Public Hearing Minutes

PLANNING AND ZONING PUBLIC HEARING 
MEETING MINUTES 
 
 
 
May 27, 2026 
 
The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Mesa met in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 20 East 
Main Street, on May 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. 
 
BOARD PRESENT 
BOARD ABSENT 
STAFF PRESENT 
 
 
 
Benjamin Ayers, Chairperson 
Troy Peterson, Vice Chairperson* 
Jamie Blakeman, Boardmember 
Genessee Montes, Boardmember 
Jeff Pitcher, Boardmember* 
Jayson Carpenter, Boardmember 
Chase Farnsworth, Boardmember 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evan Balmer 
Charlotte McDermott 
Cassidy Welch 
Danika Heying 
 
(*Participated in the meeting through the use of video conference equipment) 
 
 
 
Chairperson Ayers conducted a roll call.  
 
Chairperson Ayers excused Boardmember Carpenter from the entire meeting. 
 
 
1. 
Take action on all Consent Agenda items. 
All items listed with an asterisk (*) are on the consent agenda which means they will be 
considered as a group by the Board and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no 
separate discussion of these items unless a Boardmember or a citizen so requests, in which 
event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item. If 
a citizen wants an item removed from the consent agenda, a request must be made prior to the 
Board’s vote on the consent agenda. 
 
It was moved by Boardmember Blakeman, seconded by Boardmember Montes, that the 
consent agenda items be approved.  
 
Upon tabulation of votes, it showed:  
 
 
AYES – Ayers, Peterson, Blakeman, Montes, Pitcher 
NAYS – None 
ABSENT–Carpenter, Farnsworth 
 
Chairperson Ayers declared the motion carried unanimously by those present.

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*2. 
Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written. 
 
Minutes from the Study Session and Public Hearing meetings held on May 13, 2026. 
 
*3. 
Take action on the following zoning cases: 
 
 
*3-a. 
ZON26-00051 “Cannon Beach Hotel,” 1.3± acres located at the southeast 
corner of South Power Road and East Warner Road. Special Use Permit. This 
request will allow for an approximately 110,000± square foot Hotel development. 
(District 6) 
  
Planner: Evan Balmer 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 
 
 
 
4.         Items not on the Consent Agenda 
  
 
5. 
Adjourn. 
 
Without objection, the Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing adjourned at 4:04 p.m. 
 
 
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Planning 
and Zoning Board meeting of the City of Mesa, Arizona, held on 27th day of May 2026. I further certify 
that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. 
 
 
 
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BENJMAIN AYERS, CHAIRPERSON 
 
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