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Planning & Zoning Commission Goodyear City Hall - Council Chambers 1900 N. Civic Square Goodyear, AZ 85395 Wednesday, June 10, 2026 6:00 p.m. Meeting Minutes Agenda amended on 6/9/2026. Attachment A for Item #3 amended CALL TO ORDER Chairman Clymer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Gregg Clymer; Commissioner Marlon Booth; Commissioner Anthony Wang; Commissioner Teri Roberts; Commissioner Justin McLendon; Commissioner Monica Lee Absent: Commissioner Kent Hegedus MOTION BY Commissioner Marlon Booth, SECONDED BY Commissioner Teri Roberts to EXCUSE Vice Chair Hegedus from the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: AYE: Chairman Gregg Clymer, Commissioner Marlon Booth, Commissioner Anthony Wang, Commissioner Teri Roberts, Commissioner Justin McLendon, Commissioner Monica Lee Passed - Unanimously PUBLIC COMMENTS None. CONSENT MOTION BY Commissioner Teri Roberts, SECONDED BY Commissioner Justin McLendon to APPROVE the consent agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: AYE: Chairman Gregg Clymer, Commissioner Marlon Booth, Commissioner Anthony Wang, Commissioner Teri Roberts, Commissioner Justin McLendon, Commissioner Monica Lee Passed - Unanimously 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the draft minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting on May 6, 2026. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS This is an opportunity for Commission members to disclose any ex-parte communications they may have had prior to this meeting on any item scheduled for discussion on this agenda. None. PUBLIC HEARINGS The following actions will take place for each public hearing item: A. Open the Public Hearing B. Staff Presentation C. Applicant Presentation (if applicable) D. Receive Public Comment E. Close the Public Hearing 2. REZONE APPROXIMATELY 156 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST YUMA ROAD AND SOUTH ESTRELLA PARKWAY, KNOWN AS FULTON HOMES AT BALLPARK VILLAGE, FROM PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT Chairman Clymer opened the public hearing at 6:03 p.m. Senior Planner Justin Gabrielson presented the request for a rezoning of approximately 156 acres generally located at the Southeast Corner of West Yuma Road and South Estrella Parkway from Fulton Homes at Ballpark Village 1st Amended Planned Area Development to Fulton Homes at Ballpark Village 2nd Amended Planned Area Development. The applicant request proposes additional amendments to the approved PAD. Specifically, the applicant proposes to eliminate the R35 alley-loaded product. The request proposes replacing the R-52 district with the R-60 district, thereby increasing minimum lot dimensions from 52 feet by 100 feet to 60 feet by 125 feet. This change does not introduce a new product type but instead establishes larger minimum lot sizes and results in reduced residential density. Additionally, the proposal includes increasing minimum lot depths within the R-45 land use district to accommodate a wider variety of home products. Finally, the amendment revises the amenity framework by replacing three large amenity areas with six distributed amenity areas of varying sizes, increasing the variety and accessibility of recreational opportunities for residents. Chris Webb with Rose Law Group, representing the applicant, was available for questions and briefly reviewed the changes requested through this rezoning. Chairman Clymer closed the public hearing at 6:09 p.m. MOTION BY Commissioner Marlon Booth, SECONDED BY Commissioner Anthony Wang to RECOMMEND approval of REZONE APPROXIMATELY 156 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST YUMA ROAD AND SOUTH ESTRELLA PARKWAY, KNOWN AS FULTON HOMES AT BALLPARK VILLAGE, FROM PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT. The motion carried by the following vote: AYE: Chairman Gregg Clymer, Commissioner Marlon Booth, Commissioner Anthony Wang, Commissioner Teri Roberts, Commissioner Justin McLendon, Commissioner Monica Lee Passed - Unanimously BUSINESS 3. ZONING ORDINANCE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE Planning Manager Christian Williams reviewed the Zoning Ordinance Update progress, noting past Work Session dates and public outreach performed, with the final adoption of the Zoning Ordinance set for July 2026. Mr. Williams summarized changes made throughout the update, addressing Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), data centers, noticing requirements, and additional modernizations. For BESS, proposed regulations include defined separation distances from residential, commercial, and industrial districts, allowances for reduced setbacks with a plume study, and coordination with the Fire Marshal on life-safety standards, emergency response, and decommissioning. Data center standards include permitting in I-1 and I-2 with conditions, a 300-foot residential separation, and considerations for utility demand and noise. Notification areas would increase to 600 feet for Use Permit, Special Use Permit, and standard Rezone applications, and to 1,200 feet for Planned Area Developments. Additional updates include allowances for manufactured homes in AG and AU districts, attached housing in select residential zones, extended temporary signage durations, parking reductions in specific contexts supported by studies, updated medical office parking ratios, added regulations to address drive-through circulation, increased industrial height limits to 70 feet, and optional height increases for multi-family developments in MF-28 and MF-24 with design and buffering requirements. There were two speakers for this item: Cepand Alizadeh from the Arizona Technology Council spoke regarding the proposed height standards for BESS, recommending allowing BESS within agricultural settings, as well as removing the will serve letter requirement for Data Centers. Autumn Johnson from the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association spoke about BESS facilities, recommending a Special Use Permit process for BESS facilities to locate in other areas besides industrial, as well as a reduction in the setback and screening requirements. INFORMATION ITEMS Development Services Director Katie Wilken introduced the new City Manager Bryan Langley. Ms. Wilken reviewed the items previously seen before the Commission. Ms. Wilken also spoke on the recently adopted city budget, summer construction hours mandated by state law, and political signs within the city. FUTURE MEETINGS The next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be held on July 1, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the Goodyear City Hall Council Chambers. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Clymer adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by: __________________________ Alissa Magley, Commission Secretary Date:___________________ Approved at Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting held on __________, 2026.