not required for the 
development of this site.

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f. 
Administrative approval of a Plan of Development will be required prior to 
approval and issuance of construction permits to develop and establish use of the 
site. Prior to issuance of a building permit, written confirmation will be required from 
the emergency fire protection jurisdiction having authority that the facility has 
been designed in accordance with their regulations and requirements, and that 
emergency fire protection service will be provided to the facility. Prior to issuance 
of the certificate of occupancy, local fire protection jurisdiction review and 
approval will be required. 
 
g. 
Noncompliance with any Maricopa County Regulation shall be grounds for 
initiating a revocation of this Zone Change with Overlay as set forth in the 
Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance.  
 
h. 
The property owner/s and their successors waive claim for diminution in value if 
the County takes action to rescind approval due to noncompliance with 
conditions.  
 
i. 
The granting of this change in use of the property has been at the request of the 
applicant, with the consent of the landowner.  The granting of this approval allows 
the property to enjoy uses in excess of those permitted by the zoning existing on 
the date of application, subject to conditions.  In the event of the failure to comply 
with any condition, the property shall revert to the zoning that existed on the date 
of application.  It is, therefore, stipulated and agreed that either revocation due 
to the failure to comply with any conditions, does not reduce any rights that 
existed on the date of application to use, divide, sell or possess the property and 
that there would be no diminution in value of the property from the value it held 
on the date of application due to such revocation of the Zone Change.  The Zone 
Change enhances the value of the property above its value as of the date the 
Zone Change is granted and reverting to the prior zoning results in the same value 
of the property as if the Zone Change had never been granted. 
 
 
Presented by: 
 
Joseph Mueller, Planner 
Reviewed by: 
 
Darren Gérard, AICP, Planning Manager   
 
Attachments: 
 
11/3/22 P&Z Packet (29 pages)  
 
 
PZ Handout with revised conditions (4 pages)  
 
 
Note: 
11/3/22 Draft P&Z Minutes are not available as of the writing of this report, but can 
be provided upon request later when available.

301 W. Jefferson St., Ste. 170 
Phoenix AZ 85003 
Phone: (602) 506-7139 
Fax: (602) 506-3711 
www.maricopa.gov/planning 
Maricopa County 
Planning & Development Department 
 
Date: November 3, 2022 
To:  
Maricopa County Planning & Zoning Commission 
From: Joseph Mueller, Planner 
 
RE:  Z2021162 revised conditions 
 
Staff continues to recommend denial believing the site not ripe for rezoning 
and urban development in unincorporated county without provision of urban 
level of services.   
 
However, staff in meeting with the applicant has agreed to a revised set of 
conditions for approval should the Commission consider the C-2 CUPD zoning 
appropriate.  See revised conditions ‘a’ – ‘i” (with deleted language struck-
through and added language underscored): 
 
a. Zoning approval is conditional per Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance, Article 304.6, 
and ARS § 11-814 for five (5) years for the initial phase and an additional five (5) years 
for each subsequent phase, within which time the construction permit for each phase 
must be obtained. The applicant shall submit a written report every five years from the 
date of Board of Supervisors approval of Z2021162 which details the status of this 
project, including progress on obtaining construction permits. The status report to be 
administratively reviewed by Planning and Development with the ability to 
administratively accept or to carry the status report to the Board of Supervisors (Board), 
upon recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission (Commission) for 
consideration of amendments or revocation of zoning for undeveloped parcels. Status 
reports will be required until completion of the initial construction permits for each 
zoning parcel.  
 
b. Prior to approval of the precise plan of development approval, except as noted in this 
condition, the applicant shall provide the Maricopa County Planning and Development 
Department with an executed pre-annexation service agreement with the Town of 
Gilbert that identifies the detail for when the proposed project will be annexed and the 
provision of water and sewer service.  In lieu of pre-annexation service agreement the 
developer must provide a ‘will serve’ letter from the certificated water and sewer 
provider(s).  Until the pre-annexation service agreement is executed or a will-service 
letter is accepted, the only uses permitted shall be those that the Department considers 
to not require water and wastewater. 
 
c. The following C-2 CUPD standards shall apply:  
 
1. Height: 70’ 
 
2. Billboard hieght:70’

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3. Distance from freeway travel lane for freeway billboard: 556’ 
 
4. Site Screening: Outdoor storage of products and materials may exceed the height 
of the enclosure, but they shall not exceed 8’.  Stored vehicles and related shade 
structures may not exceed a height of 12’. 
 
5. Minimum distance separation between billboards: 850’ 
 
d. CUPD overlay shall prohibit the following uses: 
 
1. Adult orientated facilities 
 
2. Bars 
 
3. Drive-in or drive-thru restaurants 
 
4. Retail sales of gas (butane or propane) 
 
5. Liquor stores 
 
6. Theaters  
 
7. Self-storage 
 
8. Recreation centers with pool halls or billiards 
 
e. The following PND Engineering conditions: 
 
1. Drainage review of planning and/or zoning cases is for conceptual design only and 
does not represent final design approval nor shall it entitle applicants to future 
designs that are not in conformance with Section 1205 of the Maricopa County 
Zoning Ordinance and the Maricopa County Drainage Policies and Standards.  No 
entitlement is inferred by this review. 
 
2. All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with Section 1205 
of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance and current engineering policies, 
standards and best practices at the time of application for construction. 
 
3. Any site development must include a grading and drainage plan prepared by a 
licensed civil engineer in accordance with Drainage Review Requirements for 
Precise Plans (Planning Phase) and the Engineered Plan Submittal Requirements 
(Building Phase).

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4. The site is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area.  The Flood Control District has 
no comments on this application. 
 
5. MCDOT has no comments on this application. 
 
6. The subject premise is NOT located within the County’s Urbanized Area.  A Storm 
Water Pollution Prevention Permit (SWPPP) is not required for the development of this 
site. 
 
f. Administrative approval of a Plan of Development will be required prior to approval 
and issuance of construction permits to develop and establish use of the site. Prior to 
issuance of a building permit, written confirmation will be required from the emergency 
fire protection jurisdiction having authority that the facility has been designed in 
accordance with their regulations and requirements, and that emergency fire 
protection service will be provided to the facility. Prior to issuance of the certificate of 
occupancy, local fire protection jurisdiction review and approval will be required. 
 
g. Prior to approval of the initial final plat or precise plan of development approval, the 
applicant shall provide the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department 
with an executed pre-annexation service agreement with the Town of Gilbert that 
identifies the detail for when the proposed project will be annexed and the provision of 
water and sewer service.  In lieu of pre-annexation service agreement, the developer 
must provide a ‘will serve’ letter from the certificated water and sewer provider(s). 
 
h. 
g. Noncompliance with any Maricopa County Regulation shall be grounds for initiating a 
revocation of this Zone Change with Overlay as set forth in the Maricopa County Zoning 
Ordinance.  
 
i.h. The property owner/s and their successors waive claim for diminution in value if the 
County takes action to rescind approval due to noncompliance with conditions.  
 
j.i. The granting of this change in use of the property has been at the request of the 
applicant, with the consent of the landowner.  The granting of this approval allows the 
property to enjoy uses in excess of those permitted by the zoning existing on the date of 
application, subject to conditions.  In the event of the failure to comply with any 
condition, the property shall revert to the zoning that existed on the date of 
application.  It is, therefore, stipulated and agreed that either revocation due to the 
failure to comply with any conditions, does not reduce any rights that existed on the 
date of application to use, divide, sell or possess the property and that there would be 
no diminution in value of the property from the value it held on the date of application 
due to such revocation of the Zone Change.  The Zone Change enhances the value of

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the property above its value as of the date the Zone Change is granted and reverting 
to the prior zoning results in the same value of the property as if the Zone Change had 
never been granted.